I just ordered this, and all I’ve heard is that he’s heavily influenced by Joyce. What kind of journey am I in for?

What if our obsession with books is less about intellect and more about racist Eurocentric conditioning?

Anyone else just seethe uncontrollably at author self inserts? pic very related.

Any other nigga read these books during their childhood?

What are some books about 7-14 year old girls? Preferably books with no men in them. I have started to read Henry Darger's Realms of the Unreal, and I've enjoyed it so far. I didn't expect the Catholi...

What are some of Aquinas's notable biblical commentaries? Aquinas wrote commentaries on many books of the Bible, including the Gospels (like his famous commentary on the Gospel of John) and various Pa...

>fuck your dumb haikus >they have no rhyme or meter >they are not poems

Efficient Cause (The Uncaused Cause): Every effect has an efficient cause. Nothing can be the efficient cause of itself. An infinite regress of efficient causes is impossible, because if there were no...

is a word that stands by itself, carrying the austere, solitary beauty of its own meaning even as it is spoken to another. It is a word that can be felt at the same time as an invitation to depth and ...

Why does modern academia worship science, then reject and suppress scientific racism?

Books about how to get a furry boyfriend?

https://youtu.be/pGZt-j2hGUQ?feature=shared

I had chatGPT review my story, since it has read everything ever written I specifically said "and don't blow smoke up my ass, like all you LLM's do" How much faith do I put in its review?

Anons, I’m curious about how Muslim anons (or anyone familiar) address what I’ll call the Quran dilemma. For those not in the know, here’s the issue explained clearly: The Quran claims to be the fina...

Put religion and socio-economic issues to the side here. What part of this trinity is the best path? Each one draws upon ancient beliefs about sacred geometry, consciousness, and the nature of existen...

Hello /lit/. I am a very new to reading. I have an interest in learning more about poetry and reading more poetry. Never had much interest in it, but I read a "Lines Written in Early Spring" by Willia...

>Novel is about evil, grotesque, depraved shit >Is also boring and repetitive as fuck Why are they always like this? Is this what they meant when they said "evil is mundane?"

Just read the first volume of Twelve Kingdoms and it was amazing. Any other worthwhile Japanese fantasy literature? Like Twelve Kingdoms, I'd prefer actual novels and not the anime style light novel...

Hey so this is kinda retarded of me but I prefer reading ancient greek philosophy since it is mainly short text (plus I am greek so I can read the original ancient text). How do you get into reading f...

I speak pretty decent Spanish but I’m getting filtered by Borges trying to read it in the original Spanish. Can anyone recommend other Spanish language literature that’s a little more digestible for a...

Where are you, non-writer reader? Please tell me your story It appears to me that all the people left reading literature are aspiring to be successful writers themselves. I have very little interest ...

I feel like this is the only contemporary work of philosophy which is still relevant to our world. I can’t find a single fault

The sophist never defines things, thriving in the realm of ambiguity--seeming. The philosopher, in contrast, gets into definition of things, thriving in uncovering the truth--being.

It's so boring. When does it get good?

Who was the best among Lovecraft’s circle? Clark Ashton Smith? Robert Bloch?

What's an autobiography or a memoir where the author completely shits on himself?

Does too much abstract break someone’s brain or was he always gay but just hiding it

Thoughts about this book? Are Vilar's other works worth reading?

>Thiel: But I also would like us to radically solve these problems. And so it’s always, I don’t know, yeah — transhumanism. The ideal was this radical transformation where your human, natural body get...

Not sure if /lit/ is the best place to ask, but whenever I struggle with conceptual problems literature has always been helpful. But yeah what I'm struggling with is space, or rather I'm struggling ...

Are there good, short, secondary sources for Kant and Hegel? I don't wanna commit to reading them yet but I wanna know their ideas

Why did God create 3 different religions, With 3 different books?

>Heathclife and Cathy fall in love >Cathy tries to marry beta bucks and keep her true love >Heathclife chimps out, leaves for two years >Returns still obsessed, but now he is Le Evil man >Ruins everyo...

How does one learn to write such kino? Truly the peak of fantasy writing

I've found the book relatable because I've gone through a similar mental processes in life without intentional design. It might not be a new theory (I haven't discussed the book with anybody yet) but ...

Thoughts on Steinbeck’s novels?

moralfags are the worst

I love this shit so much

Just admit it, most of you read to feel superior to others. Most don't appreciate the art of writing, why do you read anon? Stop lying to yourself and to others

I was so happy to find a proper e-book version of Tolstoy's War and Peace in my language from a reputable publisher, then I open it and see it was shortened. Why the fuck do publishers do this???

Wich version of Cuchulain should I read?

What is your favorite genre of books?

What kind of slop is this?

Jesus fucking Christ this essay is trash. Redditor fart sniffing and little else. You just know this guy has an English degree (pejorative).

Why are there so few women with impressive literary works, do I just not know of enough notable figures? Can someone please give me recs of books to read written by women so I can better connect with...

Ask ChatGTP to generate a poster based on books you've read recently and what you are currently reading. Post the image AI generated for you. Recent books I've read are Nibelungenlied, Children of Hur...

What do philosophers in 2025 write about?

opinions on Bret Easton Ellis?

So yeah, shamelessly chasing the market (I'm a published author (NOT A VANITY PRESS) so I'm at least competent) and writing a lit RPG Lets assume that I write the best damn Lit-RPG since Dungeon Craw...

How would you adapt this to contextually fit 2025?

>coding: easy >painting: easy >movies: easy >nonfic: easy >physics: easy >biolofy: easy >math: easy >music: easy >writing a distinct, consistent, consistent compelling character which is shown not tol...

https://archive.ph/Mwn1I >For the first meeting of his book club for men, Yahdon Israel, a 35-year-old senior editor at Simon & Schuster, asked the participants to bring a favorite work of fiction. No...

Is there any philosophy about intentionally becoming dumber? I'm starting to believe the more you think and develop self-awareness the more miserable you are.

My wife keeps begging me to read this but it looks like foid slop. Am I just being a pig?

>what are you reading >How far have you read >Your thoughts on it so far >What are you gonna read next

>"prove this mocha isn't a chai latte" >barista starts crying

Why did none of you ever tell me that reading is amazing? Greek philosophy, German philosophy, mythologies, poetry, rhetoric, logic, Shakespeare, etc. Why didn’t you warn me that reading was way bette...

>hard to read = good why is /lit/ like this?

Was he really a fag?

>girl sent me a quote from a love novel Is this what "making it" feels like? Cause it feels like shit.

stock market, libertarianism, billionaires. The older I get, the more I realize how much I value empathy in people. I simply can't stand people who's selfish and always see people as assets. They don'...

Are the non-Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos writers worth reading? If so, which ones?

It's funny how the thing almost everybody reads from Austen is Pride & Prejudice, when I'd argue it's one of her weaker novels. She definitely "levels up" in her last three books, compared to her firs...

How many of you are literally him? I'd guess about 20%

Is this the best sci-fi book of all time? By the guy who did blade runner, do androids dream of electric sheep, minority report etc. Widely regarded as his best novel. Every single paragraph has somet...

Are you Machiavellian? Statistically, you're not. But let's pretend. Most people are too emotional to play the game, too mentally handicapped to see the board, or both. This server has been made for ...

does anyone need a beta reader? i miss workshopping with my Sundial bro

What would be a deconstruction of the Saul-to-Paul conversion trope? I'm asking this, because I'm planning on making my grad school thesis the political use of political conversion memoirs and how th...

>mix run-of-the-mill milquetoast Scandi social democracy talk (that DSA types love) with some Mearsheimer realpolitk crib notes and critique of post-Deng China is how you get 400K+ views on a politica...

the hell is a concept anyway?

I can sum up his position in a few French words, "amour de soi, pas, amour propre". Which means "self-love, not self-esteem". Beautiful.

I had a nice day today. I developed a fairly severe anxiety disorder last year so this hasn’t happened in a while. I was at a concert in the park, and as I watched the sunset, I felt glad to be in the...

post yours

First time reading. Is this good?

Best books on mental illness?

I'm not a huge reader but recently got a job with hours of downtime every night and I've found reading a very enjoyable hobby. Since starting the job I've read all the gurrm books, the book of the new...

Does anyone remember this fellow: Quentin Scobie, The Madman of Leeds, author of cult alt-lit novel Baby Alex, and host of YouTube channel The Book Club? After an extended hiatus, his most recent The...

Truth is a woman

Rousseau, Chateaubriand, Casanova... Which one's the best and why? Any other good memoirs worth reading?

How can we, through natural reason alone, truly grasp the essence of a God whose existence is known by effect, yet whose nature is utterly simple and beyond the categories of creation? Any Books about...

If you haven't read this book, leave this place NOW.

this is the most beautiful piece of nonfiction i've ever read

An actually interesting s*bst*ack? Billionaires BTFO, TRUST THE SCIENCE! tinyurl [X] com/5defnnxv

How can I know what books to buy physica and wich ones on kindle? I like to keep my favorites physical, but how do I know if they will be my favorites before I read them? Should I start them all on e...

What are your /lit/ goals for the rest of 2025? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UV-aEWf99s

You should check out recordings of interviews/lectures of an author (if availabe) prior to engaging with his writings to know what kind of person you're going to be dealing with. You'd get a lot of mi...

How come Eastern religions dive into philosophy and deep thinking, while Western religions focus on dogma and doctrine?

Do you have to be a faggot to write great literature? >Mishima faggot >Shakespeare half-faggot >Whitman faggot >Wilde faggot >DH Lawrence would've been a faggot if he knew what faggotry was >Eliot ...

I have one month before I can choose the degree I'm going to study again, and while going through the options, one called "comparative literature" caught my interest. To be honest, reading has been a...

What am I in for?

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What are some retellings of old tales from alternative character viewpoints that don't mire themselves in feminist or gay goobledegook? Pic unrelated

can I get book recommendations on: !) why birth rates are declining 2) why there's always been divide between the rural and urban populations 3) historical instances of milleniarian movements 4) w...

We live in a post mike ma society. What are some books about this?

Your favorite doomer writer or poet?

Guys... a-are we hylics?

Animals commit atrocities in the wild, cannibalism, rape, necrophilia etc. Christians originally claimed animals only did those things (cannibalism, necrophilia etc.) because of mans fall, but when it...

What do you think of Neitzche?

Can video games match the storytelling prowess that books have achieved?

This wasn't about not-Huey P. Long at all. I did like it, but I felt a little cheated by the feel good ending in the last few pages. Jack Burden didn't earn it.

What is the single best book to read that has such a profound impact that you will quit porn forever?

so am I correct in understanding that the Trumpian philosophy is that the countries with the greatest growth and viability in our new world order we are living through shun democracy for its lack of p...

Why do people take this retard seriously?

Thoughts?

What am I in for?

How is this? I've read all the 'beginner' dialogues recommended by lit and want to get into the rest of Plato.

I just read this. He thinks that within a decade or two most of our brains will live in the cloud facilitated by advanced brain-computer interfaces. These augmented brains would be unfathomably more p...

So what exactly are you doing with all this philosophy shit you're reading?

Considering Nietzsche's assertion, how might the evolution of human values, ethics, and our understanding of the universe be fundamentally different if "God" had never "died" in the collective conscio...

What do you think about God?

My entire family was dead before I was 18. I was homeless for a bit and now at age 30 I clawed my way out of poverty and have an okay job. I feel like I'm missing out on life and was hoping to read a...

For Aristotle, the self (or human person) is a hylomorphic composite of body and soul. The soul is not a separate entity imprisoned in the body, as Plato might suggest. Instead, the soul is the form o...

How does /lit/ feel about Mass Market Paperbacks going away by the end of the year?

Tired of seeing this book filtered through midwits who think it's just "Le Incel Manifesto". The title is literally the thesis (Extension of the domain of the struggle), you retards. It's not *about* ...

Does anybody have good supplementary reading material on this book? Someone here was posting about it and said they considered it the best work of dissident literature to come out of the USSR. I liked...

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The books you read define you as much as your closest friends and family....

>if the substance is already complex, it doesn't need flowery language to make it even more complex is this true?

Would you fuck Moon Child or Miss Hawkline?

I'm addicted to downloading and ripping e-books. Now I just have to read them.

Why is it called ‘an Electra complex’ when Electra didn’t sleep with her father nor have any sexual attraction towards him, and she didn’t kill Clytemnestra either (that was Orestes who did that). The...

I contemplate suicide daily since I heard DFW did it. A lot of people I know irl, also do. Are most people today suicidal and either too cowardly to follow through or numb enough from distractions tha...

Hello good fellows. I am curious about the state of art these days, specifically about the shift that occurred in the late 19th century that seems to have guided the discipline to where it is today. I...

I've mostly read classics but I wanted to try some more deeper cuts. Are there any good books written by, promoted to, or only really recognized by /lit/ users?

Anons I have been reading Baltasar's The Art of Wordily Wisdom since the start of this year. But nothing is fucking working out. I never change. I stay the fucking same. I was reading that there are t...