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>> No.23397466

My diary desu

>> No.23397523

>>23397458
GPT-4o:
>>/lit/thread/S23361651

>> No.23397544
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I am once again shilling this criminally underread tome.

>> No.23397553

>>23397544
I've been meaning to read it for a while... Would you describe it as surrealist? Perhaps as something akin to Kafka's or Beckett's fiction? Idk much about the novel, but that's the vibe I get from the cover...

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>>23397553
>Would you describe it as surrealist?
I suppose so; it has a fairly straightforward plot but is delivered in a nonlinear and challenging manner. Hawkes was incredible but is hard to recommend because all his books feel like literal nightmares: psychedelic, dark, and extremely specific.
I think SS is his best because it does all that, in his typically stylish prose, and also manages to have strong characters and emotional satisfaction, which he doesn't always achieve.

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>>23397458

>> No.23397582

>>23397563
Thanks! Sounds great, I'll give it a read as soon as I have the time.

>> No.23397664

>>23397582
Righteous. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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>> No.23398290

>>23397710
if you are the annon who reccomended this on this board after the author died, thanks for that. i've loved this and 1982 Janine and am still getting to his other work.

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pretty pretty good

>> No.23398459

The Other Side of the Mountain Michel Bernanos
may cause nightmare

>> No.23399072

>>23397458
ive been reading this bad boy on and off over the course of the last ten months. its really good. the range of diction and scope of focus delillo has is breath taking every time i read.

>> No.23399130

>>23397458
East Of Eden

>> No.23400310

>>23397563
can you post an excerpt you feel represents what is typical of the novel?

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>>23397687
don't read this. it pretends to be science fiction but its not. it has vampires (eeuuuhh but they're not REALLY vampires they just... [some stupid BS) and pic related is pretty much canon in universe. the absolute worst sci-fi i've read. if you are interested in a first contact novel, rendezvous with rama is the very best and the killing star, roadside picnic, and pushing ice are all also good.

>> No.23400361

>>23400323
You mentioned two things the book has, and then said it's bad for having them.
But you didn't say what's wrong with either of those two things.

You ok bro? You need some IQ?

>> No.23400367

>>23400361
they're stupid, obviously. that's what's bad about having them.

>> No.23400368

>>23400367
>ask for an explanation
>get a tautology
Yeah no you're retarded

>> No.23400375

>>23400368
if you don't know why vampires don't belong in supposed hard sci-fi i won't be able to explain it to you.

>> No.23400377

>>23400375
>don't belong
says who
is there some official rules book about what's allowed in art? let me see it

>> No.23401300

>>23399130
I just finished this, and it was brilliant. This book changed the way I think about life. I think the prose and narrative are better in Grapes of Wrath, and although I enjoyed reading it more, East of Eden has more depth and is a better book.

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>>23397458
Obviously BotNS, but beyond that, off the top of my head:
>The Wake - Paul Kingsnorth
>Augustus - John Williams
>A King Alone - Jean Giono
>Ra - qntm
>The Dwarf - Par Lagerkvist
>[activate 4chan spoiler mode] The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand [deactivate 4chan spoiler mode]

>> No.23401348

>>23400375
They're not 'vampires' as such creatures are understood in typical fantasy fiction - they have a perfectly fine in-universe explanation. They're a branch of humans with a consistent set of mutations, essentially an off-shoot of homo sapiens who happen to be super smart because of how their brain is wired, which also gives their weakness to right angles due to overlaps in the optical nerve cross-firing when they see to intersecting planes. It's goofy, but get this, it's FUN. On top of that the multiple personality person is given a real explanation as well, she's not just some tumblr psycho - her brain has been chopped up into modules.

You're a mong.