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>/lit/ will defend this

>> No.5811406

>reading new books

>> No.5811410

>>5811406
>reading books

>> No.5811443

>>5811410
>reading

>> No.5811447

>>5811443
>

>> No.5811449

There is absolutely no way that book by Amy Poehler is any good.

>> No.5811454

So /lit/, why are female authors and feminine subjects disproportionately represented here?

Is it because women are more inclined to see their "hobbies" as something to show off to others, and as such are more likely to use websites such as Goodreads to show off their "literary" taste?

>> No.5811456

>>5811449
I usually think this about any vanity book published by a celebrity, but after finding the Morrisey autobiography readable and even well written in some places... I just don't know anymore...

>> No.5811461

I'd buy Ina Garten's book for my kitchen I guess.

Maybe I could try making the braised pork and if it fucks up I'll just put it in my ramen.

>> No.5811471

>leaves on the wind
I cry every time

>> No.5811475

>>5811456
Just read the Amazon preview. It's laughable.

>I have told people that writing this book has been like brushing away dirt from a fossil. What a load of shit. It has been like hacking away at a freezer with a screwdriver.

>> No.5811488

>>5811454
Yes, and also there are probably more women who actively read as a hobby, and more women who read modern fiction

>> No.5811490

>The Earth is dying. Darrow is a Red, a miner in the interior of Mars. His mission is to extract enough precious elements to one day tame the surface of the planet and allow humans to live on it. The Reds are humanity's last hope.

Or so it appears, until the day Darrow discovers it's all a lie. That Mars has been habitable - and inhabited - for generations, by a class of people calling themselves the Golds. A class of people who look down on Darrow and his fellows as slave labour, to be exploited and worked to death without a second thought.

Until the day that Darrow, with the help of a mysterious group of rebels, disguises himself as a Gold and infiltrates their command school, intent on taking down his oppressors from the inside. But the command school is a battlefield - and Darrow isn't the only student with an agenda

The school setting gets me every time. Duck you goodreads, inhabited by mostly females with shit taste.

>> No.5811492

>>5811490
>Duck
Ffffuck you spellcheck.

Also that preview was for Red Rising

>> No.5811494

>>5811490
>tfw Red Rising has the same goodreads score as The Recognitions

>> No.5811496

>>5811490
There isn't even any joy in pulp sf
>Tfw when a warhammer novel is better than this shit.

>> No.5811508

Some of the shit that's popular on Goodreads.. I'd like to see these bitches tackle anything with actual substance.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17228280-better-off-friends?from_choice=true

>> No.5811514

>>5811454
>Is it because women are more inclined to see their "hobbies" as something to show off to others

As someone who posts on 4chan, you should already know how retarded and wrong that is.

The correct answer is that housewives have more time to read.

>> No.5811517

>mfw goodreads
this can't be representative of what people really read can it? gott im himmel

>> No.5811521

>>5811456
That's because Morrissey is actually a good, or at least clever, Lyricist and storyteller. It made sense that his autobiography was as entertaining and well written as it was. He even wants to write a novel. Most of these celebrities have to hire ghostwriter to even put their words into a readable format.

>> No.5811523

>>5811514

Care to explain? What do you mean by "As someone who posts on 4chan, you should already know how retarded and wrong that is." ??

>> No.5811545

>>5811514
That would somehow imply that there still are legions of housewives.

>> No.5811546

>>5811523
you're on a fijian silk screen appreciation board populated mostly by males showing off their arcane hobbyist knowledge RIGHT NOW.

>> No.5811584

>>5811545
My sister is a housewife, and her kids spend pretty much the whole day in school.

From what I've gathered of her reading habits, she usually reads from like, 2 pm up until the kids / husband comes home at around 6, and we're not talking Ulysses, Critique of Pure Reason or Pinecone here.

Thankfully, she posts whatever dreck she's reading atm, here's the goodreads page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217436.On_Mystic_Lake

>> No.5811609

>>5811584
My grandmother is a housewife and she is a work addict. She can't read very well.

>> No.5811632

>>5811609
I'm just saying it's not like you need a legion of housewives, a middle class housewife probably has more time for reading than your average english student.

>> No.5811640

>>5811490
This sounds more or less like Hunger Games.

>> No.5811705

>>5811546

What part of ANONYMOUS imageboard didn't you get?
Tbh, I think you're just an offended female.

>> No.5811711

#GIRLBOSS is a pretty good title for most things.

>> No.5811957

>>5811456
I'm waiting for it to come in from the library just to see how truly bad it is.

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>>5811490
>tfw Uglies/Pretties/Specials shit

>> No.5812092

>>5811711
That is honestly a hilariously ridiculous title for a book.

>> No.5812111

At seventeen, Sophia Amoruso decided to forgo continuing education to pursue a life of hitchhiking, dumpster diving, and petty thievery. Now, at twenty-nine, she is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Nasty Gal, a $100+ million e-tailer that draws A-list publicity and rabid fans for its leading-edge fashion and provocative online persona. Her story is extraordinary—and only part of the appeal of #GIRLBOSS.

This aspirational book doesn’t patronize young women the way many business experts do. Amoruso shows readers how to channel their passion and hard work, while keeping their insecurities from getting in the way. She offers straight talk about making your voice heard and doing meaningful work.

She’s proof that you can be a huge success without giving up your spirit of adventure or distinctive style. As she writes, "I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don’t ever grow up. Don’t become a bore. Don’t let The Man get to you. OK? Cool. Then let’s do this

>> No.5812120

>>5812111
Hold on I have to update my twitter status so everyone knows I'm reading this

#GIRLBOSS

>> No.5812136

>>5811386
I haven't read the Poehler book, but Bossypants was hilarious. Fey and Poehler are pretty much clones, so maybe it's actually good?

rage away, r9k

>> No.5812139

BAWWWW WHY DON'T THEY LIKE WHAT I LIKE

>> No.5812223

Reading Opposite of Loneliness right now, pretty good stuff. Just a collection of short stories and essays by the girl on the cover (who died in a car crash 5 days after graduating from Yale)
>yfw she was Harold Bloom's research assistant

>> No.5812582

>>5811386
>women ACTUALLY read this shit

>> No.5812668

Their list doesn't look that bad

http://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-fiction-books-2014

It takes time for the lesser known authors to become known so it might be another 5 years before we have a decent best of 2014 list

>> No.5812716

ideally /lit/ reads for: artistic value and thoughtful exploration of the human condition

actually /lit/ reads for: grooming the image of a snobby, edgy pseudointellectual

what casual readers read for: feel good aphorisms, sympathy, and plots

Are you surprised goodreads' list is populated with "based on a true story" novels, pop-culture memoirs, and one-dimensional fiction?

>> No.5812735

>>5811545
There are more housewives than stay at home men. Women are also more likely to have reading as a hobby

>> No.5812740

>>5812111

Women bosses are usually the worst bosses

It almost feels like they're making up for their lack of dicks by being unbearably unsympathetic and callous at every time

#GIRLBOSS

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5812778

>>5811386
>best poetry book of the year

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>>5812136
>poehler
>fey
>funny

>> No.5814290

>>5811456
Steve Martin wrote a pretty good book.

>> No.5814299

well fuck/

>> No.5814632

>defend
That is exactly the goodreads demographic right there, plain and simple. Most readers are casual female ones.

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5814667

how does this happen?

>> No.5814669

>>5814667
everyone got mad at the whale dictionary chapter

>> No.5814761

>>5814669
Man, I liked the whale dictionary chapter.

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5814786

>people think make it ahead is good

>> No.5814890

>>5814632
you're an idiot

>> No.5815108

>the romanov sisters

>> No.5815121

>>5811386
>criticizing Firefly

Fuck off.

>> No.5815127

>>5815121
>muh cult following

>> No.5815163

>>5814786
Is that the fedora guy or do fat people all look the same?