For all the anons on this board, take notice:When you see a long hyphen like this one>—Know that post which has it has been made by AI. Humans dont use that hyphen cause it isnt on keyboard, we use -, shorter version.
>>24965397I use it all the time—it is an easy shortcut on a Macbook (shift + option + -)
>all this shilling for Apple ITT Fuck off jew.
>>24965600based and red—pilled
>>24965397I memorized alt-0151 as a kid.
>>24966006Isn't AI good at mimicking prolific writers, because it has a lot of their writing to learn from?
This is better than War and Peace.The only issue I have with it was not making a small note at the end, one small paragraph even, that the veterans of the War went to Rio de Janeiro and created there the very first Favela
Is he perhaps the most successful writer in his lifetime?I mean, he got a baronetcy for his efforts, built a massive manor for himself and got a free cruise courtesy of the Royal Navy
>>24965288That episode in particular is pretty ridiculous, lmaoIn general though he doesn't seem to have had a charmed life.
>>24963755>>24965036>Scott was more influential than GoetheHoly cope.
>>24968318Nobody said that.
>>24968318He was, GoethefagGoethe was unoriginal
>>24968329>>24968720kek
>Sings Songs>Is a completely unknown race >Has a fairy wife>Can hold a demonic ring and shrink it>He doesn't give af>Doesn't fit in the story>Defies logicIs he Eru Illuvatar or Tolkien taking the piss? whatever he is reminds me of a Leprechaun that's based
>>24967224the ring was lost in the rhine anon, the crown jewels are hardly the rhine gold or symbols of doomits a wagnerian innovation
Tolkien used to make up fairy tales and bedtime stories for his own kids and Tom Bombadil is a character from those bedtime stories that he inserted into the Lord of the Rings to make his children happy when they read the book. This is according to Christopher Tolkien.
>>24967224i don't remember any of that. i just remember Alfred burning the cakes.
>>24960641all it takes is a little imagination ;)
>>24960077>I scent some Lovecraft influence in his comments about the roots of the Earth being "gnawed by nameless things".I would add to that the Watcher, but also the mention of great evil that could take the ring if it went into the ocean, and whatever the fuck are the dark creatures that Strider hunted. Tolkien's world has a presence of creatures of unknown natures and origin, and Bombadill is only the most proeminent one (with Ungoliant).The actual origin is that he was a character tolkien talked to his children that he kind of shoehorned in
What's your favorite Nabokov?
>>24968136Epstein didn't even read his entire work. Poser.
>>24968136No way did he read more than 5 pages of Lolita if that
>>24968158YOU ARE MENTALLY ILL.
>>24965654my favourite nabokov? probably mr nabokov himself?? what other choices are there? mrs nabokov, you fucking nigger?
>>24968932Véra and Dmitrievich were pretty cool... Don't make fun of them...
PBUH?
Our king charles is a big guenon guy
Didn't like it as much as blindsight, but it was cool. Actually idk how to feel about it. One of those books that just makes me feel empty inside. Maybe I should read it again.
>>24968882gib valerie waifu
>>24968904I'm surprised there's art of her in the first place lol.
>>24968908surprisingly more than you'd think
>>24968882>it was coolNah.
>>24968882just as an exercise, can you summarise them? I am struggling to remember what happened in both books.
Books about giant sea monsters?
Heuvelmans, In the Wake of the Sea-serpents
>>24968873the Atlantic Abomination, by john brunner
literature that helps you come to terms with the life you lived ( and regretted )I am in extreme distress because I grew very old and dont have a wife and family that I always wanted. Need some books to help me cope with the missed opportunities in my life
>>24968465Well, rape always is an option
>>24968459Awake: It’s Your Turn
>>24968459How old? 80? You’re talking as if you’re 80
>>24968618>Always wanted to be a single father.Yea I’m sure your kid would love that too. There’s a good reason God has not allowed you to procreate. Also, you retards thinking that a wife and son would fix your pathetic lives are beyond saving.
>>24968465>purpose>existenceKEK
>makes libtards and /lit/ seetheOne of the most based books on my shelf
>>24968710Kek
>>24968592Im a neet. I will never give a penny to any zogbot kek
>>24968592good zoggy
>>24968724Israel thanks you.
>>24968575just finished Moon is a Harsh Mistress. could be a tv miniseries in this
Talk about poems/poets you like, post your own work, and critique others.
Theodore Roethke - Infirmity
bump
>>24950975My copy of William Blake complete works that I downloaded doesn't have any pictures. I am confused and angry that a complete works of William Blake wouldn't have pictures
>>24968440Yeah, that's a book I'd say is required purchase.
>>24951047I just hope you're not a surgeon
Literally just learn them. For the effort expended (a few years at most, and you'll still be able to maintain a social life and read in English), the rewards are immense. You'll get to enjoy a lifetime of reading in them. A hundred years ago every educated man could read them. Not to mention that learning to read other romance languages will be a joke after this.With the advent of AI it's never been easier to learn languages on your own, at this point your're just lazy and a midwit.>hurr durr i dont have timeThen stop cooming and watching tiktok and browsing 4chan>but i will miss out on reading by studying themNo, most of the learning of these languages is reading in them to build up to fluency>i can just read translationsok, your loss, lazybones
>>24966608can someone actually elaborate on why its worthwhile to learn these languages besides saying !books! without mentioning any
>>24968512
>>24966608I can say hello in all those languages*learned*
>>24968517>maybe just maybe>perhaps it's possible that>have you ever considered
>>24968941I just picked French because it's a relatively easy language to learn with a huge corpus to immerse yourself in It's not just about reading books that haven't been translated yet, they exist and I've read some but they aren't really that importantIt's about having an initiation into the tradition which you cannot get if you're merely experiencing the texts through translationAlso as I hadn't read any French books in translation before I picked French besides L'Étranger I don't see the point in listing booksGod I love France so much
Spooky Psychic Vampires Edition>Old:>>24957211>Recommended reading charts (Look here before asking for vague recs):https://mega.nz/folder/kj5hWI6J#0cyw0-ZdvZKOJW3fPI6RfQ/folder/4rAmSZxb>Archive:https://warosu.org/lit/?task=search2&search_subject=sffg>Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1029811-sffg
I'm getting bored of The Expanse. On book 6 now. How do you kill 15 billion people and still make it boring? So many pointless inner monologues about dumb shit. Holden spending pages thinking to himself about how they can't fly everyone on Earth to the colonies all at once. No fucking shit, why do they feel the need to explain the most basic things. It's like the authors knew idiots were going to read it and couldn't trust them with basic science. I don't really know how to explain it but it feels like so much is happening, but at the same time nothing is happening at all. Also how is Avasarala still in power after overseeing the biggest catastrophe on Earth since the dinosaurs went extinct
>>24968675Very good. It's basically epic fantasy written by someone who doesn't write epic fantasy. Give Cook's writing style that alone is the biggest attraction.
>>24968637>week left in 2025>can't be bothered to read anything
>>24968664I find it funny how pure brawn and nothing else Jirel of Joiry is. It's not something you'd expect from a female protagonist in that kind of story.
>>24968664>>24968928Is her stories good? She's looking like a qt3.14
WHY IS EVERY FUCKING MODERN AUTHOR NOW A WOMAN? WHERE DID THE MEN GO?
there's more than enough books already
It's hard for chuds to be anything but self published these days. The publishers don't just look at the quality of the book they look at your marketability
>>24968565you'd be one of the first
>>24968563Where chuds erp with trannies. Im not joking.
>>24968349Don't go wasting your emoooootion!Lay all your love on MEE!!
My lust died the second I wrote the average feminine nature on paper and stratified it according to its moral nature. I am now convinced that the only thing you are supposed to do as a soul, as a man is to wrestle your own flesh into submission, find God and develop a prosperous and altruistic relationship with our creator in order to escape this prison. 99% of women are half humans with no souls, everything they strive for and enjoy is ultimately evil in its nature. The very core of femininity is absolute evil that seeks to devour good men with the same glee and joy youd get from stomping out some dorky kids sand castle.Once I realized why women are the way they are, it's like I've finally been enlightened as to why hermit monks become hermits in the first place. It's all a lie, its all a joke. This planet is a prison, women are archons who genuinely don't give a fuck about anything but they have to pretend to have interests beyond themselves just so men dont become suspicious and notice the huge disparity in the nature of each gender. It's not a complimentary nature, it's completely one-sided and parasitic. The entire role of women is to entrap a mans life force and pull another soul onto this false reality incarnation trap. Thats all they were designed to do. Satan takes a hold of their hivemind vessels with comedic ease and no resistance. They are all beyond corrupt, they fall apart once a month and endure pain unless they fulfill their ill-natured task. There is nothing in this world worth striving for besides Gods love. There is absolutely NOTHING in this world that is worth your place in heaven.
>>24956967>gatekeepers of reproduction>40% mate with the ugliest motherfuckers you’ve ever seen
>>24958750>I'll get angry at the idiot that left food on the counter with an unattended dog nearbyI’d get angry at the retard who trained the dog
>>24963146but down the esther vilar and go outside, anon.
>>24965934You sound insecure. Also no, I’m a beautiful man. Women love me. Sucks to be you I guess
It's over
