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What are you reading right now?

Are you enjoying it?

I'm reading Lolita at the moment. Vladimir Nobokov has me hooked with his writing style.

>> No.6133121

you mean Humbert Humbert.

>> No.6133124

>>6133120

I want to read Lolita, his prose is godly but all those descriptions of little girls though.

>> No.6133125

>>6133124
faggot

>> No.6133127

>>6133124
His description of nymphets is alluring.

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>>6133120
I just finished Dark Places

Try reading The End of Alice when you're done. Lolita ain't got shit on it.

>> No.6133136

reading dance dance dance for the second time. now I only have about 3 or 4 books left to have read all of h. murakami's stuff in English twice.

sure his books don't turn your worldview upside down. but they're fun. I haven't read most in nearly ten years so they feel kind of new to me again.

>> No.6133137

In the first circle, yes

>> No.6133140

Omensetter's Luck. Apart from that first chapter of the Jethro Furber section, which was as laborious as anything I've read in Faulkner or Joyce, it's been a delightful read. Gass's prose is gorgeous, Furber is a fascinating character, and the second half of the narrative is quite pacey and engaging.

>> No.6133141

The Man in the High Castle.

>> No.6133145

>>6133125

Lol wut?

>> No.6133147
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>>6133124
>Lolita
>his prose is godly

I guess you think Liberace's fashion sense is godly too.

>> No.6133148

>>6133136
If you're just reading to challenge what you think, you're a douche. It's a good reason, but not even close to the most important.

I barely come here because it's mostly faggots discussing shit tier 18th-19th century literature that's "so deep."
It's not. You're all gay.

>> No.6133150

Sophocles' plays. It's bretty good so far

>> No.6133152

>>6133130
I will take a look at it for sure.

Only on Chapter 17 and I've felt like I've roamed Humbert Humbert's mind. Very descriptive, intriguing narrative.

>> No.6133153

>>6133148
What is the correct way to read?

>> No.6133154

/b/ has better book discussions.

>> No.6133157

>>6133153
For pleasure, nig nog.

>> No.6133159

>>6133120

Reading Mason & Dixon, it's a little dense at times but interesting, Franklin's had some good lines so far but being a native from Newcastle, the Geordie dialogue is a little exaggerated which is really my only problem with it.

I can't be the only one who's imagined Sean Bean as Dixon can I?

>> No.6133162

>>6133154
if you like Fight Club and comic books

>> No.6133165

>>6133157
I hope you feel better soon

>> No.6133169

>>6133120
I'm reading Iphigénie now that I finished Britannicus
Best Racine's play imo

>> No.6133174

>>6133154
You should go back then.

>> No.6133175

>>6133162
I wouldn't scoff at anyone for what they read. Why be a pretentious asshole?

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>>6133174
I'm good.

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>>6133148
you should leave and never come back.

seems like you'd be better off for it. so would /lit/.

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Reading Shadow games and then the rest of chronicles of the black company series.
I'm loving it so far and it's probably going my favourite series i have read if it keeps up this good.

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>>6133194
lol are you mad?

>> No.6133209

>>6133207
>>>/b/
>>>/r/eddit
>>>/t/umblr
>>>/fa/cebook

Your sort aren't needed around here.

>> No.6133213

>>6133207
Wow this dumb faggot has pictures of a disney child star saved to his phone.

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>>6133207
>hates /lit/
>won't leave

not mad. just confused.

>> No.6133220

Thread went to shit.

>> No.6133226

>>6133220
Shut up you dumb faggot, I'm better than you

>> No.6133228

I'm reading the Sea Of Fertility series from the beginning, and I'm right in the middle of Spring Snow. Pretty interesting but it's taken me a long time to read I wanna get to tje end of the series so I can start reading something else.

>> No.6133236

Fear an loathing in las vegas.

I am grinning almost every page at the quirky bantering between the two main characters.

>> No.6133259

Some short stories and nonfiction from the DFW reader. Pretty good. I've only read Infinite Jest by him, but I'm enjoying his other stuff as well.

Recently finished Chronic City and Annihilation, both of which I enjoyed and would recommend (to very different people).

Will probably start The Art of Fielding after this.

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>>6133218
>>6133213
>>6133209
>people acting like they don't use /b/

Book talk stuff dragons george martin characters deep meaning mary shelley words

>> No.6133267

>>6133263
1/10

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>>6133267
>scale rating


pls show me how to witty like you

>> No.6133284

American Gods.
Can somebody explain me why all of sudden little stories like appear, like this one about the Republic of Haiti and some niggers being shipped, why would I care about that? How does it relate to the book?

>> No.6133293

>>6133284
Racism isn't allowed outside of /b/

Please arrest this guy, mods.
He's ruining my online experience.

>> No.6133295

>>6133293
I guess we cant discuss Lovecraft then.

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>>6133295
No, you can't.

Racism is affecting African-American culture.

>> No.6133345

>>6133293
Are you being triggered?

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>>6133345
Yes, I am.

>> No.6133419

>>6133120
Meditations - Marcus Aurealis
starting with the Greeks

>> No.6133435

Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey.

Only just started it so I can't judge but for some reason I'm finding it difficult to get in to. I did with The Iliad too but after about 1-200 pages I couldn't put it down. Hopefully that will be the case with The Odyssey too.

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I finished VALIS last night and started Almost Transparent Blue but had to go to bed.

>> No.6133492

Vibrant Matter by Jane Bennett

it sucks

Next is A Thousand Plateaus by D&G

>> No.6133508

Ovenman by Jeff Parker. Its pretty fun so far. Not much to it.

>> No.6133534

Talking about Nabokov. I have received Pale Fire from my grandma. It is some really old edition but it doesn't really matter. Is there any essential reading before it? Perhaps some sort of theory of literature or some sort of book on criticism and academics? (for all i know many people consider it satire on some of these topics)

>> No.6133784

>>6133141
Good book. Enjoying it?

>> No.6133795

The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke