/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.9622289]

Please leave this board and never return if you agree with any of the following sentences:

>you read any form of genre fiction
>you barely know your classics
>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
>you speak a single language
>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
>you read for the plot
>you read for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
>you do not at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon
>you mostly read contemporary literature
>you believe 'the author is dead'
>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
>your rarely read poetry
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight

ITT: Post the book you're currently reading. Tell others how much you're enjoying it.

[Anonymous No.9622296]

ok. i wil go :(

but first... this book is AMAZING! f off jerk!

[Anonymous No.9622298]

Campbell Biology - 10th Edition & poetry. Tedious and loving it.

[Anonymous No.9622301]

Boy howdy, how tight does one's asshole have to be before they craft such a monument to pedantry?

[Anonymous No.9622308]

>he doesnt read for entertainment

autistic poseur detected

[Anonymous No.9622315]

Next time you post this, change the first line. "If you agree" doesn't make sense when the list is mostly made up of actions.

[Anonymous No.9622324]

>>9622289
Merimee's Colomba-- post-100 Days Sicilian revenge debacle rendered rather quietly. Second time through his series of short novels and long stories (this one and Carmen are the longest). Superb.
>addendum: anyone who hasn't pored through Cellini's fantastic Autobiography should be expelled as well!
Dig the change of image, anon.

[Anonymous No.9622326]

>>9622315
would "if any of the following applies to you" work? how would you put it?

[Anonymous No.9622327]

>>9622315
This

For such a long list of anal, literary pet-peeves, you didn't put much thought into your post. If I didn't know the autism this board was capable of I would have considered it b8

[Anonymous No.9622331]

>>9622324
Stupid error: pored over, rather.

[Anonymous No.9622337]

>>9622324
a story of revenge, sounds dramatic. enjoy.

[Anonymous No.9622346]

>>9622326
That is better, but "if any of the following is true" would be my choice.

[Anonymous No.9622359]

>>9622346
Please leave this board and never return if:

>You read any form of genre fiction.
>You barely know your classics.

does the first part work? is the list grammatically correct or do I leave it lower case without a period?

[Anonymous No.9622364]

>>9622346
>>9622359
also, is the green text necessary? thanks in advance

[Anonymous No.9622367]

>>9622364
You don't need periods for a list, and greentext etiquette supercedes grammar rules so go with no capitalisation.

[Anonymous No.9622379]

>>9622346
Or,
>Leave this board and never return if any one of the following items applies to /you:
or
>...any one of these...
which is more in line with the definition of 'item' = a unit in a list. IOW's 'following' has a redundant feel.