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it seems to me that half of you read the /lit/ 100 and the other half of you read nothing at all. no one on here appears to discuss literature at all. this might as well be called /lit/ - literature that none of us have read.

as someone who is incredibly well read in comparison to the average /lit/izen, as someone who has posted here since this board's inception and as someone who has read literally thousands of books, I'm going to use this thread to restore this board to its original purpose and actually talk about literature.

post a novel title here and I will rate it out of 10 to one decimal place pitchfork style and post a short review.

>> No.15388238

this is like the 6 "state of the board" post today
fuck you

>> No.15388258

>>15388238

not familiar with this book, sorry.

>> No.15388261

>>15388223
The Bell Jar

>> No.15388260

>>15388238
they're right. there's lots of newfags spreading their stupidity.

>> No.15388264

>>15388223
>it seems to me that half of you read the /lit/ 100
That's extremely generous

>> No.15388271

>>15388223
Ulysses

>> No.15388295

Only scientific books have a use, the rest of them are for fags and women

>> No.15388304

>>15388261

I've actually never read this novel. I had to study her poetry when I was in school (over a decade ago now, I'm getting old haha) and it never really connected me. like, I never understood why she chose to be depressed. I'm a pretty optimistic guy so it just didn't resonate with me (her poetry). so I never touched the bell jar. I do have a copy of it though.

>> No.15388314

Flowers for algernon

I finished the odyssey yesterday and will pick up platos republic tomorrow at the library. Any books I should check out along with et

>> No.15388317

>>15388271

haha, I actually only got three chapters into this before giving it up. and when I came back from holidays later that year, I think my parents had thrown out my book collection lol. but I will get around to reading it someday!

>> No.15388329

>>15388314

I've actually never read "flowers for algernon", sorry. my younger brother said it was overrated though. I did watch the episode of its always sunny that parodies it though if that's any help.

if you're going to the library, you should definitely check out le tejoras de coronas (the weaver of crowns). it's a columbian novel, very Pynchon like, don't see it discussed on /lit/ very much.

>> No.15388357
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15388357

Just finished this afternoon.

I had a good time reading this and overall it left me with a very favorable impression. Initially I’m feeling 7-8, but as the months go by and it sits with me, I think it will climb to a 9.

Unless something went way over my head, I was kind of surprised at how simple the main philosophical themes are, especially for a book that presents itself as ostensibly complex. Like, the hardest part was wading through the all the prose and technical language; the main ideas here are fairly simple. Thoughts?

>> No.15388359

>>15388223
The Bible

>> No.15388363

>>15388304
>I'm so well read
>Well no no I haven't read that book
Lol ok faggot. Maybe read more before belittling other people that you know nothing about

>> No.15388379

>>15388357

I've actually avoided this one because it's the go-to postmodern book on /lit/ and therefore appeals to the lowest common denominator. I feel like it is probably a surface-level read. but I haven't read it so I can't say for sure.

>> No.15388385

>>15388359

I'm not religious at all so I tend to stay away from religious texts, sorry.

>> No.15388386

>>15388223
Piers Plowman original text

>> No.15388389

>>15388223

https://www.theonion.com/area-man-well-versed-in-first-thirds-of-great-literatur-1819567825

The Idiot

>> No.15388394

>>15388363

lol, it's obvious that my aesthetic tastes are probably too advanced for /lit/. I'm not surprised people are suggesting books that would be below me. you should go back to reading Salinger or watching David Lynch films and keep lying to yourself.

>> No.15388403

>>15388223
Shogun James Clavell

>> No.15388408

>>15388386

I've never even heard of this novel, sorry.

>>15388389

I've never had a chance to read Dostoyevsky. I was supposed to do an elective module studying some of his works in college but it was cancelled because the professor supposed to be teaching it was almost killed due to a peanut allergy or something. I do plan on reading the brothers caramazarov someday though, when I get through the rest of my backlog.

>> No.15388414

>>15388379
Then go fucking read some of the lit 100 instead of starting a thread to sniff your own farts, Jesus Christ.

>> No.15388416

>>15388394
Do you post this once every year?

>> No.15388417

>>15388408
I bet you read chaucer in translation too baka

>> No.15388418

>>15388403

I've actually never heard of this, haha. is it a real book? would you recommend it? does it have anything to do with North Korea?

>> No.15388421

>>15388414
He does this every year or he did last year

>> No.15388424

>>15388258
Really? It's like a thriller. It's pretty bland, same stuff just recycled in a short time.

>> No.15388426

>>15388414

I prefer to forge my own taste instead of letting a Japanese message board dictate some sort of gatekeeping guidelines to culture to me.

>> No.15388428

>>15388418
Tired joke, now I know the lifecycle of lit is one year or everyone is magnificently quiet

>> No.15388430

>>15388223
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

>> No.15388431

>>15388417
I didnt type baka i typed baka >:(

>> No.15388433

>>15388417

I've never read Chaucer actually haha. I'm planning on getting back into poetry by reading some Octavio paz. my girlfriend said Chaucer was good though. she was supposed to get a phd in Chaucer studies actually.

>> No.15388437

>>15388223
If you want a real sorry state of affairs, go to /his/. This year, that board has turned worse than /pol/ in shitflinging nonsense.

>> No.15388441

>>15388433
Man said chaucer studies.

>> No.15388444

>>15388437
/his/ is advanced retard shitslinging

>> No.15388445

>>15388430

haha, this is sort of embarrassing to admit but I went to two Harry Potter midnight launches back in the day and never got around to reading any of the books.

>> No.15388447

>>15388223
Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks

>> No.15388449
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>>15388223

>> No.15388450

hahahahahahaha good job op keep it up
the golden bowl

>> No.15388451

>>15388424

well, that's probably why I never heard of it anon. this is a thread for actual literature.

>> No.15388459

>>15388447

this one is actually on my "to-read" list on Goodreads because father John misty has a song by the same name (on Goodreads obviously). but I've never read any Thomas Mann so I can't rate it, sorry.

getting pretty unfortunate with the picks!

>> No.15388467

>>15388449

haha, this isn't actually a real book, is it? at any rate, I've never even heard of it, sorry.

>>15388450

I've never even heard of this, sorry. is it written in the same era as Shakespeare and beowulf?

>> No.15388470

>>15388223
too many insecure pol/bitches spamming conspiracies and rudimentary philosophy quotes. Nobody cares about your pseud-shit. Go read.

>> No.15388480

>>15388416

I've obviously read more books in the last twelve months so this thread should be more successful.

>> No.15388486

>>15388470

I agree, and actually if any administrators are here, if you want to make me a mod based on this thread, you can trust me with the powers. I will fix this board and rule it with an iron fist.

>> No.15388487

>>15388223
Demons by Dostoevsky. My favorite book.

>> No.15388488

>>15388223
post the last 5 books you read or fuck off

>> No.15388493

>>15388487

never read Dostoyevsky, sorry, please see my post above.

>> No.15388496

>>15388459
>hss read thousands of books
>has never read one of the 3 most prominent German writers of the 20th century
Okay. Here goes another easier one.

Emile Zola - Germinal

>> No.15388501

>>15388223
Cringe

>>15388238
Based

>> No.15388502

>>15388223
you've read Catcher in the Rye... right anon?

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>>15388493
>never read Dostoyevsky, sorry
>incredibly well read in comparison to the average /lit/izen, as someone who has posted here since this board's inception and as someone who has read literally thousands of books
oh okay you're a faggot

>> No.15388510

>>15388488

not sure what the exact order was (I read like four books simultaneously) but off the top of my head

sylvia plath - double exposure
archimedes - on sphere-making
homer - margites
shakespeare - cardenio
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - complete works

took me months to finish the last one

>> No.15388517

>>15388496

I know Zola is a philosopher like Sartre but I tend not to read existential philosophical fiction so not too surprising this one hasn't come up for me before. haven't read it and probably wouldn't be my taste, sorry.

>>15388502

I "studied" it in school meaning I learned off essays in relation to it to regurgitate for our end of year state exams but I never actually bothered reading it, there wasn't much of a point. so I don' think I can rate it.

>> No.15388527

OPs response to literally every book posted has been some variant of "lol i ackshually never read that." Decent bait OP, now fuck off.

>> No.15388528

>>15388517
Lmao
Cool bait, you poser faggot.

>> No.15388533

>>15388459
have you read anything? Is this a jest?

>> No.15388534

Lmao this has to be bait right?

>> No.15388541

>>15388261
>The Bell Jar
Not as good as the bell curve

>> No.15388543

>>15388527
He could at least post goodreads reviews for the books he never read

>> No.15388547

>>15388533

not sure if I understand your post? I've already said previously in this thread that I haven't read infinite jest.

>> No.15388553

>>15388541

never before has the existence of the bell curve been so clear to me as when I place myself against the rest of the posters in this thread. if you're talking about the Charles Murray book though, I've never read that, though I did see Douglas Murray giving a talk once.

>> No.15388554

>>15388223
Bitch I have read 13 books this year

>> No.15388561

>>15388554

I hope that's not how you slide into DMs of eligible young women, Brian.

>> No.15388572

>>15388223
Ahhh you're the faggot who's never read anything! I remember you from back then. Good times. Nice b8 btw

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15388574

>as someone who is incredibly well read in comparison to the average /lit/izen
>>15388258
>>15388317
>>15388329
>>15388379
>>15388385
>>15388394
>>15388408
>>15388418
>>15388426
>>15388433
>>15388445
>>15388451
>>15388459
>>15388467
>>15388493
>>15388517
>>15388553
>>15388304
>incredibly well read

>> No.15388602

>>15388574

I actually bought beyond good and evil a few days ago but I've never read neitzchses before, sorry.

>> No.15388639

Augustine's Confessions

>> No.15388642

>>15388639

not particularly religious so I've never read this, sorry anon.

>> No.15388645

I feel like a good book is one where you can imagine what all of the characters' cocks taste like

>> No.15388662

>>15388574
This was honestly an ingenious troll. Well done, OP.
>>15388459
Post your Goodreads so we can see how "well read" you actually are.

>> No.15388666

>>15388553
As someone incredibly well read in comparison to the average /lit/izen I have also watched his appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast, 7.4/10.

>> No.15388674

1984, Animal Farm, and Meditations

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>>15388223
Demons, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

>> No.15388693

Plato's Republic

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This is every book I can remember reading. How well read am I compared to the average /lit/izen?

>> No.15388752

1. OP is not well-read
2. OP is not really interesting in fostering literary conversation; rather, OP is condescending and thinks that all of us should care wtf he thinks about the books he’s read when (refer to #1)
3. OP is a faggot

>> No.15388755

>>15388752
you're wrong

>> No.15388763

>>15388752
OP is bait and I'm ashamed anons haven't realized that by now. Sage

>> No.15388796

>>15388752
4. This is a troll and you are so retarded that even 50+ posts into the thread you are dumbfounded over OP's motives.

>> No.15388812

OP is based and not a faggot.

>> No.15388833

>>15388812
for once