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10375379>his bookshelf is a gaggle of unrelated, overrated tomes that he got off a /lit/ recommendation c…[View]
10373290What are the best WWII books? Preferably nonfiction[View]
10376295Have you ever read Victor Pelevin?[View]
10378104Who are some philosophers similar to Schopenhauer? I enjoyed The World as Will and Representation. W…[View]
10377053I'm awful at English spelling. Will learning to read Latin and Ancient Greek improve my ability…[View]
10378106Why isn't this discussed more often here? It made me laugh and almost cry in public[View]
10372456What are your favorite short stories?[View]
10376205LOL But seriously, I saw this quote discussed on here a few days ago and now SMBC posts a comic abou…[View]
10376785Hey /lit/, I'm looking for some poetry worth of being called both funny and both intelligent. I…[View]
10376246Thomas Carlyle: What does /lit/ think of this man's body of work?[View]
10375198Environmental journalism in Germany: Do anyone know good books (any books?) about subj? I very appre…[View]
10377892I'm a 20 year old university student in a major with promising job prospects. My life plan is b…[View]
10364748A fantasy book isn't good unless it has a map. What's the best fantasy map?[View]
10377183hey /lit/: What actually makes a writing 'good'?[View]
10376830Did you like it, /lit/?[View]
10377658if you roll dubs I'll write a novel about whatever plot youg ive me.[View]
10371372Any good anti-work/work refusal works? Trying to build an ethical case against wage slavery.[View]
10375362Got my hands on these books for free, where do I start: As you can see I've been chewing throug…[View]
10376905Michel Houellebecq: Any particular order I should read his books in? Best book in your opinion?…[View]
10376748Basics of 19th & 20th century philosophy: What books should I read that give you an introduction…[View]
10375488Hi everyone. I'm a voice recording artist based in London. I've had a pretty steady line o…[View]
10377471itt: /ourguys/[View]
10375724Who´s right and wrong here?: .[View]
10376847Can someone explain to me what's the deal with John Green? Why does a mature man write about te…[View]
10365053Educational literature: Besides this and How to Read a Book, what other books should be included in …[View]
10377047>good shitposter = good writer Is this true?[View]
10375700>Start to write a story >Unsure at first, but the idea starts to grow as you progress >Char…[View]
10377121are there any books on female hypergamy?[View]
10377365/American Poetry/: Can we talk about poetry the rolls in the geography, the ambition, the multiplici…[View]
10377335I'm looking for a book that has a lot of bird seed and worms. Maybe a book for this feeling, a …[View]
10375577The man without qualities: 'We all have trouble with the same man almost every time. If we were to i…[View]
10376831Blogs, philosophy, and critique: http://pyramid.glass/uncategorized/pyramids/ I wrote this. Do you h…[View]
10376276Too stupid to understand, what now: I read 55 pages thus far and just finished The Treatise on Resur…[View]
10376765How do you find what you want to read next: I've recently got back into reading and have mainly…[View]
10376721>Humbert licks Lolita's eyeballs[View]
10373018I want to emulate Mishima's death, but I live in the states. What would the American version of…[View]
10375907Hi /lit/ I have never read a book outside of school and I want to change that by making literature m…[View]
10376672How do properly write a fictional story with philosophical themes?: It seems as if just about any ph…[View]
10376521So was Thomas Mann a gay pedophile or what? Is being a gay pedophile the true redpill for any aspiri…[View]
10376428What are some good books for learning ancient Greek and Latin? I won't study both at the same t…[View]
10376540Can any of you recommend any parilticularly enjoyable or enlightening textbooks that you have read? …[View]
10376799why is hungarian lit so based? what's your favourite hungarian novel?[View]
10374510tfw original Peanuts books for $2 each Whoever donated these to Goodwill was a retard Post your rece…[View]
10376089Any WW2 memoir literature from the point of view of the Wehrmacht or even the SS? All popular Holoca…[View]
10375775Hi lads, I have to write a research paper about Billy. The sonnets I can use are 18, 33, 55, 60, 73,…[View]
10376608so I am doing a wise wizard characters. I want to know how I can differentiate from Gandalf, Dumbled…[View]
10364652College /lit/ stories: >in philosophy class >professor asks me what I think about camus the st…[View]
10376437What's your favourite book cover, /lit/?[View]
10367458please recommend me some 'nothin personell' tier philosophers not 'woe is me' an…[View]
10375247Hello, what are the best Dante translations? There is this nicely illustrated version translated by …[View]
10375338yikes[View]
10372649How is he so talented?[View]
10374281What did he mean by this?: >The mainspring of an individual is his creative Will. This Will is th…[View]
10374226NeoNoir Recommendations?: Hey guys. This is my first time posting on this board so I'm sorry if…[View]
10376010The Familiar: So there is a ton of House of Leaves circle jerk here, and yes that book is amazing, b…[View]
10376582Not entirely related to writing, but how does one stop dropping unfinished projects and starting new…[View]
10374336>Dante: Long narrative poem >Cervantes: Novel >Homer: Epic poetry >Shakespeare: Fuxking …[View]
10376534WUBABABADUBADUBDUB God's a spook Morty! I'M THE CREATIVE NOTHING RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK[View]
10375504Today I started reading a book for the first time in my life.: I'm 20 and short of shitty schoo…[View]
10376548favorite books: The Chaneysville Incident - David Bradley At Swim-Two-Birds - Flann O'Brien Ada…[View]
10373266Why did the Germans dominate philosophy yet had no literature outside of Goethe?[View]
10376344Can I have an essential poets of the portuguese language thread?[View]
10376350I currently have my bachelor’s degree in English, and have just been taking a few years off before g…[View]
10369213how is the odyssey translation by emily wilson? is it good or is it shit?[View]
10376040What's your favorite fragment of Herodotus' Histories? I like this one becos it's fun…[View]
10376133Maybe women are born nation wreckers because they have never contributed to society at large. If wo…[View]
10375683Was Pechorin in the wrong? Also, how did he die?[View]
10374553What's the deal with creativity and mental illness?[View]
10374867/lit/, has it dawned on you yet that to pursue art and beauty necessarily separates you from the res…[View]
10375286I've just submitted my master's, and want to read either of these over the holidays. Which…[View]
10375867Empiricism > Rationalism: British empiricism, of course.[View]
10375664I've been reading through the Penguin Classics edition of Keats' collected poetry and rece…[View]
10375002Hey /lit/, does anyone have that screenshot of one of those pages from an 'black men pop fic' books …[View]
10376180Where can I find this book? Pretty much exhausted all options :/[View]
10374373This is the best writer of all time. Say something nice about him.[View]
10376121This worthless recluse is the best lyricist of all time. Say something nice about him.[View]
10376103Is this preface writer underrated?: Stubbing Out a Cigarette on a Nightingale a preface by Dale Hou…[View]
10375935fuck I love this book. any awesome novels similar to this? the ending made me tear up like a goddamn…[View]
10375112THOUGHTS ON THE OPENING OF PROUSTS IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME: For a long time I would go to bed early. …[View]
10376050I'm in Foyles looking for a read, what should I get?: I'm in Foyles London and was going t…[View]
10373339Why should I be moral?[View]
10376020what are some books with this aesthetic?[View]
10373756Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses: Was Twain right about Fenimore Cooper?[View]
10376025Anyone read this? Is it any good?[View]
10375975Who is in the right?[View]
10372515How do you read books without your eyesight getting worse? Will I damage my eyes if I read in bright…[View]
10374824>tfw you're a romanticist who romanticises about being a classicist…[View]
10375805dic rate thread: what's yours[View]
10374776Hello, I'm desperately trying to remember a book I had read a long time ago, but still 2000s. I…[View]
10375801Recently seen a thread where some ill person essentially said anyone who reads for entertainment or …[View]
10375902Foucault on Power: Can a /lit/izen help me out? I need a rundown on Foucault's theory on Power,…[View]
10374539Is this good or just a meme?[View]
10375780Which metaethical principal can be used to determine an evil maxim from a good one? Also, are there…[View]
10373980Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you: >you read any form of genre f…[View]
10375441*has to write 3 more gargantuan books* *dies*[View]
10375755Does he have autism?[View]
10375769So then, what does this Jew have to say about Norse Mythology?[View]
10374782>An eccentric billionaire offers to give you a fleet of ambulatory libraries How would you put th…[View]
10375135>read continental philosophy >'The mainspring of love is the will. The Spirit of capitalism di…[View]
10374982Which Version of Plato Complete works...: >...should I buy? > Cooper? > Jowett? > BAI LA…[View]
10373571/lit Confessions thread: I wrote a zombie Nietzsche story about him stabbing the crap out of his sis…[View]
10373486has anyone else read asimov's foundation books every few months in /gsg/ there's a grandi …[View]
10373709What are some fine works of literature set in winter or snow? Poetry, novels, plays, etc.[View]
10370310what does /lit/ think?[View]
10371298Why aren't writing teams on novels more common?: It seems like the final product would be consi…[View]
10374544Worst book endings ever.[View]
10375297Literature on Belgian Congo: Hey /Lit/ currently doing a major assignment on colonial politics and I…[View]
10363423What is the maxim you live by[View]
10375461Beowulf: Redpill me on Beowulf. Which translator should I go for, and is there anything I need to re…[View]
10374222Is there going to be a Spotify equivalent for e-Books? Can we go ahead and push this into production…[View]
10375392Hey /lit/ I have a rare William S Burroughs book published in the 60's. It looks like it could …[View]
10370512So if Harris, Peterson, Zizek are hacks and pseuds, who are the real intellectuals we should pay att…[View]
10375278Fuck the Greeks: I have not read a single book of the Greeks, and I can confidently say that I have …[View]
10371556>your legal name >your address >your btc wallet >your favorite book…[View]
10375298itt: books[View]
10375313Hey what do you guys think of this story i wrote? Would love to hear some feedback on it. wattpad.co…[View]
10374877What would you say are the 'core concepts' which one must understand before trying to get into philo…[View]
10373691Well /lit/? what is the right distance one should keep from Murakami's books?[View]
10370344ITT: 'villains' who did literally nothing wrong[View]
10375227Tolkiens books: Didnt really know wether to post this on /tv/ or here but ill post it here. Would To…[View]
10372867Are Freud and Jung still worth learning even thought they're completely wrong about everything …[View]
10375265He is ready: Meet Timothy Morton, he will digest and consume the right. His latest book is: - Human…[View]
10372549what are some good books to read about to learn about economics that are on an intermediate level[View]
10370690This book saved my life. Not kidding, as negative as some people here are certainly likely to be. W…[View]
10373020Which horror authors does /lit/ approve of?[View]
10375184Any other analyses/critique of Postmodernism worth reading?[View]
10374870visitor dropping in I spend a lot of time thinking. I think about some things carefully, and deeply.…[View]
10375179He is great author, isn't he?[View]
10375116I have an urge to write something. I don't just mean anything, I mean something in general. I k…[View]
10371309Is there a Guide to Starting with Psychology?: Is there a Guide to Starting with Psychology? If not,…[View]
10373552A good dystopian novel makes you ask: 'What's the point of life without ____?': What is somethi…[View]
10374548Could any of you read this without looking up words every five minutes? Nabokov uses the most arcane…[View]
10373958In your best prose, describe her[View]
10373510In Wittgenstein's Tractatus do propositions have a reference, a Bedeutung? The translations I …[View]
10374822>tfw comfy reading Aquinas and you see this[View]
10373221I want to create an experimental collective poetry. Post a sentece, a quote, an image or anything yo…[View]
10372611Estoicism... and art.: I've been reading The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius but I'm not ca…[View]
10375023Why does /lit/ never discuss this gentleman's novels?[View]
10370813Do you believe it's possible to write any character sympathetically, /lit/? A rapist? A child m…[View]
10374705If you purchase this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property.[View]
10374128What is The Great American Novel?: I just started reading this for the first time. Steinbeck started…[View]
10373367>Dante >Shakespeare >Cervantes >Proust >Joyce >Pynchon >All Catholic Huh, reall…[View]
10372927>have a good idea for a book >start writing on it and developing it >the more I write, the …[View]
10374847fellas, where do I find a cute /lit/ girl to be in my life? I'm turning into a lonely fuck and…[View]
10373927https://pastebin.com/Mh3TQvHs Thoughts/crit on the unfinished 1st chapter?[View]
10365377how to read pynchon? how would you rank his work from most accessible to least?[View]
10371379Any phone readers here? Please post your favorite app for phone reading and why you prefer it. Thank…[View]
10373100moby dick: how come nobody told me how riotously funny this book is? ishmael is a fucking comedian.…[View]
10373376This is not a good book.[View]
10368530well that shut him up: Sam: I'll just put that out there as an example of something someone wou…[View]
10365321mfw /lit/ is a cesspool of pseuds ...: Post current novel that you are reading, and then explain why…[View]
10374364Hey guys, I have to give a small speech at a funeral next week and I was wondering if anyone could r…[View]
10374703It seems like every book is about relationships between characters and if you either want to be a wr…[View]
10374188STOP TALKING ABOUT CUCKS: >reading through Shakespeare >getting immersed in the incredible lan…[View]
10373955When does this book get good? The Sword and the Stone part was clearly a children’s story but I hear…[View]
10373945What should I read?: Or which is better? Moby Dick Paradise Lost Macbeth[View]
10373233Tradcon General: >All significent concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theo…[View]
10373083Memory Malady: What methods do you utilize to retain the important knowledge from new books? Do you …[View]
10373044I'm beginning to hate humanity more and more. Please recommend some books about misanthropes/mi…[View]
10367324https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dXE6ZafkRMI How are you celebrating Noam Chomsky Day /lit/?[View]
10372263Any books about how to live and get by in today's world of degeneracy and decadence? I feel lo…[View]
10375823I've come to realize that I don't care about the world at large (politics, social movement…[View]
10373990M-Morality is a *burp* Morality is a spook Morty. Sorry to have to pull that bandaid off but you…[View]
10368162What's some good Spanish lit? I'm trying to improve my vocabulary and read some good books…[View]
10369549epic poetry: what is your favorite epic poem? are there any epic poems you know that are little or u…[View]
10374482Hi /lit/, plenty has been written about the USA overthrowing the government of Guatemala in 1954, bu…[View]
10373951ITT: Beautiful Poems: I want to get into poems to improve my songwriting vocabulary and skills, post…[View]
10374054So I've recently graduated from an English literature degree. Inb4 STEM meme, because I'm …[View]
10374422>book >book >book…[View]
10374073Did he solve the mind-body problem?[View]
10373735daily reminder that the story of Christ, the story that defines our civilization begins with TAXES. …[View]
10374168Is Jesus Christ the coolest guy in literature?[View]
10373673Is this book any good ? Does it actually help you influence people ?[View]
10372375¿Por Que?[View]
10374227So he was writing ATD and M&D throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s, right? But didn't finish and…[View]
10374137What are ways to improve my descriptions of geography and locations?[View]
10371533/lit/ PLEASE teach me how to write quality stories. I want to write something that involves high tec…[View]
10373462>actually believing what Pynchon says in the Slow Learner introduction lmao PYNCHED…[View]
10373509Stop imagining mental events.[View]
10373676THIS I SWEAR BY THE STARS: >implying he wasn't right the whole time i genuinely cried when h…[View]
10364753Closing of the American Mind: What am I in for?[View]
10367503Did he actually exist?[View]
10373897bored and wanna see if /lit/ is full of brainlets or not change my entire worldview in one sentence …[View]
10374041what are some books about cops who did nothing wrong?[View]
10374042/lit/ Writingstations: Holiday Edition: Cozy up, boys. Let's share where we write.[View]
10364988Why are so many people unable to follow the underlying cohesion of Nietzsche's philosophy? Too …[View]
10371331So I went around in a book store yesterday and I found it very weird. It was like being inside a dig…[View]
10373983Are there any good books about mariachi bands?[View]
10373881Books about how altered mental states affect perception? Specifically very interested in seeing some…[View]
10373934>muh Bacon >muh De Vere Anti-Stratfordians are a fucking plague…[View]
10372952I did it, /lit/: I just signed a publishing contract for our work and our book is scheduled to be di…[View]
10373687War and War: I just finished this in one sitting. I had alot of expectations going into this book, a…[View]
10372974>get a collection of essays on Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right >essays by Neu…[View]
10372093Epic-urus: Recommend me texts, both ancient, modern and everything inbetween, that you consider esse…[View]
10364514/SFfG/ - Science Fiction and Fantasy General: Degenerates Edition >last filth sff book read >w…[View]
10373429Philosophical Discussion on every truth within Creation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l1xItEb…[View]
10373683Adam Smith, Theory of moral sentiments.: What's your opinion about this book /lit/? I'm ha…[View]
10373632Anybody actually read this ? Thoughts ?[View]
10364778>this triggers /lit/[View]
10371453>create some of the most profound writing of the 20th century >write the history of fascism as…[View]
10373247Can anyone identify this book series? Picture is from a recent Quanta article.[View]
10371168>'Another thing that struck me in the American was the great influence of the Negro, a psychologi…[View]
10368967>most people in a prominently and historically judeo-christian society think that religious moral…[View]
10373561Art history: I'm looking for books on art history, particularly books on specific movements (I …[View]
10372892I just watched the tv show version of this and it was bretty entertaining but nothing mind blowing. …[View]
10372919Is this truly the only practical use for Philosophy?: >'Two drachmas a night I could get for her,…[View]
10373254Unless you're marketing and promoting yourself via twitter, facebook, your own personal blog an…[View]
103638111984: Is 1984,by George Orwell, worth reading? I've heard good things about it.[View]
10373059What's your favorite genre of fiction?[View]
10368060What would Ulysses be like if James Joyce was black?[View]
10372959Stop being autistic[View]
10372669FINDING A LOST BOOK: /lit/, I'm in need of your assistance! I'm looking for a book from my…[View]
10373165morroccan literature: just booked a trip to morrocco. whats some good books about it/take place ther…[View]
10372898How they do praise Socrates for his conscientiousness, which makes him resist the advice to get away…[View]
10373223Ai, originally designed for data-mining, starts to categorize data on it's own, and uses subset…[View]
10371624Which are for you the best folklore stories of all time? About love, about wisdom, about fools etc. …[View]
10371019Brainlet here and I'm having a hard time getting through pic related, what does Marx mean by 'm…[View]
10367449Recommend me a book that is not more than 120 pages long. Preferably under 100 pages, but it can be …[View]
10341083Post your novel ideas: It's not like it's going anywhere[View]
10371761Do what thou wilt.[View]
10370091What are some books where a fucking retard gets what he deserves?[View]
10362185litrture on different states of consciousness: looking for a taxonomy of different states of conscio…[View]
10372793How can I become more edgy?[View]
10372942>The redescription of intrapsychic processes in terms of the surface politics of the body implies…[View]
10370689What are you favorite examples of worldbuilding? Also discuss the creative/talent relationship. I th…[View]
10370499This is your brain on French philosophy.[View]
10357940>He doesn't stop bitching about postmodernism >He doesn't realize 4chan is the epito…[View]
10371264>Antigone is taught to be a pro-feminist play Not just in America or EU. I recently saw a reporta…[View]
10371953Does anyone have any books like Starship Troopers where Humanity has reached the stars and they are …[View]
10372067Niche book discussion time. Started this modern vampire tale before Halloween, read it sporadically,…[View]
10371506Any books with detailed explanations of the psychology of rapists/accounts of rape from the rapist…[View]
10369586Rotundity = Profundity: Who are your favorite literary heavyweights? Only big boys, please. Eric Bla…[View]
10370417Anyone have a philosophical issue that they've ever had an obsession with? Time related ones ha…[View]
10372609Stop reading books by female authors: OwO[View]
10371891What should one read if you wanna become a chad?[View]
10370313Mental Illness lit: There's no shortage in books about being mind numbingly depressed, that…[View]
10369185This is the best book of the 20th century. McElroy here is in free voice, the opening birth scene ha…[View]
10371921>everything is a grammar confusion >but I'm using the word grammar in a special way >s…[View]
10367065These are the best books of 2017 according to Goodreads users.[View]
10371851What's your favorite imaginary novel? Mine? An Imperial Affliction by none other than the preem…[View]
10370877Gore Vidal more like Gore the fucking twink[View]
10370139The future of art lies in virtual reality. The general trends of human 'advancement' is a gradual mo…[View]
10371974Irish Catholic History: I'm looking for good books on Irish Catholic history, especially on Iri…[View]
103726226 memes that everybody keeps parroting? I don't mean to say these things are of a low quality, …[View]
10372620What are your thoughts on Myth of Sisyphus?: About to read this after finals since people recommende…[View]
10369302Shelf Rate thread: Shelf Rate thread[View]
10372465how many great works of literature do you think are out there, that go completely unnoticed or have …[View]
10371333Is it moral to steal from a university library if you know that you're the only person who will…[View]
10372531What do I read in order to learn how to write a proper book? Asking for a friend.[View]
10368748>'I'm an intellectual.' >only reads fiction…[View]
10366713What's some good anti-nationalist lit? /pol/acks and nationalist thots stay out of this thread.[View]
10372207ITT: Post your favorite novel and other anons tell you why it is shit Pic related[View]
10370910Prayers are literature. What do you think about this change /lit/izens?[View]
10370724What could cause such a sharp drop in the book's value?: https://keepa.com/#!product/1-14088852…[View]
10367445Why does /lit/ hate him?[View]
10365843Is this a good translation? Le tigre Il a détruit sa cage Oui OUI Le tigre est libéré[View]
10370592Can literature save people?[View]
103634211-What writer do you consider the greatest of all time? 2-What is your favorite writer? 3-Your top f…[View]
10372149What are Byron's best poems? Thinking of Harold Pilgrimage or Don Juan[View]
10370610signature: Post your signature[View]
10371255I often say that poetry should rhyme. This is primarily IRL shitposting to expose pretentious cunts.…[View]
10372012Everyone always says to start with the Greeks but what if I was to start with the postmodernists and…[View]
10371218What you opinion on the work of Herman Melville and are there any other writers with similar styles?[View]
10371871which translations of the iliad/odyssey did people like Nietzsche and other philosophers read?[View]
10369077what's the consensus? how can I tell my friends it's shit without actually reading it?[View]
10343591has anyone here read nick land is his works mad black deluezianism should i read fanged noumina[View]
10370920Can /lit/ reccomend any contemporary poetry for a beginner to analyze? Preferably nothing too diffic…[View]
10371514Does Weird Fiction work in novel form, or is it something that can only really work as short stories…[View]
10371778looking for a website: Basically I'm looking for a website, that I've seen used here befor…[View]
10364488How do you go about reading /lit/?: Do you read everyday? Do you read multiple books a once? Do you …[View]
10369820Is he /ourguy/?[View]
10371467Can I read this without reading the work he's referring to? I can't find anything about Ro…[View]
10358208Share your most contrarian literary opinions[View]
10371058Did anyone else find the first few chapters confusing and hard to follow, or am I just a brainlet?[View]
10371606diletthot: The recent Tradthot drama going on in the alt-right has got me thinking about the possibl…[View]
10370302>one shot at uni >the education was postmodern…[View]
10370868>Started with the russians >I've almost read all the major novels by le Dostoevsky After …[View]
10370729am i retarded: isn't this just reprinted livejournal/twitter posts? who do i have to be to 'get…[View]
10371498How important is this as a literary document?: What does this book mean for literature and what has …[View]
10370285Kant /general/: Hey /lit/, I've been trying to get into the First Critique. Any tips? I watched…[View]
10371480Anyone have a good flowchart for studying psychology? Flow charts for other subjects are welcome as …[View]
10371040What are some good books on masculinity?[View]
10370099What books take place in bizarre/surreal/fantastic settings but have realistic/deeply-developed char…[View]
10362801Notice how every other thread is uninteresting and pointless? Everyone is in intellectual purgatory …[View]
10371438Should i read this?[View]
10365832Infinite Test of Patience: i'm up to page 755, and it looks like i've only got 2 massive f…[View]
10371449thank u 4chan: Thanks to whomever posted about Lance Manion. His website is telling a great tale. An…[View]
10370235ITT: Book Covers: /lit/ please post some eye catching/striking cover art[View]
10371347Afterlife like Starclan in Warriors?: I really want a afterlife like Starclan in Warriors, it feels …[View]
10370789What does /lit/ think about post-modernism? Have you ever read The post-modern condition by Lyotard?…[View]
10367551Most Read?: What's your most read book, /lit/? Be honest, for once. Don't give me the righ…[View]
10371266why is William Gibson so fucking cool, /lit/?[View]
10369680“The incident”: 1/24/1853 I’m Dorothy lee I’m 16 years of age. God forgive me for the words I write…[View]
10371197If you had to pick the most essential (and most convincing) works that critique Enlightment values w…[View]
10365598this dude is just going hard against our man pynchon, what the hell... https://www.youtube.com/watch…[View]
10366833Well /lit/ here we are. Its finally happened. My three bookcases are full. I'm going to have to…[View]
10371145Which writer had/has the most fuckable boipucci and what would you do to them?[View]
10367651Describe the world and reality in which you reside...[View]
10371126Anyone here think the Erasmus Greek pronunciation is underrated? I know the reconstruction triggers …[View]
10369603My French level is about A2. I would like to be able to read novels in French. What are some tips on…[View]
10370969Books with this aesthetic?: >Shakur was shot multiple times on September 7th, 1996. A white Cadil…[View]
10369965/lit/ why do you read novels? What do you hope to get from them? Insight into the human condition? H…[View]
10370939rec me fiction with truly deep prose and peerless character development[View]
10369008Psychology and Sociology: The two HARDEST sciences there are.[View]
10370032U.G.: It's clear to me that his 'natural state' is the best way to live. But how do I become li…[View]
10364460Is there a book guide for Psychology? Where should I start? What sequential order do you recommend?[View]
10344089>Sits down next to you at a bar >Orders a glass of milk >Slips his shoes off >Recives mi…[View]
10369309ITT brainlet shit: Brainlet level literature/literature that is most likely to attract brainlets/lit…[View]
10369585What the fuck can I do with an English degree?: >Want to be a writer >Figure I'll need a …[View]
10369065Why can't we make this the official spelling for E-X-E-R-C-I-Z-E[View]
10370635Does Lit like me?[View]
10370728Did anyone else lose respect for him from this? How do you fuck up this badly?[View]
10370686'Tote bag' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/08/the-odyssey-translated-emily-wilson-review…[View]
10368897The Stranger, This Side of Paradise, Faust, The Counterlife, Tao Te Ching, Notes From Underground Wh…[View]
10370673Anyone else read this?: Does this belong in /his/ instead?[View]
10370596EVER NOTICE HOW MUCH OF WHAT OCCURS IN YOUR ATTENTION IS NOT WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION[View]
10359311Who's the most degenerate writer?[View]
10369578What are some good books on the history of banking and modern finance? I'm looking to better un…[View]
10370504Was it autism?[View]
10370623UNITE THEM[View]
10369389what was his fucking problem?[View]
10370576Has anyone transitioned from writing Poetry to Fiction? What are some pitfalls you faced? Any diffic…[View]
10369487what are the best books you have read that you think are underappreciated or unknown[View]
10333520Critique Thread:: Old one reached bump limit. Post your work here. (Maybe) get feedback from others.…[View]
10364508Why does /lit/ hate stoicism? Is it because reddit loves it?[View]
10366365ITT: Classics that you think are bad. Strong zeroes or below only.[View]
10368575So I’m writing a novel whose main theme is the loss of innocence and transition from childhood to ad…[View]
10369482ITT: Post a music album, get a recommendation what to read while listening to it[View]
10368025>Age >Favourite book >Favourite reading genre >Favourite author 19 Moby Dick (unironical…[View]
10367658If I were to learn a second language just for poetry what would it be?[View]
10370127>read old book >word faggot is used casually and unironically…[View]
10368621Should I read more before writing a novel?[View]
10369717How can I fix my status as a philosophical brainlet, /lit/? I've been reading 'A very short int…[View]
10369298>Literature is simply another coping mechanism for children who’ve been mindfucked by culturapist…[View]
10367907What's the story here? Is he Macmann? Is he Lemuel?[View]
10369143Hey /lit/ I want to collect a few classics. What I'm looking into now is Song of Roland and Beo…[View]
10369144Summarize the meaning behind this book in one sentence.[View]
10369719Wittgenstein: So is this pretty much the 'Finnegans Wake' or logic and philosophy?[View]
10368947Question one: What's the point of starting with the Greeks if Ayn Rand is just going to BTFO al…[View]
10369166Is it worth reading through?[View]
10369626I did it /lit/. I made the English major work for me. I graduate next week and already got hired for…[View]
10367983I'm working on a project that iterates through all threads on /lit/ and counts up the proper no…[View]
10369824I know people complain sometimes about all the philosophy threads that crop up here, and also someti…[View]
10368629How do you write a good fight scene?[View]
10369012Is it worth reading? I read like 5 pages of it, it has an interesting overall feeling but seems real…[View]
10368676Daily reminder that English was Joseph Conrad's third language.[View]
10369385Aesop's Fables: Is it a fun read?[View]
10369179Recommended reading to get over (((((((her))))))) /lit/?[View]
10368935Best novellas approximately 100 words long?[View]
10369254Who are the greatest poets?[View]
10369563Share your favorite Book passages: this is one of my mine[View]
10368592Books about life in it's entirety?[View]
10368645im currently majoring in english secondary education. i know i want to teach, but philosophy is my p…[View]
10369544Some recommendations?: Great contemporary literature that tells a story to the point where it can be…[View]
10367675How are we supposed to keep going in a world where unspeakable evils are committed against innocents…[View]
10368216Rest in peace.[View]
10369491Just read this after watching the movie, holy fuck what a shitty ending. how can a simple story abou…[View]
10364371Is Reading Sexy?: Serious question, /lit/, is reading sexy? From personal experience, I say yes. I m…[View]
10369308What a meme one, Mr. Pynch: Can he even really feel? His work's a stranger to itself, and it la…[View]
10369339what books talk about anarchy?[View]
10366189*refuses nobel prize*[View]
10369404Oh the lights: “Look how great he burns”[View]
10369141Am I the only one who is disillusioned with literature (of course I'm not, but bear with me)? M…[View]
10367635I am going to read this. What am i in for? (I have read some plato)[View]
10368826>tfw you realize Gorgias was right all along[View]
10359104Fountain Pen Thread: What do you have? What do you want? What do you like?[View]
10362702University: Is it worth studying literature (and arts humanities in general) at anywhere but an elit…[View]
10368842Psyched I met my first fantasy author.[View]
10366674What's the lowdown on Amazon publishing? Is it worth it to throw a couple short stories up ther…[View]
10368998Is Cliff the one that managed to withstand us? We drive the others of the internet with a single thr…[View]
10366378>finish a ~10,000 word short story draft >nervously ctrl-f 'Smiled' >104 results How do I g…[View]
10369154Any particularly good audiobooks?: Hello /lit/, I found out that apparently I didn't cancel my …[View]
10368966Hey /lit/ Do you like this book?[View]
10368491Magic ranks.: Can some expert in middle earth tell me all the magical ranks? I think it goes from lo…[View]
10369085Can you guys recommend me some good non-fiction science books? There were none in the wiki.[View]
10368983The Great Dane spotted the two young bulls at the same moment as they made sight of him. And they a…[View]
10368960Senior year at Grinnell College was an intellectual idyll. Days were spent studying in a private lib…[View]
10367603What are some good novels set on Imperial Japan?[View]
10368271Tradcon General: Has anyone read Joseph de Maistre? I find much of his thinking sensible, especially…[View]
10368881Either/Or 1 book vs 2?: I went on Amazon to buy Either/Or but then saw there was the Penguin Classic…[View]
10368859The gass has passed. F[View]
10367268Hey /lit/ i wanna read the greeks, where should i start?[View]
10368769Threads with attractive ladies in the OP get 50% more replies (I calculated it). Why is /lit/ a slav…[View]
10368739now that gass is gone, hes next[View]
10368752So was Edward Schwartz the superior artist? And why Gass hated the jews?[View]
10368673Is it unusual to be masturbating to fantasies of your female characters? Also Im looking for authors…[View]
10363473Will any writer from 21st century be canon?[View]
10367652Now that the Gass has finally passed, can we finally agree that The Tunnel is true masterpiece?[View]
10368678>DFW couldn't finish his third novel >kills himself when his antidepressants stop working…[View]
10367987Balzac: So I already read 'le père goriot' and really loved the style and themes of the story. I wan…[View]
10367721Where do I start with English literature (and I mean literally the literature of england)? Chaucer? …[View]
10363970'To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her.' What …[View]
10366355Why is it so difficult for me to retain what I read?: I've been reading philosophy intro books,…[View]
10368551What is what's both spatial and temporal? What is what's both spatial and not temporal?[View]
10367955Would you die for a book? Would you kill for a book? If you answer no to these questions, you probab…[View]
10368423no IM the biggest pseud[View]
10363910Epiphenomenalism makes me feel uncomfortable. What are some good arguments against it so that I can …[View]
10368449wheel of time is regularly referred to as a gateway into fantasy, but is there any other series…[View]
10368454Are memes literature?: Serious question. A singer-songwriter has won the Nobel prize of literature. …[View]
10361369Let's suppose you were to be stranded on a desert island and you could only take five books wit…[View]
10367859(No) life after death: Recommend me some good pro-death literature please, nigga going through a lot…[View]
10368394The closest thing to a talented female poet the world has ever seen was Lord Byron in a dress Prove …[View]
10361563>what I expected coping with loneliness and not fitting in with the world >what I got dude jus…[View]
10368317isajfiajsgijas: What film or television scriptwriter is good enough - and not facist - to win a Nobe…[View]
10368229https://vocaroo.com/i/s1QdWk3xOhE0 Just going to drop this here[View]
10368370Spoil the sequels for me, please. What happens with the aboriginals? What happens with the metal dig…[View]
10365504What's the best way to into Schoppy after Hegel? Start with Will and Representation or On the F…[View]
10367443academic reading/writing general: >reading some assmann for my bachelor's thesis >he quot…[View]
10367133Hey, /lit/, opinions on this book? Heard a helluva lot about it, and it seems good, but I'm rea…[View]
10368254Which of Great Expectations's endings do you prefer?[View]
10368275/HPG/ - Harry Potter General: Pottermore 2: Electric Boogaloo Who /Phoenix core/ here?[View]
10368246favorite books: The Chaneysville Incident - David Bradley At Swim-Two-Birds - Flann O'Brien Ada…[View]
10368155'If you use what is limited to pursue what has no limit, you will be in danger'[View]
10364136Shylock did literally nothing wrong. Discuss.[View]
10364692What does /lit/ think of Walter Moers and the Zamonia series?[View]
10368008What's your favorite work of Marx that isn't Capital?[View]
10365763If I've: read Nietzsche on morality read Plutarch read the odyssey, the Iliad, the Edas, the Ha…[View]
10367481Help me understand this joke lit.[View]
10367568Methods for reading philosophy: Hey guys, what do you think the best method for reading a text is? I…[View]
10367842Press F to pay respects[View]
10367423Depressive and sorrowful prose: Is it hot? What are some examples of sad prose?[View]
10366456Are there any literary cities in the modern world? Cities with a thriving community of authors and p…[View]
10361722>the knight of the 'sorrowful face' HOW did she getting away with this???????????????…[View]
10364070Asking for a friend: What philosophy books would you recommend to someone with autism?[View]
10367867Can genre fiction be lit? Like can a story be written with characters/plot/setting of say scifi or u…[View]
10366223Does anyone write songs here? I started writing and I'm gonna get famous soon[View]
10366900Where To Start Thread: I think it might be nice to have a place where people can receive guidance re…[View]
10367853Poetry critique: Poetry critique thread,the one that is up right now seems to be dead. Fragment from…[View]
10364523Why do girls prefer audio books so much? Any time I tell my wife to read something she listens to it…[View]
10367811What's the antidot to 'Der Einzige und sein Eigentum' by Max Stirner? I can't t…[View]
10365122I am a brainlet tier phylosophy reader: I read decently fast, I am good reading social sciences book…[View]
10365765What is the literary equivalent of musique concrete?[View]
10367337ita/lit/ general: let's keep this up, I wanna hear about your current readings and find new rec…[View]
10359287Anyone got their hands on the new Expanse book yet? I'm debating buying it or waiting for a les…[View]
10367657Hey /lit/ doing poetry and voice. What poem should I do ?[View]
10367576Why are so many poets homosexual?[View]
10363747i am reading meditations by marcus aurelius right now and i really like it. im new to reading books,…[View]
10366644Are you keeping track of the Castro-Maestro controversy?[View]
10367013literatura: articulo de opinion[View]
10365902which one should I start next?[View]
10366312Has anybody read Der Wehrwolf by Hermann Lons? It was very popular in Germany during the 30s but dis…[View]
10366759How do you go about leading the literary lifestyle?[View]
10366505What does /lit/ think about this book ?[View]
10366886Where should I get started with Aquinas? Also theology thread[View]
10365811what is autism in the christian/everything matters and theres symbolism in everything perspective?[View]
10366572>be me >aphantasic >genuinely find all novels boring >philosophy is extremely entertaini…[View]
10356268Valerie Solanas: >Most men, utterly cowardly, project their inherent weaknesses onto women, label…[View]
10365745>go to library to print something off >see this What do, /lit/?…[View]
10363976The tiger is out It's free from it's cage yes YES The tiger is out.[View]
10367378How does this make you feel?[View]
10367281>I'm starting with the postmodernists[View]
10367222post-postmodern communism: is full automation of most of the jobs coupled with a basic universal inc…[View]
10367340'He pointed with his finger at the scimitar, and the Nubian seized it, and rushing forward stru…[View]
10366315STEM brainlet on a self-improvement kick here. I'm looking for a book about western literature …[View]
10367227Post sonnets you like. I will start: Mother Night James Weldon Johnson, 1871 - 1938 Eternities bef…[View]
10366682What are some books like Heart of Darkness? Novels or short stories in which the European men goes t…[View]
10366829How can one learn to read really slow and actually analyze the text: It makes reading so much more i…[View]
10365145alright whats the best translation: im ready to fag my brain up which translation should i read…[View]
10367145Is there a fundamental difference between reading and listening to audiobooks? Do you only look down…[View]
10367174Just read pic related. Nice and easy read. Are there any other comfy police procedurals? Also, why i…[View]
10367107Couldn´t RAW to be any more based?: >If I must. James Joyce is more important than Jesus, Buddha …[View]
10366217>want to the The Double by Dostoevsky >only available cover is THAT i-it's shit anyway...…[View]
10366696Chekhov: How does /lit/ feel about this illustrious writer?[View]
10364142Post good works on the JQ.[View]
10364800Any good books with Mayan/Aztec/South American Indian iconography?[View]
10363918Can anyone recommend some good novels set in Ancient Rome? Particularly epistolary ones Pic related …[View]
10367039What are some works of Iiterary merit on this particular aesthetic?[View]
10366963RIP.[View]
10366463What is Zizeks actual problem with capitalism? I watched many videos and still don’t get it.[View]
10365711Hey /lit/, which is the superior mythological solar deity? I think it's either Surya, Inti or C…[View]
10364224>*Bzzrt* *Bzzrt* >On sale today for 99c, buy now! >The voyeur's motel >Finding Secr…[View]
10366906Old English Speakers: Can anyone help me understand old english better? I figured I'd practice …[View]
10366667What are some postmodern short stories? I've only read Pynchon's Slow Learner, which we al…[View]
10366728Has /lit/ read anything published in 2017? Or are you all literature freshman still catching up on t…[View]
10364803What are some good books about persuasion?[View]
10366634Post a book cover, then write what you THOUGHT the book was about before you read the synopsis. Othe…[View]
10366743Why was Hans so autistic about Animals and Plants of the European Coastal Region? Part Five>Part …[View]
10358368Chart thread[View]
10365174Can someone please recommend me some books on unrequited love?[View]
10365966Post some of your favorite Modernist quotes: What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross What…[View]
10366615help with some definitions: can someone please help explain what these words mean? illuminism martin…[View]
10364635O: >logic & reason What happens when they conflict with each other?…[View]
10365908Hey /lit/ I'm taking a Chaucer class rn, and our final assignment is to rewrite one of the tale…[View]
10366485Help me find a poem. I don't remember much, but here’s what I got. A man is looking at some cl…[View]
10365508Magazines: Anyone here read magazines? What are your favorites and least favorites? If you don’t rea…[View]
10356768/leaving/: All those books you want to read and the things you want to write about... Why not just l…[View]
10351618What songwriters actually write lyrics good enough to trade blows with actual poets?[View]
10366506Is it worth reading, 'War and Peace' Leo thick?[View]
10366454sex drugs and rock n'roll: what are some cool books about sex drugs and rock n'roll guys? …[View]
10362180I realize A Clockwork Orange overshadows the entirety of his oeuvre, but what do you think of the ot…[View]
10363592ITT: Unfilmable book series.: ITT: Unfilmable book series.[View]
10358932>Joan of Arc was not stuck at the cross-roads, either by rejecting all the paths like Tolstoy, or…[View]
10352118Newbie here, What is the best translation of The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky?[View]
10365962Is being a fool a literary lifestyle?[View]
10365834War and Peace: I am currently working through Tolstoy's Magnum Opus, and I am having a problem.…[View]
10366316>Infinite Jest is the longest running joke on /lit/ >mfw…[View]
10366049A warm penetrating presence swept through her private drives and summoned all the ghosts of her secr…[View]
10361799What book should I get my 13 year old sister to turn her into a patrician? She is an avid reader but…[View]
10362266Post perfect Winter-core.[View]
10365920WE[View]
10355874The Romans: Is it all it's cracked up to be (good reads rating)? What better books are there?…[View]
10364818Why are American writers and philosophers so terrible in comparison to their European counterparts? …[View]
10363748Thoughts on this work?[View]
10364256Poem sharing thread: What the title says. Share poems you have written yourself, or poems you like f…[View]
10360929The World Goes On: /lit please, do yourself a huge favor and read this amazing work of art by Kraszn…[View]
10363803What are your favourite works of Irish literature not written by Joyce, Beckett or O’Brien?[View]
10354676Postmodernism: Can someone explain to me what postmodernism is? I've checked Google, Wikipedia,…[View]
10361421'In the beginning was my diary, and my diary was with me, and my diary was me. I wrote in my diary e…[View]
10365476so was it scifi? 800 pages in and all of a sudden we got ghosts, telekinetic moving of furniture, as…[View]
10362415Murakami: My GF got me 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, and she wants me to read it. I got her Siddhartha an…[View]
10365882My dad just wrote a book, and I really want to help him get it published. Does anyone have advice on…[View]
10365813I've read The Trial of Socrates (with Meno and Phaedo) and The Republic, is there anything else…[View]
10365474Any good books on how to use or play with your imagination? We all have a universe simulator in our …[View]
10364096I feel more confortable thinking that, beyond the death, there's nothing and we return in the p…[View]
10365821Anyone got some good philosophy related to the middle class / the need for a middle class? Pic compl…[View]
10363866surreal works of fiction: Name some.[View]
10364607I'm trying to get into classic Pulp authors but i'm not sure where to start, what are some…[View]
10365624Am I a brainlet because I think I would prefer the brave new world society over having shakespeare, …[View]
10356386The male is completely egocentric, trapped inside himself, incapable of empathizing or identifying w…[View]
10354840Is this actually as good as /lit/ says it is? or is it just another infinite jest type meme[View]
10361930Akutagawa: What do you guys think about Akutagawa 'The smuggest man to ever grace the face of the Ea…[View]
10363058Help: Hi /lit It's my first time posting here but you guys seem like you know good literature t…[View]
10365630Any reading groups?: Just got done with the quarter and have a lot of freetime, anyone want to do a …[View]
10363491In the beginning was the will, And the will was the will of God.[View]
10363572>'History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken.' What did he mean by this?…[View]
10365118Need philosophy zip file: Ok, so a while ago some anon posted a massive zip file holding many essent…[View]
10364271Articles Thread: Post interesting articles you've read. Here's one I just read, it's …[View]
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