/lit/ - Literature

>>15198139
Sure, but how does he feel about you?

>>15191929
Kindle Oasis. It's nice. And, yes staring at a regular screen for hours does hurt my eyes.

I love actual books, but can't really justify accumulating hundreds of them right now.

>>15198104
I was just about to ask the very same thing.

Recommendations for translations of Dante would also be appreciated.

>>15198002
There's more to life than being happy.

>>15195394
Why even bother posting this rubbish? Do you think you're going to find anyone here who agrees that philosophy is useless, other than out of sheer contrarianism?

>>15193395
>so you don't have to leave the house
We all have the perfect excuse for that right now.

What sort of books should a QJBY like myself read?

>>15193274
You know, I've been getting rid of sources of sterile pleasure -- video games, masturbation, junk food, alcohol, etc. Now, my days basically just consist of work, exercise, reading and study.

>>15191188
P.S. - I think this is a pretty good Calvin’s dad strip too.

>>15189387
I was already banned from TV and video games, and didn’t listen to music; I guess there wasn’t much else to ban.

I was a pretty well behaved kid; I think my parents were just overreacting.

>>15188668
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME TWICE! BUT DURING THE STONE AGE...

>>15188391
"God and the State" is also a wonderfully colorful little book.

If you want to read about the Spanish Civil War, start with "Homage to Catalonia," of course.

>>15188346
Maybe it can show you the good in the process of showing you what's not good.

>>15188271
Last week I won some awards for my writing. I feel mildly pleased.

>>15188267
Convenient for you that the people on the other side are so evil.

>>15188024

>>15187336
Every single Japanese book is a metaphor for the new Japan and the old Japan and so forth.

>>15187516
I hope you're just trying to antagonize me and you're not actually that upset.

So, have you taken these steps? If so, do you feel it brought you any closer to your goal?

When I was a kid, my parents banned me from reading Calvin & Hobbes because they thought it was making me too sarcastic.

>>15186705
*good for you

>>15186675
Do you think that avoiding things you find uncomfortable is good or you?

>>15186679
Have you considered quitting social media and getting rid of your smartphone? Granted, you're still surrounded by other people whose brains are warped by this technology, but I imagine that would make a significant difference.

>>15186301
Fagles ain't too flowery.

>>15186608
Why be an ascetic cut off from the modern world?

>>15185359
Stop being an autist.