/lit/ - Literature

>>3039963
This is what I don't get about attacks against socialism. The idea's of Socialism are not inherently against markets, and are pretty flexible.

>>2937530
Well I'll search. But I've had several failed tries already, which is why I was hoping /lit/ may be willing to join and contribute if they have the resources to do so.

>>2937503
Well as with all private trackers the only way you'll get in is by providing evidence that you're not a selfish fuck. That means good ratios on less private trackers and so on.

>>2937487
I'd give an invite if I could, for sure. If you have other private tracker accounts you can almost certainly try to get in through there. What.cd has many invites to give away in the invite forum.

I'm a new member, but the idea of creating an online library really interests me, and I will be working on it as soon as I become accustomed to the rules.

>>2937455
No, it's a great repository for books, though it could certainly use more contributors, which is why I came to /lit/. I really hope it can grow.

>>2937417
You need an invite I'm afraid. But if you're part of a private tracker it shouldn't be too difficult.

>>2937408
Well /lit/ should get in on it. It is a private tracker for literature akin to what what.cd is for music.

Is bibliotik well used by /lit/?

>pic unrelated because the tracker has no real logo

>>2854771
Mutualism is leftist since it is socialist.

The Borrowers
Earthsea

I'm only remembering this from childhood. I don't remember their literary merits.

>>2854157
Read it louder

>>2853829
From /mu/?

One thread I was involved in.

I've been visiting for almost 6 months. Lurking heavily for several.

>>2853799
>constant /mu/ shitpost

One thread killed a board.

I've lurked here before this summer anyways, I don't think it's been terribly bad except for maybe the past week.

One week of bad posts does not mean your board has died. It means there's a short trend and it will probably die off soon.

>>2853765
I've actually been enjoying this board, although it is slow.

Hence me saging this shit thread.

In any case, you guys are pretty quick to get butthurt about /mu/ despite being pretty similar to older /mu/ and retaining the same levels of uninformed pretension /mu/ is famous for.

>>2853710
>/lit/
>dead

God damn you are some of the most dramatic retards I've ever seen.

Take it from someone who has agonizingly observed the death of /mu/. /lit/ is fine. One or two off topic threads or a handful of people with questionable taste doesn't mean your board is dead.

Holy shit.

>>2853535
Hard SciFi can be fucking great.

I think The Killing Star is damn good and underrated. It explores an interesting idea, uses interesting and "real" characters (although characterization is admittedly not an important aspect) and I found the writing to marry vivid imagery and accurate physics.

Hard SciFi does not stunt creativity unless you're a neanderthal.

>>2853523
>set in the future?
1984, Snow Crash, and Star Wars not SciFi
>adding new setting elements to the world?
Magic is a new setting element, so are fantastic races or fantastic animals
>using technology not currently present?
Dystopian novels are not science fiction

Anyways, SciFi has always been poorly defined. In fact, it's pretty much undefined. It's basically fantasy, but magic is replaced with technology.

But even that broad definition has problems. World with with a future setting but regressed technology: probably would be classified as SciFi but wouldn't fulfill the definition above. Personally, I think the genre is something that is easier to "feel" out, because I have never seen a proper definition.

>>2853511
No, but this was not a caveat

On the other hand I'm sure I could find a work with similar traits that we wouldn't consider science fiction

>>2853501
Aliens, space travel, and paranormal activity

>>2853486
Looks like World of Warcraft is a science fiction setting and 1984 is not.

I disagree with this definition.

>>2853470
Define science fiction.

>>2853385
Well I have read good science fiction which has great characterization and still manages to explore the environment in depth.

With that in mind, the reason I can enjoy otherwise mediocre SciFi is because I find the exploration of a milieu to be entertaining in and of itself.

Those who do not find this compelling won't enjoy SciFi nearly as much.

>>2853326
How do you avoid using "a", "an", and "the" in your writing?

>>2853269
My Chinese does stink, but these sentences are rather small and grammatically simple. I write in Chinese on a regular basis using QQ, so I don't think I fucked up badly.