/lit/ - Literature

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>>10804844
Stoner by Williams
Remains of the Day by Ishiguro

>>10708495
Anon is right, that does happen, but she's around the same age as him when they fuck. So it's fine.

BotNS lacks the G in GRI however

*uses advanced AI to get closer to understanding the thing in itself*

>>10397375
>implying I don't have a death wish

>>10352595
>Do you think that college courses in literature really helped you further your understanding of literature, or your writing skills (fiction)?
Yes. Being in the same room as a published author for two hours a day, twice a week, gives you such a large volume of advice that, even if 60% of it doesn't help, the 40% that's useful will be a huge boon to your writing.

Before I took my first CW class, I had no idea what the fuck to do with setting, except for some vague advice like "macrocosm/microcosm" and "setting is a character." After 3 weeks, we went through a chapter in the textbook about setting, and I was starting to develop some ideas, but still felt somewhat lost. During week 4, I turned in a short story, and got a ton of great, personalized advice.
>Anon, I like the motif of sounds shoes make on the floor, but it seems haphazard; try associating sharper sounds with more authoritative characters.
>What *kind* of university is this? Yale, or Malcom X Community College? Is your perfection-obsessed main character typical, or atypical?
>What's on the walls? Are there trophy cases? Bulletin boards? Chipped paint and mold? This ties back to my note from earlier?

Having deadlines is also a huge help, because it forces you to sit down and write. And the feedback I got from our class groups was nice, if a bit too positive. (I'd much rather people tore my stuff to pieces.)

>>10354248
>>10354267
I feel you brother. A liberal arts minor is easing the suffering, but once I leave school I'm pretty sure I'll hate life.

>>10354819
Sounds comfy.