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.
>>24945935let's say there's a little holy-warrior in you, from W40K...then your post is justified.in other cases, the answer to OP's questionning is not that black/white.i am, myself, encline to think that he should get them back to the library.but, then, the remembrance of books i once hired from libraries, books that i couldn't hire twice because they have been trashed, is coming back to me.little libraries, in small town, trash books.they don't keep it.questionnable.OP?
>>24946483kek
>>24945852I've spent a lot of time in the Middle East, and I can assure you Arabs do not read. It's like middle school TikTok addiction, but with adults. They can't even drive cars without being on TikTok. One man was steering with his feet so he could use his phone.
>>24945997Filtered
>>24945852So what if he can't read, he plans to sell the stolen books to people that can read
>>24947416*antisemitism
>>24947485I have an old tablet that I use for reading, and the majority of what I read this year was actually e-books. If the book is formatted correctly, being able to look at an endnote without actually flipping to the end is nice. And being able to instantly read whatever piques my interest is obviously nice.Still though, I buy whatever books I have real interest in or I just simply want a physical copy of.
>>24947506>This>people who enjoy reading use ereaders.>people with low self worth and the need for society's approval buy books.
>>24947520>Still though, I buy whatever books I have real interest in or I just simply want a physical copy of.same. desu I just like the object. It's funny cuz my biggest hobby is music and I have almost no physical music media and argue for files all day. Books are pretty much the only media where I prefer a physical object
>>24947524cope or seethe. do it in silence, please.
>age>location>current read
>25>Canada>Far from the Madding Crowd
>>24931414>25>cold canada>2666
what's with all the seething oldies in this thread? jealous of youthful vitality?
21U.SMoby Dick
32, Brazil, the Exhalation collection by Ted Chiang
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>>24946624Answer stands
A story where someone important to the story doesn't die cannot be said to have good stakes.
>>24947011>Give me ideas guysWhy? You aren't creative enough to steal them anyway.
>>24947011The story of your mom fucking every man in the town without getting caught.
>>24947079>Victoria is the funniest thing to come out of /lit/ in yearsScathing indictment, anon. I agree, the quality here has been horrendous.
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.
My library is very, very bad. The downtown branch. I should start taking the bus to the branch in the nicer part of town. The main downtown location is literally full of hobos, drug addicts and literal African immigrants with schizophrenia. It's more like a social services center than a library.
>>24944042The world dragon has many worshippers of its many forms.
>>24944403This desu.
>>24945090>written by generic rich personghostwritten. rich people don't write books.
>>24943918my library system is goated. Can take out up to 50 books at time for 3 weeks each, if you go over 3 weeks they auto-renew, and you can do that up to 15 times, at which point it just stops you from taking out new books until you return them or pay for it. No late fees ever. 81 branches in the system and they'll ship your holds to your local branch which you can do online. Only ever have to interact w/ the front desk to grab your holds which takes 5 seconds, 10 minute walk from me.Only downside is they close at 5pm most days.Honestly I'm surprised the USA still has this shit, pretty much the only good deal I've ever heard of
Just ordered thisWhat am I getting into?
>>24947327isn't everything after the gospels, maybe aside from revelation, just expository teachings OF the gospels?
Been reading the KJV cover to cover for a couple months. Working through the Pauline stuff right now. I can't imagine it not being deeply enriching for almost anyone but there are bound to be chunks that are boring or tedious no matter what your primary interests are.
>>24946147A bunch of fables written by a canannite tribe that much like their Carthagian cousins, used to sacrifice their children to demons to the side of genocide and foreskin collecting
>>24947336A little bit but it's not exactly detailed. It mostly comes from Paul, who never met Jesus and was speaking to a different audience, so he emphasized different things (e.g. faith vs. observance of the law)
remember that god loves you but don't piss him off or he floods the planet and kills 99% of us.
What does /lit/ think of the Enders game sequels?
>>24946899Manchild core.
Children soldiers is a sicker idea than regular aged young men. Wars are fought for the enrichment of old bastards, but they get them young so they can screw with their minds.I don't think Card ever explores this horror. Am I wrong?
>>24947010IIRC Battle School was infamous for its brutal bullying. Doesn't another kid try to rape Ender at some point?
>>24946899Think the first four books in the series are sitting on my shelf, unread, like they have since I got them. Look fun though.
Who's up for a good ol' fashioned stack/recent cops thread?
>>24946902Peake and Canticle for Lebowitz are both eye-rollingly pseudish. Get better taste fast.
>>24946906I literally just picked these up out of interest. How can I have already developed a taste for these authors if I haven't even read them?
>>24946918Doesn't matter. The fact that you picked up both strongly suggests that you haven't developed a discerning intuitive sense of quality and/or a proper filter for recommendations, both being necessary components of taste.
>>24946935Yeah bro, I don't actively browse this board everyday unlike you.
Stack for december/january...I won't actually read GR it's there just to show I'm really cool
Why yes, half page descriptions of lamps and countertops with the occasional interjection of brain dead criminals speaking futuristic ebonics. It certainly deserves all the praise. Were people really that bored in the 80s to enjoy this?I'm not finishing it. I feel my neurons dying in real time. I was right for putting it off for so many years.
>>24946610manchildren are not going to like this
he simply perfectly described the world we're living in, 60 years ago.
>>24947046lol no he didn't
>>24946610you sound filtered
>>24947487By taste, which is perfectly reasonable. You really should have a filter against poor taste.
>completely dismantles leftism in your path
>>24947129>Capitalist refusing the left a place on the leftPuke.
>>24944150>sade is a conceptual starting point for leftismI can tell already that it's retarded
>>24944150Do rightoids even have a leg to stand on anymore? I mean how do they even explain or justify their position to anyone else. Like do they just go, "hurr sure muh tribe hurr durr muh hierarchy" ?
>>24947458What is a woman?
>>24944150i would eradicate the binary wingism from our minds if i could
>The red thread of fate (Chinese: 姻緣紅線; pinyin: Yīnyuán hóngxiàn), also referred to as the red thread of marriage, the invisible string theory and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese mythology. It is commonly thought of as an invisible red cord around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain situation, as they are "their one true love".>According to Chinese legend, the deity in charge of "the red thread" is believed to be Yuè Xià Lǎorén (月下老人), often abbreviated to Yuè Lǎo (月老), the old lunar matchmaker god, who is in charge of marriages. In the original Chinese myth, the thread is tied around both parties' ankles, while in Japanese culture it is bound from a male's thumb to a female's little finger. In modern times, though, it is common across both these cultures to depict the thread being tied around the fingers, often the little finger. The color red in Chinese culture symbolises happiness and it is also prominently featured during Chinese weddings.>The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break.Any novels or poems cover this?
>>24944807Almost every romance anime has this.
>>24946079too late, I had a child with a puerto rican womanreally fucked up there desu
>>24945880What are you telling me for? I didn't get one.
>>24944807There are more than two billion indians and chinese. Meaning that your true love is likely to be mapped to one of them which makes this a shit theory
>>24944807does the chinese tradition actually have our notion of romantic, chivalrous love and courtship, or is this a modern reimagining?
will it be even better than schattenfroh (the greatest translated work of the 20th century)?
>>24947419We know you’re the fucking “Helno” guy in the salon, dude. Fuck off. LIMF told all of us
>>24947426Well “helno” to you too, specialberry. quite neat that dissertation of yours is available to edu accounts
>>24947319Speaking of which, where's my hoodie, code monkey?
>>24947319It was so beautiful you sent a hoodie to me in Israel and did not ask for any $$$
>>24947432That mangina exploring gender bullshit was such a disappointment. What a faggot.
Overreading makes you retarded.
Haha yeah we need to take it easy, we are doing crazy levels of reading, guys
the only reason to be polite is when you want something from someone
>>24947172I love being retarded!
>>24947361>Kant: "imagine if everyone were a misanthrope at Christmas.">Hegel: "you're on the wrong side of history. *unintelligible*.">Nietzsche: "charity is actually a sign of strength."
>>24947453Stirner's philosophy is right but it's also psychopathic.
Is this kino? I have to pick between it and shadow ticket at my bookstore.
>>24944790>kinoConsidering your vernacular I say go for this one. Capeshit does seem like your speed
>>24944836Faggot.
>>24944790no, it's shit
>>24946437In what way?
>>24946656There's a chapter that purposes to imitate Finnegans Wake. Of course, the chapter resembles Joyce's masterpiece in none of its beauty or greatness. And this is because Alan Moore's goal wasn't beauty or greatness, it was imitation.
Recent revert to Islam is this a good book ? Some brothers recommended it to me
>>24947134I haven't read it, but he spawned an entirely new sect called Wahabbis, who basically attack Muslims only instead of talking about Israel or anything else.>If you don't have the right (my) version of Tawheed, you're basically a kaffir
>>24947168Saudi Arabia was very anti Israel when the rulers were religious. In the 1970's they launched an oil embargo against any country supporting Israel, including America
>>24947165TyJZK
Bump
Read some of Ibn al-qayyims short booksInner dimension of prayer Heartfelt advice to a friendAnd his longer bookThe disease and the cureI’d skip muhammad ibn abdul wahhab. His books are super boring and you are better off just reading from the Quran translation because he basically just copy pastes without meaningful commentary
