/lit/ - Literature

>>1086586
on a more serious note, perhaps its a premonition. the more astute readers will make the connection with Romeo and Juliet and then realize the fate of Gregor.

I found metamorphosis more interesting on my second read knowing the ending.

Gregory and Samson: act tough and then die
Gregor samsa: Acts tough and then dies

the rules sir, you must read them

>>1086493
exactly, the archetype of modern postmodernism; odd

I don't enjoy postmodern philosophy or novels, It always seems that authors use a postmodern label to get away with lack of form (see Anne Proulx). Obviously I'm not implying that joyce is a bad writer, since he is mostly considered a modernist.

I read quicker while taking dump

>>1086484
yes, I gave up on finnigans wake about half way through. It was just to odd.

>>990140
duly given: buffy the vampire slayer somewhere in series 1/ my own awesome objective opinion

When E readers develop so far as to give a smell.
Books should smell because your brain associates information with different scents. whether it be a crisp fresh textbook or a musty, ragged novel the experience is greatly enhanced by smelling something that is not synonymous with 4chan