/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.21387544]

Ok which one of you fuckers is this?

[Anonymous No.21387581]

>>21387544
>introduces 50 fucking characters for you to memorize
I hate books that do this so much

[Anonymous No.21387642]

>>21387544
10/10 in bongland

[Anonymous No.21387649]

I can just her yell at me for getting a business degree even though her dad is a vp at some trucking company

[Anonymous No.21387662]

>>21387581
this is normal behavior for social people who have maybe 5 different social circles of dozens of friends in each

>book club 5-6
>church 15+
>work 10+
>college 15-20
>high school / childhood 10
>extended family, siblings and spouses 7+

this averages out to almost 70 people. normal people know at least 70 people, their faces and names and stories about their lives. if you don't have this then you are probably some kind of freak that is repulsive to others and shunned to better save you from embarrassment.

[Anonymous No.21387681]

>>21387662
>you are probably some kind of freak that is repulsive to others and shunned to better save you from embarrassment.
I'll just write this off as projection as it's very strange for you to be this vitriolic with a random anon on an imageboard. Seek help friend.

[Anonymous No.21387684]

>>21387662
Ok but it isn't real life, is it? It's a story, it should be about 3-4 characters at most and their personal journey or else it's just a mess.

[Anonymous No.21387689]

>>21387662
the projection is through the roof. lmao you're one of the faggots that sought counseling during the lockdown because you didn't get to touch and smell at least 100 people per day aren't you? what a fucking joke, quick go outside to see a strange, the relapse is kicking in, you haven't had a contact in 3 seconds roflmao

[Anonymous No.21387693]

>>21387662
All those friends and DFW still killed himself lmao

[Anonymous No.21387701]

me uwu~~

[Anonymous No.21387703]

>>21387689
IM....IM GONNA...IM GO....IM SOOOOOOCIALIZO
ING!!!!!

[Anonymous No.21388069]

>>21387581
Most books with a large number of characters makes it very simple to follow that large cast and IJ is no exception. Generally authors simplify the majority of the characters to the idea they are using them convey and you do not need to remember them, you just need to take a moment to understand their function in the novel. In the case of IJ there are only 3 characters you really need to follow (Hal, Gately and Mario) but about a dozen total which will be very helpful if you can keep straight. The rest all follow the same arc as Hal/Gately and they are used to provide nuance and perspective on that arc/theme. Viewing the minor characters by their function to the novel will also help you remember them/keep them straight.

Stop being a plotfag and learn to read.
>>21387662
You sound very angry and unhappy.

[Anonymous No.21388072]

>>21387689
Unfathomable cope. Go outside, neetoid.

[Anonymous No.21388238]

>>21387544
Isn't that Tao Lin's ex?

[Anonymous No.21388570]

>>21387544
I hate femoids so unbelievably much

[Anonymous No.21388610]

>>21388570
because you can't convince any of them to fuck you?

[Anonymous No.21388762]

>>21388072
lmao even when you insult you cannot get over your addiction to see, smell and touch others. fucking desperate faggot, dude seriously, go to therapy it's not healthy to be this dependent on others. but of course after the hustle and bustle of the day, can't afford not to take the daily SOCIALIZING FACE TO FACE shot. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA FUCKING RETARD LMAOING SO HARD RN

[Anonymous No.21389774]

I think I got around 100 pages and put it on hold. Then I found out about the footnotes and gave up.

[Anonymous No.21389799]

>>21388762
>Seethe
Not that anon but therapist tends to bring pseudo science placebo effect. So no, a person without a serious condition didn’t need to go to therapy.

[Anonymous No.21389820]

>read the so called greatest modern novel
>the final line is literally "this has been a joke with no end, an Infinite Jest"