/lit/ - Literature

>>17993692
Books that will reincarnate me into an anime world?

Why don't we have a system implemented where collections of epubs are available for download along their corresponding charts yet?

>>17993692
I don’t know if this is the right thread or not, but does anyone have a list of books on the history of Mexico? From the various mesoamerican tribes, colonial rule under Spain and their independence? I also wouldn’t mind books after those time periods. I’ve been trying to get into Mexican history.

>>17993692
i wanna sniff matsuri

>>17994852
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

The Fire and the Word: A History of the Zapatista Movement

Are two I recommend.

>>17994852
William Prescott Conquest of Mexico

What book will make me see myself like a god? Not in intellect or body only, but as a whole, like Zeus, for example.

>>17995526
>>17995574
Thanks, anymore or just those books?

what are some books about getting alienated from pozzed society so much that you go into depression and selective muting

>>17993692
What is the best English translation of Arabian Nights?

>>17993692
90% of the threads on /lit/ belong in here.

>>17996720
the one by Hussain Haddawy. It is based on the Muhsin Mahdi edition. It is extremely readable and thoroughly enjoyable. Translation is clear and concise and offers footnotes on things that may not be well known to the reader. He has two volumes one covering the core stories and one covering some of the most popular stories (like Sinbad, Ala' Al-Din, etc...) which were most likely not part of the original Nights.

I also enjoy both Burton and Lanes translations they each have their own... charm and character that adds a unique experience while reading the Nights. In comparison Lanes is more children friendly as it censored out most of the sexual content which also makes it a little more... condensed. Burton over emphasized the sexual content but as everyone knows... sex sells. Yes, by modern ideals it's pretty racist but in comparison with other stories and writers of the same time period it certainly is no more so than others.

I love that Burton's edition generally comes with some beautiful orientalist images and also comes in some beautifully bound editions including the newer release like this one from Barnes and Nobel. These make for wonderful editions to display on shelves or coffee tables as well as to enjoy for the content.

>>17996921
excellent info, thanks anon

>>17993692
This is the third time we meet, Mr. N*gger.
You must be very bad with directions indeed.
>>>/sci/ is that way, just click on the blue hyperlink and you'll be there in a jiffy!
Fufufu...

>>17997255
Why are you so insistent on doing this?

>>17993881
We might actually get in trouble if we did that.
>>17996760
More than 90%

>>17994852
If you're American: most public universities in the USA will have "History of Mexico" courses in their History department that you can audit for free.

>>17996332
Dunno I’m not very well read on Mexican history. Maybe check out the Cambridge Latin America History, I liked their sections on Brazil.

>>17997156
No problem, there's a reason why this general exist.

Is it weird to dislike big books past a certain point? I feel like once you pass the 800-900 page mark books tend to get more and more unwieldy and find they often dig into my hands.
It's somewhat putting me off from grabbing The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition because I'm kind of worried it'll be one of those books that's gets annoying to hold after a while. The hardcover will likely help against digging into the hands but at the same time that's counteracted by the extra weight the book will likely have because of that. I'm instead considering grabbing the 4 book collection & then just grabbing the last two separately but then I feel like it'll look shit on the shelf

>>17998240
>>17998261
Okay, thanks again for the info.

>>17999293
that's something that you and I have in common, then. book collections look just fine on the shelf, so don't worry about that. otherwise, if you're not opposed to ebooks, get an e-reader or use the kindle app (or whatever native book app is on your smartphone, really) and read larger books on that. it's a consistent feel, it's much more portable, and it allows you to read in spare moments when you might not've thought to bring a book with you in the first place

>>18000298
The only times I read are bath & bed, which is likely part of the reason, as I'm never resting the book on anything and am always holding it up
If I were to get an ebook reader I'd likely just pirate everything instead of buying them so it'd save quite a lot of money at the cost of not really having a growing collection at that point

>>17999293
>Is it weird to dislike big books past a certain point?
yes

>>18000882
No it isn't they are a pain I'm the ass to hold.

>>18000348
I've struggled with that same sentiment in the past. but, now I think that it's better to have a few exceptional books in a collection that you can point to as favorites or cornerstones. any other books can be / ought to be digital to save space and, as you pointed out, money. so as long as you're not squeamish about bringing electronics to the bath, it sounds like an e-reader would be a good fit for you

>>18001120
>so as long as you're not squeamish about bringing electronics to the bath, it sounds like an e-reader would be a good fit for you
don't worry I've brought my DS plenty of times
though I do occasionally get books wet and it does make me worry

Any of you guys read on phone? What's the best reader app?

>>18001522
Just place the Ebook in a plastic ziplock or something.

>>18001539
I do. it's actually where I read most often, as per my previous posts. the kindle app is a good all-around reader, since it works on all devices. based on your mobile preference (apple or android), the default readers work well also. the only downsides there is that if you ever switch between those two, you can't really take your library with you–excepting, perhaps, going from android to apple. (I think google play books is on apple.) either way, I use play books and kindle both and they work splendidly

Where to get books if it's not on lib or /bookz/ ?

what's the consensus on Don Quixote translations? Edith Grossman seems to be the most popular among normies but should I read something else?

Why is /lit/ so awful now? It moves too quick, book discussions are trash and off topic threads are the majority.
Where did all the readers go?

>>17998035
>We might actually get in trouble if we did that.
/t/ never got in trouble and they share the most recent hollywood movies. Who would care about anons sharing books?

>>18002226
maybe people finished their backlogs?
this lockdown shit is no joke so I assume people that were already into reading at the start of it have read so much by now that they might be getting tired of it

>>18002286
You know that is probably the reason why it moves so fast now, influx of people shitposting whilst at home. I forgot the lockdown was even happening but that makes sense.

I don't understand why people who have read alot don't discuss it but then you have lots of recommendations. It's weird.

I wanted to discuss War and Peace, not an obscure book and the threads never take off. I get about 5 or so posts and then it dies. I don't get it.
Is there too few people here who have read it all?

>>18002322
not gonna lie I've only ever posted in QTDDTOT in lit because I'm a literary baby

Is Don Quixote just a long, cruel novel mocking those with extreme mental illness?

>>18003347
Yes

>>18003347
Nah it's just about an incel wondering why can't he get laid.

>>17993692
How do you call a life philosophy where your life revolves around experiences, like traveling, sex, food, etc.? I think sensationism would describe it, but I know for certain there's a better word, I've just forgotten and can't remember it.
Help me out /lit/erates.

>>18002258
Hmm. I'm probably just too paranoid then

What is the difference between being cynical versus being bitter?
Saying someone is bitter sounds more like an insult than saying they're cynical, but I don't know why.

>>18004742
Yes. There is not necessarily a negative attitude toward life in general driving cynicism. You may have had some bad experiences that opened your eyes to certain things and choose to point out those negative aspects of an issue or concept, but you don't necessarily harbor negative energy relating to it when you are just cynical. Being bitter about it, however, shows that you are letting the mean old world inside a little too much. It's actually affecting your emotions. Cynicism is just sarcasm in a different form, which does not come from the heart.

>>18004461
hedonism

>>17993692
"Whatever lives, obeys. And this is the second point: he who cannot obey himself is commanded. That is the nature of the living."

someone please explain for my retard brain. is n simply saying that those who are not in control of themselves are susceptible to commandment?

>>18005161
Not susceptible - IS commanded.

>>18005157
wrong.

>>18005114
Thanks

What could be up with the difference between 1473223547 and 1481465589
I assumed it would be some slight difference like different hard cover and the addition of a slip cover but apparently the latter weighs over a kg (2.3lbs) more and has larger dimensions, 7 x 3.2 x 9 inches vs 6.38 x 2.6 x 9.45 inches
Would this simply be a larger print and if so, isn't it a bad sign for the smaller edition that the later edition is such a significant portion larger?

>>18004461
Consooming

>>18007174
What?

>>18004461
That's amoral decadence, dandyism, bohemianism

Andre Gide, Des Esseintes in A rebours, etc. The French in Debussy's time were obsessed with it

Hey /lit can you please recommend a good affordable e-reader. Must have:
>note taking abilities
>highlighting
>French-English dictionary
>able to receive books from a laptop
>epub/pdf etc
>no ads
And preferably under 150$, idm used. I was thinking of getting the kobo Clara hd so far

>>18008812
>kobo Clara hd
Get that one.

>>17993692
Can anyone that has read Naked Lunch explain what is about? I tried reading it like 1 year ago and I dropped it at chapter 2. I want to try to read it again after I finish the book im currently reading so I would like some directions to understand it

>>17993692
years ago I saw a documentary about something- weird voodoo markets or something. One of things they talked about was that people would put lit cigarettes into the mouths of little frog figurines as offerings. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

What book by Eduardo Galeano should I read after Las venas abiertas de América Latina?

Literature for the Cosmic Horror and Absurdity of high mass consumerism?

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>>18009814
Don't know much about it but probably the writings of Michael Gira will be of your taste, the consumer (The paperback is expensive but the pdf is easy to find) and this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysyB_rhAWs

>>18008895
Read it.

>>18009814
Those are some nice videos.

>>18008812
>>18008821
>kobo Clara hd
Second that. I got it end of January. Best buy I made in years.

>>18010383
>>18008821
is it still recommended if I don't care about anything other than reading?

>>18010412
Yes, since it's easy to pirate books, has 300ppi and warm light.

EBook vs Physical
Let’s settle this once and for all.
What genres do you like to read in what format?

>>18010914
Fiction as ebook, non-fiction on paper

>>18010916
I do the opposite. Non-fiction is just about the information so I just use digital because it's convenient but since fiction is for relaxing I prefer physical because it's more comfy

Everyone posting in /stack/ and recent reads threads should be required to post age and the last time they had sex

>>18011050
Stack threads should be pruned..

How to read more
I only read in the bathtub, sometimes.
I enjoy reading a lot, but I am so undisciplined that even when I'm bored and have nothing to do I just can't bring myself to open a book
When I was on vacation and had slow Internet I read more. I wish I had money to just create the environment for reading and have it in my routine. I don't have any chair or any comfy place, just bed and a bathtub. But lying in bed is uncomfortable after a while

>>18011129
yeah place and routine has been key for me. I mostly read on my patio or take a cheap lawnchair out front or to a park as well as a hammock when the days are really nice. I watch Jeopardy at 2pm then get myself outside with some coffee and read for a few hours before the nightly news while I fix dinner. This span of hours I have no feelings of obligation that they ought be for productivity or that there's somewhere else I should be and unlike the late evening when I feel too drawn towards entertainment to close the day to be bothered reading.

>>18011212
music has also been key for my habit. I can listen to music and read just fine - I don't know why /lit/ is so autistic about this - so psychologically when I'm thinking about how to spend my time I don't have apprehensions of "wasting" it by merely reading in some reductive abstraction because I'm also using that time to expose myself to new music.

>>17993692
Does anybody have a good system for retaining information from nonfiction books? I'm looking specifically for an efficient way to mark my books and identify arguments.

What's a good Don DeLillo book to start with if I enjoyed the surreal modernist absurdism of Cronenberg's Cosmopolis

what now?

Memoirs of sexually abused little girls?

>>18011697
The Situationists!

>>18011814
Girl Interrupted

What's the best e-reader for loading pirated material? Either epub or pdf format. Tired of reading on my phone.

>>18011971
Apple iPad

What is a good curriculum on English language, literature and writing? Ideally something offered for free or piratable. I was thinking I should work through the materials used in GCSE and A Levels. Some of the charts on the /lit/ wiki seem good as well, like this one with Progymnasmata.

what is a good site to read light novels? i have been searching for one but failed

You guys got any recs for older literature(Before the 1900s) that had an influence on noir films and hardboiled/noir fiction?

>>18011842
Can you just jump into it? When I read Zeros and Ones she made many references to d&g's concepts from AO and ATP. So I've been holding off on it until I feel like I have a handle on those. Incase it's heavy on the references as well, but this one is 92' and Zeros and ones is 95'(?) so maybe I'm worried for no reason.

>>18011129
why do you want to read more?
cancel your internet connection

Hello everyone (/lit),

What are some (1 or more) good (good because bad books are intellectual poison as Schopenhauer said (Arthur Schopenhauer)) books (print (preferably easy to purchase, or easy to access the electronic version (if such a version exists)) or electronic (preferably easy to access) written media) on (or related to) semeiotics (anything related to this subject (the subject being semeiotics (could be books on physiosemiosis (as coined by John Deely) for instance (an example))))?

Regards (yours truly),
James Folger (senior)

>>18013498
But how will I read books if I do that?

whats a good synonym for self-exile?

>>18013618
library

Are there any lit discords?

>>18010914
speaking of which
hardcover vs paperback

>>18014093
Hardcover for books > 500 pages

Do you buy physical books by weights?

Bump

>>18014441
No.

>>18011842
is it more of a historical work?
what about primary sources?

what's a good book to learn the basics of cooking? nothing to thick please, I just want to know the bare bones basics. I don't want an encyclopedia of french cuisine.
Just something that will help me create a useful pantry and fridge that I can quickly throw together meals without much though.

>>18015606
I don't know if books are the best for that
I have very little issues just looking up whatever I want to make & following the recipe online
A good starting point might be getting one of those mealboxes for a month or two, they ship you the exact ingredients you need and tell you how to make the dish. If you follow along for a while you should pick up most of the basics and have a better grasp of how to make things in the future & what to keep stocked

>>18015681
I'm not interested in recipes. I want to know actual useful cooking. Where I have a pantry and fridge and can whip shit up on the go. I don't want to walk around the super market with a fucking list picking out stuff from a recipe because I lose my fucking mind in that place.

>>18015694
I don't think there's many books that are focused on cooking itself rather than recipes so I don't think you'll find much luck there
Based on your hatred of grocery shopping, I think the mealbox is an even more appropriate idea then, at least for a while so you can get a feel for things, since it's still more expensive than buying the shit yourself in most cases (though some things are annoying and expensive to buy for a single serving, if you live alone)

>>18015606
jacques pepin quick & simple

>>18015606
I've always had a hard time finding a basic meal guide that starts from the ground up, everything seems to assume I want to make fancy shit right away

People who enjoy cooking are insane, they DO enjoy going to the grocery store and wandering around picking up random chives and shit going "OOHHH WHAT COULD I MAKE WITH THIS" for two hours. I want to know the 41 different 3-ingredient combinations you can make with lentils and rice without being a wizard, but people who innately enjoy cooking jump right to 214-ingredient sixteen-hour beanathons to have three bites of "pilaf" and not even remember to eat the rest. Fucking insane cookfags. It's like enjoying doing laundry.

>>18015773
I'm poor as fuck bro, there's no way i'm paying some faggot cunt to put together a box of ingredients for me. Also there's books on this very subject

>>18015804
Stop being a poorfag.

>>18016495
It would mean doing more work then I can be bothered doing. To own a decent house would take years of work and to have a family even more. I am not willing to do it.

How to change the footnote box background colour/font in moonreader? For some reason it opens pops up as yellow with white letters. Unreadable.

>>18002258
Be the change you wish to see in the world, bra

What are some good Hypodorian music?

>>18011971
>>18008821

>>17993692
>cat lip
gross

>>18017187
I would, but I don't have much time. Was waiting for some NEET to do it.

>>18014441
I thought I was the only one that does it.
one dollar per pound.

looking for a download of Rand's "The New Left". I would like to read criticisms.

Every question deserves a thread of done properly.

>>18019589
No, they don't.

How do I get into superhero comics? I was filtered by X-Men.

Best beginner books to get into philosophy? It seems really interesting and I want to learn more about the old famous cliché philosophers.

>>18017187
I can’t punch a hole for my dick in that

>>18020450
>I was filtered by X-Men.
How the fuck were you filtered by the X-men?

>>18020673
The Story of Philosophy Durant

>>18020673
The Consolations of Philosophy was an easy and informative read

How did the individual "inner life" suggested by Augustine of Hippo mutate into the aberration of modern American individualism?

>>18021596
Well I picked up some random issue and didn't understand what was happening so I stopped reading it and just looked at the drawings.

>>18011129
>>I enjoy reading a lot, but I am so undisciplined that even when I'm bored and have nothing to do I just can't bring myself to open a book
same

long shot but does anyone remember that old vice article shitting all over david foster wallace? it was a decently sized read and talked about how he didn't know shit about people who do drugs and stuff like that

>>18015606
There's "The really hungry student" collection of cookbooks, I have one for vegetarian dishes and it's written pretty simple. Seems there is a whole bunch of these student cookbooks, this one says it has info on basics of cooking, so it might be what you are looking for:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Student-Cookbook-Cheap-Tasty/dp/0297869973/

>>18021782
Nice.

Why did Peirce barely write on aesthetics even after he says we must first refer to the aestheticians then the ethicists before logic matters (saying logic depends on ethics, ethics depends on aesthetics)?

>>18021752
Sometimes it helps just to say ‘I’ll read 5 pages’ and then when you start it’s easier to continue reading from there

>>18010914
>What genres do you like to read in what format
Philosophy as ebook, fiction as physical

>>17993692
Gonna try again.

Are there any books recommended for sociology and economics? A guide for beginners and intermediate. A chart maybe if available.

>>18022486

How are you supposed to read stream of consciousness? I was forced to read Joyce in school and hated it, but I don't want to be a midwit about it anymore.

“Excess strength alone is the proof of strength.” What did he Nietzsche mean by this?

>>18022553
Snowball? Exponential growth?

The strong have the ability to growth stronger?

>>18022573
Do go on...

>>18022578
I never read Nietzsche actually, I just happen to be have been enthralled with the idea of exponential growth since I was little.

Do you have to read the Greeks to understand Kierkegaard?

Trying to get into Walt Whitman. Should I just start out with Leaves of Grass or is something else better? Where to start in LoG?

>>17993692
Do I need to read anything before Bhagavad Gita?
>>17996612
anything by Kafka
>>18001947
project gutenberg or go outside into your local library
>>18003347
it's a great book
>>18004461
comodification of experience
>>18005161
if you don't have a plan you'll become a part of someone elses
>>18011814
tf bro
>>18012834
maybe read Conan Doyle? idk honestly
>>18022524
I'm also not a fan of modernism

are these spelling errors and weird formatting common in downloads from zlib and libgen, or did i fuck up when converting to MOBI?

im away from my computer for quite a while so can’t check the original files

Books that will make me feel happy. I am very susceptible to atmosphere and media that I consume and it stays with me for a long time, but too much of lit is depressing, so gimme smth happy, but not simple. Maybe a theme about overcoming some type of obstacle or fear?

>>18023349
Fucked up.

>>18023748
Any of the discworld novels. I really liked Small Gods

>>18022679
no

>>18015606
Its thick but Salt, Fat Acid, Heat

does /lit/ discuss narcissist culture?
i just got sucked into this stuff and i feel like talking about narcissists and explaining your own problems as a result of being in relationships with narcissts (or people who just act like dicks)

everything i read about this makes too much sense to me and explains so much about where i am, i feel like i'm being conned, am i?

what does /lit/ think about narcissists and the current theories about narcissistic behavior? im not sure if my question makes sense but maybe you have some ideas anyway.

>>18026550
>everything i read about this makes too much sense to me and explains so much about where i am
if it wasn't for industrial society, you wouldn't exist

>>18011842
>>18015595
forget it,I read a bit of it and it seems very good.
also found these:
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/index.htm
http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/all/

>>18027256
Thanks.

>>18026550
>does /lit/ discuss narcissist culture?
no

>>18022685
>Should I just start out with Leaves of Grass
Yeah, you should start with this.

What are anti-horror books? As in books that criticize the genre itself? I hate the genre on a intuitive level but I'm too much of a midwit to put it into words.

>>18012834
Emile Gaboriau

I read Paul Feval was also quite popular in his time and counted among one of the fathers of modern detective fiction, but I can't find if anything of his was translated to English.

>>18029467
Any fan translation?

>>17993692
This needs to be pinned
It won’t ever be pinned
All that is correct, but topic dilution is the MO of the powers & principalities

>>18014441
Tell us more

>>18026550
>The Mask of Sanity
>Political Ponerology

>>18029973
Are they any good.

>>18023997
ty

>>18029948
https://www.blackcoatpress.com/fiction-the-black-coats-3-salem-street.html

I found this, seems to be some small publisher interested primarily in french fiction. Nothing online for download, though.

>>18030240
Thanks anyways, I’ll check it out when I have the time.

>>18022492
What about sociology?