>read pre-ww1 book >realize these characters are basically aliens and nobody is like that anymore
>>25185470No, I'm still White.
>>25185470If you read enough of them you will start to think like them, then the world will seem alien.It's why you sometimes encounter 18th century guys in public.
>>25185476Emily Youcis isn't white, she's a polack
>>25185470The Kali Yuga in action.
how do you properly annotate your books? i feel like an idiot just underlining and drawing around paragraphs i find essential or like the phrasing
>>25183611>Ugh! Parents who compare daughters' accomplishments are plainly absurdUgh! People who see everything in the world through the lens of their own insecurities and childhood mommy issues are plainly absurd.
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>>25183642You can tell a woman wrote it because it's clearly marked up by an adult and the markings are stupid as fuck.
>>25183611>ugh!this song goes very hard
>>25183611I’d like to annotate her face with my fists, maybe that’d teach her to grow up a little, ugh!
This book is reddit. Pure reddit. I spent the entire time reading it repeating the words "This is reddit, this is memes, this is reddit, this is memes..." under my breath.I fucking hated it. I was writhing around on the floor in front of my sofa for the last 30 pages it was so painful
>>25185407Don’t mention it. It’s very fun while also being a then grisly look at war.
>>25185382/pol/ website, newfag
>>25185353Postmodernism died and so did his reputation. He is incessantly shilled on reddit though, if that helps you
Pynchon is very good if you do things other than read. im reading Bleeding Edge right now and his portrayal of NYC is spot on and his dialogue really took a step up here i think. personally i got into this weird academic sort of lit because i wanted new experiences from fiction, not because i wanted to revere the literary canon, and so Pynchon's work really resonates with me. also its great to see people rage over a guy who got success because he did LSD and has fun with what he knows lol. hes inspiring to me
>>25182732Banger post>>25185191Trying too hard
But if you think the writing is extremely amateur then are you implying you could do better? That you can actually write something that entertains a lot of people? Can you really, amateur?
>>25185074Triggered.
>>25184970Hey man, you're the one who posted it.
>>25185110you redd*tors disgust me
>>25185172get some thicker skin.
>>25184977This isn’t /tv/ or /mu/. We hate trannies here and we don’t decide to just hate something because of something primarily extraneous to literature. Kill yourself.
Thoughts on That All shall be Saved?
Kek at all the seething over this book on goodreads
>>25185338> thats like saying a mother who murders her baby for fun deserves no eternal guilt for doing such a horrible actNo, it’s saying no eternal punishment of torture is deserved once they have been cleansed by purifying flame and abandoned all sin and accepted God fully>and the act of their guilt being an eternal torment is itself evil.Guilt being eternal is not evil, eternal painful torture inflicted on someone is. Someone can theoretically retain guilt and regret forever in heaven even after they have been purified and restored to God after an arduous harrowing, but without permanent painful torture.
Universalism was declared an heresy by a council.You can also judge a tree by its fruits. Universalist prot churches end up becoming atheist.
>>25185385> Universalism was declared an heresy by a council.It requires either a heroic indifference to historical nuance or a rather more deliberate hermeneutical obstinacy to maintain that the Second Council of Constantinople issued any clear, dogmatic proscription of universal salvation as such. The anathemas customarily invoked in this regard are, as even moderately attentive scholarship concedes, textually and procedurally ambiguous, very possibly appended as imperial condemnations rather than conciliar definitions, and in any case directed against a loose constellation of “Origenist” speculations whose more baroque elements (the pre-existence of souls, cyclical cosmologies, and a metaphysical dramaturgy bordering on the mythopoetic) bear only a family resemblance to the sober eschatological hope that all shall be saved. To leap from this tangled dossier to the confident assertion that the Church irrevocably anathematized universal reconciliation per se is rather like inferring from a municipal ordinance against unlicensed fireworks that the city has outlawed light itself. One might admire the ingenuity were it not so transparently in the service of a conclusion reached in advance.Equally telling is the serene immunity enjoyed by figures such as Gregory of Nyssa, whose eschatological vision, unmistakably oriented toward a final restoration of all rational creatures, was never subjected to conciliar censure, much less expunged from the patristic canon. That this should trouble no one intent on the truth, but only those with a prior investment in the infernalist imaginary, ought to be obvious. The attempt to retrofit later dogmatic anxieties onto the capacious and, frankly, more intellectually venturesome theological landscape of late antiquity usually betrays less a concern for doctrinal fidelity than a kind of moral fastidiousness masquerading as orthodoxy: an anxious need to preserve an everlasting remainder of the damned as a guarantee that divine justice has not been, so to speak, overly sentimentalized. One is tempted to suspect that what is really at stake is not the authority of a sixth-century council, but a certain dour theological temperament, one that finds the prospect of universal beatitude faintly indecorous, and so rummages through the attic of conciliar debris in hopes of discovering a sufficiently thunderous “no” to quiet the more generous instincts of the tradition.
>>25183775Oh yes, remove christianity, because the new system based on progressist politics and ideology theory is so much better. Now men are women and you should hire all foreigners before the locals because the locals are too white and you should disrupt police operations removing violent criminals because they came from another country and the best thing that happened to this country is somalians embezzling taxpayer money. You know, the same progressist politics and ideology tjat just recently had mass killing fields, are ostensibly xenophobic and got dirty poor in a decade because no one seem to work without pay. And getting to this point is peak enlightenment, specially compared to christian enlignthenment and their stern morals about not lying, stealing and killng, because once centuries ago christians did hypocritical things that resulted in atrocities that went against their values, atrocities which coincidentaly are unironically aligned with progressist politics and ideology, as the 20th century is an evident testimony, that you fail to consider so you can rub one out for noticing christians are hypocrites while ignoring whomever you support is quantitatively, qualitatively worse, but you're right, the political ideology that brought us instant state failure, mass population murder for dissidence and the education system that led your midwit brain to believe they're better than the christians
You all write stuff to be bulletproof from criticism. I tell you write from the fucking heart.
>>25183699did God write to be immune from criticism, or did He write from the heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91gT68xeDMM
That sounds gay. You’re gay and stupid. Idiot.
Speak for yourself. My novella is fairly polemic.
>writing is easy to criticize >is nevertheless enjoyable and finds an audienceand every chuddy that seethes advertises for free.
For me it's the Hamlet (directed by Gregory Doran for BBC TV), BBC Two, 29 December 2009, it adopts a perfect blend of new with the old and David Tennant saying "To or not to be" in a t-shirt was just peak.
>>25185037Ran by Kurosawa and it's not even close.
>>25185037I liked that one Romeo and Juliet adaptation that go me rock hard in high school. (Not now obviously because the actress was you know...)
>>25185037>>25185474Shakespeare in brief courtesy of Reefer Madnesshttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=31Z0Q_M6d_E&list=RD31Z0Q_M6d_E&start_radio=1&pp=ygUfUm9tZW8gYW5kIGp1bGlldCByZWVmZXIgbWFkbmVzc6AHAQ%3D%3D
Monsters, Dragons, Beasts, Creatures, Horrors, and Miscellaneous Lifeforms Edition Version 2: Magical and/or Alien BoogalooFAQ:>What is worldbuilding?Worldbuilding is the process of creating entire fictional worlds from scratch, all while considering the logistics of these worlds to make them as believable as possible. Worldbuilding asks questions about the setting of a world, and then answers them, often in great detail. Most people use it as a means of creating a setting or the scenery for a story.>"Isn't there a Worldbuilding general in >>>/tg/ already?"Yes, there is. However, that general is focused on the creation of fictional worlds for the intended purpose of playing TTRPG campaigns. Here you can discuss worldbuilding projects that are not meant to be used for a roleplaying setting, but for novels, videogames, or any other kind of creative project.>"Can I discuss the setting of my campaign here, though?"If you want to, but it would probably be better to discuss it on >>>/tg/ . We don't allow the discussion of TTRPG mechanics, however. If you want to discuss stats or which D&D edition is best, this is not the place.>"Can I talk about an existing fictional setting that is not mine?"Yes, of course you can!>"Does worldbuilding need to be about fantasy and elves?"Worldbuilding, as already stated above, and contrary to what many believe, does not inherently imply blatantly copying Tolkien. In fact, there are many science-fiction setting out there, and even entire alternative history settings which do not possess supernatural elements at all. Any kind of science fiction book has an implied setting at least, which involves a certain degree of worldbuilding put into it.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
The Great Accomplishments of Magic:1. Prophecy, or the ability to see through time and change the outcome of events. To choose the right future regardless of causality.2. The ability to create energy and matter out of nothing and then return it to nothing. This isn't creation so much as it's shuffling things through spacetime. 3. The ability to order and destroy parts of existence. Or in other words, the ability to create a pot out of clay and then to turn it back into clay. Or to turn ash back into what it used to be. Complete control of entropy. 4. The ability to master the order of your own existence and become impervious to the outside world.5. The ability to shape your form at will.6. The ability to interpret any Information. That can mean anything from being able to know all languages to being able to read an electronic storage device, or even to read people's thoughts perfectly. 7. Mind control. These are basically the 7 special techniques for magic, derived from the Hindu concept of Siddhis/Accomplishments that any great Sage can learn. You're only considered Archmage material if you can master all of them.
>>25185109For 3, consider your Self to be a set of points that define yourself. You could consider it to be hair, height, and other biodata, or even go more fundamental and make it quantum states including your memory. It doesn't matter. The point is that once you've defined that set that can be considered your Self, it's possible to turn that set into an actual physical law that stops the rest of the universe from shifting you out of that set of states.Which is to say, it's Homeostasis. A passive force that keeps a stable order that you can call "yourself". It manifests as two basic forms:1. A simple forcefield type thing that keeps weapons from destroying you. You know, like Star Trek. 2. A regeneration system that would put Wolverine to shame and will always keep you the way you want to be. A mage can even use it to remain young and healthy forever.
The one common theme is that Magic basically smashes the Social Contract into a million pieces. The Mage does not need your consent, he does not fear your reprisals, he does not need ANYTHING from a normie. The only two outcomes are either Muggle extinction or Magocratic Apartheid.
What would be more useful for stealth: the ability to turn invisible or the ability to turn into a housefly?
>>25185461The latter. An invisible man is still a fully grown man that can be revealed by nothing more than dust or rain.
What makes something "deep"? Is this a subjective quality? Can everyone have a different and valid view of something that is deep? Does the term imply emotional or intellectual complexity? What are authors that are deep?
>>25181529This also begs the question, is it a more worthwhile endeavour to pursue depth with a topic taken seriously by scholars and readers than it is for something that often isn’t, like say, video games?
>>25183300I loved it. Very well written and not as depressing as his other books. Despite the title, it really is not a 1984 clone.
>>25183388Thanks for the recommendation
>>25184124Post a thread here when you're done. Would love to talk about it because it is a very hard book to describe the plot of to someone who hasn't read it
>>25185455Will do. May be a minute. Fug i gotta 9 hour drive ahead of me and a long fucking weekend.
we have had the philosophical debate around intoxicating consumables like alcohol, drugs and such since the ancient greeks. but what do we make of things like coffee and black/green tea? what did the old philosophers think of these? intoxicating? a useful tool? a crutch?
>>25183400Any stimulant just generates resistance and then anxiety that is relieved by taking the stimulant. I myself and weak to substances, i was waking up in a panic every other day and when i cut caffeine that stopped immediately.
>>25184611>all they'd need is a candle and a glass pipe (which an intellectual could surely afford) and they'd be tweaking and reading 700 page theology and law tractatesPeople mistake crystal for productivity. It has the sheen and veneer of productivity but it's just you inaccurately doing things in a haphazardly manner thinking you are productive (usually college students stealing adhd meds)
>>25183400You can’t be an intellectual if you don’t drink black coffee and smoke cigarettes every day.
>>25183408Merely a funny anecdotal account of the enlightenment, probably made by a redditor for updoots. The truth is, coffee in France was introduced during the 17th century, coincidentally during the upsurge of absolute monarchical rule and theocentric subordination of man to the divine in both art and philosophy.
>>25184478He's just like me.
I have like 5 book ideas in my head and want them to remain distinct and not have any crossovers lol it's tough.
>>25184700How many of them have you written?
>>25184687Thanks. Hope your literary career works out too :)
>>25184673No crossovers? With eachother?
>>25184696As Mike love said don't fuck with the formula etc
>>251847140. But they are really cool ideas.
>So shall the Son of man be THREE DAYS and THREE NIGHTS in the heart of the earth.>Destroy this temple, and in THREE DAYS I will raise it up.>After THREE DAYS I will rise again.>The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after THREE DAYS rise again.I don't get it. If Jesus died on Friday afternoon and was resurrected by Sunday morning, how is that THREE DAYS and THREE NIGHTS?
>>25185186>All four gospels agree that Jesus was crucified on a Fridayno they dont.its crucial to understand the annual Sabbath fell on a Thursday the year he died.
Annual PassoverExodus Chapter 12Why dont Christians understand this one?
John 19:31–42High Sabbath dayLeviticus 23Its not difficult to understand Jesus wasnt killed on a Friday
>>2518502831 AD Passover fell on a Tuesday
>>25185017>four days and four nightsDid you even look at your pic? LMAO
How do I become "well read"? What is the IMDb top 250 equivalent of books?
>>25184183Cinema is passive and not artistic.
>>25183456Is there an actual collected edition of Sonichu available for purchase?
>>25185097bait
>>25185153No it's not. It's just another heist movie but with a (wrongly used) concept of dreams.
>>25185327Did you know that the French call cinema the "7th art"?
what's your favourite short story?
>>25184182Warm by Robert Sheckley
>>25184182my father,the male progenitor of my y chromosome. The conclusion has been sighted to me your mistakes when made had somewhat not been without reason and corrected when possible. There have been many lives of men to have been transported through these neurons and fat and sugar and water that now write to you yet while none had been perfect and none could have been yours would have remained of use to have been rethought over regardless. You evolved when not selected for. You moved. You didn't. There's nothing else you could have done for me how I see it. You have been an intelligent man and you would have died an intelligent man. There are no languages outside hunger and a gun whence there'd have been no use to have related possible futures to you. When I die you would have been somewhere better than me for years withal. You will not hear from me and will not be able to have found me from now on. All free men, whenever they may live.[name]
>>25184340I bet it’s a suicide note that was never “finished” should we say.
>>25184864In your defense though these are all the most basic bitch beginner Poe/ Borges/ Tolstoy short stories imaginable posted so far.
Learning to be Me, Egan
Reminder that Pynchon couldn't handle calculus and dropped out of college. Ergo, a book that is STEM heavy is more intellectual than purple prose slop. You wish your favorite author had the intelligence to write The Martian or Project Hail Mary.
>>25185156It's genuinely pathetic if you believe this
>>25185018Goethe, Grothendieck (if he counts), Rabelais are probably the three smartest I can think of.>>25185000Wasted trips. Pynchon is a midwit and you’re a fucking retarded jeet.
Stemcels could do humanities.Wordcels can't do stem.
>>25185013NTA, but Crichton seems to handle the science side of his books rather well. Also Baxter, of course.
>>25185000>>25185151I'll drop a white aryan TRVKE on this second or third blody benchod jeet bait thread, and then leave.This is what we call a false dichotomy. The ol shape rotator versus wordcel binary has always been misstated by retards. Rotary facility predicts verbal intelligence, meaning there's a strong pattern of stemchads also being humanities chads. I myself am one of them.I have a masters in CS and can confidently say weir is a retarded r*dditor who appeals to the midwits which, and i do mean which, flood all fields including those scientific.
