/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.4094133]

ITT: We talk about the last books we read. (opinions, recommendations, etc.).

[Anonymous No.4094170]

how about you start you dumb piece of shit

[Anonymous No.4094177]

The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow. Not the last book I read but the best.

[Anonymous No.4094194]

the mill on the floss
Eliot is years ahead to her generation, but it is a novel written by a woman. In itself it isn't a bad thing, but you know...

[Anonymous No.4094197]

>>4094133
Atonement.

It was pretty good. Part 2 lulled but all in all a pretty good story.

[Anonymous No.4094209]

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

10/10, everyone should read it. Everyone.

[Anonymous No.4094215]

Reread this one again.It's got some damn good style and plays with the language. Reminds me of good times and it's relaxing at the same time.

Baricco's my favorite author. Does /lit/ like him? I'd make a thread about it but I'm afraid everyone will laugh at my pleb taste and call me a fag.

[Anonymous No.4094231]

other voices, other rooms

deliciously sad, if a little unsatisfactory in the conclusion

[Anonymous No.4094232]

>>4094170
Calm down, bro.

Last book I read was "Schlafes Bruder".
I didn't like it. I don't understand why it's so famous. I wouldn't recommend it.

Next book i will read is Heart of Darkness.

[Anonymous No.4094244]

>>4094209
I've never read Ayn Rand, but didn't she pretty much praise narcissism?

[Anonymous No.4094252]

A clockwork orange by Anthony Burgess was really interesting. Once you get down to it though, it's just something people have read to show off to their pleb friends.

[Anonymous No.4094258]

>>4094215

your heart has already told you the opinion of /lit/, now go back on the beach for painting the sea with the sea like the autistic pleb you are

[Anonymous No.4094279]

just finished reading Pynchon's Mason & Dixon for the first time. 11/10 would recommend and reread. Once you get into the bizarre mix of colonial idiom and anachronistic slang, it's really funny and good.

[Anonymous No.4094285]

To kill a Mocking bird

Best book I've ever read ;_;

[Anonymous No.4094297]

>>4094285
That's on my list.
I guess i will be reading it after Heart of Darkness.

Best book i have ever read was Der Steppenwolf by Hesse.
I reread it not too long ago and the ending was so great again. This time i liked it for different reasons than 7 years ago.

>tfw you will never find a book that will come close to this

Seriously, I have been looking for similar books and i can't find anything.
The way Hesse handles the drugs and the psyche is great. I like this whole mind exploration theme in general and the combination with drugs fits so well together.(not that it's a new idea).
All this symbolism and shit is what i really dig about it.
Not to mention that Hesse has to have one of the most beautiful writing styles ever.

[Anonymous No.4094298]

>>4094285
Yeah dude, high school was pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.4094302]

>>4094298
you are alluding to the fact that certain types of books are very popular with people in high school.(fight club, trainspotting, the catcher in the rye, etc.)
so what?
i am 20 and i still love that kind of shit because i still think the same way about things.

[Anonymous No.4094328]

>>4094133
So far I haven't formed an opinion (I'm also not entirely through), but, as with the other books of Aristotle, I'm fascinated by his, for lack of a better word, 'style'. The catalog of his observartions and their subsequent categorization and systematization always impresses me. I am not sure if it is a must read as his rhetorics is, but recommended nonetheless.

[Anonymous No.4094329]

>>4094302
I was alluding to the fact that I had to read it in English class as an assignment, good book, read it in 2 days. I'm just fucking with you, I re-read most of the books I read in high school anyway.

[Anonymous No.4094334]

Just finished Machiavelli's The Prince this morning. Very short, not too in depth. Seemed pretty basic in terms of political ideology (not a criticism, just a statement).

I don't understand what the controversy is surrounding this book.

[Anonymous No.4094338]

The Odyssey translated by Robert Fagles

That's probably one of the best books I've ever read. It's definitely top shelf material.

[Anonymous No.4094365]

A fucking teen book but I don't give a shit. I've been waiting for so long for it to conclude that I'm happy to read it whatever age it was aimed at.
>Light, last book of the Gone series, Michael Grant.

[Anonymous No.4094368]

>>4094329
i wish we had to read googd books in school.
maybe the context of school also ruined these books for many people.

shit i had to read in english class: the curious incident of the dog in the night time.
i fucking hate that book.
i hate it like nothing else.
it's a book written by an aspie about an aspie. literally. literally.

[Anonymous No.4094381]

Just finished The Martian Chronicles by Bradbury. Fucking tremendous book. Hopeful and cheerful, but there was a sense of sadness beneath that just barely tickled the back of my mind.

[Anonymous No.4094383]

Dom Quixote de la Mancha, by Cervantes.

Been in the shelf for years waiting for his time. It is a dinosauric piece, so i've figured that it would be a good summer reading. Almost 1000 pages (in my Bertrand edition) of brilliancy character descriptions and humour, but it can be a bit boring if not read on the right mood. It's a book that needs to breathe from time to time, i guess. Despite that, it is one of the most brilliant piece of writing i've ever read. It is trully what they (frequently vaguely) call "universal lit". The crazyness of D.Quixote is in fact the crazyness of mankind. 10\10 will read it again.

[Anonymous No.4094386]

>tfw when my school has some decent titles

[Ano No.4094436]

The Running Man & The Long Walk by Stephen King

After a while of reading through boring , similar ,and oftentimes just stupid books picturing zombies hoping for a survival story that actually made sense in that it would punish mistakes done (and were that story to be well written i would not complain) i decided to head over to some King whose style I love. All in all i think I will just read through as much of King's work as i can find before heading out to some different author.

[Anonymous No.4094442]

>>4094133
No Country for Old Men. I have weird personal issues with McCarthy's style (some of which comes from the fact that I just don't like minimalism); that said, I would recommend it to more or less anyone who knows they like McCarthy.

[Anonymous No.4094448]

Last book I finished was Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. A little late to be jumping on the band wagon, I know, but it was simply fantastic, albeit there was a lot of information to digest and keep track off. Currently waiting until I see my mother next, as she has promised to gift me Clash of Kings for being such an excellent daughter. In other words, to buy my love.
Currently reading "Severed Heads, Broken Hearts" byt Robyn Schneider, which is, in my opinion, a great read. A lot like John Green's work, although I'm not sure of /lit/'s view on the nerdfighter's writing capabilities.

[Anonymous No.4094450]

A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin

I liked it. That's about it.

[Anonymous No.4094469]

>>4094450
It's funny how, when you look at him, he looks exactly like the kind of person that was bullied in school.
And now things changed for him with the series being such a success and all that.
Well, i assume that he is still kinda weird but he has made a shitton of money being the nerd he probably is.
No offence.

[Anonymous No.4094578]

>L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy

How is James Ellroy not /pol/'s favourite author?

[Anonymous No.4094587]

>>4094244
Ayn Rand's basic philosophy is "shit on other people for personal gain." I can see why it would be popular on a site populated by sociopaths and assholes.

[Anonymous No.4094593]

>>4094133
The Trial by Kafka

[Anonymous No.4094607]

>>4094587
Technically it was "seeking personal gain is a moral imperative, whether it involves shitting on other people or not."

So basically, according to Objectivism:

>helping self by helping others = GOOD
>helping self without affecting others = GOOD
>helping self by hurting others = GOOD
>helping others while helping self = GOOD
>helping others without affecting self = NEUTRAL
>helping others at expense of self = EVIL

[Anonymous No.4094610]

>>4094469
>>4094448

Martin is definitely a neckbeard. That's what discouraged me from checking out his work initially. I don't know what changed my mind but I'm glad I gave it a chance. I just finished the entire series and it was excellent. I initially wanted to read it so I could watch the tv show, but now that I'm done, I'm not really in a rush to get to the show. From what I've seen (the first season) the show is good (someone on /lit/ will disagree with this because they are anti-tv), but it just won't compare to the book. Plus all the little changes and merging of smaller characters will just annoy me.

I think a lot of people who don't read fantasy see the fantasy label and are immediately repelled. People on /lit/ also probably hate it because it's popular now and anyone who browses this board is aware of /lit/'s hipster-esque response to popular things.

Martin may be a neckbeard who writes fantasy books, but he is an excellent storyteller who can write good characters. Even characters you hate, you sympathize with. Also the lesson or reoccuring theme in his writing for his characters is: you'll never get what you want and everyone dies. He seems to be great writing characters and plots where reality slaps them in the face.

It was worth every minute of reading. He sometimes goes overboard with non-important characters and houses. However, the subtle mysteries and intricate stories make up for any excessive detail. I think I definitely need to reread it again one day.

[Anonymous No.4094967]

>>4094610
I'm actually predicting a happy ending.

[Anonymous No.4095001]

>>4094593
I'm reading that soon. Pretty excited.

[Anonymous No.4095048]

No cunt for Old Men

Kind of like McCarthy when he isn't writing with that style we all love, kind of miss it.

[Anonymous No.4095089]

Ender's Game

Sorry, but... gave me feels I didn't get in years, literally. It was brilliant.

[Anonymous No.4095094]

>>4094252

Written in 3 weeks, amirite?

[Anonymous No.4095096]

>>4094578

>butthurt Liberal detected

[Anonymous No.4095100]

>>4094610
He also overindulges in stupid plotlines nobody can care about (like everything Dany has been involved with since Drogo died, Brienne walking around doing nothing, Arya walking around doing nothing, Tyrion sailing around doing nothing). His prose is atrocious, it's stunningly bad. And his worldbuilding is just pathetic.

The really strong parts - the way he ties the history of Westeros together with the current events with depth and width, the occasional, clearly foreshadowed and inevitable yet still surprising plot tweests, and his likeable initial character portraits (and in the case of Jaime, really good development) get increasingly overshadowed by the guff as the series goes on. The peak is Storm of Swords, and the decline since has been steep.

[Anonymous No.4095104]

went into the picture of dorian grey expecting it to be plebshit because it's the most read book among my facebook plebfriends, got a pseudo-intellectual overflowery homosexual book instead

not disappointed, i didn't have high expectations anyway

[Anonymous No.4095124]

I'm going to purchase The Castle today. Which is the best translation /lit/.

[Anonymous No.4095191]

The True believer by Eric hoffer

It's a really interesting look at mass movements and fanatics. Very neutral. I'd recommend it if you're interested in politics

[Anonymous No.4095215]

"Vacaciones en el mar" by Bob Flesh.

It's basically gay erotic literature with the twist that it's about bear, chubbies, daddies and other gay subcultures. I doubt there's an English translation of this album, but then again, it's so unimpressive you wouldn't want to read it either. It's basically like watching a bear porn video but in book format.

That being said, now I need to read the sequel...

[Anonymous No.4095217]

Currently reading The Princess Bride.
I liked the movie and the book provided more depth here and there but God damn, the whole thing with the author pretending to be abridging it and interjecting every five pages is so arduous.

[Anonymous No.4095219]

>>4095215
Woops, I'm so used to posting in /mu/ I said album instead of book.

[Anonymous No.4095223]

Dubliners by Joyce

http://vocaroo.com/i/s01DPiASRAJS

[Anonymous No.4095230]

>>4095223
Damn you for ruining my 'No fap September'.

[Anonymous No.4095231]

>>4095215
>>4095219
I need to read the version of this about butch lesbians.

[Anonymous No.4095251]

I'm currently reading American Pastoral and it's really good. Surprisingly entertaining and engaging.

Anyone have other recommendations for Roth? I was thinking The Human Stain.

[Anonymous No.4095335]

>>4094209
I'm in the process of reading it.
I've been in the process of reading it for over 6 months.
I'm on chapter 4.

I like how she writes, but I don't like the underlying political bs.
If I wanted politics, I would read some books written solely for that purpose.

>>4094244
Essentially, yes.
Go meet someone who worships her, they're fucking assholes.

>>4094587
>Tumblr.

>>4094607
This is something I've always had an issue with.
1 and 2, I'm all for.

3? Why would you do that? That's a horrible thing.

4 is perfect.

5 makes perfect sense.

6 is idiotic. I can see where helping others at the expense of yourself, if done habitually, can be a bad thing, but a little self-sacrifice never hurt anyone (unless you jumped in front of a bullet), and can be just humbling enough to not make you an asshole (unless you wanna be like every other Ayn Rand-hole).

[Anonymous No.4095341]

>>4095089
Am I the only one that just doesn't fucking get this book?

I've read it at least 5 times and I don't fucking get it.

[Anonymous No.4095344]

>>4095341
i read half of it and it was pleb shit for plotfags

[Anonymous No.4095348]

>>4095344
Okay, so long as I'm not just fucking being overly critical.

I'm actually excited about the movie, though.
Because Harrison Ford, of course.

[Anonymous No.4095360]

The Count of Monte Cristo

Best book I've ever read.

[Anonymous No.4095366]

>>4095360
THERE WE GO.

Fucking loved it so much I went out and bought two different copies.

This is actually the last book I ever completed. Like, a year ago.

>Reading Lolita
>Reading Atlas Shrugged
>Gonna read Don Quioxoteasdasdf or whatever.

[Anonymous No.4095374]

>>4095335
>3, 5 and 6
The thing is, these don't really happen like that in real live.
If you act like a dick and want to eat the whole cake alone instead of sharing, than that is hurting yourself. People will call you a dick.

[Anonymous No.4095378]

>>4095366
>guy who hasn't read a book in one year
>gives out his opinion
top lel back to school m8

[Anonymous No.4095390]

Sirens of Titan. Vonnegut's well known stuff is great, but Sirens blows it all out of the water.

[Anonymous No.4095403]

The Crying of Lot 49. What.

[Anonymous No.4095411]

>>4095403
?

[Anonymous No.4095453]

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch.

It's PKD. I feel like there's not much I need to say.

[Anonymous No.4095487]

>>4095335
I don't think you understand fully. The ones that are GOOD are considered moral imperatives by Rand's philosophy. That is, if you can help yourself it's wrong not to, even if it would hurt others.

Also, I suppose Rand would say it's neutral to hurt others without affecting yourself one way or the other.

[Anonymous No.4095587]

>>4094297
Finished heart of Darkness not too long ago, just started the master and the margarita by Bulgakov

[Anonymous No.4095591]

Men Without Women

It was alright, I prefer In Our Time.

[Anonymous No.4095622]

>>4095403
It's about Torquato Tasso, man. How could you miss that?

[Anonymous No.4095628]

>>4094209
Gr8 b8 m8.

[Anonymous No.4096487]

>>4094209

lele

[Anonymous No.4096575]

After reading R. R. Martin for a while I needed something a bit more to the point. I was not disappointed.

[Anonymous No.4096579]

>>4096575

Been thinking of reading this, is it worth it? I don't like R. R. Martin if that makes a difference.

[Anonymous No.4096588]

>>4096579
Its nothing like R. R. Martin if thats what you're worried about.
I really enjoyed it and it definitely worth the read, especially being so short.

[Anonymous No.4096611]

It's pretty spectacular, like GRRM with better prose and only one character to focus on, but not unnecessarily grim.

[Anonymous No.4096620]

>>4095100
The Iron Islands. I don't think he realizes that no one gives a fuck about the goddamned vikings. I don't think he understands that he somehow managed to make vikings boring, uninteresting, and a plot tumor.

To say nothing of him taking two books to tell two bloated stories instead of cutting the fat and making it come together the way it was supposed to instead of indulging in idiotic distraction plots to drag things out, or adding new plot elements way too late, or....

Pretty much a lot of pointless characters and plotlines. He got Protection From Editors, and it shows.

[Anonymous No.4096621]

>>4096620

I care, Victarion is one of my top 3 characters.

[Anonymous No.4096656]

>>4094593
I read that recently. Pretty dry at times, but very bizarre.

[Anonymous No.4096660]

Started reading House of the Seven Gables. I'm really enjoying the way he writes, although sometimes he feels overly descriptive.

Before that I read The Invention of Morel. It's sort of a mystery about a fugitive who takes refuge on an island with some abandoned buildings, and soon after people mysteriously show up and take residence in them. Actually it gave me lots of feels by the end, it is sort of about unrequited love...

[Anonymous No.4096868]

Martian Time-Slip.

It was LITERALLY Autism: The novel but on Mars.

[Anonymous No.4097351]

>>4094368
that book really made me want to punch aspies.

[Anonymous No.4097361]

>>4094133
Mars-Chronicles.
Better than F451. 'ts about mars and stuff...

[Anonymous No.4097390]

I finished The Trial by Kafka in an English translation today. It started strong, but sort of puttered out towards the end. Kafka really had a way of creating a feeling of uncertainty and unease in his readers and this ability really shines the beginning of the text. Very... Kafkaesque

I also thought that the book did a fine job at signifying the purposeful obscurantism employed by bureaucracies in order to marginalize those under their authority. There's certainly a sort of super-power involved in having the ability to manipulate people without those manipulated having a recognition of the process of manipulation. Unfortunately for our protagonist in The Trial, he was all too aware of his own manipulation or deception.

Overall 8/10, would read again.

[Anonymous No.4097398]

I last read You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik. I give it an 8 out of ten.

[Anonymous No.4097399]

Trainspotting

God-tier vernacular.

[Anonymous No.4097410]

>>4094298

[Anonymous No.4097442]

>>4094194
>writing a tacky phrase on a picture of a warrior culture statue as an excuse for your metrosexuality
>/fit/

[Anonymous No.4099017]

>>4097399
is it very different from the movie?

[Anonymous No.4099044]

Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil

8/10, made me want to try opium and bang hijras.

[Anonymous No.4099055]

>tfw no qt sonechka gf

[Anonymous No.4099056]

>>4096579
yea it's worth it, if you're into sci fi

[Anonymous No.4099093]

>>4099056
speaking of sci fi:

you can recommend me any good cyberbook books?

[Anonymous No.4099100]

>>4094133
World War Z. I saw the movie last week and wanted to know what all the hype was about.

It was good, I really enjoyed the geopolitical aspects of it. I like that the characters were very diverse and all told different stories. Though it was kinda messy at times.

[Anonymous No.4099127]

I am currently reading the Master and Margarita.

It's just delightful, it really is.

[Anonymous No.4099135]

FDR: A Traitor to his class.

Was ok, not the best presidential bio I've read; but gave me a deeper insight into 1920 - 1940s USA.

[Anonymous No.4100094]

>>4099093
bump

[Anonymous No.4100159]

>Dream of Fair to middling Women by Samuel Beckett

Very dense and literary, yet also somewhat musical. It's definitely a read-more-than-once book.

[Anonymous No.4100175]

>>4099017
Yes.

[Anonymous No.4100188]

>>4099093
I just finished Neuromancer and loved it. If you want to get into to cyberpunk, it's a must read. Keep in mind that the story is more of a noir/detective than an action adventure.

[Anonymous No.4100512]

>>4099017
I watched the film the day I finished the novel. It's pretty different. Not great, but it's worth a watch.

[Anonymous No.4100529]

Under the Skin.

All the talk about the film interested me. Great read. Very fluid and engaging. Seemed to be making a point about meat eating which I initially thought was quite ham-fisted but it's certainly kept me thinking about it even days later. The ending was disappointing and as much as I could see he was making an effort to portray the lead character as complex, I found it hard to relate to her. Although, given the context and subject matter, that may actually have been a masterstroke on the author's part after all. If so, I would have liked to have seen that built into its conclusion.

Still. Excellent read and highly recommended regardless.

[Anonymous No.4100535]

>>4100529
>making a point about meat eating
>ham-fisted

[Anonymous No.4100567]

>>4100535
I know. I realised after. It really wasn't intentional, promise.

[Anonymous No.4100575]

>>4095348
It's gonna be filled with shitty child actors. I doubt you'll like the movie if you thought the plot was pleb.

[Anonymous No.4100607]

I just finished One Hundred Years of Solitude. I really enjoyed Marquez's prose and the cyclical nature of the story.

I think I'd like to read East of Eden or Brothers Karamazov next, or possibly re-read some of my high school books.

[Anonymous No.4100644]

The last book (technically a novella) I read was The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson. Holy fuck I haven't completed a full book in almost a year. I'm glad I'm reading again. Anyhow, it was a nice short story and had its obligatory Cosmere references. I hunger for this meta-series to become more complete.

>>4096611
That was a surprisingly good book for a random Amazon e-book back when it was first released.

[Anonymous No.4100651]

Just finished Paradise Lost by John Milton...and yes, i was trying to be pretention when I picked it up.
Took me AGES to work my way through it, but was really worth it in the end. Satan is portrayed like i've never seen before and (from a purely lyrical, rather than religious point of view) the imagery Milton uses to show Adam and Eve's fall from the garden of eden is genuinely devastating

[Anonymous No.4100681]

The unquiet ghost: Russians remember Stalin


really interesting since it goes so into how Stalin was such a brutal man but it continually reminds you that Stalin was the leader Russia needed

[Anonymous No.4100688]

I read the Kingdom of God is Within You recently, by Leo Tolstoy. Gandhi cited it as one of his top 3 influences.

Who knew, anarchy and pacifism is true. The Quakers and Bohemians were right.

[Anonymous No.4100695]

>>4094133
The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway is the last book I read.

I liked it, but I couldn't see the themes that some people see in it. Did I miss something?

[Anonymous No.4100699]

>>4097390
holy shit kill yourself

[Anonymous No.4100701]

>>4094368

>maybe the context of school also ruined these books for many people

Exactly, how can I enjoy when I am either hurried or slowed down by a schedule and forced to answer inane questions about trivial details? I'd reread every book--except for Things Fall Apart. God I hate that book.

[Anonymous No.4100980]

>>4100701
Funny, I recently reread Things Fall Apart for just that reason. I liked it though.

[Anonymous No.4101003]

>>4100980

Why did you like it? Honest question I'm actually interested in other opinions.

[Anonymous No.4101100]

>>4101003

Well, I'm gonna project on ya for a second here and guess that the book didn't jive with you because Okonkwo does some awful things?

Okonkwo is a wife-beating piece of shit, but he truly gets shafted in the course of the book when A) Ikemefuna has to die (and he feels that it's his societal/gender role to be a part of the killing) and B) his gun kills Ezeudu's son. Both times, he shows his commitment to the Igbo people's culture and accepts his punishment. When he returns from his exile, he sees that the Christian missionaries have eroded the culture that he abided by in good times and bad, and while he is willing to kill to protect his heritage, his kin are not. Ultimately, Okonkwo is robbed of his place in society by the missionaries and his fellow Igbo people, and not wanting to see his ancestry defaced and tried by colonist laws, he hangs himself.

I like it as a simple story about a person losing their place in the world, but there's other good topics that are touched on throughout the book, such as Okonkwo's alienation from his father (also reflected in Okonkwo's relation with Nwoye), Okonkwo's preference of Ikemefuna and Ezinma (his adopted son and biological daughter, both of whom he prefers to Nwoye), and as a warning against anti-imperialism. Really a great novel, but to be honest, I didn't like it much the first time I read it.

[Anonymous No.4101172]

>>4101100
I see what you mean. A lot. Maybe it was high school, maybe it was my teacher going on and on about "tragic hero" that turned me away from it.

I'd give it a second chance now, if I remembered where I put it.

[Anonymous No.4101320]

>>4101172
Here's hoping it sits better the second time!

[Anonymous No.4101385]

>>4101320
Thanks, anon.

[Anonymous No.4101410]

Mental Illness and Psychology by Foucault
>Really enjoyable read. Modern philosophy focuses too much on metaphysics, Foucault thinks in the right direction, against the flow of rationalism.

Last fiction: Piercing by Ryu Murakami
>Highly recommended. He is one of the funniest and most ambitious narrators I have read. This book fucked me up by the time I was finished.

I'm currently reading Sabbath's Theater.

[Anonymous No.4101749]

>>4100188
yeah i assumed that it would be like that.
i am interested in cyberpunk because of all the transhumanism themes and because it does not seem to be too far away from reality.
i am a huge fan of deus ex and ghost in the shell.

[Anonymous No.4101756]

>>4101410
What do you think of kafka on the shore?
I haven't read it yet but it's right behind me in the bookshelf.

[Anonymous No.4101772]

>>4101756

Not him, but my experience of reading it was as follows

>holy shit that's pretty enigmatic and mysterious, what the fuck is going on here? I better get into this story to know what's going on... hmmm, well that was pretty nuts and unexpected, it's going to be interesting to see how he wraps all this up.... okay 5 pages left, I'm still waiting for the big reveal.. book ends.

It was like watching Lost, I can't tell if I wasted my time or not

[Anonymous No.4101792]

>>4095622
?

[Anonymous No.4101808]

>>4101756

Different Murakami anon

[Anonymous No.4101820]

>>4101808
oops lol.

[Anonymous No.4102340]

>>4100512
is the book better?

[Anonymous No.4102452]

>>4102340
Yes. Read it. The movie is cardboard in comparison.

[Anonymous No.4102477]

The Grapes of Wrath. I liked the opening chapters but it got too preachy in the end, allot like The Jungle.

[Anonymous No.4102486]

>>4102452
thanks to this thread i now have to start a book list.

[Anonymous No.4102499]

>>4096611
books like this are the reason i stay away from fantasy as a genre.
it's just generic, rehashed shit all over again.

[Anonymous No.4102503]

>>4100188
Any other Cyberpunk suggestions?

[Anonymous No.4102506]

I read Sotos' Pure series.

Interesting to learn, in detail, the actual acts of serial killers.

Also, the point of the series being to exploit the media's vicarious thrill in reporting and the audience's experience of 'bad news' and exploring that sensation in myself, nothing was gained really but, hell, the whole thing was fun.

[Anonymous No.4103498]

>>4102506
Is this pretty much Sotos' Buyer's Market in literary format?

I've been curious about reading some of his stuff, but I honestly have a really difficult time getting through even a minute of Buyer's Market.

[Anonymous No.4104891]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

[Anonymous No.4107077]

>>4103498
How would I know what "Buyer's Market" is, hun?

You don't know what the Pure series is, I don't know what Buyer's Market is.

Do you see how that works both ways, sweetie?

[Anonymous No.4107120]

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[Anonymous No.4107196]

I've been taking a break from a McCarthy binge.

Gaysia, Benjamin Law. LGBT culture, and LGBTs and culture, covering Bali, Thailand, Japan, China, Burma and India.

Starts of pretty fabulous, descends into discrimination and AIDS, ends on a hopeful note. Quite wryly written, fascinating material.

Before that I read The Beach, I enjoyed it, thought the exposition could have been drawn out more, it was more complex than just a modern Lord of the Flies.

I've liked all of my last few novels and memoirs, but if I keep on it'll get drawn out.