/lit/ - Literature

I'd heard of this book before but didn't know whether or not to read it. Upon hearing the opinions expressed here, I think I will get it tomorrow.

>>1339900

To be honest, I'm the world's biggest Mishima fan and, aside from the interesting personal philosophies of the characters, I really disliked The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. I think he wrote it with the intention of having a stable, respectable bestseller on his hands.

What really made me adore his work what the Sea of Fertility so hopefully you'll get a chance to work through that series and it'll give you a better scope of his artistic merit. My second favourite is either Confessions of a Mask or Forbidden Colours...probably the latter.

>>1339893

Okay, I'll give those a shot and see if he can't win me over.

Thank you for the recommendation!

>>1339887

I haven't gotten around to reading Ogai but I heard he's quite good.

Also, I fight the urge to put Akutagawa, Dazai and Mishima in God Tier because it makes me feel like I'm overestimating their works.

Can I ask why Mishima is so low on your tier, though? I personally think that he was Japan's best writer but I'd like to hear your thoughts.

>>1339882

I don't mean to be crass, I just really, really hated how incredibly tiring and boring The Makioka Sisters was.

>>1339871

Add Tanizaki to the Shit Tier, too.

God Tier: Mishima, Akutagawa

Good Tier: Soseki, Murakami, Dazai

Okay Tier: Kawabata, Abe

Shit Tier: Oe

:|

Hey /lit/,

Has anyone read this book or anything else by Robert J. Sawyer? I'd never really heard of him before and decided on a whim to pick this little novel up. I was a bit skeptical at first because the pop culture references are laid on quite thick in the first two or three chapters but I'm really getting into it.

Opinions, /lit/?

We can also have a sensory literature discussion here since the novel is mainly told from a blind girl's perspective. :D That would be fun!

>>1338747
Ah, I see what you mean. Disregard my previous statement then. Maldoror's obscure lyricism and vivid, though admittedly odd, imagery is like no other.


>>1338749
Schulz! That's another great suggestion.

>>1338715

Really? Maldoror?

Don't get me wrong, I'm a tremendous fan but that just seems like an odd suggestion for a Kafka reader. I'd say something more along the lines of Borges myself but, then again, OP might enjoy Maldoror more.

Points for suggesting such a good text though.

I'm more productive on paper as far as skill goes because I obviously type very fast in comparison. My handwritten stuff is very good because I can think before I finish writing the sentence whereas on the computer I'm thinking and typing at the same time.

Hm, I guess you could say that my entire style changes depending on the tools.

>>1332656

Anons, please? D:

>>1332637

Me too, please.

haydenderk@yahoo.com

Thanks to any and OP. :D

Ganymede

I'm so proud of /lit/ right now.

We should archive this for posterity.

>>1330082

At the same time, though, maybe it'll open up The Inferno to some readers who would've previously been bored by the thought.

As the head of the unofficial /lit/-version of the Mishima Yukio fanclub, I propose that we discuss...Mishima!

Point one: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is one of his most popular works but it's not very good. Forbidden Colours is better.

As the official representative for Mishima Yukio, I want to have lots of sex with OP because I love his collection.

:3

Palahniuk's only got three books that I enjoyed: Fight Club, Invisible Monsters and Survivor.

The rest I hated and, over time, I grew to resent the ones I had liked, too. I realised that I was reading his books for the same reason I would watch a snuff film...to be shocked. There was no skill, no technique there, just a "let's see how many fucked up things I can incorporate into an outrageous story" mindset.

>>1216219

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>>1204743
I loved that fucking book.