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What Are You Reading ?

>> No.6000428

>>6000421
your thread, it's shit.

>> No.6000432

>>6000421
Currently the corrections. After I think I'll read Kafka's short stories and then possibly moby dick, good plan?
>inb4 newfag

>> No.6000441

>>6000421
I'm currently reading my post as I type it

>> No.6000444

I' m reading in the heart of the heart of the country by william gass. I just finished Omensetters Luck by william gass. Im going to read the tunnel by william gass, next.

>> No.6000448

>>6000432
newfag

>> No.6000461

>>6000448
Haha this is funny because in the post I said
>inb4 newfag
You madman

>> No.6000476

>>6000421
Les Mis

>> No.6000489

>>6000461
this thread deserves only the best<3

>> No.6000500

V. I liked it so much I already bought M&D to continue with the Pineconefest. I'm also reading Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, but that's uni-related and I've still got two weeks to finish it.

>>6000476 #
How is it?

>> No.6000502 [DELETED] 

Pic related

>> No.6000506

taras bulba

>> No.6000512 [DELETED] 

Dis

>> No.6000572

>>6000421
No Country for Old Men

>> No.6000667

Mao II

>> No.6000678

journey to the end of the night

>> No.6000682

A Confederacy of Dunces

>> No.6000683

>>6000421
The Great Gatsby
I'm just starting guys, please forgive me.

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>> No.6000694

jane eyre... most boring book ever

>> No.6000704

Desiring God by John Piper and Man on His Nature by Charles Sherrington

>> No.6000714

the Remains of the Day

>> No.6000718

The great and secret show, Clive barker

I was in dire need of fantasy/horror trash.

>> No.6000724

Return of the King. First time for lotr and I am thoroughly enjoying it

>> No.6000736

>>6000421
The Gulag Archipelago.
It has completely changed the way I view Soviet Russia before and during the Stalinist era. Powerful book.

>> No.6000765
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The King In Yellow

>> No.6000774

>>6000421
short stories from daily science fiction

>> No.6000778

The Goldfinch. Very good so far.

>> No.6000795

One Hundred Years of Solitude, Flowers of Evil, Spinoza's Ethics, Steven Nadler's intro to the ethics, and Deleuze's Spinoza.

Have a bit too much going on. Will finish up all the Spinoza this week and then just focus on Flowers and One Hundred Years.

I also have bookmarks in three or four other poet collections but I'm putting those on hold for time being.

>> No.6000883

is that a graph of the quality of my life

>> No.6000892

>>6000500
I love it so far, I'm about 400ish pages in. I'd really recommend it. I saw the musical first and thought it was an awesome story. Had some Napoleon history if you're into that

>> No.6000912

I thought my thread could use some music so I'll just leave this here for you gentlemen.
:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfkzNNaXFyo

>> No.6001164

>>6000421
Les Onze Mille Verges

>> No.6001190

The Brothers Karamazov
yeah I'm the same guy who's been answering that for the last three "what are you reading" threads.

>> No.6001196

>>6001190
kek... i'm in the same boat with that jane eyre post above, and I'm still only 23 percent done according to my e-reader

>> No.6001229

Under the Volcano
some parts are difficult to follow, though that says more bad things about me than the novel. really like it so far, there are some amazing lines

>> No.6001274

>>6000883

I did not require these feels.

>> No.6001276

>>6001196
except I actually like mine

>> No.6001332

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

>> No.6001345

the idiot (not Op's autobiography)

>> No.6001349
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6001349

>>6000421
Ulysses
2666
Franny & Zooey
Great Gatsby (rereading for class)
The Sound and the Fury (rereading for class)

I made an impulsive decision to read 5 books at once. It is the best decision I've ever made.

>> No.6001354

>>6000694
What books do you like

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Catch-22
inherent vice (maybe)
A prayer for owen meany
infinite jest
great expectations

>> No.6001415

>>6001354
I enjoy most books I read... Beckett, Maugham, Pynchon, Salinger are some of my favorites....
what the fuck is it to you? Are you, some type of gung ho feminist Bronte enthusiast?

>> No.6001472

>>6001415
jumping the gun a bit there sport? dude just asked a question

>> No.6001778

Lolita. I think its the last book Im gonna get to read before I have to start reading for class.

>> No.6001785

>>6001415
kek

>> No.6001803

40 pages left of Don Quixote, it drags on a bit here and there but I've no clue what I'll read after that could measure up.

>> No.6001834

>>6001415
I do like the Brontës, and even though I generally don't call myself a feminist, I wouldn't object to being called one, and I've been called gung ho more than once, but in the end: Salinger a shit.

>> No.6001848

>>6001803
have you read hamlet, madame bovary, and anna karenina?

>> No.6001853

breakfast at tiffany's then the three stigmata of palmer eldritch

>> No.6001856

>>6000694
>boring
hey it's a pleb

>> No.6001863

>>6001848
oh also the divine comedy

>> No.6001874

>>6001856
eh its just a shitty female version of david copperfield..

>> No.6001892

>>6001874
what the fuck

>> No.6001899

savage detectives

>> No.6001926

>>6001892
Have you even read the book or are you just a fuckin pseud that read some fucking blog that said it has literary merit.

>> No.6001928

on the plurality of worlds

>> No.6001931

Just finished Ethan Frome

>> No.6002391

>>6001928
I really like David K. Lewis. I do metaethics, so his papers are mostly irrelevant, but god, his philosophical prose is so fucking good. He's one of the few philosophers I read just for fun.

>> No.6002419

>>6001834
have you read more than just catcher?

>> No.6002428

>>6001931
Did you enjoy it?

>> No.6002433

Crime and Punishment. Its been about 5-6 years since I've really read anything, but I decided to completely get rid of video games and cut back on some music to make room for reading.

Really enjoying it so far btw.

>> No.6002443

Just finished ORTHODOX CHURCH by Timothy Ware.

Just started ON ARCHITECTURE by Vitruvius.

>> No.6003161

>>6000421
The Idiot and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.

>> No.6004569

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

>> No.6004581

Brothers Karamazov
Myths from Mesopotamia

>> No.6004586
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Sinuhe, the Egyptian.

>> No.6004587

Dresden Files. Hey, you find me literature that beats a zombie T-Rex and I'll...well, you can't do that.

>> No.6004594

>>6004569
Read it. Too long, although it has some interesting concepts in it. I especially like the- Hoid? was it, the storyteller that pops in and out of worlds in all his novels

>> No.6004595

"Walt Disney: Triumph of the American Imagination"

The author has this very annoying trait where he will spend an entire chapter relating events and then the last paragraph he'll try to explain how every aspect of this portion of Disney's life is just a result of his desire for escapism, but the way the author talks is incredibly annoying because he speaks as if he's slowly been building up points the entire chapter when he literally doesn't mention it anywhere but the final paragraph.

>> No.6004596

>>6004569
Good taste, the second one focuses more on Shallan but the book as a whole is significantly better.

>>6004587
Nice, which book are you on? This wait for book 16 is driving me crazy, and Butcher only just started working on it recently.

>>6004594
>too long
What?

>> No.6004599

>>6004594
Couldn't say, this is the first I've read of Sanderson. I want to give the Wheel of Time a go though.

>> No.6004609

>>6004596
I'm reading Changes right now. I don't think I've ever powered through 12 novels quite so fast. Although honestly the first few books were just okay, they get a lot better later on.

>> No.6004637

>>6004599

>Wheel of Time

Oh boy.

As someone who actually really likes WoT - it is probably my favorite series of all time - let me prep you somewhat briefly.

The first three books all read as separate adventures. While obviously they are connected it feels like each of the books is 'isolated' narrative-wise from the others, none of them just up and end with a plot left hanging. They are a little slow but by the end of book 3 especially the series begins to find its stride. 4, 5, 6, 7, and maybe up to 8 are all really good. 6 especially is great. 9, 10, and 11 are where a lot of people get frustrated. The pacing of the books slows down immensely here, most notably with book 9. Power through though because it does get better. 12, 13, and 14 were written by Brandon Sanderson but were based on EXTENSIVE notes left by Jordan. Generally I have found that most people think Sanderson does fights better but that he kind of drops the ball with certain characters, Mat especially. Either way, all three books are great.

Now that that is out of the way, let me also mention that Jordan has some strange thoughts about how men and women should interact. Many of his female characters come off as jerks at best or cruel at worst. They often look down on men and many of the magic-users are not above using their power to bully those who they think have done something wrong. It can be incredibly frustrating at times, but almost all of the female characters mellow out throughout the series and to be fair, the more female-centric societies in the series are justified by the lore.

>>6004609
Oh you are in for some treats. 13 is pretty good, 14 is fan-fucking-tastic, and 15 is great too.

Also yes, most people agree that Butcher really found his stride around book 3/4.

>> No.6004658

>>6004637
Thank you. I have to admit, WoT does seem a bit daunting

>> No.6004690

>>6004658
To be fair, it is. Let me go a bit more in depth.

The first book starts off incredibly slow. After a pretty killer prologue, it's about 100 pages of nothing but world building and being in a small farm town with our young sheepherder who couldn't possibly be the Chosen One. Even the adventures that they do go on are incredibly episodic, they just kind of meander from one place to the next, even splitting up at points. The middle of the book is carried mostly by the characters rather than the action. The ending is fairly satisfying but it obviously sets itself up for additional books and I'm sure Jordan intended to write a series.

The second book suffers from the same problem mainly, and only really gets interesting in the last 150 pages or so. Still very episodic, still pretty slow in terms of pacing. Book 3 is where this finally stops, and the ending is fantastic.

The middle chunk of the series, 4/5/6/7/8, is great because a lot of stuff happens and events realistically span out over a long period of time. We finally get some really fantasy meat: magic duels, wars and political intrigue, the appearance of antagonists, and dramatic events that in-world are hugely significant. The middle books in my opinion might be the best part of the series.

The next chunk, 9/10/11, suffers from the fact that the various character timelines were beginning to diverge a bit and without some major shifts, the characters wouldn't end up where they needed to be for the climax of the series. As such, certain characters get a lot more focus than others in order to speed up their narrative which can be pretty awful if there is a character you really like. Sometimes your character won't appear at all in a book, or even multiple books with only a short chapter here or there. Furthermore, in-universe a lot of the events take place over a short span of time so it doesn't feel like a lot is going on.

The payoff is that by the end of Book 11, almost every character is set up and prepared for their climax in the next three books, which makes those books read like sex. The last three is literally just every character's arc finally getting the pay off, and it is great to read.

Yes, the series is long and very dense with needless description, especially early on. Yes, some of the characters - ESPECIALLY Jordan's females - will be incredibly frustrating. However, in my opinion the series as a whole is one of the finest fantasy works ever and it is personally my favorite series of books.

>> No.6004715

Getting into citycore:

Dubliners
Persepolis

>> No.6004727

miranda july's new book

>> No.6004734

Gravity's Rainbow. Wanted to see what all the hype was about. Not bad so far.

>> No.6005261

>>6002428
I'm not really into realism, but it was a decent little novella that makes me want to read some more of Edith Wharton's work.

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War and Peace & The Republic

>> No.6005286

>>6004727
The First Bad Man?
How is it?

>> No.6006911

>>6005261
Well, look in to her novel The Reef, it was alright, along with The Age of Innocence.

>> No.6007736

Catch 22 and Revolutionary Road

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>>6000421

Just finished A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge earlier today. Very good sci-fi. It had been on my to-read list for a long time, glad I finally got around to it. If you like sci-fi and haven't read this, you should.

Now reading Don Quixote. Never read it before. Haven't made much of a dent in it yet (just the prologue and first 10 chapters, I think. Around 75 pages) but I'm enjoying it more than I expected to. Legitimately funny.

Pic related, the translation that I got. All the reviews led me to Edith Grossman. Did I do good, /lit/?

>> No.6008010

>>6000432

Good plan, but only if you actually read Moby Dick. One of my favorite books of all time, absolutely incredible.

I even enjoyed 'Cetology' and think anyone who skips it or finds it laborious a pleb

>> No.6008012

>>6008004
Lel fucking pleb. Read it in spanish. I mean, the old spanish version, not the plebeian modernized spanish one.

I'm saying this because otherwise it doesn't feel like an old spanish book.

>> No.6008021

Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language by Saul Kripke

>> No.6008023

>>6000694
>>6001856

Not the same guy but i HATED Jane Eyre when I read it. Absolutely couldn't stand it. At the time, it seemed like if it hadn't been written by a woman, it would have fallen into obscurity. To be fair, I was 16 when I read it, and only read it because it was assigned to me, so my tastes have changed.

>> No.6008037

>>6008012

> babby's first /lit/ post

trying way too hard to meme, friend. Better luck next time.

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>>6008004
Don Quixote and that particular translation is so goddamn god.

>>6008012
retarded

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6008078

He's a little too descriptivey, but I really hate descriptions anyway so it might just be my personal taste.

Other than that, Steinbeck is pretty great. Succeeds at not boring me.

>> No.6008097

>>6002433
Congrats, bro. What do you plan on reading next?

>>6000683
First rule of /lit/, don't ever be intimidated by the loser "patricians" here who think themselves gatekeepers of literature. Just read what you want, and feel the way you want about it.

>> No.6008099

>>6008097
have a go at this pleb trying to encourage other plebs in their plebdom

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I started reading this. What can I expect?

I need a bit of motivation to keep reading.

>> No.6008107

>>6008103
expect the best book of your life.

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halfway through.

it's not very good.

>> No.6008148

The Republic

The Consolation of Philosophy

>> No.6008163

>>6008103
pretty boring tbh

>> No.6008504

I'm getting started with reading with Sci-Fi with Ender's Game series. I didn't like the first one very much but it had some interesting bits but Speaker of the Dead was totally different and truly amazing experience for me. I am hesitant to move onto Xenocide though for some reason I can't quite determine.

>> No.6008535

From free form to the literature of fact (theory book on literature in my native language)
My notes from Lolita
Started reading Gravity's Rainbow (this time in english)

>> No.6008540

right now? a short constructed text in proto indo european on wiki lol

i.e. i read its english translation and also try to find known words in the text

>> No.6008552

I just finished Bitterblue. It was pretty good while I was reading it, with characters I sympathized with a some good intrigue, but I finished it and realized after reading the acknowledgement (which contained a big apology on "disability politics") that I had just finished a book written by a massive SJW feminist of the worst kind.

>> No.6008562

Baudolino (400 pg in, think I'm gonna pause it althought I love Eco it gets kinda tedious)

The fiery angel - Bruisov

We - Evgheny Zamiatin


and gonna go buy today the Agony of the Eros and Foucault's Pendulum for uprunning lecture.

>> No.6008582

>>6008148
my niggah.

>> No.6008612

>>6004690
I've tried reading the series twice. It was actually my second fantasy series after LotR and both times I just lost the the endurance to continue at around 7 or 8. It can be an unbelievable slog sometimes which is heavily contrasted by how many interesting plots it has going on at any time and how many story threads I desperately want to see concluded even now after my failed attempts. The biggest flaw as you point out is how frustrating, and similar, every female character is. Ironically, the only female character I liked was Nynaeve because her stubborn bitchiness actually feels natural for her character whereas for every other female it feels like a tacked on and disingenuous quality out of some presumption from the author that that is simply how all women must be. Just adding my two cents to the discussion and perhaps trying to convince myself to try it a third time.

>> No.6008994

>Anna Karenina
>The Complete Guide to Software Testing
>The Oxford Illustrated Hstory of Modern Europe

I'm trying to read more non-fiction this year.

>> No.6009001

Ulysses. Because /lit/ told me to. It's pretty good so far, even though my progress is unusually slow as I'm not a native speaker.
>>6008562
>We
Great stuff, probably my all-time favourite.

>> No.6010155

The crying of lot 49, what in the fuck is going on. Halfway into chapter 3 and my brain is being pulled in 10 different directions, on the bright side Fallopian made me giggle.

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Gyldenfeld's take on Heidegger's metaphysics and Dubliners for the down times.

>> No.6010184

>>6001349
You recommend it ?