Please leave and never return if you agree with any of the following;

Please leave and never return if you agree with any of the following;

>you read any form of genre fiction
>you think fantasy, science fiction, detective fiction, young adult fiction or horror are literature
>you barely know your classics
>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
>you speak a single language
>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
>you read for the plot
>you read for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
>you do not at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon (muh african authors)
>you mostly read contemporary literature
>you believe 'the author is dead'
>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
>your rarely read poetry
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight

This is a board about literature. You're not welcome here. Please take your plebeian garbage to /b/ or reddit, where you will find both a demographic and a general atmosphere more consistent with your tastes and your culture.

Also, what is the patrician book you are reading right now?

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You cant make me leave though.

trash thread. didn't work the first time. go back to your prison. it's where you belong.

A Brave New World.

>go back to your prison
'the fuck is you on about nigga

If detective fiction was good enough for the Corn Father, it's good enough for me.

This thread is amusing every now and then, but stop posting it every single day. It just makes you a massive faggot who only contributes to the decay of this board.

I want to kiss Constanze, she is smol and beautiful. A cute little princess.

you wouldn't understand the box you're trapped in. you've never been free from it.

>I posted it again XXDDDDDDD

I'm reading the 48 laws of power just to spite you impoverished academics