/lit/ - Literature

This book was a humourless pile of shit, written by an absolute hack.

>>574555

you made me lol. aloud.

Take pride in know that your books didn't end up looking like shit because they went unread.

>>574391

start with these.

>>574372

Are you new here, or trolling?

I'm making one, allegedly. Otherwise, what are you looking for?

What else have you read that you loved/hated?

>>574171
>I explained the overwhelmingly simple page and was shot death stares from the entire class.

If you're going to condescend, I'd expect that sort of reaction. It costs nothing to put up a friendly facade, whether or not it's legitimate, and will likely save you the ire of your classmates.

>>574234
I've never been, but my experience with people from there has led me to that opinion. It's just that the most unintelligent and most ignorant people I have ever met are from Hawaii.

>>574151

With an attitude like that, I'm not surprised.

The Stand
The Kraken Wakes
Fury

>>573910
>>573912

My apologies.

>>573883
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-03-11-lastsong11_CV_N.htm

>Cormac McCarthy? "Horrible," he says, looking at Blood Meridian. "This is probably the most pulpy, overwrought, melodramatic cowboy vs. Indians story ever written."

>"Of course!" Sparks says. "I write in a genre that was not defined by me. The examples were not set out by me. They were set out 2,000 years ago by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. They were called the Greek tragedies.

>Cyrus pipes up: "The Catcher in the Rye. That's my favorite book." She smiles. J.D. Salinger's classic may be, by law, every 17-year-old's favorite book.

>>573859
>I don't know why anyone would be so upset over literature.
>so upset over literature
>literature
>vampire

>>573838

Which is the mind-boggler? The first kid had a legitimate argument, the second was dumb.

you're welcome, bro

I read at least 35% of the time I'm at work, whichever that is.

>>573308

Unrelated, but note the size of the author's name in comparison to the title.

Also, Ragnar Danneskjöld

>>573239

I read all four in less than 9 days, cool story. But they're not short. In my experience books are ~250-500 pages, 1000 pages is a lot.

I really don't recall meeting many people at all who dislike books. Just about everyone I know even moderately well is an active reader. In fact, the only people I've met who actively disparage reading are people from Hawaii and my 20th Century British Fiction course.

I agree somewhat on the "out-loud" reading, many people are not great at reading aloud, but I don't think that reflects poorly on their comprehension. I can read faster than I speak and thus sometimes trip on my words, which one teacher said was "because your mouth moves faster than your brain." Thanks, bro.

I've always wanted to get into short story erotica, but I feel the audience is too limited and the playing field cluttered.

I finished it two days ago. Thought it was excellent.

>>545380

I'm making my library order it as we speak. I would finish it tonight, but that is just a personal opinion. Do whatever you're most comfortable with.

>>545367

It's what I would do. You may pick something up that you wouldn't with the movie, which may be worth something. And there is just something about finishing a book, no matter how late at night, that feels refreshing.

Anyhow, how is the book?

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