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17253437 No.17253437 [Reply] [Original]

Yo, /lit/.

A few of us are reading "Tarka the Otter" as a group starting next week. See pic rel. Join us, won't you?

Wiki on the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarka_the_Otter

Wiki on the author:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Williamson

David Attenborough reading most of the novel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYR-_folwaY

>> No.17253490

>>17253437
Is it filled with fake otter facts?

>> No.17253511

>>17253490
What's a fake otter fact?

>> No.17253562

>>17253511
An otter fact that is fake

>> No.17253568

>>17253562
Oh. No, it doesn't.

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>> No.17253954

>>17253437
>Join us, won't you?
Why?

>> No.17254174

>>17253954
because it will be fun

>> No.17254202

>>17253954
Or don't, sheesh. No one is going to twist your arm to read some literature.

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Late bump for anyone interested in reading this book with us.

>> No.17254846

A PDF of the book: https://ia902906.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.210843/2015.210843.Tarka-The.pdf

>> No.17254992

>>17253954
join the otter cult

>> No.17255028

>>17253954
>>17254992
Otter Cult! Otter Cult! Otter Cult!

>> No.17255071

>>17253437
There's an amusing section about Henry Williamson in Alister Kershaw's 'The Pleasures of their Company'.

>> No.17255106

Will you be posting threads here or how do I join you?

>> No.17255165

>>17255106
We'll post some threads here, but our home base is at judges-penitent.com

>> No.17255175

>>17255071
Go on...

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>>17253437
Why not, seems cozy.

>> No.17255294

Is there a movie or television adaptation I can watch?

>> No.17255299

>>17255175
I might post pics of it in a bit.

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>>17255241
The comf is real.

>> No.17255338

>>17255294
They made a movie of it in 1979. I've not seen it. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079988/

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17255360

Looks great

>> No.17255567

Bump

>> No.17256060

I just finished reading this and was going to make a thread about it. Get out of my head. But seriously I'll join sounds fun.

>> No.17257088

>>17253437
really comfy book, have fond memories of my dad reading this to me as a kid.

>> No.17257266

>>17253437
that is a great book. enjoy it anons.
>>17254992
>join the otter cult
the bluuueee otter cult

>> No.17257277

Early morning bumperino.

>> No.17257285

>>17253437
God, you guys could have chosen anything but this and I would have joined yall...

>> No.17257317

>>17257285
>yall

>> No.17257906

>>17257285
Why do basedboy yanks have to make their opinions known? Fuck off back to your ipa serving microbar

>> No.17257912

>>17253437
Anyone want to start a Junger reading club?

>> No.17258276

>>17257285
So don't join. No one cares, bro.

>> No.17258420

>>17253437
OP where do you plan to discuss this? Here?

>> No.17258448

>>17258420
Here and at the link already supplied in the thread.

>> No.17258653

>>17258448
As a general point, it's not surprising how little is spoken of Henry Williamson in Britain currently, considering how naughty he was politically.

Dare I say it, based?

>> No.17259425

>>17258653
Yeah, I saw that he loved Hitler. Kind of a P.R. oopsie.

>> No.17259477

Neat bought this back in the summer haven't read it yet gives me a good excuse

>> No.17260075

Is there a specific day/time that you guys will chat about it each week?

>> No.17260824

>>17260075
There are peak times in the evenings around 8:30-11 and on the weekends, but there is no set time or date to dicuss the book. Otherwise, it's very open. We'll also have threads here for those who find the chat dead.

>> No.17261386

So much foul language

>> No.17261444

>>17261386
Really? That's weird for a book about an otter.

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I just got a copy from b-ok.org.

>> No.17262509

bump