/lit/ - Literature

Recommended reading charts (Look here before asking for vague recs).
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>Archive:
https://warosu.org/lit/?task=search2&search_subject=sffg

>Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1029811-sffg

>Thread Question: What are you looking forward to?

Any literature that will make me stop being like this?

For some reason I thought Euros would be more well read than Americans, but I guess that's not the case.

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Post good biographies you've read. I just finished puc related. I think Stubb does a good job of explaining Swift's unconscious system of thinking and engaging the reader with the context of early 18th century Britain, but that the whig party position is assumed to be familiar to the reader.

I want to hear your wildest, creepiest, or most unbelievable stories. Real or imagined, it doesn’t matter — just make it unforgettable. Let’s see who has the story that’ll stick in everyone’s head.

dornish phalanx edition

ASOIAF wiki: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Main_Page
Blog: https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/
Old blog: https://grrm.livejournal.com/
So Spake Martin (interviews): https://westeros.org/citadel/ssm/
Book search: https://asearchoficeandfire.com/
SSM search: https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=006888510641072775866:vm4n1jrzsdy
General search: http://searcherr.work/
TWOW samples: https://archive.org/details/411440566-the-winds-of-winter-released-chapters

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>download my first book, honor levy, as read by the author, from audio book bay
>drink four margaritas
>listen
>goon

You’re welcome

What was it specially about this era that made it so goated?

How did people in the old days deal with the ethics of killing? Because it seems like in the old days people would kill somebody for justice. And when they had conflict, they would do duels, or when they felt like they were being wronged, they would kill someone. How did they deal with the ethics of the act of killing? Because nowadays it would seem impossible for the average person to kill somebody, even if it's for the right and just reasons.

>At age 17, she was rejected from college.
>At age 25, her mother died from a disease.
>At age 26, she moved to Portugal to teach English.
>At age 27, she got married.
>Her husband abused her. Her daughter was born.
>At age 28, she got divorced and was diagnosed with severe depression.
>At age 29, she was a single mother living on welfare.
>At age 30, she didn't want to be on this earth.
>But she directed all her passion into doing the one thing she could do better than anyone else. And that was writing.
>At age 31, she finally published her first book.
>At age 35, she released four books and was named Author of the Year.
>At age 42, she sold 11 million copies of her new book on the first release day.
>But now, she's worldwide hated for not agreeing with Troon Rights and have all of her fame and reputation demolished by the Alphabet Cult
it's no surprise the Left always has such horrible reputation for not tolerating any criticism but HOLY SHIT good thing I live in a place FAR away from these subhuman cryptids.

>I'm just so tired of righteous righteous Mediterranean supremacists trying to claim antiquity as somehow their own by continuity of blood although of course they would never put it that way and of course, although that is entirely false. Or using Catholicism of a kind or other religions as a proxy for this. No Nassim Taleb, no Paul Skallas. The ancient Greeks and Romans did not look like you. They didn't run a gyro stand, they didn't run a rug store, or at least not the ones we read about and respect and admire today. At most they look like Pietro Boselli.

>How can such people claim I have something against Mediterraneans as such? Of course it could be argued that in the facial structure and things of the sort that as a man from Veneto, from the North of Italy, that Pietro Boselli is Nordic or something like this, is a Nordic or something like this but he's very much Italian, and he's not the only one I've posted. Now, Leonardo da Vinci, that is Nordic. You can look at his face.

>The Greeks saw Socrates as refuted by his ugliness, and indeed, he was ugly because he was not of Plato's patrician blond stock but because he was a Pelasgian. These were the dark-haired Aborigines of Ancient Greece, these Pelasgians, the Lemnians. I mean, look at the statue or bust of the guy, it's like Judge Napolitano. You can't ever turn your back on a guy with a forehead like Judge Napolitano. They have a stiletto up their sleeves or worse they'll take a toilet plunger to you.

>I don't believe in low-energy HWhyte nationalism. I'm an Aryan supremacist and believe in the extermination of hundreds of millions.

>So there’s no evidence and you’re making a circular argument. The identity of the ancient Greeks is disputed. This is further evidence they were a Nordic related population

What does “Start with the Greeks” really mean? What exactly? That’s so much fucking literature.

Based or Cringe?

Interested in seeing how posters on this board score in comparison to /x/, where the overwhelming majority seem to be schizoid sadists or complete autists living in internal fantasy lands:

>The CIA uses the PAS for the assessment of characters, its self-assessment online form has 64 outcomes and doesn't sugarcoat anything, if you have bad luck, the test will call you out for being schizophrenic, a recluse, or worse.
https://www.pasf.org/pasq/index.htm
>To get your type among the 64, take the 'primitive' test first and then type your results into the 'basic' test and take that.

The primitive personality type determines your core personality that you developed as a child, while the second test determines whether you outgrew that core personality to adapt well to society, or whether you indulged those core behaviours to become psychologically maladaptive or attain some kind of arrested development.

It really does not pull any punches; while an MBTI test will only tell you positive personality traits and leave you to infer the negative, this one is the opposite. Depending on how you score, it will tell you that you're an exceedingly mediocre well-behaved citizen (one of the best endings) or have the profile of a serial killer, autistic shut-in or concentration camp guard.

which author captures women’s aesthetics perfectly?

I'm not ashamed to say it. I still use Goodreads.

> Mogs Yarvin in your path
What whitu boiu gon du

Ascension Through Slop Edition

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>What is /wng/ — Web Novel General?
A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more

>Why read web novels?
Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be.

>Why write web novels?
Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning.
Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'.

>/wng/ authors.
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>Advice for Noobs!

##READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP##

Running your story like the business it is:
www.royalroad.com/forums/thread/116847

On writing web serials:
alexanderwales.com/how-to-write-a-web-serial/

Sanderson's Writing Lectures 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUh_y1IFZY&list=PLSH_xM-KC3ZvzkfVo_Dls0B5GiE2oMcLY

Recommended web novels
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Anon's guide to success
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FAQ
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Women are now referring to reading as a "feminine hobby".

Fitzgerald said there are no second acts in American lives, do you believe that?

I'm so fucking tired of people reducing depression to "your brain chemicals are broken, take these pills". Yeah, serotonin exists, obviously depression manifests neurologically, but WHY are so many people's brains broken in exactly the same way at exactly the same time? You think it's just coincidence that depression rates have exploded under neoliberalism?

We live in a system that tells us we can be anything if we just work hard enough, that our worth is measured by our productivity and success, and then when we inevitably crack under the pressure of this impossible standard, we're told it's OUR fault, our defective brains, our personal failing. The achievement society has turned us all into entrepreneurs of ourselves, grinding away with this feeling of "freedom" that's really just self-exploitation. You're simultaneously the boss cracking the whip and the worker getting beaten, and when you finally collapse from exhaustion, when you literally cannot achieve anymore, the only person to blame is yourself. That's the auto-aggression that creates depression. It's not a chemical imbalance that fell from the sky, it's the psychological injury of waging war against yourself in a system designed to extract maximum performance until you burn out. Pharma companies make billions convincing us this is a medical problem requiring medical solutions, deliberately obscuring the social and economic roots because acknowledging those would require actually changing the system instead of just medicating its casualties.

Why does Chinese calligraphy trigger my autism so hard? I just think they're neat

Holy fucking shit

Is this the philosophy of Middle School teachers?
>don't beat up your bully bro wtf?? he's clearly suffering and is projecting his insecurities and stuff
>bully literally has high confidence, high sociability, liked by most
>he doesn't even remember or care about the incident
>he prefers if his victims kill themselves, whether he's aware or not he's doing naturally selected behavior
>often live MUCH better lives than their victims
>will die surrounded by women and loved ones
YOU are biologically wired to murder him so he doesn't bear the fruit of his moral crimes. This is how it has gone before civilization, when we lived in tribes. The internalized negativity you feel that's eating you from inside and out is because you are not acting on this impulse. Even if it comes at the price of your life, you must do what is biologically imperative. Nothing else will assuage your hunger for primal justice.

Side note: Sasuke Uchiha is one of the most well written fictional characters in the history of literature, only understood by those who were wronged beyond redemption. He sacrificed his humanity, his vices, his lust, for the greater good of the planet by ridding it of his evil brother.

Have you read any of it? I’ve done the first three volumes so far.

Also, if you had to write a history of civilizations how would you write it?

Competition Rules & Schedule

When

>Character & Theme released: Tomorrow 10:00 GMT
>Submission deadline: Monday 23:59 GMT
>Voting & critique deadline: Friday 12:00 GMT
>Strawpoll opens: Tuesday 00:01 GMT (when submissions close)

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Writing Requirements

What

>Must include the announced Character and Theme
>Theme can be creatively interpreted
>Character doesn’t need to be the protagonist
>Ignoring the prompt = expect zero votes

How Long

>No word count limit
>3,000+ words will likely not be read

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Submission Rules

Where

>Submit using rentry.co

How

>Reply in the thread with your rentry link
>Use a tripcode (Name + # + Password)
>Anons can submit — will be identified by post number

Editing

>You may edit your rentry until Monday 23:59 GMT
>Rentry edit history will keep you honest

Before Critiques

>No critiques until submissions close

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Critique Rules

Expectations

>If you submit, try and critique at least 2 other stories
>Empty praise / circlejerking UNHELPFUL
>Better to focus on small batch in depth than giving one line for every story, however, everything is welcome and appreciated

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Voting Rules

Who & How

>If you submit, you MUST vote or you will be disqualified
>Voting is ranked: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
>Do not vote for yourself — automatic disqualification

Tripcodes & Anons

>Submitters: use your trip as “name” in strawpoll
>Anons: reply in thread ‘voted’ first, then use your post number as name on strawpoll

Proof of Voting

>After voting, reply “voted” in the thread
>Anons reply before voting, then vote using post number

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Philosophy

>Shitposters/autists/rule-breakers: let it show in critique & votes
>Extreme cases won’t appear in the poll
>Focus energy on those who actually tried
>Give the kind of feedback you want back
>This is a rare chance for real, raw criticism so let's make it count.

that night

>Man I can't bring myself to murder Duncan, this is going to be terrible, oh, I've done it, I can't sleep, I can't be at peace, my sins cry out to Heaven

the next morning

>Dude I'm totally going to kill those two grooms at the drop of a hat, it's not even hard

Why did murdering suddenly get so easy for him?

Any books that help make this easier? I was raised Christian and would like god to be real, but my years of contemplation and research have led to me to believe every shred of evidence says he doesn't exist (besides one paranormal experience as a kid). The only issue is I can never truly secularise and move on with my life because:
>1. The ever present fear I am being deceived and that God will hit me with a heavy hammer of suffering to bring me back to him.
>2. The fact that the only four people I truly care about are Christians and my deconversion will bring them suffering from anxiety.
>3. The existential dread that we are alone on a rock and there's nothing preventing extreme suffering or death coming our way (this is easier since Christianity doesn't guarantee safety anyways).
I know some of you will think I am a pussy and I won't call you wrong, but I'd like to overcome this.

This is an excellent exegesis on Hobbes, providing both critiques of where fatal gaps lie in Hobbes Leviathan and it’s social contract, and a mechanical-technological theory of state reinterpretation by Schmitt that is hugely relevant today. A must read for anyone interested in Hobbes generally, and a very timely conception of the state relating to current affairs specifically.

Any recs?

Anyone else here have dreams of becoming a famous literary figure as a teen, and then once you got older you realized this probably isn't gonna happen?

I haven't given up on chasing my dreams, but I really question how far to pursue this. Part of my brain has already settled down into the old man thing of just relaxing and enjoying the simple pleasures in life: going outside, reading, drinking coffee, good music, and being around friends. I used to look down on that kind of life and respect people who remained highly active in old age, but now I think there's a kind of dignity in it. My mind is still split in two though. Do I just accept the slow life, or really double down and chase success? I'm sure a lot of people here are in the same spot so I'm curious what you feel about this

Europa

>Women have spent centuries writing down exactly what they find desirable in men
>And you won't read it

HOLY KINO

What do we think of Joyce Carol Oates' novels?

Mindless, bland, boring uniformity. No sense of creativity since you’re just repackaging already existing content. Loyalty to one company because you’re midwit freak

Is this the best Qur'an translation into English?

I started marathoning this book, thinking that it must be a great biography. But no, it's utter shit. I'm on page 5 and it feels like I'm reading a children's book.
Is this the tripe the average reader consumes?

>a comic so brilliantly written it can be discussed on /lit/
How did Bill Watterson do it (never sold out)?

How does one read him without falling asleep?

YLYL edition

How do you think Dostoevsky would react if you told him that his legacy will be that trannies post themselves half-naked reading his books on the internet

I know this board is chock-full of anglo's reading le classics, but I prefer to just dumpster-dive in second-hand stores for my /lit/, never know what you will find. Yesterday's trip:

1. Het Bureau by Voskuil - first volume in a long series of day to day happenings at an institute dedicated to creating an atlas of volkish culture.

2. Schaduw over de Habsburgers - small volume about the downfall of the Habsburg monarchy.

3. A biography about newspaper founder Henry Tindal

4. A poetry book showcasing poems for most cities in Zuid-Holland.

5. An old yellow book about nuclear submarines.

I absolutely loved this book. Is there anything else like it? I looked at his other stuff but it seems not to have the same religious focus, which is part of what I liked.

What I particularly liked is how it could poke fun at the medieval mindset but without mocking it, and while also showcasing its beauty and the truth there. And it's representation of Orthodoxy and Russian culture was brilliant. The more modern musings on time mixed in were interesting too, since they seemed to play off something like Charles Taylor's recognition of how the pre-modern era had "higher and lower" time and not just secular or physical time.

Why do most people remember Greece for the epic poetry and philosophy, but not the plays?

>ugghhhh Its bullshit, only annoying women believe in it
I don't care, I find it interesting.

One of the most recurrent point of this guy is that the media insists in telling us "how we should want", I don't totally get the dichotomy between "how to want" and "want to want"