Literature #90

Reading in Spanish as a second tongue
What's the title of your novel?
The universe is inifite
This was a really good novel
Ugly authors
What are some lyricists in popular music that you would say have written some lyrics of artistic merit?
800 page Russian novels
Why were all the classics written by males?
Could you recommend some Muslim literature?
/swtg/ Start with the Greeks
POETRY CRITIQUE
Email 1000 University professors from around the world over the past two years asking them Philosophical questions
How does it feel to know the artistic reach of humanity peaked two centuries ago?
What kind of hairstyle is this called?
Curly kept Vaseline in his glove because he wanted to be ready to have sex at any moment?
Can we have a good old fashioned Nick Land thread? Why is he right about everything, bros?
Does this man exist?
Easton press books
Anyone here study post modern, feminist, marxist theory...
2017
Are there any good books defending Stalinism that don't lie about the historical reality of it?
I want to understand wittgeinstein. Please recommend books that can help me
In this thread I will post quotations narrating the life of Joseph Goebbels from his birth until he and the Nazi party...
Is there a philosophy that talks about how all words are inherently meaningless and good and bad are social constructs?
Is she responsible for killing alt-lit?
Why are the Japanese such dicks?
I want to be able to beat my family at political arguments. Any books on this?
Is Mountain Goats worth listening? I know that we are on Veeky Forums not /mu/...
What are the most important non-fiction books from the last 30 years?
Want to write something fucked up like a book from a murderers perspective or something
Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Korean philosophy
Best translations of the Bible
ITT: terrible books you pretend to like to get pussy
HPMOR
What are the best books on accepting life as a manlet
What am I in for?
Is anyone on this board actually extroverted?
Is this actually good or just Reddit and 9gag tire garbage?
Do you guys ever buy books just because you think they'll look good on your bookshelf?
/sffg/ - Science Fiction and Fantasy General
I just finished writing a short story and was wondering if any of you'd be interested in reading it
Handwriting General
Veeky Forums, does anyone have a source to get a good grasp about philosophy of logic?
What am I in for?
Can anyone give me an attempt at summarizing Being in Time?
Slaveboy Zizek is now defending Nazism
Wtf i don't wanna have sex with women now
/Our guy/ is reviewing Swann's Way
I'm thinking of spending the next 8 months studying exclusively Shakespeare, Milton and Joyce, extremely in depth...
I'm looking for a novel that captures the feeling of alienation. Not feeling like you're really connecting to people...
In the end, what's more important than yourself?
Internet Test Thread
I a nativ german speaker, but I'm also fluent in english
Stack thread/recent purchases
Self-awareness is the worst possible thing that can happen to a species
Veeky Forums writes its own Bible
So yesterday I posted I was about to read pic related for the first time (I used a different picture before...
Is Louis CK as intellectual as the general public is going to get...
The axial age
Are people here interested in languages? I speak two already...
What's the best book to read to have a parasocial romantic relationship?
What's the difference between INTJ and INTP?
PROSE CRIT THREAD
Today is the chinese new year
Tfw wasted years on the self taugh meme
Post a Book you're curious about:
Guys, intellectually I'm all spooked out. I can't stand philosophy because of all the unfalsifiable garbage...
What was the main effect in your mind...
ITT: panty droppers
I want to start reading works of Virginia Woolf
How do I overcome the feeling of inherent superiority over people of the ancient past that stops me from reading...
Why is the world so enthralled with the obviously inferior 1984?
Thoughts?
He doesn't write in the style of socialist realism
He doesnt have at least 4 nietzsche books in his kindle
Republicans BTFO
'Listen. The more men you've had, the more I love you. Do you understand that?'
Suicide is a bitch as move
1.) Favorite author
Who is the best Pope? Any of them worth reading/reading about?
How in the name of FUCK can you become a successful writer in this contemporary shithole?
How do I get a job at a library?
Library Porn
Post books you would like to see adapted into movies and how you would cast them
What does this man have to offer?
Best female writers?
Do you listen to music while reading? If so, what do you listen to...
Recommend me masculine literature. I need something to toughen me up
Be honest Veeky Forums
/pol/ please get the fuck out of here
What are some good podcasts about literature and/or philosophy?
Penguin Classics cover generator
What are some books that argue against fascism?
Age
Poetry critique thread
Why do non-fictionfags hate fictionfags so much?
Write what's on your mind
Tfw high self-awareness
What's Veeky Forums's opinion of The Art of the Deal?
Was there any writer before or after him (until the 19th century at least) that pondered life, death...
Tell me, Veeky Forums, what fanfiction have you written and read?
Why do you read?
ITT post books you're currently reading and then books you plan on reading after
Kafka is the greatest writer of the 20th century. Hands down
/shelf/ thread
Is it worth the money? I still haven't ready any of them btw
I hate audio books so fucking much
Are videogames the endgame of literature?
>>>/pol/109191765
Why did he like solitude so much?
BUY MY BOOK
I ask you this. What if a man meant to write something in satire, to troll another man using poes law...
I like the idea of a work written completely anonymously with no copyright and completely open for future authors to...
What is essential conservative fiction? Post some
Oh my God! This passage from 1984 was in the guardian website!
Happiness
How do I defeat the taste is subjective and good or bad taste doesn't exist meme
Tfw no good literature was ever written in spanish language
About a little mole that got shit on his head
Hey Veeky Forums, STEM fag here. Don't misjudge me, I've read plenty of books, currently reading Bolaño's 2666
Who is this guy?
I have eaten
In your own words, without memes, critique this book
Write what's on your mind
Infin che ’l mar fu sovra noi richiuso
Has any psychologist/philosopher ever advanced a convincing theory to explain furries?
Is there any good Veeky Forums written in defence/support of fascism?
Now let me tell you about why trannies shouldn't be called xir. You see, theres this... darkness *pauses* in all of us...
Why are all his books heavy-handed cringefests?
When are we going to do another survey?
Holy shit
/ssrg/ Short Story Reading Group: The Fall of the House of Usher
Literary confession thread, faggots
When do I stop being a meme and start being a connoisseur of fine literature?
Clichés you don't like in literature
How do I get into Marxism?
/shakespeare/ general
I-It doesn't matter that I'm an autistic virgin! I'm actually a Great Man, you stupid normie sheep are simply below me
2666 appreciation thread
See someone use a "big" word that isn't commonly spoken in real life
Top 100 Science Fiction:
What the fuck is this shit? I'm 15 pages in and its all about bananas, panties, and tonsils. Should I keep going?
Neet Books
General Veeky Forums related questions
Orwell would have hated Donald Trump. Orwell was very clearly against distortion of truth
Where is your favorite place to read?
What's all this talk about what "Truth" is?
Jung thread
Name a book more pretentious
What's the quote that goes "the single most absurdist act is taking a gun and firing it indiscriminately into a crowd"?
Tfw you realize there is no great atheist literature or atheist philosophy
Be theologian
I'd love to hear what Bill Gates thinks of IJ. He's a very acute reader
Whats your favorite bible verse Veeky Forums? Mines Psalms 91:5
Serious question, is the only reason you would buy a...
Did this book normalize pedophilia?
ITT: trite ways to interpret works of fiction
We need World War III to strike up creativity in writers of our generation. Yes? No? Discuss
What are your thoughts on this novel?
Why do men struggle to connect and understand female literary characters and female literature while the vice/versa is...
What are the best books to get started with Eastern Philosophy?
Henry James
Describe your hometown, Veeky Forums
Do you think Sam Harris considered Peterson a complete fucktard by the end of their conversation?
Im trying to get my promising nephew to like literature...
What the heck is the point trying to get published in 2017?
Let me explain why I'd recommend this book to everyone: Plato is stupid
If Elliot Rodger had written "My Twisted World" and not killed anybody...
What does Veeky Forums think about Simone Weil?
Complete:
Bravo Homer
Who do """"""""""intellectuals""""""""""" hate ev psych so much?
Would you choose the pleasure machine?
300 word book report due tomorrow
Why reading is so much better after smoking pot?
Why has it jumped to #1 on amazon?
Book has a central female character
Tfw you realize you got to live experiences in order to write about them
Are you a natural storyteller?
/sffg/ - Science Fiction & Fantasy General
High GPA
What am I in for?
What are some books about missed opportunities?
Write your suicide note
Once he finds himself in such groups or, as he matures, aspires to be a member of some group...
Was he a poofter?
Who is the smartest writer in the history of Western civilization?
Tfw speak Spanish and French with a heavy American accent
This board has slowly ruined Nietzsche's reputation. Anyone I've spoken with outside this site...
Why don't you read Nietzsche and then you'll see what truth actually is
Kinda want to read Don Quixote. What translation should I get?
Stephen King
Need 200.000 characters worth of short stories to enter a writing competition and earn some cash
What are Veeky Forums's thoughts on Kerouac?
What do you live for?
"99.5% of Victorian literature is out of print. You have to get realistic...
Kafka general?
Why is homosexuality "immoral"?
Why is the BBC so disrespectful to Slavoj Zizek?
Want to read Constitutional Theory by Carl Schmitt
Most fun philosopher
Protestant literature
“I attended Wittgenstein's lectures [at Cambridge University]...
Tell of your most Veeky Forums fap
Why aren't you reading this RIGHT NOW?
Veeky Forums humor thread
Probably was ulysses
Tfw too intellectual for gf
What are some great works of obscure or esoteric literature. bonus points for anything whimsical, mystical or wise...
I'm fucking done with Veeky Forums
First Sentence thread
Reminder that being atheist is the sign of limited mental capacity
In Search of Lost Time
Books on Communism
Why should I study philosophy, if it's not going to have any significant effect on my life...
What's the point of writing in the 21st century?
Time Travel
Funny how seemingly every criticism of Rand (and Objectivism) I've ever read expresses a fundamental misunderstanding...
What are the underlying factors behind the fact that men fail out of the humanities/academia/higher education while...
Thoughts about "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind"?
He isn't a determinist
I know this is difficult, but is it doable? I've heard people say you can only understand it with a college course...
How do you manage to read 600 page long books with half-page long sentences filled with details...
When Shakespeare invented all those words, how did people know what they meant?
Can we stop discussing philobabble nu-postmodernists?
What is the best (or least bad) translation of The Kalevala?
Just got this, what am I in for?
How do I stop indulging myself in manchild hobbies and start reading literature?
Is there still a point to reading Kant if I want to eventually make some contributions to philosophy other than...
Read/ Expect/ Got- thread YLYL edition
/ssrg/ Short Story Reading Group: The Lottery in Babylon
The Bhagavad Gita
Tfw majoring in Chemistry and still find sufficient time to read literature on a daily basis
When a 15 page short story by Tolstoy gives a clearer explanation of Christianitty than 6 years of Catholic schooling...
Just finished pic related. I think it may be the most beautifully written book i've ever read...
Why is this site so much better than reddit?
Who did lit vote for and why?
I need some advice, I enrolled in software engineering because the pay is better and safer carreer choice
Has anyone read this?
Do you buy graphic novels in e-book form or print?
Review
You are no longer a regular Gatsby... You now are truly, The Great Gatsby
Tfw the culture that produced Dante, Kant, and Bach is literally killing itself
In your best prose, BTFO him
I was recently gifted this book. I've never heard of this guy before. What should I expect...
Quick Veeky Forums help me answer this question: If you could witness any historical event, which would you choose?
Serious question. Why is reading a better hobby than video games?
Admit it. You enjoy her books
TORONTO BOOK ALERT
The Stranger
Dropbox Digital Library
Age
What are the 10 most essential modernist novels lit?
Cervantes vs Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Hauntingly beautiful
Create a "deep" quatation that actually has no meaning
My book haul, any other recommendations?
The twenties were an exciting time
Why is Veeky Forums opposed to the Bible so much? Why can't you see the literary significance of reading it?
What are you currently reading?
What books can you identify on this shelf? is this what you hope for in a /lit gf?
Why do SJWs seem to be exclusively obsessed with YA fiction?
What exactly makes contemporary literature so bad?
What is pic related good for? Why is everyone so weak to it? As far the movies go...
This dude dumbed down the deep concept of moral truth for 2 separate hours and Harris was so caught up in his rigid...
I'm almost crying of laughter at picrelated because it so perfectly sums up my attitude towards lit and /tv/
How much science do I need to know to write science fiction?
What the fuck...
Why would anyone ever want to read something I wrote?
What have you read so far? Stop slacking off will you?
What e-book readers do you guys recommend?
How do you stop your mind from wandering when reading dense and complicated material?
Tfw Everyman's uses possibly the worst translation of Don Quixote but I bought it anyway because I'm loyal to the brand
Reminder that Germans, not the French, invented post-modernism
How vulnerable is the book industry? Should I feel bad about pirating books I already own? Or pirating at all?
Wake up at 10 am, delete all notices on phone without looking at them
We agree that Lolita is objectively his best work, yes?
So, like, this woman has to execute a will and then starts seeing horns everywhere lol fuck the government
Veeky Forums meetups
Best anarchy-based fiction?
What are some of the best dystopian books you've read?
Do you think taking notes is important to the process of reading, or at least understanding, literature, Veeky Forums?
Does anyone else read exclusively off an e-reader? I do now and cant stop
How the fuck do you get over a bad case of writer's block? I've got it so bad right now it's like fucking paralysis...
Do you ever pretend you are a well-known writer and public intellectual...
Write what's on your mind
Fencing
Does romantic love exist, Veeky Forums?
What are some of the best, most literary speeches in all of history?
Refute this man's philosophy in one comment
READ WALDEN
What would be the required reading for the Divine Comedy?
Moby Dick? More like suck my dick!!! HAHAHA
So, do you guys have normie gfs or shy intellectual geek gfs?
Fuck opening lines. Post great closing lines
Why do you people think scientism is wrong?
What does Veeky Forums think about Martha Nussbaum?
Minimal knowledge is required to grasp his ideas
Age
What interesting & original insights does this man provide?
Why does Veeky Forums hate music, films and pretty much any other medium so much?
Hey Veeky Forums so I am writing a story and am in the planning phase right now...
Where to start with this handsome devil?
Has western civilization finally escaped the truth meme?
Conservative literature
Is it worth getting into A Song of Ice and Fire?
Dubs decide what I buy
Anyone here hit "rock bottom", was at any point a train wreck, or lived an extremely degenerate lifestyle?
Dayli reminder that if you haven't fapped today to the only literaturfu worth having you're mom and should probably...
Embarrass myself multiple times at a Philosophy Society meeting a few months ago
Im writing a book about my own balls and cock
Why do girls pretend to like reading books?
Is "everything is just a spook" the best mentality to have in life?
Read Herodotus for 2 hours
Books about renouncement/paradise/liberation
Sorry if this comes off as an /r9k/ post but does anyone else here not have many friends...
Why do we rely on language so much?
Age
Savitri Devi
2017
Have you read his works Veeky Forums? have you found the light that is traditionalism?
An Open Letter to Sam Harris
OH SHIT A BOMB
In love with the nihilistic abyss
People at school bully me for following Tolstoy's non-resistance to violence
Who is America's foremost prose stylist?
/ssrg/ Short Story Reading Group: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
/SWTG/ Start with the Greeks: Day One
What are some books that have an oppressive sense of gloom or melancholy in atmosphere/tone/theme?
Pinecone
How do I start learning Greek?
I was just told that when it comes to poetry, "the simpler the better". Is there any truth to this?
Never read a book before, how do I start?
Pls don't be mean
Summarise Heidegger's philosophy in one comment
Tfw you realize that the Christian concept of Grace in the face of suffering the only way to live a truly happy life
Serious question...
Hey Veeky Forums
/sffg/ - Science Fiction & Fantasy General
Is he right?
Joyce is the GOAT
Went to Harvard
Who's the worst teacher you've ever had the displeasure of dealing with?
Any good books that helped you conquer something? I need some motivation to help with school and fitness and whatnot
Can Veeky Forums name them all?
The conspiracy against the human race
Any other books with autistic main characters?
Pleb test:
Capital
Is Beowulf by Tolkien worth reading?
People still study Philosophy after this guy
Is there any literary fiction that won't depress me to the brink of suicide?
Could this have gone any worse?
How do you reconcile a desire to write science fiction or a subgenre of fantasy with the fact that both are...
Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek
You're walking down a dark alley when a masked man steps behind you, puts a gun to your head...
Need More Like Kafka
/bookshelf/ thread
What is the best English translation of Shakespear?
What the fuck? Why is this allowed?
>>9004294
Veeky Forums Confession Thread
Handwriting inspo
Post Veeky Forums pics
I finished It. I liked It. I thought it was better than The Stand and The Long Walk
I want to get into basic philosophy
Metaxy (Greek: μεταξύ) is defined in Plato's Symposium via the character of the priestess Diotima as the...
Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris podcast out
There WILL be robots progammed to think like Heidegger in our lifetimes
How much of a pleb was this guy?
This is aimed at bi- or multilingual Veeky Forumsizens
Thoughts on This Image?
Guys, intellectually I'm all spooked out. I can't stand philosophy because of all the unfalsifiable garbage...
I just finished reading Aristotle's Metaphysics...
Amerifats trying to pronounce european names
I find Sartre's ideas very interesting but I'm not smart enough to read his complicated prose...
I'm falling in love I think but I can't shake my insecurities
I want to start writing books
How much time would it take to read all of these if you read moderately fast 2 hours per day ?
Death
If John Green were doing a Q&A in front of a live audience, and you could attend, what would you ask him...
Tfw I just realized that I spent all this fucking time reading and writing to try to impress my qt crush but that girls...
Rupee Car
"I know that I know nothing." - Socrates
Muad'Dab
ITT: books that changed your life
What are most Veeky Forums films?
So is this basically just anime in book form?
Applying abstract philosophy and out-of-touch ideals to everyday life and politics is just as autistic and cringey as...
What was his fucking problem?
Veeky Forums here
What does Veeky Forums think about his poetry?
What is Veeky Forums's most intelligent board besides Veeky Forums?
My creative juices get flowing when I am drunk, I have inspiring dreams while passed out drunk...
Go to goodreads
Read, Expected, Got
Do you not yet realize that literature makes you weak and that the problems you have all come from you constantly...
When will we finally be free of irony/post-irony, Veeky Forums?
Do you think writers have to be "authentic" persons--that is, honest and true to themselves?
Why are there no books dealing with the fact that it's impossible these days for a non-Chad to get any female attention...
Kinda went overboard on my trip to Barnes & Noble
I finally finished this today and it's probably the best book I've ever read. What do you think of it?
Society of the Spectacle
Am I stupid for having some of this go over my head...
I know that the concept of mental illness is a spook, it's so obviously just made up bullshit...
/SWTG/ Start with the Greeks: New Beginning
Mere Christianity
Create a pynchonian character name
Itt we break down a book into one sentence
ITT: stack/recent purchases thread
Anyone else read this doorstopper? What did you think about it?
What is the most degenerate piece of literature (pre-modern) ever written?
To challenge my students to think about the ethics of what we owe to people in need...