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Alt lit thread?

>> No.4186650

Yes

>> No.4186645

I think we should refer to it as "slipshod lit".

>> No.4186653

>reading Tao Lin wannabes
>2013

At least Lin himself is that awkward lovable underdog you want to root for.
The rest are just stinky hipsters who want to con you out of your coin.

>> No.4186702

i wish Tao Lin would die.

>> No.4186746

>>4186702

*tips fedora*

>> No.4186760 [DELETED] 

I used to be intrigued by alt-lit... but everyone who's in the scene so attractive and hip. I can't pretend anymore

>> No.4186784

>>4186760

Please.

>> No.4186807

>>4186653
i suppose that is true in a way

although only because he used to frequent /lit/

>> No.4186819

>>4186746

that's great. i really enjoy the online humour and I think staying here will be a satisfying and rewarding experience for both of us.

>> No.4186860

>>4186819

Sure m8

>> No.4186980

Hi Toa

>> No.4186989

>>4186653

>Tao Lin elitists

Literature is officially dead.

>> No.4186990

>>4186989

You just need to give it a try.

>> No.4186991

>alt lit
i just threw up a little

>> No.4187009

>>4186980

>Toa

>> No.4187090

All right, I'll bite. What's the best book by Mr. Lin?

>> No.4187091
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4187091

>>4187090

>> No.4187096

>>4187091
Okay.

What the fuck.

>> No.4187098

Why do all these covers look like badly made tumblr pages

>> No.4187101

>>4187098
because that best reflects the content

>> No.4187114

>>4187091
People read this?

>> No.4187123

Those look like some nice consumer products. Very shiny. Do they come with skinny jeans?

>> No.4187127

>>4187114
it has to be a joke, that shit wouldn't get published.

>> No.4187139

>>4187127
What is contemporary literature?

>> No.4187143

>>4187096
>>4187114
What is the problem with those two pages? It reflects perfectly the level of dialogue between young people now. The minimalist approach conveys how boiled down interaction now is, with online instant messaging being the normal mode of contact between people. If you find something distressing, or just plain banal about it, then that is good, that's the intended effect.

Richard Yates manages to pull off that aesthetic perfectly, the only problem is the repetition. It feels like half of a great novel. Apparently Taipei is meant to have the other half he's always been missing so far.

>> No.4187175

>>4187143
i picked up Tai Pei three days ago, just finished it to see whether he's really that horrible/unique/amazing, and I didn't know what to expect. All I could think of afterwards was 2mg Xanax and peripheral vision.

>> No.4187181

>>4187091
8/10, but + 1 for realism

>> No.4187186

Anyone else read HTML Giant?

>> No.4187183

>>4186633
Where did you get that one from Erik Stinson at? I can't find it anywhere

>> No.4187193

>>4187175
why are you writing it as two words? are you dumb?

>> No.4187199

>>4187193
sory my moma dropd me wen i was a baby

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>>4186633
You're missing one from your collection OP

>> No.4187266

>>4187143
What is the point? I might as well write dialogue between two ignorant gangster thugs who cannot pronounce a single word correctly, just because it's "realistic" doesn't make it valuable.

>> No.4187313

I enjoyed Taipei, my first alt-lit novel, so what should I read next? I was thinking either Shoplifting from American Apparel or Person by Sam Pink.

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4187532

love u erik stinson

>> No.4187561

>>4186633
What's "alternative" about it?

>> No.4187862

mira gonzalez is my waifu

>> No.4187868

>>4187183

He gave it to me n_n

I got one of his other books on lulu.

>> No.4187870

>>4187186

I read it occasionally when someone links it on facebook or whatever

>> No.4187874

>>4187266
What is the point in any literature?

>> No.4187891

>>4187874
To impress girls?

>> No.4189270

>>4186746

*beats dead horse*

>> No.4189274

>>4187891
basically yes

>> No.4189281
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4189281

Anyone else read this?
I thought it was interesting, but really exhausting to read

>> No.4189570

>>4187143
Taipei does. Read it.

>> No.4189574

>>4187313
Don't read old Tao Lin after Taipei, you'll just be let down

don't read published alt lit either, it's all shitty Tao Lin knockoffs that the publishing industry felt safe with

check out Pop Serial, livemylief.com... stephen michael mcdowell's new ebook is pretty ebin

>> No.4189604

>>4186633
>mfw alt lit has a Wikipedia article on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_literature

>> No.4189605

>>4189281
First I've heard of it. Summarize please?

>> No.4189621

>>4189281
painful diary of a confused half white half asian chick

>> No.4189964

>>4187868
:/ any idea where to get it? It's bit on lulu

>> No.4190002

>>4189281
where can I download this?
pls respond

>> No.4190024

>>4189281
ive read all of her first blog and everything shes written since. how much new content is there in the book?

>> No.4190030

Is there anyone like Tao Lin, but, like, actually good? I'm particularly interested in writings on the internet.

>> No.4190143

>>4187091
Wow. You americans like some awful retarded lit. "So modern, portrays todays communication level" wat.

>> No.4190346

>>4187175
I had the same 'craving' for Xanax after reading Taipei.