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hey /lit/
every winter i take a sleeping bag and 5lbs and go rambling round the south west for a week or two, any interesting novels you'd recommend for this lonely time?

>> No.3408993

Hunger by Hamsun.

>> No.3408992

South west of what country?

>> No.3408994

>>3408992
England

>> No.3408999

The Death Of Ivan Ilyich

>> No.3409004
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Child of God

>> No.3409010

>>3408990
Hatchet

>> No.3409015

>>3408994
The world's most moderate adventure

>> No.3409023

>>3408990
>5lbs
Of what? Also Dharma Bums.

>> No.3409037

>>3408990
Shantaram. Trust me. Shantaram.

>> No.3409039

>>3409023
LSD

>> No.3409042

The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp

>> No.3409044

Stop rambling. Be concise when you speak.

>> No.3409071

>>3409044
What?

>> No.3409077

>>3409071

it's a play on words homie

>> No.3409078

>>3409071

He's taking his first English composition class. He's right though

>> No.3409081

>>3409071
Intimidated by my masterful command of the English language? I'm not surprised that such deep and sophisticated word play is beyond your understanding.

>> No.3409094

>>3409081
I'm going to play the "not my first language" card...

>> No.3409120

>>3409081

Intentionally misinterpreting a word when its meaning is clear from context in order to seem clever is pedantic and disingenuous, and being overtly proud of that fact is pathetic.

>> No.3409151

>>3409120
It's a joke. The second post was also a joke. Maybe you should work on your understanding of humour.

[Spoiler] inb4 you can't give constructive criticism on this site. [/spoiler]

>> No.3409154

>>3409120
I am really impressed with how you took sarcasm to the next level in this post.

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>>3409010

>> No.3409210
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>>3409151

Ah, but it is you who didn't, as they say, "get it"!

>>3409154

Pedantry is a art.

>> No.3409297

>>3409210
I don't think you were joking. If you were, then it is my opinion that it was not funny.

> an art
Ftfy

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>>3409297
>an art

Ahahaha, it's been a while since I saw that one working.

>> No.3409308

>>3409303
>>3409297
>>3409210

oh wow you guys

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>>3409210
>>3409297
>>3409303

I don't know who is pedanting who anymore.

>> No.3409315

>>3409309
>>3409308
now this is art, I think we are transcending Tao Lin

>> No.3409318

>>3409315
Don't be diabolical. The murky filth of this board could never ascend the heights of literary greatness let alone transcend one of its brightest stars.

>> No.3409371

>>3409039
>No really

>> No.3409385

You should wander around and just meditate several hours a day and see what happens.

>> No.3409444

>>3408994
Ha!
'Rings of Saturn' W.G. Sebald

>> No.3409498

>>3408993
I second this.
Also, The Painted Bird by Jerzy Konisnki.