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c/lit/s, I almost feel dirty asking this, but...does anyone know any good romance stories?
Preferably something that's somehow still manly...

>> No.688689

Are you looking for romantic stuff, or erotic stuff?
And yes, there's a difference.

>> No.688693

Maybe you should try ROMEO and JULIET by SHAKESPEARE

>> No.688696

Lolita fits all of your qualifications and several more!

>> No.688694

>>688689
You mean there's erotic literature? As in, the porn stories you can find on the internets? Nah...

>> No.688702

Forget which book, but in one of the dresden files Harry ties up a half vampire and bangs her. This is followed by assorted fantasy murder and violence.

>> No.688701

>>688696
Yeah...let's not go there. :|

>> No.688703

No, Lolita is good.

You could also read Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying, and if you're super /lit/, The Brothers Karamazov (look for the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation).

>> No.688704

Mills and Boon. Not manly, but very inexpensive.

>> No.688705

Corelli's Mandolin

>> No.688707

The Dandelion Girl
http://www.mediafire.com/?uzzjz2jnmy3

It's a short story, but it always tears me up.
I'm not too sure if it counts as 'romance' though.

>> No.688708

>>688707
Oh right, there isn't any form of sexual contact, so don't read it if that was what you were looking for.

>> No.688709

Try the 120 days of sodom

>> No.688717

>>688689
>erotic stuff

Not op, but could you recommend any?

>> No.688722

>>688717

American Psycho.

Any other erotic writing (including comics) basically amounts to masturbating over the author masturbating. It's a bullshit genre.

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688735

Regarding erotic lit, is this book any good?
I saw it in a thriftstore for only 5 bucks and kind of wanted to buy it.

>> No.688762

>>688709

This.

>> No.688763

House of Leaves

>> No.688773 [SPOILER] 
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688773

The only book I ever actually climaxed over was that scene in Guy Smith's Abomination; when the nerd fucks the smelly tart by the river. As an aside, she ends up being consumed by flesh-eating frogs and slugs, and he only escapes by the skin of his balls.

Pic related.

>> No.688778

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

>> No.688784

>>688773
Jesus christ. That's some Patrick Bateman shit you've got going on over there, son.

>> No.688792

Read 'Translations' by Brian Friel.

It has a beautiful love story as a major subplot.

>> No.688795

>>688707

I dawwww'd so hard.

>> No.688820

>>688795
Glad you liked it.
I'd die for a hard copy, but I can't find the anthology/bundle it's published in.

>> No.688829

>>688820

I just searched it up on Amazon, and found an original hardcover selling for $250.

Pretty sure it's out of print =(

>> No.688854

>>688778
One of the worst books i ever read in my life

>> No.688866

>>688709

This.

The genre is dead now. This book is the quintessential writing of erotic literature. It's pretty disgusting and I had a hard time reading it. I'm not even sure I'm glad I did. But it was interesting. It's like /b/ but actually worse.

>> No.688872

>>688686
The Red and the Black

>> No.688898

Story of the Eye

>> No.688919

>>688735
if its published by penguin at least it should have quality.

the price seems right. get it and post results.

>> No.688937

>>688919

Penguin publishes their share of crap. Admittedly it's not print-on-demand crap.

>> No.688952

spring snow by yukio mishima

but i'd go with norwegian wood by haruki murakami.

>>688854
that's cool you have an opinion. most people tend to like it a lot.

>> No.688954

>>688709
Justine was more romantic.

>> No.688962

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>> No.688973

>>688866
Well, I just started reading it and ...I had never known...

Oh yeah, Marquis de Sade, 'sexual violence' and all, lol sure.
But then you start reading it and, jesus fucking christ xD

>> No.688987

>>688962
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>> No.688991

GUYS! THERE'S A FUCKING GHOST IN THIS THREAD! I SAW IT! LOOK BEHIND THE SPOILER! LOOK!!

>> No.688994

JESUS CHRIST IT HAD THIS HUGE TONGUE GUYS! THIS HUGE RED TONGUE!

>> No.689051

OH FUCK

>> No.689055
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689055

Go Down, Aaron is a romance novel.

naw i be trollin'

>> No.689067

Anybody else find OP's pic really hot?

>> No.689068

>>689067
extremely

>> No.689072

>>689067

Yes.

>> No.689074

>>689055
I own this, it's hilarious

>> No.689078

What is OP's pic from.

>> No.689083
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689083

>>688707

Came in here to say this. This short story had me in tears. It is pure, unadulterated love.

>> No.689086

murakami books?
norwegian wood or the sout-west-sun thingy

>> No.689119

>>689055
what is this i don't even

>> No.689150

>>689067
Inmensely so.

>> No.689155

/ss/ is a great way to release your Oedipal fantasies.

>> No.689158

SAUCE ON OP'S PIC

>> No.689162

>>689155
WHAT IS /ss/ I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT IT IS

>> No.689166

>>689162
Schutzstaffel.

>> No.689170

>>689166
I love you, /lit/.

>> No.689173

>>689155

Most of it has ridiculously huge breasts and I can't get into it.

>> No.689181

>>689173
...a-and we're still on 4chan.

>> No.689232

>>689083
I love you for loving it

>> No.689304
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689304

silly romantics. You don't know anything about the llama

>> No.689369

Doctor Zhivago

>> No.689392

>>688686
Why is she tailoring that boy's pants in the nude?

>> No.689406

>>689392
*obviously wearing a skin-tight bodysuit*

oh you people, shes actually showing the kid how to beat pokemon red on the gameboy.

Silly

>> No.691086

sputnik sweetheart

>> No.691105

>>689392
What are you, 12? She's sucking his dick.

>> No.691142

>>691105
wow. troll'd

>> No.691150

"The Lady with the Little Dog" by Anton Chekhov
"Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy

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>>691105
THIS PIECE OF SHIT THINKS IT KKNOWS THE RUUULLLES OF TEH GAME, BUT IT'S IN FOR A SURPRSIE IT WON'T FORGETT ON GOOOSEBUMPS

>> No.691166
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691166

This.

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691196

only not the audiobook version

>> No.691216

>>691196
Also The Curse of Chalion by the same author, which is a really good book

>> No.691228

Any sister-/ss/ books? :3

>> No.691235

>>691216
yeah, but i'd say paladin of souls is more focused on the romance, its kind of an after effect in curse

caz is one of my favorite protagonists though.

>> No.691236

>>691235
i haven't read Paladin of Souls yet and I really liked Curse. Caz is indeed bad ass as hell.

>> No.691241

>>691236
you read the vorkosigan books though? dont be scared if scif isnt your thing, they are soft as hell sci fi, its only used as a backdrop for the stories.

>> No.691252

>>691241
No, Sci-Fi is definitely my thing. I've definitely read one of them back in the day, might have been A Civil Campaign? Never got around to reading any others though... Library didn't have 'em or something, I guess.

>> No.691283

I recommend the idiot

wait were you looking for romance? eh...

>> No.691291

>>691252
if you get around to reading through them, start with shards of honor, then barrayar. they follow miles' mother cordelia and set up the whole series.

>> No.691352

>>691105
Look at the floor to her right. That's a sewing kit. Why would there be a sewing kit if she's slobbing his knob? Obviously she's doing a little mending.

>> No.691597

>>688705

THIS. Nobody ever talks about Corelli's Mandolin, and it is an awesome book. I blame Nicolas Cage.

>> No.691642

>>688703
Brothers Karamazov on Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/28054

>> No.691667

I recommend the first half of The Time Traveller's Wife. I did not read the second half and have no knowledge of what happens. The first half peaked and I decided I could not like it more if I continued reading.

>> No.691690

>>688709
120 days of Sodom
http://supervert.com/elibrary/marquis_de_sade

>> No.691885

>>688707
Thanks Anon.

>> No.691908

>>691667

Good for you. I regret reading beyond that point. The plot became nonsensical and the book ended terribly.

>> No.692032

>>691196

Bujold, but no mention of the sharing knife/ Wide Green World series? There are several folk who compare it to romance novels, but I think its some of her best work. Also, the Spirit Ring by the same author

>> No.692058

hey, so does anyone know any stories of a somewhat hot girl with horrible self-esteem who is completely and utterly in love with this boy who doesn't give a shit about her but uses her for sexual favors?

sorry for being so spefic, but that's kind of my plight right now, and i like reading stories that remind me of myself. =/

>> No.692074

>>692058
okay, i don't know if this is a troll post or a post that is blatantly seeking attention, but either way, knock it off. you're either annoying or better than that.

>> No.692080

>>692058

Twilight
except replace sexual favors with drinking blood.

>> No.692081

Read the last five books in the Chronicles of Amber series.

Merlin drills just about every damn woman he meets.

>> No.692085

>>692074
one or the other, i'm honestly not really sure.

>>692080
okay this is weird but the only part of the twilight books i actually enjoyed was the how edward was really creepy and stalked bella. everything else was so boring.

>> No.692089

>>692085
here is a simple test to find out:

Are you a girl w/ self esteem problems being used by a dude for sex y/n

If y, you are seeking attention! Turn to page 73, where you should break up with him and do something better and stop annoying us.

If n, you are a troll! go away.

>> No.692100

>>692089
i don't mind being used, i just want literature about it.

>> No.692110

Fight Club.

>> No.692114

>>688778

This is a really great book. And since it's from a male's perspective, even better. Not a whole lot of gushy romantic stuff. But still has emotions.