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>be me
>go to local used bookstore looking for summer reading
>local bookstore consistently has professors from nearby university trading in practically new books
>bookstore sells them for super, super cheap
>get all this for >75$

does /lit approve?

>> No.3866119

>buying poetry
You're alright with me. Also, I jelly. I've been trying to find Four Quartets for a while now.

>> No.3866122

"Oh wow, look at all these books! I can't wait to get home and take a picture so I can get the approval of a bunch of anonymous shitheads on the internet!!!"

>> No.3866126

>>3866122
>Oh wow, I'm a shithead on the internet! Better insult the other shitheads to establish my superiority!

>> No.3866129

ya did good kid.

>> No.3866130

>loeb

Hope you read latin, boy.
You did well with the landmark xenophon.

>> No.3866137

>spending money on books

Could have grabbed yourself a 30-pack, a gram of cocaine, and a blowjob for the money you spent on that garbage.

>> No.3866139

>>3866137

What are you doing on a literature forum?

>> No.3866141

>>3866137
420chan.org

>> No.3866145

>>3866139

>you have to spend money to read literature

I see reason and logic aren't your strong suits.

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3866154

>>3866137
>that garbage.

>> No.3866159

>>3866104
> >75$

Not even once. There's about 200 books in my personal library and I probably spent less than $100 in total.

>> No.3866162

>>3866104
Nice job with A Dance to the Music of Time.

>> No.3866163

>>3866154

>2013
>not appreciating the utility of shit beer

Don't tell me you're one of those lisping faggots who only drink craft microbrews that were based on recipes found on ancient Egyptian papyrus.

>> No.3866182

That says you paid more than seventy five dollar.

>> No.3866189

>>3866137

What planet do you live on where you can buy all that for less than 75?

>> No.3866193

lel, no receipt

>> No.3866198

>>3866122
>imageboard

>> No.3866202

>>3866163
Is it a "lisping faggot" thing when women do it?

>> No.3866208

>>3866202

When women do it?
Call me Ishmael.

>> No.3866211

>>3866202
It's really cute when they do it.

>> No.3866215

>>3866163
Not that guy, but most of that beer really is garbage.

>> No.3866224

>>3866189
I live on a planet where I can read all that stuff for free.

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3866227

First thing I saw was Franny and Zooey. That's my favorite book of all time :')

Nice haul.

>> No.3866443

>>3866224
he meant cocaine, blowjob and 30 pack

>> No.3866450

>>3866443
oh

>> No.3866943

>>3866104
$75 bucks? Not bad. There's a few thrift shops in my area where I could probably get the same quantity of books for around $50, but they don't always have the most quality stuff.

P.S. That Gustav Klimt book makes me jelly

>> No.3866963

>>3866104
Are you new to the shitty ikea bed couch experience? It took about a week before I decided to never convert it into couch mode again.

>> No.3866966

>a bunch of no-name garbage
yea wow op :) thanks for posting

>> No.3866970

>>3866963
What's wrong with couch mode?

>> No.3866994

>>3866970
It's just such a hassle to convert it every day.

>> No.3866999

>>3866224
>cocaine
>for free
No, anon. You are the blow job.

>> No.3867003

The only non-predictable book in that picture (at least to me) is The Poison King. I wasn't expecting that. It's a well-written and fascinating work, so enjoy it, OP.

As for the rest, did you buy them because you're genuinely interested in the text or because you've been told their great works and want to appear sophisticated? I find it's not worth buying that many books in bulk. You tend to become exhausted by them before even reading the first few ages.

Purchase in small quantities, sell back that which you don't enjoy, and keep the ones that speak to you. As it is it seems like you bought a lot of those purely due to reputation.

But I hope you enjoy them. There are some good (and not so good) works there.

>> No.3867005

>>3867003

>their

Meant they're. A few other grammatical issues in that post as well, for which I apologize. I tend to type in a rush.

>> No.3867015

Xenophon has fairly recently been convincingly discredited as a consistent historical source (which only makes him more interesting). A lot of awesome finds there

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3867068

>used books

>> No.3867076

>>3867003
>typing in a rush
Disgusting.
>Four Quartets is a non-predictable work
Disgusting.

>> No.3867091

Yeah, nah, you're pretty much an idiot.

Most of that shit is available free online.

Hart Crane might be cool though, he seemed interesting

>> No.3867115

>>3867068
Check out this mega pleb.

>> No.3867144

>>3867115
>pleb
>>>/mu/

>> No.3867150

>>3867144
This. I do not want to see the plebeian/patrician dichotomy outside of my main shit-hole.

>> No.3867151

>>3867003
It must really suck to be this cynical.

>> No.3867166

well done OP

>> No.3867203

>>3867151

I didn't meant to come off as cynical and apologize if that's what was construed. I just feel that buying that many books at once is wasteful and usually stems from an impulse not related to truly be intrigued by what it is you're purchasing. It seems like an attempt to add more intelligent-looking texts to the bookshelf rather than wanting to read 'Classic and Romantic German Aesthetics' or 'Invisible Man,' by Ellison.

Again, if OP enjoys them, great. I just don't think that was the reason for buying--or posting--them.