/lit/ - Literature

>>22374373
You don't understand the layers in which art exists.

Products splintering from works and works themselves are not the same.

/thread, sage, underage retard

You do not understand Nietzsche
I do not understand Nietzsche

>>22374373
People here are more interested in the idea of literature and of using literature to appear smarter and as a substitute for having a real personality than just enjoying the art form as it is.

>>22374377
t. "guy" who proudly displays his Funko collection
and by the way, shitlord, you clearly do not understand that Funkos themselves are individual WORKS OF ART

>>22374373
>you will own nothing and you WILL be happy

Call of the Crocodile is the main thing normies know /lit/ from

>>22374403
>funkos
>art
lmao

>>22374373
This. That's why I don't give a fuck about that and just read on my Kindle.

i like shelf threads cause i can use it for recs, spot books I own and see what others also read.

>>22374411
AUTISM ALERT
BEEP BEEP BEEP

>>22374408
This. Or just F Gardner in general.

>>22374373
>one is a wide variety of publications spanning decades if not centuries, various sizes and genres, and an expansive list of publishers that gives a glance of who you are
>one is corporate slop produced by one company that dates back to no earlier than 2011

>>22374422
>various sizes and genres
Standard Pops! are approximately 4-inches tall: though sizes range depending on the character. Figures that are at least 5-inches tall, yet still shorter than 6-inches, are considered "big-in-box", since they are still packaged and sold as standard size Pop! figures
pwned

>>22374417
This. Plus it’s always nice to see the interests of people in the same community as you. Some anons seem to get it backwards; an anon comes to /lit/ because of his interest in reading, having books is often part of reading, not anons buy books because they started out on /lit/ and buy books to impress the board. Too many anons are concerned with how others spend their money and wanting to believe an anon doesn’t read because he has books in good condition or just wants to impress people. I’ve always wondered about the psychology of this mindset

>>22374373
>>22374399
Extremely based and true posts. This shithole is a pretentious and posturing unintellectual wasteland

>>22374373
And those are my favorite threads because the vast majority of you, monolingual niggers, don't read.
Wanna talk about religion, magic, Unabomber and natalism? Start your own fucking board! Oh, wait, there's a board for random shit, it's called/b/! And frogposters can fuck off too.

>>22374471
seethe

>>22374378
I'm stealing this, thank you, and I guess if you stole this from someone else, screw you.

>>22374373
For the anons who don’t believe anons that have book collections read, why are you here? It should be reading that bonds us but some are bent on believing others don’t read.

>>22374493
They're jelly e-cucks. A loud minority of this board.

>>22374499
>>22374493
t. "guys" who LOVE showing off their FP collection

>>22374504
You sound upset :D

>>22374510
Projecting, Much?

>>22374518
I didn't make this thread, jelly boy.

>>22374522
That's my funko collection. I'm sure it's MUCH more extensive than YOURS. LMAO!

>>22374534
Okay, redditor.

>>22374536
Seems like you're familiar with Plebbit... Maybe you should go back :^)

>>22374373
This is pretty obvious, not sure why it should be deemed as harsh

Though it's more like photographers showing off their camera collections rather than their photos

>>22374554
>>22374373
False equivalence

>>22374373
Do anons understand you can like the physical book AND reading it? Such a dual interest is very common

Shelf and stack threads are even worse, because you can tell most of the books haven't been read and that the people contributing to the threads are taking their photos because they are literally unable to discuss the books themselves. I imagine Funko Pop dudes can actually discuss the character or whatever it is.

>>22374606
Delusional

>>22374606
On point

e-cucks are the vegans of /lit/

>>22374606
Protip: open book 90 degrees and rotate page your reading to be parallel to you like picrel

1/2

>>22374624
Then rotate book the other way when you get to next page like picrel. It is easy with 2 hands and you will never damage a book

2/2

>>22374628
>>22374624
>treating a paperback this autistically
just get a hardcover or read it on a computer

>>22374644
e-cucks are not readers

>>22374648

>>22374373
You really want this to be true but it isn't.

>>22374606
Plenty of discussion in stack/shelf threads, you fags are just bitter.

>>22374644
>not being an animal
>autistic

>>22374663
In the current 60 post stack thread, there's about 3 posts that talk about literature. lol.

>>22374668
Half the posts are book discussion

>>22374644
It takes no effort. If you want to destroy books I don’t care but it’s silly to criticize people who don’t
>>22374663
I’ve had the best discussions in stack and shelf threads too. You have more material to put forth, instead of making a thread on a single writer or book. If you cast out more lines you’ll likely get more hits. Plus most people in those threads read contrary to what some anons believe

>>22374679
>crease mark on a PAPERBACK is "destroying" it
yep, you're autistic

>>22374703
If a book is not destroyed and turned to shit you faggots think it's not read. Not everyone is an animal.

>>22374707
Again, creasing a PAPERBACK is not DESTROYING the book, you autistic fuck. Spend less time on 4chan.

>>22374703
If treating my possessions which I paid for with my own money is autistic, so be it. Just know that my books do get read. Don’t be so worried trying to prove somebody did or didn’t read a book. Discuss it with them and it will show. I’ve never lied about reading a book because that is just retarded. What’s the point? We dick sizing on an anonymous site? The people who lie about reading books are generally in the ideological threads and they fling their shit according to their ideologies, doesn’t matter if they read the book or not

>>22374709
A book in good condition doesn’t mean it hasn’t been read. It has nothing to do with 4chan.

>>22374373
I feel like buying books in general is a waste of money, anyone who has read on an ipad/phone even computer (but its not portable), knows they're much better to read on. People cope by saying that they like the feel of the book, the main reason people buy them is to impress other people.

I understand to an extent if people want to have a collection of rare books or books they are fond of, but collecting is also retarded.

also costs nothing to get a pdf

>>22374809
>reading on an iphone is better than reading a real book
zoom zoom

>>22374373
I disagree. While fundamentally an egotistical endeavor, collecting books can have the possible added impact of an individual's personal investment in literature: a catalogue of ideas, stories, and experiences that a person has gone through to where they are now. Funko pops are entirely consumerist because they don't DO anything - their sole purpose for existence is to be obtained and possessed. They are more akin to women in this sense than they are literature and the information books contain.

>>22374825
>a catalogue of ideas, stories, and experiences that a person has gone through to where they are now.
But that is EXACTLY what Pops do, too. Each single one is a reference to stories, ideas, films, characters... They are multifaceted...

>>22374838
Funkos are mere plastic references to a fictional character. Books are the actual thing, the actual art. Only a retard would think they're equivalent.

>>22374838
Books have a functional purpose, funko pops don’t. You should know this

>>22374848
Displaying a book cover is literally the same thing. It's Just a reference to the contents Inside...

>>22374373
>folio society books are funko pops
>physical books are funko pops
>……

What’s next?

>>22374868
Shelf/stack threads lead to discussions of the book contents and to recs of similar books/authors. Having a funko of Don Quixote is not the same as having the book of Don Quixote.

>>22374868
This type of tribalistic bullshit has ruined /lit/. Everything devolves into picking a side. Are we here to discuss the actual content of books or quarrel over petty bullshit? Someone reads a physical book, someone reads an ebook. Who fucking cares?

>>22374870
authors are funko pops

>>22374875

>>22374882
Is it what?

>>22374877
I want to see a "shelf" thread by an E Book reader LOL
It would just be a list of names LOL

>what’s the deal with anons getting their panties in a bunch over books in good condition? Or even just physical books for that matter?

For some odd reason it really seems to bother some anons.

>>22374890
Envy.

>>22374890
I think you have this confused with the Kindle reader thread....

>>22374373
Formally yes, substantially no, and the second is what constitutes real meaning.

>>22374895
They're the same thread lol

>>22374898
Not trying to insult you, but you are autistic as fuck
You keep bringing up physical books and condition in this thread over and over again while samefagging, when no one gives a shit
Just go in the kindle thread

>>22374906
You've made your bed, now lie in it.

>>22374908
Autism speaks
also get checked for schizophrenia while you're at it

I disagree. The collection of books alone has more value than a funko pop collection. Furthermore, most people with a collection have probably read most of the hooks.

>>22374910
This. I’m almost thinking it’s trolling at this point. If someone spends money and devotes space for a sizable collection of books, there is an overwhelming chance that person reads. No one has a book case full of Walter Scott, Zola, Lawrence, and Buzzati paperbacks to impress people because the non reading public doesn’t know who the fuck they are. No one is trying to impress /lit/ because of anonymity, and the reason anons come here in the first place is because they read. No one stumbles upon /lit/, liked it here, and decides to build up a collection to impress the community. It’s the other way around. People who read (which includes people with physical books) come here for their hobby. If shelf and stack threads bother you so much, just scroll past them. They are one of the more innocent and least destructive threads on /lit/

>>22374934
>If shelf and stack threads bother you so much, just scroll past them
Um, this is reductive thinking. What would you say to the Jews? That if the Nazis bothered them so much, they should scroll right past them?

>>22374939
Confirmed bait

>>22374942
Reductive thinking confirmed

>>22374934
>No one has a book case full of Walter Scott, Zola, Lawrence, and Buzzati paperbacks to impress people because the non reading public doesn’t know who the fuck they are
No one has a Pops Case full of Golden Ticket, Clockwork Orange, Boo Berry Pops to impress people either... No one in the public is "in the know" about these things... Do you understand how IGNORANT you are about Pops? Pretentious fucker... You're a shithead.

>>22374403
>WORKS OF ART
They all look pretty much the same except for coloring to make them look like whatever summer blockbuster they're based on. Maybe autists like Funkos so much because they don't have facial expressions to read.

Don't feed the troll, guys. It's just looking for attention.

>>22374961
>same except for coloring to make them look like whatever summer blockbuster they're based on
First of all, they don't all look the same. second of all they come in various sizes and facial expressions...

>>22374373
Nothing is wrong with funko pops in small amounts. They are a way to pay homage to an interest, even if they are perhaps a little corny. The issue is when someone has wall to wall funkos. I guess some people just have the collector strain in them, a strong Virgo trait, best exemplified by Goethe, one of the greatest collectors

>>22374378
What the fuck did you just fucking say about me? My dad is a member of not one but two very active bookclubs. The Manly Bookclub and The Gentleman's Bookclub. The later is a pretty traditional bookclub and mostly retired teachers. The former is also mostly teachers but skews younger and is decidedly non-traditional. It has been going for at least 8 years now. They take it really seriously but also goof around and make it really fun; one member was put on double secret probation and made to wear the robe of shame for not finishing the book 2 times in a row. They do all sorts of activities around the books e.g. going to a falconry when they read a book with falconry, and have almost turned it into a pseudo secret society. First rule of bookclub is that you dont talk about book club (but of course talk about it all the time). They have a charter, bylaws, and keep minutes. They have multiple homemade trophies and commissioned a coat of arms. They have a summer retreat every year. They held a viking funeral for a member who moved away. It is work but it gives my dad a lot of joy and I think it's longevity means they're doing something right.

Peanut IQ replies in the thread.
The people who complain about others not reading the books they own + and posting bookshelves.... ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T READ THE BOOKS.

>>22375136
So projection? Maybe a little envy?

>>22374624
>>22374628
No one needs to have both pages in one's sight at once. There's never a good excuse for worn out spines.

>>22375246
>No one needs to have both pages in one's sight at once
maybe the most autistic opinion i've ever seen on 4chan

>>22374373
This is not an original insight.
Also, reading makes you gay.

>>22374373
NEETs who live with mom never realized that having an apartment or a house with nothing in it is depressing

>>22374624
I never damage the spines of my books but there's always some wear on them. People on shelf threads will have entire shelves that look like they were just purchased

>>22374373
depends the books in the stack. Wouldn't the equivalent be sets of books that have the
>as seen in the movie/netflix show printed sticker on?

>>22375578
It is pretty original

>>22374377
You don't understand the layers in which Funko Pops exist.

Funko Pops splintering from Marvel Commics and Marvel Commics themselves are not the same.

bump, reported, arrested development onionsboy

>>22374418
They really aren’t

>>22374412
I collect a lot of books like funko pops. Massively gay for own funko pops. Therefore I am gay.

>>22374373
Hegel was the Deepak Chopra of his time

>>22377283
Who was Schopenhauer then?

>>22377286
Tony Robbins

>>22374373
what I hate the most about funko pops is when those retards keep them in boxes, like what's the fucking point, you don't even see them properly

>>22377339
it's for mint reselling purposes
same as people not reading books

We should all be learning how to draw instead of spewing this useless babble we call prose

>>22374628
If a book has a bad spine, I treat it as a sign of God that this book is good, and I will fix it, back it up or at least, treasure it.

My incredible, esoteric, and antiquarian shelf caused such a deluge of butthurt as to produce a thread. Who would have thought that my sublime tastes in the obscure literature of yesteryear would provoke so much animosity?

Indeed, mybooks seem just as silly as bobble heads.

>>22378458
There's no reason to collect 18th century editions of books when you can get a kindle

>>22378462
this but unironically

>>22377286
Sam Harris

>>22378478
Except the aura

Yes anon. You've figured it out.
Years, year and years of /co/ and /lit/ doing this and you're the one to solve it.

Learn to ignore them and you'll be fine. Feed into the drama of what's on someone's shitty, saggy shelf and you've already lost.

>>22374417
This was how /co/fags used 'em until they realised that out of print stuff destroyed that notion anyway and everybody had the same thing.
It's somewhat the same on /lit/ where you see the same things over and over as you see on reddit, twitter, basically anywhere and 1 in 50 will show you something you may enjoy.

I get the concept though; it falls apart when everyone reads the same recs and reads the same in print books :c

>>22378593
If something was worth reading it would still be in print

>>22378596
Retarded Bait
here's your (You) retard
hope that helps

>>22378622
And yet (you) can’t name any books

>>22378593
>I MUST OBSCOOOORE

>>22378693
And yet (You) are still a retard fishing for (You)s. Summer's ending pretty soon lil bud, better get ready for school

>>22378714
Name some books then

>>22378724
Have (You) gotten ready for senior year yet?

>1 or 2 threads about shelves and stacks
>book discussion, either the internal contents or external contents. but still discussion
>many more threads crying about shelves and stacks
>when the front page is a mess of tertiary shit that doesn't even talk about books
>threads with irrelevant webms containing females for attention and replies
>threads about jk rowling for the nth time
>threads that are just a greentext making fun of pinecone or corncob for the nth time
>books for this feel?
>what does x read?
>books for <topic in picture that the discussion will actually be about>
Don't kid yourself retard, this board is gone to shit and faggot jannies don't do their fucking jobs. This is on top of the influx of absolute mouth breathing idiots that speak like niggers, using fucking awful grammar and making all lowercase posts. Alternatively you get ESL retards who can't comprehend posts properly and respond making complete fools of themselves while being unable to understand why they are even wrong. This board is fucking dead man. We need a posting limit enforcement or something. X posts per day or some other shit, to stop fucking bait threads being made constantly. This board needs to return to being slow. Also for the love of god just put IDs on every post. That will get rid of at least 20 percent of time wasting arguing about samefag shit too.
TLDR shelf and stack threads are the least of /lit/'s problems.

>>22378737
So you just gonna posture that you totally have a list of books but aren’t putting them forth for reasons?

>>22378753
Really love that (You) are getting heated up about the school question and yet (CURIOUSLY) avoiding it, kid
Protip: the answer to (Your) question is known to anyone who took even a secondary school class on ancient greece and rome

>>22378747
This. There needs to be a cap for amount of threads made. They die way too fast. I find it odd too that out of all the threads to single out it’s stack/shelf threads. Those are most likely the anons who actually read. I’m not one of those “ereaders don’t count” anons. Read however you want. I like physical books. If an anon has an issue with it that is their problem. I’ve got lots of good info, recs and discussion in stack/shelf threads. They are fairly troll proof except for the spine inspector and funko pop anons. The threads tend to stay alive longer than most too. I’m beginning to believe it’s sour grapes. Times are tough and anons want to have a library but can’t or dont

>>22378765
I’m fuming but also laughing because you have nothing

>>22378775
>doesn't know basic classical history and literature
I would laugh but I nonironically also feel bad for you. Read literally anything on Plato, Aristotle, or Cicero...

>>22378777
So enlighten me then on some good out of print books

>>22378771
Not eben worth replying though, meta threads will be ignored. Personally I have books in pretty great condition, even when I thrift them, and don't have fucked up spines even when reading them. but retards will swear I didn't read it. which is fine, except now there are entire threads crying about it. If I made a thread to talk about a book after finishing it, with an effort post attached, it gets ignored or retard one line replies get made before it just 404s. Fuck this gay board, I'll just read books and find archives from years ago when people actually discussed shit here when I want to see discourse.

>>22378782
That was the point dumbass. Plato's entire work was lost and "out of print" for about 1000 years. Cicero has large chunks of work missing. Translations go out of print and scholarly works are sometimes hard to find because of that.
I know this may sound crazy to someone used to 50 shades of gray and twilight but...

>>22378789
I have Plato’s collected works. It definitely isn’t out of print. You’re really grasping at straws if your example was pre printing press

>>22378792
>I have Plato’s collected works. It definitely isn’t out of print
state your IQ before I engage you further.

>>22378787
I deal with the same. It would be easier to ignore if it was once in a blue but it’s every thread. I posted itt wondering why anons are even here if they don’t want to believe that anons read. I don’t get it. It also has a demoralization aspect because I’m sure they get retards who don’t realize you can read a book with minimal wear to believe that the rumors are true- “the board doesn’t read!”, so why should they? Anons need to realize that it isn’t a competition and it’s okay if other anons have read books they haven’t

>>22378793
This is going nowhere, so I’m done. I’d honestly love to know some good books that are out of print right now but you’re dancing around answering

>>22378808
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=good+books+that+are+out+of+print

>>22378771
>Times are tough and anons want to have a library but can’t or dont
AHAHAHAHHAHA

I have a library but I keep the books and magazines in totes inside ziplock bags.
It's more of memory/knowledge bank for my future children, so If I die before I can teach them, they can know what I was interested in,thinking about and learning.

>I’m beginning to believe it’s sour grapes. Times are tough and anons want to have a library but can’t or dont

Why did that anon make a thread about this and then quickly delete it?

>>22378896
it was removed by jannies

>>22374377
Anything other than a 1st edition basic paperback could be argued as a product splinter of a work.

>>22378923
>1st edition basic paperback
>basic paperback
>paperback

>>22374399
>People here are more interested in the idea of literature and of using literature to appear smarter and as a substitute for having a real personality than just enjoying the art form as it is.
YES

>>22374403
>shits on someone for owning Funko Pops
>claims Funko Pops are works of art
Work on your shit posting bud. This is QAnon levels of inconsistency.

>>22378966
In mainland Europe most 20th century and onwards first editions were paperbacks.

>>22374809
>anyone who has read on an ipad/phone even computer (but its not portable), knows they're much better to read on
no, they're not

>>22374377
fpbp

>>22374399
I'm only interesting in reading entertaining books. 90% of my shelves are sci-fi and fantasy, most of the rest are literary classics.
I don't read non-fiction except for Wikipedia, scientific articles, and textbooks because I literally don't see the point.