/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.20091886]

>age
>current book
>how you're holding up

[Anonymous No.20091889]

>>20091886
>22
>Moby Dick
>horribly

[Anonymous No.20091899]

>>20091886
>40
>Blood and Thunder: Mid-Victorian Melodrama
>Decent

[Anonymous No.20091908]

>>20091886
28
The Weird of the White Wolf by Michael Moorcock.
I hope I don't regret the three months vacation I'm going to take in Buenos Aires. I've been stuck in Tokyo since December of 2018, I need to travel to argentina, but maybe spending more than three months with my family after all these years it's not a very good idea.

[Anonymous No.20091913]

>>20091886
Cute picture. Mind if I save it?

[Anonymous No.20091914]

>26
>How to Win Friends and Influence People
I feel ready to climb the corporate ladder.

[Anonymous No.20091925]

>>20091886
29
reading Blaise Pascal's stuff
im doing better, aanxious as always, but better

[Anonymous No.20091927]

24
Treatise of Human Nature
I have so much bad karma it hurts my heart bros. Also this book is too boring to finish. I keep picking up other books to relate it to but fail in making interesting connections outside ultra voluminous history texts I do not have time for.

[Anonymous No.20091938]

>>20091886
>7.
>History of Julius Caesar.
>Very well.

[Anonymous No.20091941]

>31
>The Name of the Rose
>My entire family is struggling with debilitating mental health issues and I feel bad for being healthy and happy

[Anonymous No.20091944]

>>20091886
>31
>Mad Shadows by Marie-Claire Blais
>Fine. A little depressed because wife and I got into a fight about finances and a job opportunity I have that will hinder her career, but we talked it out and got make up sex in. So I'm decent.

[Anοnymous No.20091949]

>>20091886
>age
27
>current book
The Book And The Sword by Jin Yong (Louis Cha)
>how you're holding up
I've lost all will to write.
I just want to make shitty music videos and day dream.

[Anonymous No.20091963]

>25
>Complete Stories of Kafka
>hopelessly pussyless and dragging my feet on an important application for my job

[Anonymous No.20091966]

>20
>The Crying of Lot 49
All my life I felt like shit. Then, at 18 I felt my confidence suddenly rising and its been rising ever since. At 20, I feel like a fucking God, I’m becoming more and more arrogant, assertive and confrontational and losing my friends because of it, but also making the new ones in the process. I am still a manlet tho (5’9), whenever I meet someone taller than me I want to kill them.

[Anonymous No.20091974]

>>20091886
>22
>The First American (Brands)
>relatively okay

[Anonymous No.20091980]

>>20091966
you sound like a massive faggot

[Anonymous No.20091986]

>>20091886
>25
>Blood Meridian
>reading Blood Meridian

[Anonymous No.20091998]

>>20091966
5'9 is the american average for men. why is average considered below average?

[Anonymous No.20092003]

27
Still A Confederacy of Dunces

Just blew 3 interviews in a row.

[Anonymous No.20092006]

19
The divine comedy
I'm well. Wish my mind would shut up but it could be worse.

[Anonymous No.20092014]

>>20091980
I’m very unpleasant person to be around but I’ve already come to terms with the fact that I don’t have any actual control over my life, so I stopped trying to change myself.

[Anonymous No.20092016]

>23
>Henry VI
>content

[Anonymous No.20092019]

>>20091998
All the mexicans and mutt creatures are bringing the average down, its way below average for white men.

[Anonymous No.20092020]

>>20091886
>41
>The Opposing Shroe
>Can't complain, the good outweighs the bad at this present moment.

[Anonymous No.20092021]

>>20091966
>I felt my confidence suddenly rising and its been rising ever since
What goes up, must come down. Appreciate the moment while you can. You'll regret your decisions in the future

[Anonymous No.20092026]

>>20091980
>>20091998
>>20092021
why are you feeding Yous to a narcissist

[Anonymous No.20092033]

>>20091886
>20
>The Dawn of Everything
>pretty good, taking things one day at a time and making progress along the way

[Anonymous No.20092044]

>>20092019
>its way below average for white men.
The average for white, non-hispanic men is 5'10", literally.
t. 5'11" and all men are virtually around my height in Montana

[Anonymous No.20092047]

>>20091886
>29
>Cultures and Organisations
>A true leader does not choose to lead but is called upon it. I am so tired of knowing and having no power. It must end. The balance must be brough to the universe.

[Anonymous No.20092057]

>>20092047
Have you ready anything about Servant Leadership? It would blackpill you how good leaders could be. Meanwhile asshats IRL fail upwards.

[Anonymous No.20092058]

>23
>Philostratus - Lives of the Sophists
>Not that bad at the moment. I've had worse days.
>>20092016
Nice. I've been thinking of reading one of Shakespeare's history plays soon.
>>20091927
Hume's two Enquiries present more or less the same ideas as his Treatise on Human Nature. Maybe you might want to read those instead, since they're much shorter.
>>20091914
>>How to Win Friends and Influence People
My condolences.
>>20091938
>>7
Reported for underageb8

[Anonymous No.20092066]

>22
>The Use of Man
I feel like a cat, timid and hostile.
As a kid I remember looking at my cat Dylan and half-wishing I could sleep all day instead of going to school, but now I really do just want to curl up in some secluded spot, away from everyone else. I don't know if it's depression or if I simply dislike people, because this isn't a new feeling; it's just that this past year I've finally been looking inward and trying to figure myself out.
>>20092044
What's Montana like? I want to move north at some point and MT seems like a nice enough place to settle.

[Anonymous No.20092076]

>36
>On The Beach
>I’m so tired and just want to die

[Anonymous No.20092081]

>>20092066
Cool pic.
I know that feeling. There are so many terrible, stupid, amoral people out there. Every once in a while someone renews my faith in humanity, but nothing bad coming from a human surprises me anymore.

[Anonymous No.20092101]

>26 in 2 days
>star wars: alphabet squadron
>getting kicked off my mom's medical insurance because i turn 26
>my therapist i've had for 5+ years doesn't accept my medical plan so i'd have to pay out of pocket
>each session would be $75 and that's with her giving me a big discount
>live in new york so cost of living is insane and I barely make above minimum wage
My life is general is pretty shit but I've come to accept it at this point. I just think some people are destined to be alone/miserable. But it's okay, as long as God loves me.

[Anonymous No.20092117]

>>20092058
>My condolences
Care to elaborate?

[Anonymous No.20092136]

>29
>Redburn by Melville
>Recently, not good, but I've been worse, and two days ago I was worse, so in one sense I'm better.

[Anonymous No.20092140]

>>20091886
>27
>an inquiry into the good
>I dont think any worldview rests on a solid fundamental proof, they all have something they ask you to take for granted, and it is driving me crazy

[Anonymous No.20092155]

>>20091886
>18
>The Stand by Stephen King
>3 pages in, its ok.
If you could recommend me any book to read what would it be?

[Anonymous No.20092182]

>25
>De agri cultura
>Stressed and tired from working on my thesis.

[Anonymous No.20092185]

>>20091886
28
Life and death are wearing me out
Im living off an scholarship that will end soon, I dont want to return to my old life, but this taste of success feels really good for now

[Anonymous No.20092191]

>>20092185
also, Im starting to feel old, I know that is bullshit and im still young, but life on your 30s feels weird for me

[Anonymous No.20092251]

>>20092191
Feeling old is probably just a way of expressing not actively working towards a certain goal or being stuck on a dull and repetitive routine. It might sound like generic normalfag advice meant for NPCs, but you should try getting into a creative hobby and working every day on a piece. It could be whittling, sculpting, painting, or building miniature models. Writing stories can be fun as well, but it doesn't leave off the same sensation of having created something, since what you "create" is just a bunch of lines on paper, rather than something you can see or touch.

[Anonymous No.20092275]

>26
>Demons (almost done)
>a lot better than a year ago

[Anonymous No.20092289]

>>20091886
27
My own writings
Staying strong

[Anonymous No.20092318]

>>20092251
Thank you man, Im actually trying to become a writer. I work slowly because im lazy as fuck and have too many distractions, but I think my work has gotten much better recently after I finished one particular story. I appreciate your advise a lot

[Anonymous No.20092337]

>>20092318
Advise

Yes what a great writer you’ll be

[Anonymous No.20092354]

18
Robinsón Literario
Been reading it since last year but I'm getting closer to finising it and I've really enjoyed it

[Anonymous No.20092630]

>26
>Hyperion, Don Quijote, and Suttree at the same time
>really good, but I’ll admit im a bit scattered.

>>20092155
You’re 18 so I recommend you finish The Stand. I don’t read King anymore but I really liked The Stand at your age. Then read The Portrait of Dorian Gray. It’s good shot for a young man to read.

[Anonymous No.20092644]

>>20091886
>5n-10 in which n=5
>Lolita, The Iliad, Technological Slavery and Elliot rodger manifesto.
>Fine.

[Anonymous No.20092651]

>>20091886
>5
>caterpillar storey
>I made pooopies

[Anonymous No.20092674]

>>20091886
22
The Storm of Steel
Not well. The third anniversary of my mother's death just passed, and the third anniversary of my sister's death is coming up. I miss them so much. I can't even enjoy leisure time when I'm not at work, because no matter what I try to distract myself with I just keep thinking of them. I wish so badly that I would just wake up one morning and it would be 2018. And they'd still be there. I'm completely sapped of energy. I haven't even prayed in weeks. I'm on my lunch break now, I guess I will say a few Hail Marys at least. Thanks for reading my blog post bros

[Anonymous No.20092722]

>>20092674
Thats rough dude, mom and a sister going that close together. I can’t even imagine. You sound like a man of faith so let me recommend The Screw Tape Letters by C.S. Lewis as your next read.

[Anonymous No.20092754]

>>20091899
Damn someone older than me

>39
>Economy And Society
>mostly just bored these days, lack of social interaction, except hanging with my roommate, who is 45 and doesn't read

[Anonymous No.20092757]

>>20092722
>you sound like a man of faith
I suppose I am. I am unbaptized, but I am a catechumen of the Catholic Church right now. Next Easter I will be baptized, confirmed, etc.
I have not read that book, but I did read Mere Christianity. I'll add it to the list.
I intend to read The Divine Comedy next. I had a dream the other day that Virgil was escorting me through Purgatory, so I read a little about TDC. I found myself imagining mom and my sister going through the trials, it was the first time I've really been happy in ages. Obviously it is still suffering, but at least it would bring redemption through Christ. Neither of them were religious in life. I hope the Italian idea at the time that the prayers of the living assist the dead in their journey is true.

[Anonymous No.20092758]

>>20091998
God he's taller than I am and I'm pushing 40. I'm only 5' 5" if that. My roommate is 5 9

[Anonymous No.20092797]

>>20091886
21
storms of steel, plan to read journey to the end of the night after
I feel no joy in life. not even reading
college sucks and I have no idea what to do with my life

[Anonymous No.20092804]

>>20092757
>I suppose I am.
All of us do man. We exist in the modern age, it’s not like faith is an easy thing.
>I am unbaptized, but I am a catechumen of the Catholic Church right now. Next Easter I will be baptized, confirmed, etc.
I am baptized but un-catechimized and un-confirmed.
>I have not read that book, but I did read Mere Christianity.
I read it at 18 and can’t really say I remember it, but C.S. Lewis is a great Christian author
>I'll add it to the list.
Please do man you’ll be glad you did
>I intend to read The Divine Comedy next.
I just started paradise two weeks ago. It can be a tough read but definitely worth the journey
>I had a dream the other day that Virgil was escorting me through Purgatory, so I read a little about TDC.
Badass. Sometimes dreams are just dreams, other times they carry actual meaning.
>I found myself imagining mom and my sister going through the trials, it was the first time I've really been happy in ages. Obviously it is still suffering, but at least it would bring redemption through Christ. Neither of them were religious in life. I hope the Italian idea at the time that the prayers of the living assist the dead in their journey is true.
It’s not an Italian idea, is a Catholic idea, and for what it’s worth I think it’s true. Prayers work that way. At least I hope they do. I know it’s 4chan and you don’t want to give out personal info, but if you give me their first names I’ll pray a rosary for your mom and sister.

[Anonymous No.20092812]

>>20091886
>21
>The War of the End of the World
>Been steadily improving my circumstances since the turn of the new year and optimistic about its continuation.

[Anonymous No.20092821]

>>20092644
you're 15?

[Anonymous No.20092835]

>>20092804
I appreciate that a lot, anon. Their names are Heather and Emma. May God bless you.

[Anonymous No.20092836]

>27
>in between novels, reading the bible
any time now, my life is either going to come crumbling down in a big way and it will either be the end of me or my real life is finally going to begin

[Anonymous No.20092856]

>>20092835
God bless you too man. Sorry again for your loss. Remember that this is just a veil of tears, and death is only a parting.

[Anonymous No.20092874]

>>20092757
I grew up as a Roman Catholic but went astray when I became a teenager. I had a religious revival of sorts during my second year of college after taking a few courses on Philosophy, read many Christian books, like a summarized version of St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae and Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, but I ended up going back to being agnostic. There's something very exciting about the idea of coming across great, forgotten wisdom by reading ancient works, but in the case of people like me this excitement fades off as novelty turns into repetition. I'm not sure if this is the case for you, but I've noticed that every time I've gotten onto something, I latch onto it for a short while, turn it into my absolute truth and purpose of living, and then reject it as soon as I find out that it wasn't really as deep or as solidly irrefutable as I originally thought it was.

There are people who, despite knowing that what they believe is not necessarily the only possible explanation for reality, still hold onto it for many decades, accepting it not because they think it's better than any other explanation or more supported than any other hypothesis, but rather because it's what they think they must believe in. I admire people who belive in something solely through sheer faith, even though I am not one of them. Although I do not know if you will be one of those knights of faith, I hope you find whatever it is you must believe in.

[Anonymous No.20092896]

>>20092874
> There are people who, despite knowing that what they believe is not necessarily the only possible explanation for reality, still hold onto it for many decades, accepting it not because they think it's better than any other explanation or more supported than any other hypothesis, but rather because it's what they think they must believe in.
This describes me so hard it makes me blush man. I can’t help it, I love Jesus. No being ever spoke wisdom into my life the way he did when I first read gospels at 17. I know so much of why I believe doesn’t make sense in an empirical sense and I can’t justify it on those grounds, but I could no more deny it than I could say the sky is like green. I’m not the a one who lost his mother/sister, but I hope he and you continue to strive towards God.

[Anonymous No.20092901]

>>20091886
>Storm of steel
>19
>fine, struggling to be virtuous by resisting temptation and trying my best at university