Where do I go to discuss books free from pretentious ideas and judged on the basis of entertainment but it's not YA mall drivel?
It's silly everyone here dismisses fiction that's just trying to be fun or interesting
Even non fiction
So many people go "I forced myself through this book and now I think it's great "
Why ? That doesn't sound worthy of time for me
If a books not fun why read it? Why wait for Stockholm to set in?
I'm not implying all books must be light hearted romps, but the other extreme that I see here is just as bad.
I mean all Genre Fiction delegated to one thread ? For real?
So many of my peers are dismissive of all genre fiction it's just strange, it shouldn't be this way
Jeremiah Rogers
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David Flores
You're thinking I'm sitting on all literature that aims to be art aren't you
Chase Carter
Start with the Greeks and Hebrews or fuck off
Elijah Howard
I already did
Isaiah Roberts
user, the problem is not people who force themselves through a book, but people who force themselves through memes. If you're actually and honestly interested in something, you read it even if it's long and difficult. But most of people here force themselves through certain books because they've heard such books are Veeky Forums essentials. They need to follow the trend, even if the trend is hard, long and complex.
Kayden James
>Why ? That doesn't sound worthy of time for me If a books not fun why read it?
You sound like a brainlet and I'll be pleased as punch if you limit yourself to airport novels and children's books because then you'll likely never try anyone's patience with your poor reasoning or communication skills.
Asher Kelly
You should know better
Mason Lewis
Nice purposeful misinterpretation
Then what? We're all just consuming things. I'm just having a better time because I read what I want whether it's considered "true artistic literature " or not. I think this is more the case.
Everyone here claims to read infinite jest for instance but nobody ever has any point to bring up or even a fun anecsote of a moment in it, makes you wonder why they even finished it
Jordan Morgan
There's two ways to interpret "reading for entertainment." Reading YA-style fiction that doesn't ask any mental effort of the lowest common denominator reader, or reading something that may challenge you but will give you a unique experience.
Just because a book is harder to read doesn't mean it's less fun.
Justin Wright
You sound like a pretentious fat faggot full of disappointment and frustration. I suggest you go fuck yourself with an oak branch.
Carter Phillips
Just because a book is """"""harder""""" doesn't make it superior
Owen Price
>Nice purposeful misinterpretation It's not a misrepresentation, you are fitting the shoe now. You are the brainlet that can't figure out how to make a new thread in Veeky Forums for her own interests instead of making a meta whine thread that truthfully belongs in /qa/. Regardless you answered your own question in the OP:
>Where do I go to discuss books free from pretentious ideas >I mean all Genre Fiction delegated to one thread ? For real?
YOU. CAN. Make. threads. here. SF/Fantasy are not the only genres. Genuine poetry threads (ie, not ironical Kaur hate) do come up sometimes, as does YA. There's just no one making threads for romance or thrillers, etc. Make a thread, someone will come talk to you in it. If you can keep up your end of the conversation they might even stay.
You are offering a critique of Veeky Forums that nobody asked for, and is based in your own laughable sense of entitlement anyway. You're a snob with bad taste.
Nathan Nelson
>memefrogposter
Why are you here? There are other boards suitable for your tastes user. This is board is to discuss worthwhile literature. (an opinion formed by a consensus) Reading isn't supposed to be "fun" its supposed to be entertaining and thought provoking. Just because you can't satisfy your ADHD doesn't mean the board has to lower its standards. This is an elitist board anyways.
Ps, there is a reason why nobody here reads genre fiction. Not all genre fiction is bad, but in a sense it is based off of troupes which limits its potential.
Parker Flores
Pepe appears in books, which is more than I can say for the Hollyposters.
David Bell
There's a level of quality between THE CLASSICStm and John Green but people here seem to skip over that.
Brayden Carter
The hebrews wrote nothing worthwhile.
Adam Sanchez
irony
Elijah Flores
>reading isnt supposed to be "fun" its supposed to be entertaining
You had to have thought about that as you wrote it and then shrugged.
Brayden Robinson
>entertaining and fun are synonyms
Jonathan Roberts
Hebrew scripture is the oldest meme
Jordan Brooks
this tbqhfamalamdesu
Isaac Long
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Nolan White
I didnt like Ulisses. Damn. Fucking telemaco
Liam Miller
If you want to be entertained go watch a movie or play a video game. What type of absolute retard sees all the media we have available today to give simple gratification then picks up a fucking book
Aiden Ramirez
I want to experience stories that are exciting, moving and funny - that keep my interest by delaying explanations and setting me up for catharsis. In this sense I just want to be entertained.
I also want to experience it all through the medium of my imagination. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.