Thread 24805319

When was the last time anyone posted anything interesting here?
If you post about a book, people just get mad at you because they haven't read it.
If you write about an idea, people just want you to spoonfeed them instead of think through it on their own.

The last interesting threads have been the Brasillach anon, the French medieval literature anon, and the discussions we had on Gabriel Smith's Brat upon its release. (All three of those anons are me btw. I am the last bastion of /lit/.)

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>>24805319 (OP)
/LIT/ is fun because I get a chance to reread and look up passages of books I've already read/ Helps I'm a lovecraft, cornob, plato and 2666 fan, authors that are constantly shillled here. I'm not looking for the deep wisdom of fellow anons to enlighten me, get a master's degree or stop complaining.

>>24805319 (OP)
/lit/ is my designated shitting board when I'm waiting out a 3 day ban from a board that actually matters.

For me it's the occasional Platonism or Traditionalism thread. One time an anon here posted a really in-depth analysis of Carmilla as well, which nobody read. But I saved it to my PC.
That's all I can think of.

>>24805319 (OP)
You're definitely the IJ guy who dismissed the other anon without addressing his points and have been insincerely coping ever since after getting called out for it

>>24805319 (OP)
Someone posted about the Voyeur by Alain Robbe-Grillet and it convinced me to read it. Very much enjoying it so far.

Another anon gave a description of the Castle that I found very apt (pic rel). Nice to see a reply like that for what would normally be a useless thread.

There are some contests running regularly that seem like fun (/lwc/ and /wibac/); the recent winners are compiled in short books:
https://mega.nz/folder/usNllbQC#yWk55Mj355BvqwtUrfbYeg

Earlier this year I picked up Nobber by Oisin Fagan and My Stupid Intentions by some Italian guy whose name I don't want to have to look up. Enjoyed both of those very much, especially Nobber.

>>24805405
I think I read Brat just a little too late to get in on those discussions. I rec it often however.

>>24805319 (OP)
>>24805553
And it's a year old but I thought this post about the likely origin of Joyce's fart/scat fetish was pretty interesting and the sort of thing you'll only find on /lit/. Resurfaced it recently to make this screencap.

>>24805553
That could've been me. I championed Grillet for a while, especially Jalousie and La Voyeur. There was also always this anon who would say "Grillet is a hack, read Sarraute. She did the nouveau roman better." I finally took his advice and he was right. Nathalie Sarraute is superior to Grillet, which is not to say Grillet is bad. If you want to read Sarraute, start with Tropismes. It's integral to understanding her work.

>>24805571
The Voyeur post was just a week or two ago, and in fact I'd been in contact with that same anon before from a /lit/ project, which was funny to realise.

>>24805482
>a board that actually matters.
Who is going to tell him

my Montherlant thread albeit small and probably dead by now was comfy. (Out of 15 replies I contributed what amounts to 75%)

>>24805319 (OP)
I will use this thread to complain that we have:
/wbg/ - World Building General
/wng/ - Web Novel General
/ssfg/ - Sci-Fi and Fantasy General
/hfg/ - Horror Fiction General
/pg/ - Pulp Fiction General (get fucked Poetry General I guess)
/grrm/ - George R. R. Martin General
and let's not forget the resurrection of /wwoym/ [pause to spit] as "write your thoughts"

/wng/ is currently the most active thread on this board by a factor of two, and per their sticky:
>>Why read web novels?
>Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly.
(should be lumped in with fan fiction dezu)

>>24806723
>/wbg/
S
>/wng/
S
>/wwoym/
Ptu

The /history/ thread hasn't been baked in a while. It's comfy even if I can tell it's the same anons posting the same books hanging around. Can't blame them too much since it takes a while to get through all that nonfiction. I ended up piling more stuff on my TBR every time it's up

>>24805571
I read Jealousy years ago and all I can remember are the bananas.

>>24805405
Talk to me about Lais. I just ordered my copy

>>24806723
I agree. Some of these need to be consolidated

the problem, as i see it, is (i suspect) a lot of guys are here because they are trying to develop an aspect of their personality that social media is currently telling them women value

>>24807394
>S
For "silly"?"stupid"? "super-gay"? /wbg/ is for /tg/, and web novels are just fan fiction for low-functioning autistic young men (i.e., the spiritually illiterate).

>>24805319 (OP)
>If you write about an idea, people just want you to spoonfeed them instead of think through it on their own.
Nothing wrong with this you should be happy to teach as it will help you learn more yourself.

>>24807597
this, one day you wake up and realize gatekeeping is genuinely pointless today because the population has well learnt how to sort itself regardless. speak always and ever for those with ears to hear i say.

>>24807509
Rhyming couplets are the peak of poetry. Reading the Lais will make you realize this. Also, rhyming the same word with itself but using different a meaning is based. I've never seen this done in English poetry, but French medievals do that kino shit all the time.

>>24807797
et puisque départir me faut
et du retour ne suis certain
je ne suis homme sans défauts
ne qu'autre d'acier ni (ne) d'étain
vivre aux humains est incertain
et après mort n'y a relais
je m'en vais en pays lointain
ci-établi ce présent lais

>>24805482
kek