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9758313 No.9758313 [Reply] [Original]

Leave this board and never return if any of these apply to you:

>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 solely for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
>you don't have 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

>> No.9758343

This is actually a very good list. Many readers hold several of these when they begin reading, but hopefully outgrow them.

>> No.9758345

Leave this board and never return if you unironically post self improvement threads.

>> No.9758544
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9758544

>tfw do eight of these

>> No.9758548

i do all of those

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>>9758313
>begins thread by immediately discriminating against anything beyond their pin-needle scope of reading taste
>as though /lit/ is not a board to learn and grow beyond those categories listed
Jesus. No wonder this board is dead.

>>9758343
>>9758345
Thankfully enough, this anon got the point.

>> No.9758651

>>9758313
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>> No.9758670

>>9758313
But this is a board for literature.

>> No.9758676

>>9758313
>implying people want to stay on this board

what should i read next, stephen king or grrm? sweet release, for how long have i been waiting?

>> No.9758683

>>9758313
>leave if you believe that if you like a work it is justified on an artistic level
>being this much of an incel
i feel sorry for you.

>> No.9758727

>you rarely read nonfiction

So should I leave if I never read it or always ready it?

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9759170

Are you done raging /lit/? Are you still on 4chan or have you decided to go actually read a book?

>> No.9759227

bump