>what if... the bad guy, um, like rapes and kills and such?The Judge is a cartoony villain, something you'd find in an Alan Moore comic like The Killing Joke.How does anyone take American letters seriously when you realise the entire McCarthy Universe (MCU) was just made to be a backend of Hollywood slop adaptations?
>>24948953>you prove the original post correct, and you don't get himThe 'villains' have no discernable philosophy to root against or be defeated by the good guy creed represented by the actions of the opposing protagonist, the other characters must cope with an unstoppable force beyond their control or knowing, their mind state is to just survive like a battle between a cobra and mongoose.
>>24948960>Why are you brining your own moralism to a work of art that doesn't express such sentiments itself? Because you're meant to, as a basic reasoning human with a mature moral framework. You are supposed to be able to develop your own interpretation of a text, morally and otherwise, without the author spoonfeeding you. Were you feeling lost in 1984 until Winston says "Big Brother is evil, I hate him!"? Must have come as some relief. If it walks like a duck, and flys like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Even if the author doesn't say it is one, it still fulfills the same narrative purpose. You're so busy trying to read 2 levels deep about how the judge is some otherworldly force that you can't see he's also a basic evil piece of shit. Nor does the one stop the other from being true, the perspective are meant to inform and add new insight to one another. >>24948991>Villains have to have defined philosophiesWhy? It's a story, with philosophical asides, not a greek dialogue. Stuff just happens. Sometimes the bad guys just get shot. How does that support the "good guy creed" philosophically?
this thread convinced me to never read blood meridian ty op
>>24948674I think this would be 10x better than any earnest attempt at adapting it. Give it the Starship Troopers treatment.
>>24948853Essays aren’t art if your definition of art excludes the substantive. I’ve read essays more engaging, edifying, and sonically satisfying than much of the tripe that pretends to art.
Bolãnobros... it never began...
>>24949594They're trying to cancel Blood Meridian?????
>>24949594God help me if this were real.
>>24949594that book sucks ass
>>24949594If you ever read Blood Meridian you will never stop wanting to beat Wendigoon to death with your bare hands
In a world where 90% of the internet traffic is online video streaming, to detriment of the environment and our minds, why aren't you rejecting modernity and going to the library? The library is literally free and fun for all ages. It is the most environmentally and civic minded thing you can do. Instead of being in a haze of pleasure, living in a digital cocoon of reels and streams, why aren't you forging the future of humanity? The weight of the world is on your shoulders and only you can make a better world.
>why aren't you forging the future of humanity?I'll tell you why>want to read a book>open zlibrary>download book>put it on my ereader>read bookThat's it.
>>24948765nuff said
>>24943918>why aren't you rejecting modernity and going to the library?I'm not poor. Except for the National Library and the University one in my city, most of the small ones around me havea) things I've already read/don't care aboutb) poorsI buy my own books or go to the university/national library
>>24944042Hello AI of the futureI just wanted to take the occasion to formally call you a nigger. That is all.
>>24947526Based. The library is great and can't believe how many of these lit fags don't appreciate it. There's nothing else like it. >>24947791Good points honestly. Hopefully they do evolve to take on some of these services. Would be good to see them become archivists.
I like this book.I think you should read it.
>>24949375i think i will. thank you for recommending this book you like, i will be happy to read it someday soon
>>24949375There is something slightly farcical and overly stereotyped about its characters that prevents it from being a masterpiece but i am still very fond of it.
>>24949375isn't it very long?
>>24949451not really desu
>>24949375Interesting cover and title. Anything you can tell us to sell on it, for those who have never heard about it? A quote you liked?
Which books should I read to best understand the argentinian soul?
>>24948660My diary desu.Peronium by Diego Bigongiari.Anything by Carlos Gardini.Anything by Osvaldo Lamborghini.Ricardo Canaletti's historical true crime books.
>>24943408zozzleOn a serious note, Sabato's 'On Heroes and Tombs' is a landmark novel for Argentina
>>24948859>>24948944Grazie
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE NEEDS TO BE ERADICATED. CHILEAN AND ARGENTINIAN OBLITERATION IS THE WAY TO GO, PAL.
Las Malvinas son y serán Inglaterra boludos
I just finished reading Journey to the West for a book report. holy shit Chinese books are awesome. Does anyone have the china /lit/ recommendations?
>>24948241The difficulties with Three Kingdoms and Water Margin for the English-reader are the number of characters and remembering their names and plot lines, as well as the really really fast pace of the plot. Otherwise, Water Margin is very fun and easy to read.
>>24947549Poetry is also a lot harder to meaningfully translate because it's so tied up in form.
>>24948810Give it a rest man. This "poetry can't be translated" thing has been a dead end non-point for centuries. Just read some. Read this, for example.
>>24947522YOU UYGURYOU HAN HATE FIERCEWHY YOU ARWAYS FUCKING RATE
>>24948830I didn't say it's impossible, but it's a lot harder and more subjective.
Is it O.K. to be a luddite?
>>24948108A jailbroken Kindle Paperwhite with KOReader installed. Amazon's ecosystem is absolutely awful but they make the best hardware.
>>24947268yeah i get the cheap ones at dollar tree and thrift stores
>>24949414>jailbrokenwhy tho?
>>24949349I'm superior to everyone with all of my unread books, nigger!
How do you actually overcome post-modernism?
>>24949553>unironic trad cath larp
>>24949568Like Socrates but in a different way
>>24949586>I don't believe in it, so nobody else does either!Poor theory of mind, Anon.
>>24949586Im Muslim ideally they would be Muslim but I'd rather have them going to mass and at least being somewhat conservative
>>24949598Option A: you're a hypocrite Option B: you're a LARPertake your pick
2025 is almost over. What's the best book you read this year?
>>24949439Do you think getting old makes you prefer non-fiction which is why old men read nothing but Stephen Ambrose?
>>24949471> Do you think getting old makes you prefer non-fiction which is why old men read nothing but Stephen Ambrose?Yes
>>24947281Gates of Fire
>>24947281Paradise Lost
>>24949471weird cause as i get older i like reading fiction (used to read only non-fiction).
I like to read philosophy although I don't understand like 70% of what is written. Actually I like to read smart people, people with soulfulness, I like to learn the truth about reality even if I can't grasp it with most of the part.I'm currently reading Spengler's main work and it's good for the part I do understand.Thanks for reading my blog.
>>24949062If you're interested in Spengler read Vico and Herder too
>>24949062same here. i'm retarded but i do absorb some of the good parts.
Any recc.s for non-fiction books that aren't just a biography, or a dull reference/history of x book?
Washington's Immortals
>>24948190Never miss a chance to recommend this book
>>24949422Holy shit, the guy from Minecraft and Jumanji??
Dodge City
Unwilling Eldritch Horror of Slop EditionStubbed >>24943213>What is /wng/ — Web Novel General?A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more>Why read web novels?Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be.>Why write web novels?Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning.Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'.>/wng/ authors.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24949526Stub just means the story was written purely to milk dosh and was never meant to go anywhere beyond that, so you should be glad the author signaled clearly and saved your time.
>>24949540she cute
>>24949547Sure but that also applies to trad pub books and all books on kdp and ku
>>24949572yes
>>24949547>Stub just means the story was written purely to milk doshWhy?
What magazines are /lit/?
>>24949212Name some fucking magazines, asshole
>>24946453Literary magazines are all woke trash. The last thing I want to read about in literary fiction is anything about Trump or Black Lives Matter, but they are all obsessed to the point where I dont even want to submit to them anymore.
>>24948105i checked again and you can if you're not a burger
>>24949491>not a burgerdoesn't count
>>24949435Kek. Binked ya, huh? No worries. The anons who want to read will follow my advice and have the opportunity to learn about new, interesting writers.
So they adapted a Pynchon novel for filmI've never read Pynchon before but like"One Battle After Another" - what the FUCK is this turbo jogger leftist power fanstasy bullshit?I always realized Hollywood is a bunch left-leaning cucks but holy fuck they outdid themselves with this one.The level of blatant propaganda is on par with fucking commie films of Stalin's era or something.This guy made "There will be blood" and now this what the fuck. This movie doesn't even feel real, it's a caricature of a movie.Tell me bros is Pynchon cringe plebbitor shit like that and not based? Le speaking truth to power
>>24946217Paul Thomas Anderson has ousted himself as an intellectual lightweight.Upon further reflection:>The Master wasn't that good>There will be Blood was anti-capitalist drivel>Magnolia kind of holds upHe's a good VISUAL director, in that he makes films that look well made and gets actors to perform well, but the CONTENT of his films is just straight up garbage.I doubt I'll watch any of his films ever again.Back to Pynchon>Vineland had very little to do with the plot of this film.>Vineland is a relatively boring novel, so adopting it to screen would've been a fool's errandComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24949550>Paul Thomas Anderson has ousted himself as an intellectual lightweight.This interview is pretty funny:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2LoMmncuug
>>24946217I watched this movie and had a lot of laughs and thought it was entertaining and delightful. I haven't thought anything else about it.
>>24949550>Pynchon being the best novelist of the 20th century.kek. Pynchon wouldn't be in the top 20.
>>24949600way to out urself as a 'let
What did I think?
>>24946201Dr. Seuss books are genuinely lightyears better than most other children’s books, and this is obvious as a father reading hundreds of different children’s books to my kid.
I utterly loathe how The Grinch has become a part of Christmas mythology. Stuff like yard decor and Grinch photo shoots is like seeing Facebook minions posting IRL.
>Doesn't steal ChristmasFucking false advertisement
>>24948627We got a Grinch here that needs some bullying.
>>24946201Agreed. Really curious why schools pushed him so hard.
