/lit/ - Literature

>>18808754
This

>>18799383
He made some impressive progress, but ultimately the GDI had more broad support, and the ion cannon was superior to nukes as a strategic weapon

I feel bad for him but he was way too naive about the UN, should have conned some other poor slob into doing that mission

>>18769280
See you tomorrow

>>18761009
Excellent

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>>18762941 (lol)
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>>18762996
These are all great

Someone on here recommended The Night Stalker by Philip Carlo. It's third person but really feels like the killer's pov.

>>18763100
You are more right than you realize, samefag. None of us deserve redemption. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

I personally am responsible for some truly terrible things, and if it were not for God's grace I would not have the strength to work toward redemption, because God will forgive me, but man will not (and probably should not).

Yes, we are saved by grace, not by works, but IMO that doesn't get you off the hook for doing whatever you can to atone for your sins. It just means don't expect forgiveness from anyone but God when you're finished.

>>18749304
>Are the Space Odyssey books any good? Do they explain stuff the movies dont?
Yes and yes

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>>18749514
This

>>18750940
Supposedly Clarke left the premiere in tears after seeing how Kubrick had butchered his story

>>18738733
>Any comfy enormous gigantic long book tomes that I can get a lot out of and will bring me grounding and comfort? Preferably about something niche, long and wordy style, but still engaging. And most importantly comfy (could be fiction but preferably non-fiction or a mixture of non-fiction and fiction).

Russell Stevens' Mycological Guidebook fits that description perfectly. A 700 page labyrinth with cool or just "WTF" moments around every corner.

Generation of Vipers

>>18705615
This is really insightful, thanks

>>18706848
It was a time when smart people still ingenuously believed in communism. This is made very clear in Homage to Catalonia.

>>18697733
I just want to say, for the election tourists' benefit, that this is a fantastic book. Obviously he doesn't get the big picture due to his "different understanding", but that different understanding will help you know your own country better.

>>18687987
His guides to business and American history, the one where he goes to Japan, and "Why Things Are" that he wrote with Joel Achenbach

>>18681768
High tier: books on the shelves, tables, cupboards, in the bathroom, bedroom, car, everywhere

Mid tier: only books from a single genre

Low tier: only NYT bestsellers

>>18678552
Start sending back books if you aren't hooked by the end of the first chapter

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>>18682997
These

Last good one I read was Richard Wright's essay from "The God That Failed". Aesop was Ethiopian too IIRC.

>>18680579
http://johnccmay.net/resources/kurt-hahns-six-declines-of-modern-youth/

Indians were badasses that didn't fuck around

The PC stereotype of the peaceful nature worshipper is really disrespectful, because nobody will put those characters on the sides of motorbikes or the covers of bodice-rippers.

If you have enough guts, people will name a helicopter after you even if you counted coup on their great-granddad.

>>18673779
Stoicism became popular around the time of the pickup artist craze (I want to say 2007), when male emotional basket cases were trying to get their shit together so they could find a mate.
Sometime between then and now, it went mainstream, and its message was distorted because normies don't read.

But, just like the Bible, the original words of the authors are not going away, and can give you the same epiphany they've given to millions of other people, as long as you read them without prejudice.

>>18647391
>I wrote one of my papers on how Hannibal Lecter was positioned as a messianic figure, a rival to the Judeo-Christian God,

You should post your paper here if it won't dox you. I always thought it was funny how he uses Hannibal to exact divine retribution on the bad guys

>>18636798
Solid analysis, but:
1. You can't be sure who the the chosen ones are unless you give everyone a chance

2. Subpar leaders will obfuscate, sabotage, and censor talented competitors in any system

3. He grew up in a particularly oppressive educational system

4. Good teachers' love for the kids can still overcome a bad curriculum (sorry not sorry, common core).

>>18636972
5. "Book learning" can't teach you everything. Music and sports are the usual examples but even STEM fields are hard as piss without someone to bounce ideas off.

6. Those who do, can't teach. You need someone to whom proficiency doesn't come easy and who remembers what it was like before they knew the material. And by teaching i don't mean "formulating your lesson plan for the nth time".

>>18634334
This

>>18626583
Recently? The Writing On The Wall by William Hannas. A rare example of honest, multifaceted criticism that gave me a new perspective even though I didn't ultimately agree with his thesis.

Historically? Jurgen by James Branch Cabell. One of those books that manages to be profound without trying, just by showing things as they are (the easiest way to get censored).

Nah, he's too smart. Read "Red Star, Winter Orbit".

Nobody who fetishizes consumerism to such an absurd extent (even coming up with his own brand names LOL) can seriously pose as a Communist. I'm actually hoping he gets cancelled for some minor sin and has to explain how NOT CAPITALIST he is. It would be like Liberace suing reporters for implying he was gay.