>snubbed of a second nobelwhy?
>>24787163Which one did he even try to go for?Don't tell me ebin communist economics?
Is that Bob Dylan
>>24787313As evidenced by him being Christian
>>24789173>This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
>>24787163>I was going to say "because he's only half jewish" but it turns out he's a full jew. There goes my jokeI thought that was a woman trying to dress like a man in that photo. Girly little smile and eyes, too. I understand all men can't be Chad Thunderfist, but a little guy could make *some* effort to show his masculinity. I respect manlets when they don't act and dress like twinks. That one in the photo? I wouldn't hang out with that socially. Not saying he's gay just saying he looks like he seen one up close before.
>>24789058The Rat is the first animal in the Chinese Zodiac, traditionally chosen after it cleverly won a great race or banquet held by the Jade Emperor. The legend says the Rat rode on the back of the Ox and then hopped off at the last moment to cross the finish line first, securing its place as the initial sign in the 12-year cycle. Lao Tzu also rode the back of an ox
schitzo babble
I'd assume that if one got high in just the right way he could learn the language of the mussels and the limpets. I don't think they'd have much interesting to say.
>>24789158https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_mV1IpjWA they sing cool songs
>>24789137guess ill just babel on
who is the audience for this crap
>>24788960>There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes “What the hell is water?”He is the young fish, and the water is Reddit.
>>24784667BoozedBanter is better.
>>24788969No he's literally /ourguy/
>>24788960Never once has a smart person called someone a midwit. Every single time, it's an insecure cope by someone that's railing against their deserved sense of Imposter Syndrome.Throw your phone in a river. You have done severe damage to your mental health.
>>24788917>religion would have saved us>What the fuck is Prosperity Gospel?>What the fuck is the Protestant Work Ethic?>What the fuck is Evangelicalism?Christianity was co-opted by the Rentseeking class to manipulate you into being more productive for no benefit. The solution is not to turn back to the Church, it's a dead institution.
In a recent study published by John Hopkins University students were asked to write a translation of the first few paragraphs of Bleak House in clear, modern English. They were given dictionaries, access to the Internet, and as much time as they needed. Despite this, 49 of the 85 students failed to do so. Sentence after sentence, they could not grasp what Dickens was saying; i.e., they were incapable of figuring out who or what a sentence was talking about, did not understand the imagery or metaphors, could not translate long or complex sentences into shorter, simpler ones, and could not identify the main ideas being described. As such, the researchers deemed this group to be "problematic readers"
>>24786904bump
Dinosaurs aren’t real. I lost interest after reading that part
>>24781902Especially since all the majors who took part were English.
>>24783876I always thought Michaelmas was the same as Christmas, but apparently I was wrong. The megalosaurus bit is referring to the Great Flood in the Bible, rather than any random flood, and so it wouldn't be surprising (he says "wonderful" but it doesn't mean "good" here; it means "likely to make you feel a sense of wonder") if you saw dinosaurs walking through this mud. Dinosaurs had only recently been discovered at this time, so assuming they must be in the Bible won't have been so retarded back then.
>>24781386>In a recent study published by John Hopkins University students were asked to write a translationWhy would it need a translation, it's perfectly clear. Maybe a summary. I can't see how anyone reading an Uni level cannot read it.Maybe the odd word like aits would prove an issue. (green aits) Small islands of grass.
Old Testament:>God, KILL ALL MY NIGGER ENEMIES AND THEIR CHILDREN and I will worship you forever New Testament:>We should be merciful to our persecutors >Not a contradiction>Same GodHow do you reconcile this?
>>24788966Yes. Also, during the Old Testament, God was civilizing a tribe of desert raiders contemporary to the godlike Argives of the Iliad, who were basically cattle robbers.They wouldn't take Jesus' message well at the time.
>>24788902So he was merciless, sent himself to earth to change divine laws he knew would be changed by himself...
>>24788966>>24788977
>>24789005Picrel must've been made by a braindead muslim who thinks Mary is apart of the Godhead lmao
>>24788891Killing your enemies is merciful.
Superhero editionStubbed >>24781020>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.
the fuck is archetype
>>24789001google mofo
>>24788175I had been wondering what happened to him, only to lurk here for a few weeks and notice he only moved over here to keep his spam up. Thanks for containing him in all his faggotry.xoxo-/sffg/
>>24789104>/sffg/ touristhere's a little something to help you feel more at home (see pic related)
>>24788609>Character A says one word.>1000 words of internal monologue.kino.
Today I learned normies completely hand write books for each other. This is metal illness.
Would'nt the weeks she spent doing this have been better spent looking after her children?
>>24789119>reddit user having a child
>>24771585I don't believe this happened, it's a larp. There's no way a woman would do that.
It's a little bit strange but you'll have a much more joyful and meaningful life if you allow yourself some sentimentality. Cynicism drowns the poetic instinct.
>>24789167It's a waste of time. It would've been more meaningful if she had written him a short poem instead of being a human photocopier.
Why is reddit's favorite Shakespearean character Hamlet, but 4chan's is Falstaff?
>>24788909Harold Bloom and Orson Welles
They're both cowards except one is a bourgeois neurotic and the other is a corpulent parasite.
>>24788911Can confirm, Chimes at Midnight made me a Falstaffian
What's the infinite jest of horror?
>>24785845No jokes anon pls
>>24784887>>24785691Came here to say it's House of Leaves>structurally convoluted>longer than necessary>exceedingly verbose with no justification>a lot of seemingly disconnected bullshit happens>despite all of that, still actually Pretty Good even if a little reddit
>>24786692>>24785691Ok but what about books without oulipo gimmicks?
>>24785845Actually terrifying non-fiction
>>24788148then it wouldn't be adequately similar to Infinite Jest, Anon.
How many times did you get a boner while reading lolita
>>24788665This.Lolita has a good premise but terrible execution
>>24788651None. It's intentionally vulgar."Ada" however got me good. Particularly the part with the shaking bottle. I feel something of a connection with Nabokov because that infernal demon haunted my nightmares long before I saw her represented as a character in a novel.
>>24788665spbp>>24788774it was probably made to troll womenthey'll believe anything
was too busy admiring the pristine prose to be aroused by whatever was happening in the story
>>24789066>not reading purely to admire the endless river of letters set in a beautiful typefacengmi
The state of literature in 2025 is beyond parody. https://archive.ph/0ZeJQ
>>24788212Wow I guess covid really did break your peoples brains. Are you really too fat and stupid to wear a face mask properly?
>>24788957Well, I think it will do both. Which is a shame, but such is life. Its like how equipment/tool have allowed people to become completely sedentary. The majority of people are simply incredibly unhealthy due to the fact they simply survive with doing zero physical activity. But, at the same time, there is an energetic gym/fitness culture. And the difference between the two only grows. I swear something like that is going to happen with the intellectual world. The vast majority of people will only be capable of doomscrolling and inputting prompts into LLMs. But, there will be a minority that will heavily practice the liberal arts, simply to not become a retard. Its like there are many reasons to be fit, but one of the big ones is vanity. And I think that will drive a new intellectual world as well. Humanities departments will be less about getting a degree, but will become more like an intellectual fitness club. Pay a monthly membership, drop in and read, study, and discuss things with fellow intellectuals. Professors will become like personal trainers, who will lead discussions and give recommendations.
>>24783821>After fascism kills the pink haired girl who annoyed you once, it also kills humanism and literature and Christianity.Can't wait.
>>24787435>>24787531>I remain an excellent but deplatformed writerThose two things are mutually exclusive, dipfuck. If your work is good, it will make the rounds despite any effort to quell it.It just so happens that the same tendencies that led you to your state of arrested development, probably make you a dogshit writer.>it's everyone else that went insane, not me, the guy who thought it was still cool to use the word gook in mixed company as a grown fucking adultGood writing requires a sense for other people, how they think and feel and operate in the world. You're self-centered, and that will always shine through in your work. Nobody wants to read some edgelord's pissbaby screed.
>>24788212>I have huge resentment over lockdownsnobody is more emotionally fragile, nor holds a petty grudge for longer, than a middle-aged alcoholic.
How come /lit/ doesn't have comprehensive collections of downloads? Like /x/ has with occult books of every sort? Am I just missing something somewhere?
>>24788076no
>>24786359Even from the thumbnail I could tell that it's a dude with long hair, if you can't tell that this is a man you must be American.
>>24789018You must be gay.
>>24789098No, you must be gay if you dont recognize a crossdressing gay man.
>>24789150You can just say "give me her porn links" dude.
What's the cutoff point before the Dune books start being bad?
>>24783179The first book is the worst. Messiah and God Emperor are better. I didn't read Children of Dune or the other ones
>>24783181Even old sci-fi writers had one or two reddit quirks but in Dune's case it's not that bad.
>>24789037Accurately describing religion isn't reddit. Nevermind that reddit has subs dedicated to christianity made by christians lmao. Is religion le heckin reddit now?
God Emperor is the best book in my opinion. Just a very compelling format.
>>24783179The first one. I haven't bothered with any others. The prose is so bad it's baffling how it was ever popular. You know the standard for sci fi is lower than the ninth circle of hell when this dogshit is widely considered one of the best sci fi series ever.
What does /lit/ think of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Lord Tennyson?
I love it, people might talk down on it for being a simple rhyming tale with no deeper analysis really available (apart from the fact that it bluntly called out that one of the officers fucked it) but I find a beauty and truthfulness in its stark, plain descriptions and language. >Plunged in the battery smoke, right through the line they broke, Cossack and Russian reeling from the sabre strokeKino
>>24788213Chivalrous. Makes my eyes slightly moist every time I read it aloud, but fills me with anger too, for as usual, the officer corps bungled, and now the ordinary soldiers have to bear the brunt of someone else’s flawed decision making.
>>24788560Their's not to reason why,Their's not to make reply,Their's but to do and die.
When can their glory fade?O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered.Honour the charge they made!Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!
>>24788213post the poem
These 3 are generally grouped together, but how similar are they really? I have only read first 20 pages of Melancholy of resistance, but his nobel win is making me pick up a book of his. I enjoy both Sebald and Bernhard.
>>24789107The reddit trifecta
>>24789107>I have only read first 20 pages of Melancholy of resistance>/lit/
>>24789107>I have only read first 20 pagesWe don't cotton to freaks round these parts. Ain't nobody here read
>>24789127Home of the elite reader!
>>24789125This word has lost all meaning because of posters like you. You’re like the type of person who calls every other movie “lynchian”
