Literature #87

John Green novels are taught in literature classes in the United States of America
Is this book even profound or thought provoking, or is it literally just word games and obscurity...
Was he wrong in any way?
Her work is incredibly shallow
George RR Martin on the American election
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Who won?
So, get this. This fucking douchebag, who was actually awarded the Nobel prize in literature...
Rationalism vs. empiricism
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
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Dumbledore will never be your own personal teacher
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Tfw my Zizek video cravings have been satisfied in the past few days
Tfw graduated over a year ago
Why are schools teaching Kafka?
Japanese lit
Can we develop a definitive "Resume with the Russians" chart/start pack?
Thoughts on Nobel laureate Toni Morrison?
What the fuck is the point of """"""poetry"""""" that doesn't follow rhyme and meter?
How can one man be so brilliant?
Tfw cute girl just said this to me
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Professor keeps calling The Stranger an existentialist novel
Post your favorite book in
What's the age demographic for Veeky Forums?
Should i read mein kampf to prepare for living in trumps america?
What the FUCK is irony. I've been struggling to understand this for years now
Are you ready Veeky Forums? Choose your husbando! But choose well, your taste will be judged
What's the most beautiful book ever written about romance?
Don't read continental philosophy. Join the Analytic cult today
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I'm not entirely sure this thread belongs here on Veeky Forums...
It's a poor people coughing episode
Woah
How can anyone be a Marxist and a Nietzschean at the same time?
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Is 'just the tip' the greatest example of synechdoche?
This guy
Write what's on your mind
So why don't the Frenchies have a Shakespeare, a Dante or a Goethe? What happened to their poetry? And no...
/sffg/ - Science Fiction & Fantasy General
I'm a Christian I promise...
Tfw to depressed to read
Does Veeky Forums really believe the "plot doesn't matter" meme?
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Has there been a single good fiction novel this decade
Postmodernism
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"To awaken the modern world, one must praise laziness...
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Is this the most well-read man in sport?
Completed 1984. What should I read next?
How do I gain life experience ?
Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword
Told my friends about the novel I'm writing
What would modern Bateman think of Trump now? the ultimate successful yuppie?
He imagines all the possible scenarios that put him in a position of society-wide respect and admiration
Semicolons in dialogue
H-help
1984
Anybody here waste a substantial amount of their lives playing video games and now feel behind-the-pack as far as...
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What's the most expensive book you own? Most expensive book you'd like to own?
Was Nabokov a pedo? How was he able to write is such beautiful detail such a taboo subject without experience?
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Il n'a jamais lu un livre en français
Start writing
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I went to film camp. I’ve read Sard. I’ve read Thomas Pynchon. I’ve read Ayn Rand. I’ve been to Italy...
Philosophy of Science
Open a book
At a Kafka lecture about modernity at SDSU. What kind of questions should I ask?
ITT: Write and submit the most deep into layers and layers of irony post you can
What is a gerund?
Have you preordered A Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra's only true successor yet?
Veeky Forums's favorite lyricists?
Are there any good literature boards besides this one
Without being sent to pol... because it is a meme sewer with nothing to offer
Shutting down brain/suicide
Worst poet ever?
Psychoanalysis thread. Last one was quite interesting, figured it was worth a second round. Talk about violence, desire...
What is the lit equivalent of the Simpsons? Something that is witty, fairly accessible yet thought-provoking
Finish a diary entry
What are you reading?
Go to Tesco buying some bread and milk
What does Veeky Forums think of Carl Jung? Particularly Answer to Job
Albums based on books
Why do STEMfags think they're better at humanities than people who study humanities?
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Do you have better taste in poetry than reddit? Well Veeky Forums
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Cyberpunk books
/r9k/: the book
Which play by Shakespeare should I read first?
What are some things, situations, or feelings that the English language doesn't have a word for?
Start reading Fagles The Iliad
What is the literary equivalent to the shittiest board on Veeky Forums?
Have any intelligent books/papers been written on the dangers of modern political correctness that aren't right wing...
Think up my magna cum laude as a way to escape depression
Hello Veeky Forums, I have 2 questions. What are the most trustworthy & factual news sources I can read from?
Poetry critique thread
What are some books that take place in Africa?
Let's say you read enough to formulate an opinion on literature (going so far as to have read the syllabus of some...
Any students of linguistics here?
Any readers with tinnitus here? How do you do it?
Have you experienced these masterpieces?
Why is a lack of empathy considered a negative trait?
Dostoyevsky Translations Chart
Albert Einstein's most famous work, Zur Elektrodynamik Bewegter Körper...
ITT: normie lit. What is it that draws normies to the same shitty books?
Still cant tell if this fag is 100% right or 100% wrong
How do I maximize comfiness while reading? Aka position tips, etc
What is some good Spanish literature?
Music you listen to while reading? Preferably instrumental
Best nonfiction books about crime
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Post comic books with more intellectual depth than Infinite Jest
Post the book you're currently reading and waifu
What does Veeky Forums think of Joseph Campbell?
Why is life inherently boring. take away man made entertainment and this shit is brutal
Go to community college
What should I read if I want to increase my level of general knowledge?
Who are some great writers you have never seen mentioned on Veeky Forums?
Why do you guys have trouble acknowledging that there is no objective high and low brow division and that taste is...
I didn't like and couldn't understand why this is considered great, am I dumb?
Is he a fraud?
Not committing suicide right this second
Who is the biggest cuck in all of literature and why is it Dante?
CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
Why do rich people have mental break downs more often than poor people?
What are some female authors that you say have literary merit...
Convince me of the cause that you support
Can we get a "holy shit this is a pill too big to swallow" thread?
Seriously, how can anyone even compete? and I mean ANYONE, not just writers
Philosophy
Krasznahorkai
Búsqueda de un libro
Why is buying and owning books so much more fun than reading them?
How do I get into poetry?
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Is existential authenticity possible?
In response to the election results...
Whats the most pretentious adjective in the english language ?
Homer
Can someone redpill me on cognitive behavioral therapy
How does it make you feel
How the fuck do you write a plot twist?!
Find a flaw
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Dostoievskii
Psychologically, will people actually find this picture funny?
Is anyone else bothered by Nietzsche's lack of proof? I think that he is right about a lot of things...
Anyone else read Malazan Book of The Fallen? I'm currently on Memories of Ice and loving it. The sheer scope of it all...
Why do so many young people seem to antibook or antireading?
Has any book ever made you cry?
“Her antiquity in preceding and surviving succeeding tellurian generations: her nocturnal predominance: her...
How do I become a writer?
Hi, Veeky Forums. I want to get back into reading. Recommend me 5 of your favorite books
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Do you agree with "art for art's sake"?
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Has there ever been a decent Christian rebuttal to Bertrand Russell's "Why I am not a Christian"?
Why do humans need sacrifice?
Any books that correspond to this picture?
Want to read KJV Bible
Lit to help with depression
Overuse of the word 'and' and other conjunctives in a single sentence
I just learned about Haruki Murakami and his stuff sounds interesting. Anyone have any thoughts on any of his stuff?
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Reading Faster
Who do you think he voted for?
Is he the most radical thinker of all time?
Veeky Forums BTFO
Memes aside, is this worth the read?
What books about writing would you suggest reading? Besides The Elements of Style and On Writing by King
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RIP Fantasy and Science Fiction
This is absolutely the greatest novel of all time. How can Americans compete?
Who is the modern dostoevsky?
December 2015
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This is the kind of literature the minority of women who do read, are fond of
“A book is a suicide postponed.” - Emil Cioran
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Túrin, son of Húrin Thalion, Lord of the Folk of Hador, and Morwen Eledhwen of the House of Bëor
What did he mean by this???
Is it inevitable for every intelligent person to be an edgy, depressed teenager...
Thinking (insert philosophy of your own choosing here) is the one universal truth and all other beliefs are bogus
How do they do it? why do they wake up every morning? their only interests are football...
Says Christianity is about escapism from *the* truth
Is your city lit?
Thoughts on saul Kripke
Why is there no "Netflix of books?"
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How's your Saturday night going, lit? This is mine
Best book I have ever read, what is yours lit?
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Voltaire's letters to his niece
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Reading Genesis
Why are you here? This is mediocre entertainment and freshman tier discussion
Lets talk about words and their meanings. Particulary words that don't 'feel' right. For example...
Why were the wars fought and who were the good guys...
Thoughts on zizek?
Who are your favorite American intellectuals? Which of their books do you recommend?
Authors who need a 400 page book to express one simple idea/opinion
Ey Veeky Forums i'm new here and i'm looking for some charts of books to read, specifically flowcharts of authors...
What are some books that depict the struggles of the modern-day white man?
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Is Bottom's Dream the logical conclusion to literature?
How do you feel about puzzles and wordplay in your literature? Is it hack or can it actually work?
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When will we ban reading to white children
Post some different concepts, and the user after you must mix them and create a short description of a possible result
The Evidence and Explanation of The Big Bang Theory
Ok so when does he start the story?
How realistic is it to think I can make a living self publishing fiction novels and/or books about history and politics?
What's the American equivalent of a light novel?
I just majored in English and have yet to decide what do with my degree...
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Share your contrarian literary opinions
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Why do you dislike non-fiction so much?
Hey nerd!
Why isn't Diomedes remembered among the Achaean heroes these days?
Write/post haikus
I'm not a Fashy or anything but can someone recommend Fashy reading material...
Favorite line of literature
How do i stay focused on reading
Recent purchases thread
Books published by Veeky Forums
Critically acclaimed books you didnt like
Is asceticism the ultimate literary lifestyle?
ITT: Series that start out great and then decline significantly
Veeky Forums baby here. Did I fall for some memes or am I up for some good stuff?
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When your too smart for college since all majors are just road memorization
THE ESCHATON
Wrote brilliant novel
What is the most Veeky Forums college?
Post the last books you have read and your thoughts about them and next books you plan on reading
Post the name of the protagonist in what you're currently writing, rate anons choices
I can persuade you of anything using my excellent rhetoric
Is any poem better than 'the raven'?
What's the most Beautiful and hopeful book you have ever read?
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Books that make the seemingly unbelievable believable
Had had
How can Buddhists be so nihilistic while maintaining love and compassion? Aren't they mutually exclusive?
He truly is the Tolkien of our time
What's a plausible scenario for a girl to take off her panties and leave them somewhere intentionally...
Are there any books that capture the feeling of overhearing your roommate fucking and getting aroused by it?
Was it autism?
Is MY Book Publish-worthy?
What's worse neoliberalism or fascism?
Is Obama the most Veeky Forums President?
ITT: failed poets
Damn Veeky Forums is boring tonight
Which book should I read?
I have minor synesthesia, and weird books are fun to read. I have this and Zettel...
Leonard Cohen Is Dead
I'm hesitant to ask, but fuck it
Translations?
Would learning the French, German or Spanish language be a better investment Veeky Forumswise?
Find a flaw
Useful charts for writers
Try convincing me to become a Marxist
ITT: We decide Veeky Forums's new ideology
Is he upset global capitalism has been set back?
Non-romance language
Express yourself Veeky Forums
What nonfiction books have red pilled you?
Which literary characters have you fallen in love with?
Top 4 poets:
What comes after postmodernism? With Trump's victory we're experiencing a huge shift in zeitgeist
Age
Wallace on trump
Stirner and facism
Wat happen
My parents yelled at me that I am a stereotype (i.e nigger)...
Best books about drugs thread
Why is """Great""" fiction always boring as shit?
What are some good books with mentally ill protagonists?
Ebook readers
I have always wondered... why is this predominantly leftist board so fucking elitist?
How may times does he have to be right until people start to listen?
Oh no, the multi-billionaire is mad and rage quitting twitter to punish us for supporting Trump
What am I in for?
Write thread/critique thread
If he was so smart why is he dead?
Hello Veeky Forums
How do you come to terms with the fact that most writers come from a wealth background?
Who do your write like, Veeky Forums?
Recommend me some books with evil or morally ambiguous protagonist
What book are you reading and what is your opinion of it so far?
Implying anyone on the NYC subway cares what you're reading
Been reading as long as i remember
Hey lit I get to teach an american lit 1940 to present course as part of my student teaching thing next semester and as...
There's always a silver lining
Well fuck off then
Is Trump the actualized verison of New Sincerity?
Literary Confession Thread
Gimme writers that are obsessed with consciousness
23 is the width of the Arecibo message
Is it worth reading?
G...guys.... he will finish the books and not die of an heart attack, right?
ITT: Post a quick 2-5 sentence long story with an ambitious end and rate others
Christian Literature
So in the end was it ever explained how Slothrop's erections could summon rockets?
Wittgenstein
Canadian Literature
What are your writing tools?
50 novels for 50 states
This might be a good time for a reminder
Hi Veeky Forums
French "Philosophy"
Friendly Reminder
What will literature be like under the Trump presidency?
Serious question: have any of you read this, and if you have, does it relate to tonight's events?
Books with intelligent ai or transhumanism
What are some books where the main character triumphs over all odds?
Who's going to write the better post-election article?
Are there any books that can cure SJWism?
Write what's on your mind
What are some good questions for a socratic seminar on Heart of Darkness?
Name a living Catholic poet whom you admire
What's the weirdest, stangest, most unlikely reason for which you took up a book?
Excerpt from nein/11 poem: out of the blue
How do you write a gay character?
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Books that have improved your life
Is he the most Veeky Forums of all time?
Finished the French tree on Duolingo
What is this guy's deal?
Any good books discussing heresies of pope Francis and books dealing with heresies throughout history and how the...
What do I need to know before I read David Hume?
Tfw want to enjoy literature but have an 85 IQ and cant understand most of it
What books do you read while dealing with depression?
What is this man's best work...
Get Veeky Forums job
Signs of a bad book
Tfw actually no motivation to read whatsoever
Hey Veeky Forums, what do you think of this piece of text I wrote?
Are "moral" philosophers (concerned about virtues) like Seneca, still relevent?
So i've been reading lots of different philosophers from the early greeks to now and I was wondering if there is any...
Why can't we argue that Heidegger's philosophy was crap because he was a Nazi?
/goodreads cringe/
Am I to understand this was written as a pro-socialist work?? I mean, I'm not a huge political philosopher...
/sffg/ - Science Fiction & Fantasy General
I'm not a native English speaker but I wish to speak perfect English with no grammatical error...
What books deal with themes relating to losing an election?
Is there a good "path" for books to read in relation to stoicism? An infograph, maybe?
Does drinking make you a better or worse writer, in your subjective experience...
Is this an example of 21st century literary genius?
Got over 10,000 words written today, Veeky Forums. How many did you write? If none, how much did you read...
Simone de Beauvoir BTFO
So can we all agree that the SS officer was dracula and General Entrescu was a werewolf, right?
Does anyone else here go to a top uni and feel tremendously underwhelmed by the whole experience?
Read the divine comedy
Literary Confessions Thread
Hey Veeky Forums, can you recommend me books on the following topics?
Is this movie anything like Gravitys Rainbow in anyway?
What are some good books about coming to terms with isolation...
What is love?
Books that make me feel powerful
Philosophy newfag here. I want to get into Nietzsche first, because I feel like he matches my worldview...
Books that have influenced the way you see the world
What was the fantasy genre like before the rise of Tolkien?
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Post a book, and then a song or album that goes with the song. Starting with an obvious Veeky Forums choice
Recommend a book, as if no one will make fun of you for it
First public intellectual to interact with Veeky Forums?
Is this the best poetry book ever written in human history ? I think so
I'm s-so lonely
Why are *nglos so bad at literature?
Name 10 Worthwhile Female Philosophers
Why is getting published so hard? I'm sending a novel to agents, short stories to various journals/magazines...
Dante reading group
/v/ here
I have a moral dilemma that happened over the weekend
Why the heck do people focus so much on his antisemitism? It wasn't in any way important for his work or ideology...
Meanwhile on r/printsf
Mfw people say 'modern' when they mean 'contemporary'
Read/Expected/Got
It's a Melvyn coughs directly into the mic episode
What are the greatest plays of the 20th/21st centuries? DeathOfASalesman and The Crucible must be up there...
Poetry doesn't have to rhyme
Write what's on your mind
Is a starving man morally justfiied in stealing just enough food to feed himself for the day?
How Veeky Forums are you, user?
I've just finished Borges's 'Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius', and it made me really think about literary collaborations...
Is this the final boss of literature?
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Music?
Name some authors or books that are similar to this guy
Catholicism Minus Anti-Sex Stuff
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
What are some of the cringiest descriptions, lines of dialogue, or styles of writing you've ever read?
I'm creating abother critique thread, for my (but unfinshed) short story (1/2)
Guys... this is an actual book
Why do you take philosophy seriously, Veeky Forums?
Honestly - how can Americans even compete?
Are the three Abrahamic texts, and the three religions that derive from them: Judaism, Chrisianity, and Islam...
I've never read this before
So this guy is coming to where I live. What should I give/say to him?
Books that made you feel worthless
Tfw rejected for publication again
Veeky Forums career thread?
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Dose anyone else find Camus's absurdist philosophy really unsatisfying. it just seems to me to be rather shallow...
Has there ever been an author that really made you reconsider your moral compass?
Upbeat Japanese literature
Try to make a career in the social sciences
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Given his hatred for Tricky Dicky, what would Hunter S Thompson have thought of Crooked Hillary?
What books did you read in October?
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