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3959587 No.3959587 [Reply] [Original]

Post books and have them rated by everyone.

No discussion, no debate.

Posting a book doesn't mean you like or dislike it: it only means you want people's opinion.

Rate out of ten: 0 is shit, 10 is perfection.

>> No.3959590

>>3959587
>harold bloom

no discernible talent for criticism/10

>> No.3959592

>>3959587
I want to read this is it good

>> No.3959593

>>3959590
>>3959592
no discussion allowed

>> No.3959594

do u have an audiobook of the shit op i wanna hear it post me a link

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>>3959592
forgot picture

>> No.3959597

>>3959590
seriously: read his "school of resentment" thing and his wallace stevens analysis, and then ignore everything else he ever said or wrote. his shakespeare stuff is particularly worthless.

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>> No.3959602

>>3959593
>every other thread: op wants discussion, gets none

>this thread: op wants no discussion, gets some

>> No.3959603

>>3959592

I have it but haven't started it; I'd like some opinions on it beforehand. We'll see what /lit/ thinks.

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>>3959587

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3959605

hey op think this is worth download or too enty level seems kinda pleb

>> No.3959606

>>3959599
6/10

good in parts but a little lightweight overall

>> No.3959607

>>3959593
So a 'everybody rates no one reads' thread?

Discussion is already slow as it is and this thread will be a waste.

>> No.3959613

>>3959606

>lightweight

I'd say it's because Ellis basically use Hemingway's style. Iceberg Theory and all. Since I love Hemingway, I liked this too; it's like an updated version of The Sun Also Rises (rather than a Catcher in the Rye on crack, as I heard often).

>ceci n'est pas une discussion

>> No.3959621

>>3959604

8/10

I liked that little book. I read it in French.

>> No.3959623

>>3959605

The only thing that's actually pleb is to imagine you may lose brain cells by reading a bad book. These sorts of book may always be useful. Don't be scared of any book.

You never know what you'll find until you read the book. Give it a try. (I don't know it at all, but if you have never studied literature beyong High School, I'd of course recommend it.)

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>>3959607

OP here, I should have been more specific. I'm not against discussions that remain friendly; I should have said "no debates, not animosity", because that's what I'm tired of on /lit/.

Let's see if this can work. I don't want anyone shitting on anybody else and their taste in literature. The rating is there for that.

I'll keep that in mind next time.

>> No.3959637

>>3959626
Oh ok, gotcha

>>3959596
9/10 maybe

>> No.3959639

>>3959626
fuck of

>> No.3959646

>>3959599

8/10

>>3959587
>>3959596
>>3959605

Haven't read.

>>3959626

8/10

>> No.3959647

>>3959639
>I should have said "no debates, not animosity", because that's what I'm tired of on /lit/.

>fuck of
>of

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>> No.3959661

>>3959651

4/10

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>> No.3959662
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Rate in terms of Bible edition, don't give me -10/10 just because you're an atheist.

For now, this edition seems excellent: learned introductions to each book, richly footnoted, it's everything I want in a Bible for people who want to understand this holy book better.

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>> No.3959670

>>3959668
8/10

>>3959667
6-7/10

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>> No.3959677

>>3959663

10/10

>>3959667

10/10

>>3959669

10/10

>>3959671

8/10

>>3959672

9/10

>>3959674

9/10

>>3959675

10/10

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3959680

We need more people rating. Come on, /lit/. Could it be /lit/ only reads three books?

Pic related. Rate it.

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>> No.3959684

>>3959680
No. Everyone that's read more than three books thinks this thread is stupid (every time it comes up). What's the use of rating an entire book on a number scale? What's your metric? You literally asked for no discussion. Go to /pol/ or /mu/ or something.

>> No.3959685

>>3959680

May I ask why there are clouds on the cover? Is the book somewhat about the sky or clouds? What's the relevance?

>> No.3959688

>>3959684

It's worth what it's worth. I want to see what people like and what people dislike.

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>> No.3959697

This is now a cover art thread because the original premise was silly.

>3959685
Not really sure. They are outside most of the book, and there's lots of blue imagery. It reminds me of the last scene and them playing tennis, so I guess it works. I think it's a cooler cover than the like clip-art-esque one with the neon yellow writing.

>> No.3959698

>>3959684
>Everyone that's read more than three books thinks this thread is stupid (every time it comes up)

>Everyone thinks debating books without purpose is far smarter

>let's insult each other, now that's smart

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>>3959697
>the original premise was silly.

Maybe so, but at least I try original threads.

>> No.3959706

>>3959702

I don't see them.

>> No.3959715

>>3959706

Bah.

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>> No.3959719

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad.

>> No.3959727

>>3959716

10

>>3959596

9

>> No.3959731

>>3959727

Is that all you've read from all the books posted here?

>> No.3959734

>>3959731

No, I was just making a point.

>> No.3959735

>>3959734

The point that /lit/ only cares for Wallace, Pynchon, and Joyce. That was not necessary to make. Thanks for the autism, though.

>> No.3959741

>>3959735

So which is best then?

>> No.3959742

>>3959685
That's how high you have to be to enjoy that book.

>> No.3959747

>>3959691
the stories range in quality. the good ones make sitting through the bad ones worthwhile. oblivion is more consistent, but perhaps less accessible.

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>> No.3959799

>>3959741

>which

What are you talking about?

>> No.3959800

For everyone who thinks the premise is silly, what about a thread in which we simply ask a short comment from anons?

Would that please you better?

>> No.3959809

>>3959799

What I posted >>3959727

>> No.3959816

>>3959809

I haven't read either yet.

>> No.3959819

>>3959816

You should read both and report back then.

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>> No.3959831

>>3959819

Prior to Ulysses, I figured necessary to read Portrait, Dubliners, and the Odysseus.

I'll report back in 7 months.

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>>3959831

Yeah, you should. I took a seminar on Joyce so that kinda streamlined the process.

My teacher would get so mad if I brought up Pynchon. For the final class we went to her house and read our Joyce parodies (for one of our final assignments we were to write a parody of one of the chapter/episodes) and she had promised us Guinness and other Irish shit, so everyone got drunk and read their parodies. Toward the end we got in an argument about who was better and she eventually started yelling that I 'get this postmodern shit out of her house,' which was pretty funny.

I have mixed feelings on Joyce, as a person. I, in a way, both despise and admire him.

>> No.3959878

>>3959861

I read his scat letters and can't quite read him with a straight face anymore.

Somone posted some great criticism about Portrait, it may tie in with what you're saying.

Should I repost it?

>> No.3959880

>>3959861

Why was he a pirate?

>> No.3959883

>>3959878

Sure. I found portrait incredibly pretentious and it put me off. Whining: The Novella. Dubliners was much more enjoyable.

>>3959880

His eyes were fucked.

>> No.3959891

>>3959883

Did he have some weird eye fetish?

>> No.3959916

May someone explain Joyce's epiphany method in simple, concise terms. Thanks.

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captcha: tersofgh prose

>> No.3959949

I think Joyce took a dick to the eye.

>> No.3959953

>>3959680
7/10

>>3959669
9/10

>> No.3959977

>>3959946
7/10

>>3959754
5/10

>>3959716
8/10

>>3959691
7/10

>>3959683
9/10

>>3959680
8/10

>>3959674
3/10

>>3959672
8/10

>>3959669
10/10

>>3959668
9/10

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>>3959662

>> No.3960023

>>3959669
10

>> No.3960027

>>3959716
7

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>> No.3960122

>>3959977

>My Melville bro gets 10/10

Chose this book for my MA thesis.

>> No.3960124

>>3960021

That good, eh?

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>> No.3960617

bamp

>> No.3960709

>>3959668
9/10

Best New Persona

>> No.3960734

>rating books with numbers

>> No.3960747

>>3960734

I'll take words. I'm not picky.

>now don't be a douche and not comment on any books

>> No.3960750

>>3960734
>2013
>not rating books with letters.
ISHYGDDT

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3961151

Fuck you, I rate out of 5.
>>3959596
5/5
>>3959599
2/5
>>3959626
1/5
>>3959651
3/5
>>3959662
KJV or die/10
>>3959663
2/5
>>3959667
5/5
>>3959668
5/5
>>3959669
5/5
>>3959672
4/5
>>3959675
1/5
>>3959680
1/5
>>3959683
4/5
>>3959691
1/5
>>3959716
5/5
>>3959946
4/5
>>3960089
3/5
>>3960130
4/5

>> No.3961568

>>3961151

Have you really read all these?

I'm surprised by some of your ratings. Thanks for rating all these, though!

>> No.3961603

>>3959587
7/10

>>3959691
8/10

>>3959946
10/10

>>3960089
8/10

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>> No.3961714

>>3959596
10/10
>>3959599
6/10
>>3959604
7/10
>>3959626
0/10
>>3959663
4/10
>>3959668
8/10
>>3959669
10/10
>>3959672
9/10
>>3959680
3/10
>>3959716
6/10
>>3959754
5/10
>>3959946
3/10
>>3960089
1/10
>>3960130
3/10

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>>3959667
7/10

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>>3961717
6.5/10

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>>3961717
>that filename

>> No.3961735

>>3959596
7/10
>>3959626
1/10
>>3959663
5/10
>>3959667
7/10 (Assuming it's a complete works)
>>3959669
8/10
>>3959671
3/10
>>3959675
1/10
>>3959946
3/10
>>3960089
8/10
>>3960130
7/10
>>3961717
8/10

>> No.3961742

Everyone seems to hate Chuck... Have you really read these books, though? Or are you just hating on Fight Club alone?

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3961746

COME AT ME.

>> No.3961752

>>3960130

7/10

>>3961710

10/10

>>3961746

10/10

>> No.3961755

>>3961746
4/10, didn't even finish.

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>> No.3961763

>>3961742
I'm
>>3961735


I've read Fight Club, Haunted, Survivor, Rant, and Pygmy. Didn't like all of them, always told "he is different in X". Will never read him ever again. I've never actually seen the movie fight club because I hated the book is badly. Rant I was thought was really decent, but the last 50 pages or so were just so bad. Rant is the highest ranked one of his for me at about a 2.5/10.

>> No.3961765

>>3961762

My negroid brethren. I've been willing to get me this pile but never knew which edition would be best. Opinion?

>> No.3961768

>>3961763

I agree that his books tend to be variations on the same themes.

>I must admit I liked a bunch of the short stories from Haunted, though hated the main story

>I enjoyed Survivor a whole lot

>I seem to enjoy most books I read

>> No.3961782

>>3961762
10/10
Aquinas and Aristotle are The Philosophers.
Fuck Modernism. Scholasticism for life!

>> No.3961784

>>3961762
I'm jelly

>> No.3961788

>>3961782

I'm painfully finishing Plato's Republic. Aristotle is next, should I brace for better?

>> No.3961804

>>3961788
If you're looking for something fun interesting I'd suggest Edward Feser's Aquinas. Not only is it a great beginner's guide to Aquinas' philosophy (not theology) but it'll also give you some help with Aristotle too.

>> No.3961814

>>3961765
Actually, I'm no English speaker, so I've read Summa in my native lang. So I don't know about English versions.

>>3961782
I like Duns Scotus and Molina more than Aquinas.

>> No.3961841

>>3961814

What's your first language? Mine's French.

>> No.3961855

>>3961841
Polish. Actually we've got good theological.liturgical.etc. base, but if I wanted to read something good about liturgics, I'd need to learn French, German or Italian. It's too late for me (BoA is finished).

>> No.3961857

>>3961855
>BoA

I meant MoA

>> No.3961861

>>3960750
i give your post a z out of alphabet

>> No.3961871

>>3961855

My girlfriend's Polish. Tell me how to say: "You shouldn't get mad."

Give me the phonetic version, thanks!

>> No.3961886

>>3961855
I'm Protestant how against my beliefs his opinions are?

>> No.3961891

>>3961886

I doubt they're against your beliefs. Protestantism didn't exist back then. It's basically a historic summary of the theology of the Church, from which your religion comes from.

>> No.3961896

>>3961871
Phonetics? Of huck.

Mad, you mean getting angry?
"Nyeh dehnehrvooy sheh"

"eh" as it's like 'e' in 'bed'
"y" sounds like "ee" in "feet"
However, "nye" - "ny" is pronounced as one sound, like "gne" in "Cologne"
"sh" - not "she" like in English feminine, but like , but" is pronounced as one sound - like Japanese "shi"

hope you'd understand my lecture, it's quite messy

>> No.3961900

>>3961896

IT WORKED!

Thanks!

Muwahaha

>> No.3961901 [DELETED] 

>>3961891
No, it was more like "Jews are this or that and shlud be forced out or persecuted" attidute (as I recall).
Nowadays there is silence regarding his thoughts. Good. So this book (and his another anti-Jewish babbles) should be banned from the public, like Mein Kampf.

>> No.3961906

>>3961900
Glad to hear that. What was her reaction?
Aside from that, I send greetings for her, as another Polefag. XD

>> No.3961932

>>3961906

She said "Yeah..."

She told me, "Did you say djindobreh to him?"

>I didn't, I said "thank you"

>> No.3961941

>>3961932
5/5 bretty gud

>> No.3962684

bump