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>look up "legendary masterpiece literature" by top writers of all time (Doto,Tolstoy,Nabokov,Joyce etc)
>over 10 pages
>look up a summary
>basically get the plot and the characters in less then 20 mins
why are people reading novels of 800+ pages? and why did writers do that? makes no sense and just a waste of time.

>> No.19300830

>>19300820
yeah summaries are supposed to be short and comprehensible for retards. All you've done is test the quality of the summaries.

>> No.19300844
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>>19300830
you mean short and comprehensible for people who value their time.
enjoy reading 800 pages to understand a plot and characters i can get in less then 20 mins coffee break

>> No.19300852

>>19300844
but you don't understand the writing
anyone can get the plot and characters, it's not impressive if you do

>> No.19300858

>>19300852
>but you don't understand the writing
explain

>> No.19300866

>>19300852
Find a different hobby.

>> No.19300873

>>19300858
no, faggot
read a book
you'll see how different your understanding is versus a summary
>>19300866
what's my hobby?

>> No.19300877
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>>19300873
Its funny how you can throw a vague idea and then just say "read a book". if you've read so many books surely you can explain what "writing" is

>> No.19300878

>>19300820
Don't read novels bro. Mega biblion, Mega kakon.

>> No.19300888

>>19300877
it's not vague at all. you don't know what writing is?

>> No.19300902

>>19300820
if you dont need literature to some extent then you'll never understand it, and that's good for you

>> No.19300906

>>19300888
My idea of writing is clearly different from your as evident by your first post.

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>having a meltdown because i posted an opinion

>> No.19300927
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You might be a little better than many people who did read the book, but you're much worse than the many, many, people who didn't. This is a problem because over time the ratio of non-readers to readers grows larger and larger.

>> No.19300930

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>> No.19300931

>>19300873
I meant that reply for >>19300844

>> No.19300932

>>19300920
Based n-word sayer

>> No.19300944

Post more cats

>> No.19300947

>>19300844
Manlets can't read novels?

>> No.19300949
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>>19300888
I'm going to sleep. hopefully you explained what "writing" is by then. unless that mentally ill decides to shit up the thread and jannie deletes it

>> No.19300954

>>19300906
two people can use the same characters and plot to write two novels that will differ in quality despite their shared plot and characters because of the _writing_. writing is not just plot. it' about how you convey the plot. you can't get the sense of that without reading the book. no summary will give that to you

>> No.19301112

>>19300844
Why watch movies either? Just check out their summaries. What you get in those is a laundry list of names and events. You read a novel for the aesthetically pleasant experience of going through the writing, not to fill a checklist of information.

>> No.19301252

>>19300820
This is just so fucking stupid. I bet you play video games, right? Well why play the video game if I can just tell you what happens? Now do you understand you stupid anime-watching, Marvel-guzzling manchild?

>> No.19301700

>>19300820
You miss out on the experience

>> No.19301709

>>19300820
>dude, why watch the movie, just skim the Wikipedia

>> No.19301714

>>19300820
>reading a summary of the 800 page novel
>not reading a summary of the movie adaptatation

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19302064

all cats like to read
some good books about cats
I am a cat (soseki)
the life and opinions of the tomcat murr
read them not the summary

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>>19300954
So you mean events and the journey?
>>19301112
Movie are brain off enjoyment. most popular ones are action and people don't give a fuck about story in general
>>19301252
Video games give enjoyment and dopamine. retards who think "video game is art" and play some kind of movie game are retards. i play for the gameplay.
>>19301700
experience of what? the journey and unraveling you mean?
>>19302064
>its a real book
interesting.