Why is it that all great minds of antiquity thought that love was more than a crude neurochemical reaction? Would they have been redpilled if they were alive after the 20th century when advancement in chemistry demonstrated that love/eros is basically just a powerful drug? Honestly explains many things about the current perception of love in relation to modernity.
>>24946505I read Whatever by Houellebecq the other day, and everything he describes I've felt. I was pretty much living out that book when my 20's started. I met her in college and I just knew she was different from everyone else and precious when I heard her speak.
>>24946530im just reading the synopsis, i dont know what to make of it. so you're not a normie? are you rich?how the fuck did you make it
>>24946293That's lust.
>>24945804Men are waking up to the true nature of reality and women as well
>>24946561I'm far from being rich or a normie, and I was at my lowest, most miserable point when I met her. I was failing college, had never had a job, couldn't even drive, and I had lost all my friends from high school. I spent hours sitting alone doing nothing at a park (sometimes crying) and at home playing shitty games, browsing 4chan, jacking off. There were weeks in which I wouldn't shower, I had starting collecting garbage in my room. I pretty much had given up on everything and a seething hatred was starting to grow inside of me. It's crazy to think about it now, but I really was about to go full /r9k/I went to school one day and we had to watch a movie. It was some french movíe about a kid and an old man. I didn't pay attention to it, but as the credits rolled I heard someone crying, and it pissed me off. The teacher asked this person why they were crying, and that's when I heard her for the first time and I fell in love with her without even seeing her, because she spoke with such honest and sincere emotion of her sweet and tender feelings. Not a shred of ironic distancing, no posturing, no jokes. It was like a breath of fresh air. Then I saw her and I liked her even more. I was extremely shy, but something made me feel that this person was one of a kind, that if I didn't give it a shot I would never have a chance like this again. So I showered, and I talked to her (it was nerve wracking), and as we talked I liked her even more and she was nice to me. My original plan was to befriend her first while I pulled myself together and then try to make a move, but the sense of urgency was overwhelming, so I went all in and just asked her out.I guess the answer is that a) I actually fell in love instead of having a mere crush, and this made me overcome myself and b) I was lucky I found a person that liked me and I could get along well with.
starfall knights editionASOIAF wiki: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Main_PageBlog: 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:vm4n1jrzsdyGeneral search: http://searcherr.work/TWOW samples: https://archive.org/details/411440566-the-winds-of-winter-released-chaptersold: >>24898855
Behold; the only great house in the realm weaker than its vassals.
>>24946593Who is stronger?
>>24946593Tully were Latin Empire in real life
>>24945923>>24945308It’s obviously Brandon Stark (brothers of Ned and Ben) or Arthur "the fookin legend" Dayne
>>24946599>House Tully was unique amongst the great houses of Westeros. Aegon the Conqueror had made them the Lords Paramount of the Trident, yet in many ways they continued to be overshadowed by many of their own bannermen. The Brackens, the Blackwoods, and the Vances all ruled wider domains and could field much larger armies, as could the upstart Freys of the Twins.
So I realised that I don't even know the order of the planets in our solar system. Figured I should at least read SOME book on astronomy. It is however quite hard to separate the wheat from the chaff as it seems that any idiot with access to wikipedia has made a shitty book on the subject.tl;dr: any recommendations for books on (very) basic astronomy?
>>24946299..and all other books written by Sagan
>>24946304Seeing Sagan's name on them intimidated me. Would you still say they're good for a dummy like me?
>>24946634Yes. They're pop science books specifically written for novices. Don't be intimidated by say, a name like Stephen Hawking on the cover either. Sagan is probably the easiest and most entertaining intro though.
Sneaky Snakey Snake Edition>Old:>>24929120Recommended 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
>>24940841We rec slop here Xir.
>>24946055I don't really like its aesthetics and scope. I would prefer something darker and about slums.>>24946059I have read the first book.>>24946078Ok, maybe the book about Daud.I forgot that I read Perdido Street Station and maybe should try its sequel.
>>24936611>burns bridges to write commie manifestos>returns with a novel co-written by keanu reeveswhat in the fuck is going on with mieville?
Any good space fantasy, but something more romantic like Spelljammer or Treasure Planet (2002), not WH40k.>>24946013Eberron novels? Did anybody here read them?
when I pick up a fantasy book I'm scared it jump the shark and the quality drop after that
What is the oldest book you've read that really disturbed youI just finished reading Matthew Lewis' The Monk and was surprised by how brutal it still is after over two centuries
>>24923781>Longsword by Thomas Leland (Proto-Gothic)>The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom by Tobias Smollett (Proto Gothic)I don't have these two.>>24927866The Monk.>>24927987"She" is insufferable.
>>24939399The witch of Ravensworth
>>24946542How Is She Insufferable?
Has anyone read any of pic related?Who is the true heir of Ligotti?I ask because I have read all of his short stories, and I still yearning for his brand of horror.
>>24946642Just FYI, all of the stories in Matt Cardin's Dark Awakenings were republished in To Rouse Leviathan.Also, an expanded edition of The Secret of Ventriloquism came out.
What’s the male version of this? I’m tired as fuck
something happened
>>24944210the character in eileen had sex with no men
>>24944030>femcel>incelpeople just need to shut the fuck up and get laid-cel
>>24946277Femcels and incels should just fuck each other, why haven't they?
>>24946444Incels hatred of women comes from not getting sexFemcels hatred of men make them not want sexthey don't have too much of an overlap
>>24945381watchu mean by this
>>24945026Be nice i started out as an ortholarper for like a year. I hate this book now it has 0 understanding of what nihilism is and has a horrible attitude towards reality and philosophy, complete garbage. It is what got me started though so I will at least be appreciative to gay Eugene for that. (sorry I don't respect gay (he was a practicing homosexual) larping (was heavily into taoism/eastern religions long before becoming eastern orthodox) californians).
>>24945026I remain unconvinced, mostly because forgiveness and grace isn't real and shouldn't be.
>>24945277>DanteI too like fanfiction anon
>>24945887>>24945890samefag pseud>>24946402Demonic hands typed this post.
In his 'Lectures on the Mind for Young Samurai', Mishima reflects on being called a nerd for his love of literature during the war.He argues that today's nerds use literature as a safety zone to hide from the real world.He distinguishes between two types of literature.The first, which he calls second-rate, is relatively harmless; it acts as a comforting teacher, offering simple moral lessons and inspiration to those who are struggling, giving hope to the heartbroken, teaching that money isn't everything to the poor, and comforting the weak.The true danger, he warns, comes from "real" literature. This first-rate writing reveals the frightful fate of humanity and teaches through beautiful and captivating prose "that in this life an irredeemable evil lurks at the bottom of human nature", leading the reader to a nihilistic precipice and abandoning them there without solace.The greatest problem arises when nerds who consume this powerful literature fall under the illusion that they arrived at its profound conclusions through their own effort.This creates a false sense of superiority, leading them to become cynics who mock all human effort, sincerity, and passion from a detached and powerless position.As a writer, Mishima knows this "poison of literature" intimately, and admits that he only found a partial antidote later in life through physical action.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24945266I don't think he needs to support the description of either category with specific books, they're sufficiently differentiated.>Yeah this doesnt happenOh, nevermind, you're being an idiot on purpose.
>>24945296>Oh, nevermind, you're being an idiot on purpose.So if I disagree with his preconceived notion I'm an idiot? Thats idiotic to sayAt the bottom human nature lies goodness and that insight leads to a precipice of positivity and solace, is my stance. Ancient philosophy is on my side, a gay hack is on yourswho will win, I wonder? :^)
>>24945258thislol
He is basically saying you need to be mentally ill as a person to be an actual good writer, isn't he?
>>24944639>Good literature is supposed toYou are already in error.
stop right there and tell me what literature you read today
the emperor's tomb by joseph roth
>>24942270Gonna finish Scaramouche today. Really fun read. I recommend it if you want some fun adventure set during the French Revolution. I have no idea what I am reading next.
>>24942270I'm watching asmongold's recent stream vod on 2x speed, it's basically reading a book right? Same thing?
Yesterday I read the same books as the day before that, and today I plan to continue reading the same books again.
>>24946630(you) get the funniest award.Here is an updoot
Oh, so you claim you're White?Post your favorite book. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, theology, anything.
>>24942080/pol/ACKs are all entitled victims, that's why they behave the way they do
>>24935407Jack London's novel "The Call of the Wild" is perhaps one of the most abhorrent little works ever to be put to the page. London's rapacious blood lust is insatiable, his greed for suffering grotesque. In a twisted mirror of theology, any good or benevolence to be found in this little book exists purely to accentuate and amplify the horrors waiting in store. His selection of a domesticated canine living in the lap of luxury, awash in innocence is a cheap and hucksterish ploy to capture the attention of an oblivious audience before subjecting them to an onslaught of masochism, luring unsuspecting innocents like lambs to the grisly slaughter. Like some unearthly vampiric entity, London's soul continues to thirst for fresh blood, and each new set of eyes which fall upon his vile words represent virgin flesh waiting to be torn asunder by him, their contents drunk greedily by his inhuman spirit. With each generation who read this work, who breathe life afresh into the graphic, nay, PORNOGRAPHIC descriptions of the bloody sufferings of the main character, Buck, London's grave is soaked anew in fresh offerings, the ground, like a bottomless well, always able to accept the new torrent. Thus, I shall cast myself in the roll of Van Helsing and drive a stake through the heart of this dead but still powerful ghoul. "I damn thee and thy sick machinations down to hell, that they may never work their devilish influence on another of God's blessed children who walk in the light of the sun and seek comfort and good society among men!" In short, I did not care for the novel.
harrasment architecture by mike ma
>>24935245bible
His master's voice by Stanislaw Lem
HP82G
analytics are based, epistemology is cringe (im too stupid to understand it)
>>24943892>Kant and HegelThey're famous because their philosophy is autistic.>French and English authorsThese are so midwitcore that, if they're hard to read, you are guaranteed to be the autist.>The GreeksIf you can't read Plato and Aristotle by high school, you're retarded.
Because philosophy was expected to be rigorous and academic like math and natural science
>>24945443>Nobody well-integrated in societyYour example of an individual 'well-integrated in society' was a gay nonce who died of AIDS.
>>24945443>Nobody well-integrated in society talks like thatWhat the fuck does that even mean
Which books should I read to best understand the argentinian soul?
>>24945530I mean 100+ years ago US was a shithole itself. Their rise did not begin until the two wars
>>24943418man i wish
>>24943398So Pynchon was an unitario? Terrible news.
>>24943388Pic related.>>24943400And this. I read it back in 2018 and the authors nailed it, their depiction of the argentinian idiosyncrasy is awfully accurate.
>>249433881- Breve historia de la Argentina by José Luis Romero2- El matadero/La cautiva by Esteban Echeverría3- Civilización y Barbarie (o, Facundo) by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 4- Martín Fierro by José Hernandez5- The south by Jorge Luis Borges
Do you notice people increasingly using superlative adjectives? I fear that a shift in language towards maximalism will leave less room for nuance in the public discourse.
>>24946551maybe the zoomers are all getting into Thomas Carlyle?
I willingly didnt return my library books after the library near me is suddenly going through unexpected renovations and its been sitting on my shelf for close to a year since i was too lazy to drive across town to another library.I was planning on returning the books when the library opens again in a couple months but at this point i'm tempted to just keep em since I've just been buying my books instead for the first time in my life instead of using the library and i'm liking my growing collection.The library books are the illiad, the odyssey, the aeneid and mythology.I wanted to have this certain set of books anyways and at this point i dont wanna pay for it.Is this wrong of me ? Who else is gonna read these old books in my crappy bumfuck town in the middle of nowhere?they probably have multiple copies anyways.
>>24945852>1 million qurans
>>24945852Heh, that's funny. I also have library books that are months overdue and I was thinking of returning them sometime this week.
I've been in a similar situation once in third grade. At the end of the school year I brought back a book I had forgotten home months before. The teacher didn't remember I had it either, yet instead of being happy she'd gotten her book back she ruthlessly tore me apart in front of the class. Since that day I've never tried to be proactive again. If I'm on time it's fine but if it's late and no one reminds me it's on them.
I still have a copy of This Spake Zarathustra from a decade ago. They sent me to collections for it and it dinged my credit. I refused to pay. I refuse to return. I will not subject the people of my town to Nietzsche.
>>24945852As a librarian, keep them, no one cares. You're the only one with negative consequences from this, because when a Core Collection book is missing for more than a month or two, we buy it almost immediately. That said, you're screwing your future self by tossing away access to free books at your library. If you return them the fines are usually greatly reduced, usually to a maximum of $5 per item instead of list price + processing fee. I don't know why you would deny yourself access to library books though, if you're a reader. Even if you are retarded and prefer ebooks, those are offered for free at a majority of libraries as well with convenient sync features between devices.
It is NOT a literary masterpiece. It is, in basically just an overdressed YA novel. Let me, someone who has actually understood the text, break this down for you:>The core plotA brooding, special teenager, Hal Incandenza, with parent issues lives in a rigid, hierarchical system, namely the Enfield Tennis Academy. A mysterious, charismatic rebel figure, be it His ghost or the Entertainment itself, threatens the order. A ragtag group of teens, Hal, Orin, Pemulis, must navigate a corrupt adult world to uncover a dark secret that could destroy society. This is essentially Divergent, no?>Ham fisted Allegory"O.N.A.N.," "The Concavity/Convexity," "Subsidized Time." These are not subtle political commentaries. They are the same heavy handed, brand name dystopian devices as "Panem" or "The Capitol." It is a cartoony, exaggerated backdrop for teen angst, not a serious philosophical inquiry. DFW merely replaced the Hunger Games with a tennis tournament and a lethal film cartridge.>The teen protaganistHal is the archetypal YA hero. He is unnaturally gifted, emotionally stunted, misunderstood by every adult, and on a quest for identity in a world he did not make. His internal torment is just advanced teen angst. His inability to communicate is peak adolescent alienation dressed up in pseudo intellectual jargon. He is a Holden Caulfield who can quote Wittgenstein.>The threatThe samizdat is a MacGuffin of pure destruction. "It is so pleasurable it kills you." This is a YA villain: a single, addictive, monolithic Evil that the adults cannot handle, so the youth must. It is the same as a magic system or a corrupt government, a simple problem with a fantastical, technological cause.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24945045>You were tricked. You lugged that doorstop around to look intellectual, when you were actually reading a hyper verbose, structurally bloated teen novel.I read the book cause my friend recommended it in college and I played JV tennis in high school. It was fun, and infrequently insightful in a fortune cookie sort of way. If you're going second person accusatory in your tone, you should make it more vague so it applies to the average /lit/ retard like me. I must concede it does have YA elements though, which I attribute to DFW's obsession with lowbrow slop. He taught Stephen King and James Patterson alongside Flaubert and Tolstoy in his workshops for God's sake.
>>24945045this reads like ai
>Infinite Jest
>>24945045Infinite Jest is basically an early Palahniuk novel but 10x longer. You got your detached irony, your morbid voyeuristic anecdotes, your muh society bits, but it insists upon itself whereas the first four or five Chuck novels were pretty plain and unpretentious.If I’d have read infinite jest in junior high or high school I would have definitely loved it. As a 30 year old who was way more familiar with his nonfiction and his interviews where he talks about the dangers of irony poisoning, I was surprised to find that his best known work is typical ironic Gen X know it all doomer slopLove his essays though, and I legitimately keep a Garner’s usage dictionary for bathroom reading based on reading his review of it
>>24945045IJ is just Catcher in the Rye but written by someone with verbal diarrhea.
