/lit/ - Literature

>>17782158
I have ecalibre, Project Gutenberg, and #bookz.

>>17757833
>download the first translation I find on Project Gutenberg
>read the book
>enjoy the hell out of it
>never think once about whether there are any better translations out there
You created your own prison. Break free.

>>17756383
I'm spending the current decade making sure I've read the important canonical works of the world, not just from Europe and the United States, but from East Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. In the 2030s I will be primarily rereading my favorites.

>>17700690
I downloaded the epub of the King James Bible from Project Gutenberg

>>17496867
>take Jane Austen class
>70-ish year old woman professor, was born and lived a significant portion of her life in Britain
>politically liberal and feminist
>dabs on people who think the incest and age gap stories were fucked up by claiming that these were actually the best romantic options for those heroines and that they would have lived happy lives
>dabs on people who try to interpret Austen as more progressive than she actually was in real life

>>17279209
>I didn't rape anybody
>I'm not bigoted towards anybody
>book itself doesn't promote such things
>only books I enjoy that DO promote such things are from people already dead like Lovecraft
That's how.

Why yes, the only books i read are these, how could you tell?

My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell

Fluttershy and the Fine Furry Friends Fair

Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party!

Applejack and the Honest-to-goodness Switcheroo

Princess Celestia and the Summer of Royal Waves

My Little Pony: The Art of Equestria

The Journal of the Two Sisters: The Official Chronicles of Princesses Celestia and Luna (My Little Pony)

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Princess Luna and the Festival of the Winter Moon

Discord and the Ponyville Players Dramarama

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Marked Thief of Marapore

My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic: Volume 2

Sunset Shimmer's Time to Shine

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Through the Mirror

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #10

Starlight Glimmer and the Secret Suite

Princess Twilight Sparkle and the Forgotten Books of Autumn

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Eternal Flower

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Sleepover Surprise: Book 6

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Forbidden City of Clouds

Lyra and Bon Bon and the Mares from S. M. I. L. E.

Princess Cadance and the Spring Hearts Garden

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: A Friendship to Remember

Equestria Girls: The Mane Event

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Canterlot High Stories: Rainbow Dash Brings the Blitz

My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea

Trixie and the Razzle-dazzle Ruse

Pony Tales

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Magic, Magic Everywhere!

The Art of My Little Pony: The Movie

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: The Legend of Everfree

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Make Your Own Magic: Starswirl Do-Over

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Canterlot High Stories: Twilight Sparkle's Science Fair Sparks

My Little Pony: Beyond Equestria: Rainbow Dash Rights the Ship

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Canterlot High Stories: Pinkie Pie and the Cupcake Calamity (Equestria Girls: Canterlot High Stories, 3)

My Little Pony: Beyond Equestria: Pinkie Pie Steps Up

My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries: Riddle of the Rusty Horseshoe

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Vol. 9

My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries: Peryton Panic

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Volume 12

My Little Pony: Friends Forever Volume 2

My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks

My Little Pony: The Wonderbolts Academy Handbook

My Little Pony: The Movie

Through the Mirror

My Little Pony Baking Book

My Little Pony: Art is Magic

>>16486632
This is why you read fiction. Emotion stays in the brain longer than facts.

>>16472842
I'm a politically liberal Catholic who supports politicians such as Andrew Yang and Bernie Sanders.

>time to read the Greeks
>start with The Song of Achilles
>this virgin water nymph named Thetis just got kidnapped and raped
>"Instead she lay stiff and silent, damp and chilled as an old fish"
>"chilled as an old fish"
>"old fish"
kek

>>16217007
>take Jane Austen class taught by some 60-70 year old feminist lady
>spends most of the time talking about free indirect discourse and explaining the historical context of the landed gentry that most normies wouldn't understand just from reading the books
>defends the incest and age difference stories

>>16115369
Why yes, I employ multiple lenses and perspectives to analyze different works of literature based on what is most applicable, ranging from postcolonial, Marxist, feminist, affect, Freudian, and new criticism.

>>16006648
I am not opposed to society transitioning into a state where the consumption of living creatures is no longer practiced. HOWEVER I believe that such a state will only come about when there is sufficient cloning technology to recreate all forms of meat that humans currently consume without being attached to a full creature.

Until then, I feel no guilt whatsoever eating meat but I will gladly advocate for changing the methods of factory farming to make things better for the animals.

>>15798291
Why yes, I only download public domain books off of Project Gutenberg to avoid participating in the capitalist system.

>>15703289
>I enjoy both difficult books and genre fiction for children

>>15625318
I am not racist, transphobic, or anti-Semitic, but I still enjoy the literary works of H.P. Lovecraft and J.K. Rowling, and films starring or directed by Mel Gibson because I am capable of separating art from author.

>>15475187
Why yes, I am capable of separating art from author as well as understanding that some authors may hold outdated views as a product of the historical time period they lived in. How could you tell?

>>15409897
damn bro i'm laughing really hard rn

>antediluvian

>>14827057
Why yes, I illegally download all my books from #bookz and record the first edition cover (or first U.S. edition in the case of translations) on Goodreads.com. How could you tell?

>>14811044
Why yes, I alternate between reading classic novels, poetry, philosophy books, short story collections, plays, memoirs, fantasy novels, science fiction novels, and contemporary YA novels. How could you tell?

>>14660200
I have a penis that fucks a vagina every night and I love Harry Potter.

>>14418494
Why yes, I do support the 2nd Vatican Council. All religions are a path to God, and you don't go to hell for following other religions or being an atheist. I have a "Coexist" bumper sticker which is spelled using religious symbols for all the major religions. How could you tell?

>>14385204
>why yes, I am a connoisseur of /d/ content. What gave me away?