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10464180 No.10464180 [Reply] [Original]

Roll for a short story. Report back with your thoughts on it.
You HAVE to read the story you get, no cheating, even if the author you get is a woman

>> No.10464189
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10464189

>>10464180
Rollin'

>> No.10464223

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10464252

>>10464180
rolling

>> No.10464262

>>10464180
Rolling.

>> No.10464268

>>10464262
Harrison Bergeron, great. I've probably only read a handful of stories from the whole image, and I roll one I've already read. This is now my re-roll.

>> No.10464287

>>10464180
Here I go!

>> No.10464295

Gimme "eat your own cum" and "hard and deep"

>> No.10464297

>>10464180
Rollon '

>> No.10464299

Rerolling because this short story has nothing to do with eating my own cum

>> No.10464320

rollin'

>> No.10464333

>>10464180
OP here. There is no way I'm going to read that """"short"""" story by Kipling.
Actually I just want to read Bartleby, so I'll be leaving the thread.

>> No.10464339

>>10464180
Rollin

>> No.10464344

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10464420
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10464420

Romain Rolland but only if I feel like it

>> No.10464434
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10464434

Rollin and hoping for a europoor

>> No.10464441

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10464447

>>10464434
Oh, Bartleby is a great story and character study and one worth revisiting, but I'll roll again

>> No.10464463

Roll

>> No.10464472

>>10464180
Rollin' my BBBBB

>> No.10464489

>>10464180
Got Voltaire Story of Brahmin or whatever

Feel like I missed the joke (but got all the dumb philosophical references that im sure were real intellectual gut busters back in the goddamn 16th century) and that whatever joke was forming was actually just some sort of language thing (should've read it in the french but im lazy today).

Literally says nothing, makes fun of Indian women which I'm always game for. Lowkey pushes some French democracy shit. Would only recommend for someone reading all of Voltaires work (which could be accompolished in an afternoon im sure). V underwhelming but hey i have the shits today so thanks for directing my attention away from some other useless tangent. At least I can say I read a short story today. Will play again.

>> No.10464506

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10464512

>>10464180
>>10464472
Rolling again, I've already read Indian Camp. I liked it, has a great ending line.

>> No.10464519

>>10464180
rellong

>> No.10464541

>>10464180

rolling

>> No.10464546

>>10464541
re-roll, enough of lovecraft for a little while.

>> No.10464578

>>10464180
>Edgar Allan Por

>> No.10464587

>>10464578
Oh wait, your pic has more errors than I initially noticed.
>Edgar Allen Por
>Allen
>Por

>> No.10464622
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10464622

>>10464447
I'll be the second one reporting back I guess. I got The Night Driver by Calvino, and never having read any of his works before, this was pretty nice. From what I heard of him I was expecting something more Borges-like, but this one seemed more grounded and introspective. In fact, the first paragraph reminded me a lot of my own rambling writing that I did at this time last year, and it was max comfy, though I would go on tangents, remarking on one slightly related phenomena or another, but never really making anything out of it, and eventually returning to my abandoned point some 4-5 pages before. One of the many differences that set the great apart from the mediocre I guess.

I was a bit curious about his naming convention in this story, calling people and places by ordered letters, and I thought it was kind of gimmicky, but it does happen to pertain a lot to the themes. It's great how self-contained the story is, most of it coming from the narrator's often overthinking mind, with the events and characters of his life running parallel and opposite to him on the highway depending on how he construes it, just like vectors in a coordinate plane, X, Y, and Z, very clever. And his idea for the reduction of the message into beams of a light on the highway, that only the recipients and messages in themselves can understand, is also pretty neat, but what fascinates me more is the uncertain aspect of these messages, existing independently of each other until called into question by the other ones or by the narrator, but he is so supremely confident of the nature of the message he will seemingly and instantly understand that the whole human and bodily romance seems like farce and falls away in unimportance, no doubt why the narrator eventually relishes his falling into anonymity and why the story has no solid conclusion in action but rather catharsis

>> No.10464768

>>10464441
got something by bukowski. gave me some feels at the start, specially when he fails at the loading meat job or whatever. also, i too had acne problems as a teen. however, i stopped taking the story seriously towards the end, when he goes from one insane hit of luck to another. the ending of the story and its point is ok, neverending cycle of stumbling through life without hope or purpose, but i think it should have ended at chapter 6.

>>10464546
>>10464512
you don't have to roll twice, just do column first number, row second

>> No.10465365

>>10464180
we rollin

>> No.10465369

fuck anglos

>> No.10465406

roll

>> No.10465705

The bottom of the chart???

>> No.10465875

Rolling for me and my bro in our hot tube

>> No.10465906

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10465918

>>10464180
Roll

>> No.10466096

>>10464180
Please no women please no women please no women

>> No.10466111

Roll

>> No.10466124

>>10464180
Rowling

>> No.10466130

roll

>> No.10466187

Roll

Also, this chart is very old and could probably use an update.

>> No.10466363
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10466363

>>10464180
ROOLL

>> No.10466370

>>10464180
rollino

>> No.10466408

>>10466363
i cannot recommend the broccoli short story!

>> No.10466461

roll

>> No.10466596

>>10464180
Roll

>> No.10466739

ying

>> No.10466753

How are we supposed to read these if they're not in public domain? I'm not going to the library just to look for this shit.

>> No.10466765

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10467013

roll

>> No.10467024

>>10464180
Rollan

>> No.10467061

rolling for borges

>> No.10467064

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10467075

Nice

>> No.10467079

>>10464180
rell

>> No.10467169

Rollin

>> No.10467180

>>10464180
rolling.

>> No.10467382

>>10464180
give me a good one

>> No.10467389

>>10464180
Capote is such a faggot holy shit

>> No.10467393

Eolllllll

>> No.10467395

>>10464180
Toes crossed

>> No.10467414

Rolling

>> No.10467416

roll

>> No.10467438

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10467439

>>10464180

I like this thread a lot. Rolling

>> No.10467440

rollio

>> No.10467444

>>10464180

all right but what are the rules? I got 39 (and something else with this post and I'm willing to read this one as well) so should I read the one by Voltaire or the one by Greene?

>> No.10467445

rollin

>> No.10467446

>>10464180
Rolley moley.

>> No.10467640

Keeponrolling

>> No.10467659

roll fugg

>> No.10468670

roll

>> No.10468739

>>10464180
Rollan

>> No.10469242

roll

>> No.10469347

Roll

>> No.10469433

Roll

>> No.10469442

Roll roll roll

>> No.10469464

Please no women.

>> No.10469573

C'mon, Daddy needs a new pair of shoes.

>> No.10469635

>>10464180

I will get Araby.

>> No.10469674

rolllllllllll

>> No.10469701

>>10464180
cum on

>> No.10470731

>>10464180
Roll

>> No.10470743

>>10464180
Froll

>> No.10470744

>>10464180
aight then

>> No.10470764

>>10464180
rolling thrice so I can get my short story on

>> No.10470765

>>10470743
>Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels by George R. R. Martin

Made me glad I never fell for this meme. Guy writes like he's in fucking middle school. Subject, verb, sci fi jargon, rinse repeat. What trash. Rerolling

>> No.10470781

>>10464180
Rolling

>> No.10470784

>>10464180
might as well

>> No.10470852

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10470867

>> No.10470940

>>10470765
> The Amputated Arms by Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsoe

Better than GRRM at least. 6/10 on the spoopy scale and p well written. Re re rolling

>> No.10470947

>>10470940
>The Willows
>Novella
Not a short story, fuck off

>> No.10470950

>>10464180

rollo tomassi

>> No.10471013
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10471013

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10471051

rollin

>> No.10471331

?

>> No.10471345

Rollin'

>> No.10471520

f

>> No.10471523

>>10464180
Old Man River reporting in!

>> No.10471529
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10471529

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10471537

>>10464180
rawl

>> No.10471542

>>10464180
Lolling

>> No.10471545

>>10471542
Rerolling - I've read it already. Wasn't bad, but not one of the best of the After the Quake collection.

>> No.10471707

Roll

>> No.10471710

roll

>> No.10471721

Rollin

>> No.10471751

>>10464180
rolling

>> No.10471768
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10471768

r o l l i n g

>> No.10471777

roll

>> No.10471785

>>10471721
A Telephone Call was cute and could relate even to the female POV. Fun read

>> No.10471978

>>10471751
> Roll for a short story. Report back with your thoughts on it.

I'm not going to analyze this like in High School lit. Even though in a way it felt a little dry and academic like the way those stories often felt.

The story has life though. It's a story of changes over time in many respects for both the author, her mother, and and also a clashing of American and Bengal cultures.

It's also the kind of short story the English teachers fawn over. It's not written at a very high level. It would be easy to diagram all of the story elements and character motivations and this is what I dislike about it. It's too easy;

Good art should neither spoon feed you nor be unintelligible to the reader. This is on the spoon-fed side of things. I don't hate the story and I believe that it is not merely forgettable like so many short stories and essays of this genre are.

>> No.10472086

They see me rollin'
They hatin'

>> No.10472104

roll

>> No.10472400

Rrolino

>> No.10472403

ROLL

>> No.10472418
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10472418

I swear to god if I get GRR Martin I'm going to pitch a fucking fit

>> No.10472433

>>10464180
How does that work?

Which one should I read?

>> No.10472438

>>10472433

you last 2 digits are 33. Read the 3rd one down, then third one from the left.

>> No.10472441

Reroll

>> No.10472444

>>10464180
childe roland rolled some dubs

>> No.10472445

>>10464180
Rollin

>> No.10472447

roll

>> No.10472448

>>10472438
Oh! I got White Nights, one of my favourite short stories. I reread that every year at least once.
Thanks

>> No.10472614

>>10467444
>he didn't roll dubs the first time around
*teleports behind you* heh, nothing personnel kid...

>> No.10472686

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10472833

Well it's not like I had anything more constructive to do today anyway.

Rolling thunder, show my die.

>> No.10472870

>>10472433
>>10472833
Hey we got tha same. That means we are bros now.
You will love White Nights, bro.

>> No.10472918

Roll

>> No.10472919

>>10464180
Gay

>> No.10472924

Rolling I guess

>> No.10472948

rolling

>> No.10473008

>>10464333
It was a good story Anon. Alcoholic Indian who spends all his money on booze for his Indian buddies and then has to get bailed out by white people.

>> No.10473047

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10473299

>>10464180
Stop drop and rolling

>> No.10473811
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10473811

>>10464180
rolling

>> No.10473834

>>10464180
Roly Poly Ollie

>> No.10473842

>>10472418
I actually said to myself, "yeah, this looks like a fun thread" and then i rolled a 34. So forget it.

>> No.10473859

>>10464180
owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

>> No.10473974

>>10473811
I read "The Case of Lady Sannox". Bretty gud mystery. I read some Sherlock Holmes as a kid, reading this piqued my interest in mysteries so I might start reading some more

>> No.10473975

>>10464180
rope roll

>> No.10474089

>>10472418
You got DFW, pretty much on the same level.
>>10473842
The thread is fun, but not every short story is good. There way too many American and English writer wih very few foreigners. Why is Stephen King on that for instance?

If I had professional level photoshop skills, I would edit yhat with much better writers and short stories.

>> No.10474157

>>10464180
Rollins

>> No.10474161

>>10464180
rolling rolling rolling

>> No.10474309

let's have fun

>> No.10474397

>>10474309
Ugh, The Balloon. It was well written and all but so boring it made me question whether this whole reading thing is really for me.

>> No.10474409

>>10464180
Esketit

>> No.10474420

>>10464180
>>10464180
>>10464180

>> No.10474423

Rollie Rollie

>> No.10474427

>>10464180
rolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinng

>> No.10474435

did anyone clarify which axis is which?

>> No.10474459

>>10474409
That was interesting, I've been meaning to read more recent authors, if Barhtelme counts as "recent". I really liked the reveal of the balloons purpose at the end. I think it's a good metaphor for the meaning of art. Also consider this post a second roll

>> No.10474471

>>10474435
I'm guessing the first digit is left and the second is top?

>> No.10474483

>>10464180

roll em

>> No.10475499
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10475499

Rolling.

>> No.10475561

>>10464180
okdoke

>> No.10475589

>>10464180
roll...

>> No.10475755

>>10464180
Roll

>> No.10476049

rollin

>> No.10476254

>>10464180
ok

>> No.10476423

>>10464180
rolling for when i have free time

>> No.10476427

>>10464180
rolln

>> No.10476442

>>10464180
Wtf are Lovecraft and Lorrie Moore doing on there?

>> No.10476486

Rolling

>> No.10476488

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10476490

Rolllllling on the river

>> No.10476515
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10476515

>> No.10476536

>>10476486
Just finished it, was an excellent story, very nicely written

>> No.10476551

rollerino

>> No.10476572

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10476573

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10476583

Roll roll roll the boat

>> No.10476636

third roll

>> No.10476651

>>10464180
first roll of 2018

>> No.10476653

Rollinno

>> No.10476664

R-rollin

>> No.10476678

Re rollam

>> No.10476693

ρωλ

>> No.10476719

George Orwell shooting an elephant
Okay ish read

>> No.10476725

Rolling

>> No.10476733

>>10464180
C'mon, baby. Give it to me.

>> No.10476746

Roll

>> No.10476766
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10476766

>>10476651
I got "The Baron of Grogzwig" by Charles Dickens

It was alright. Had a pretty decent message, not one I need hear

>> No.10476768

>>10464180
Might be cool, roll

>> No.10476780

roll

>> No.10476789

>>10464180
I love these threads, rollerino

>> No.10476819

>>10464180
rolling

>> No.10476825

>>10476789
haha you got the worst

>>10476766
Audrey is so gorgeous

top 3:

1_Audrey or Donna
3_The cafeteria girl who was married with Leo

>> No.10476842

>>10464180
Roll

>> No.10476845

>>10476842
Rerolling already read haruki

>> No.10476905

Lets do this!

>> No.10476924

rol in

>> No.10477024

Rolllll

>> No.10477416

rrr

>> No.10477809

>>10464180
lets see what i get

>> No.10477814

>>10464180
another one

>> No.10477895

>>10464180
rollingg

>> No.10477935

>>10464180
Roll

>> No.10478232

>>10464180
rolo

>> No.10478269

>>10464180
I'm rolling baaaaaby

>> No.10478289

>>10478269
Reroll

>> No.10478299

>>10464180
i might as well. nothing better to do.

>> No.10478318

Rolling

>> No.10478335

I wonder how many of the people in OP's picture are Jews.

>> No.10478429
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10478429

>>10464180
Rollin’

>> No.10478432

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10478480

>>10478299
nice

>> No.10478505

roll

>> No.10478526
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10478526

Rollan'

>> No.10478551

>>10464180
t.roll

>> No.10478562

benis

>> No.10478632
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10478632

>>10478526
rerolling because I can't find this shit anywhere

>> No.10478965

>>10464180
I should read more anyway.

>> No.10479032

>>10464180
Rollin

>> No.10479048

>>10464180
rolling

>> No.10479098
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10479098

>> No.10479109

>>10464180
The stories are calling and I must roll.

>> No.10479153

>>10476789
Back again for a better story
>>10476825
Yeah, seems like it. All it really had going for it was being harrowing.

>> No.10479234

>>10464180
Roll

>> No.10479263

rollerblading

>> No.10479292

Which ones here are the best?
I've read a few for fun and wondering if I'm missing out on any others

>> No.10479309

>>10464180
i dont even read why am i here even

>> No.10479343

>>10464180
Rolling

>> No.10479502

Roll

>> No.10479516

Roald

>> No.10479739

Roll

>> No.10480242

A roll a day keeps.... uh...

>> No.10480249

>>10480242
I don't own this short story nor could I find a pdf, ROLLING AGAIN

>> No.10480255

roll

>> No.10480266
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10480266

JK Rolling

>> No.10480327

>>10464180
Rolly

>> No.10480339
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10480339

>> No.10480425

Joe "I'm Rolling" Rollan

>> No.10481018
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10481018

roll

>> No.10481019

fourth roll

>> No.10481027

Rolling

>> No.10481040

>>10481019
rerolling this story fucking sucks

>> No.10481095

>>10481040
this one was amazing. highly recommend to anyone

>> No.10481096

MOSSACK! DISHA, DISHA.

>> No.10481100

>>10464180
Back at it again

>> No.10481105

rolling for round 2

>> No.10481167

>>10464180
Here i fucking go

>> No.10481174

Rolling for stories

>> No.10481178

>>10464180
Roll the cilinder pull the trigger

>> No.10481821

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10481899

I despise rolling threads.

>> No.10482038

rolling

>> No.10482201

>>10464180
duckroll

>> No.10482323

>>10464180
*rolls*

>> No.10482418

>>10464180
Gimme 57

>> No.10482430

>>10464180
Rollypollyolly

>> No.10482433

Rolled A Mown Lawn, expected more desu.
It felt full with the "classic" themes like order, suburbia, America and women. The wordplay constantly highlighted with italics felt dumb.
Surprised I found it on /lit/, read like something a high school English teacher would bring to class as food for thought. At least it was short.

>> No.10482476

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10482536

Roll

>> No.10482959

>>10464180
let's-a-go

>> No.10482974

I'm jumping in.

>> No.10482986

>>10464180
rollin rollin rollin

>> No.10483000

>>10464180
Rolling

>> No.10483019

>>10482959
Wait a second how long is Walter Mitty?? I found something online but it's literally less than 10 pages, is that supposed to be it?

>> No.10483404

>>10464180
roll

>> No.10483436

r

>> No.10483518

40 get

>> No.10483558
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10483558

Rollio

>> No.10483568

>>10464180
Rollin

>> No.10483632

rollerino

>> No.10484433
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10484433

>>10464180
rollololol

>> No.10484448

Roll