Sorry to hear you got suckered into reading that piece of absolute shit. Im reading A House for Mr. Biswas. It isn’t mindblowing but I’m definitely enjoying it.
Pickwick Papers. Sam Weller has just realized the sort of chap Mr. Pickwick is after having helped him back to his room in the dark at the unfamiliar hotel. The Heyling revenge story is brutal.
It has a brutal redemption arc. I am quite fond of it, particularly the binding that was done for the Junior Illustrated Library. People parrot the line from the beginning. That is nothing compared to the resignation of the hero at the end.
tldr; do it
I found the dining room scene with the dude's wife to be disingenuous. No account was made of American soldiers encountering civilians or actual children on the field of battle, as was the actual case.
>1400 pages into ISOLT >Monsieur Proust by whoever his housekeeper and is assistant was >Dante: Poet of the Secular World (or something like that) by Auerbach
Based Proustbro
This is my first bout with Proust after reading the first volume he's become my favorite writer, even picked up Deleuze's book on Proust.
I'm researching urban planning and metapolitics surrounding urban/rural divides. So far this seems like a reasonably good source. Detroit is known to be a shithole and has been known to be that way for decades on end. I'm interested in the potential for Georgist policy and what I'd call, "post-traditionalism" to remedy the situation.
Long John Silver is such a gay. He's kind of a generic piece of Americana, but he is not typically portrayed as such a piece of shit as he really is in the actual book.
I am writing my master's thesis on James Joyce's Ulysses, specifically on the chapters "Eumaeus" and "Ithaca." As such, I have spent much of the summer buried in secondary literature related to Ulysses.
Currently on David Hayman's Ulysses: The Mechanics of Meaning. It's the last of four books my thesis advisor wanted me to read. God willing, I'll be able to finish the thesis and get my degree by December. Finally.
I'm almost done reading Blindness by Jose Saramago. The stylistic choices are weird and made it a dense read, but it fits with the disorientating atmosphere of the novel.
I've really liked it so far. It was kind of heartbreaking to see the wife of the doctor encourage the other protagonists to keep living with self-respect and dignity despite their terrible living conditions.
I'm planning to check out the other works of Saramago, Death With Interruptions seems like the one with the most interesting premise so that's probably the one I'm gonna go for after I finish this.
Just finished Cosmicomics a little while ago, absolutely loved it, it was only my third Calvino book so far (first was Invisible Cities and then If on a Winter's Night a Traveller) but all 3 became instant favorites of mine and Calvino is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers.
Next in line is The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor.
This fantasy novel with an extraordinarily long name. The full title is: >大賢者からアンデッドになったけど、やることがなかったのでエルフの保護者になることにした
Which is so long it goes down the side of the book in three columns.
I'm reading the epilogue now and I have to say I really enjoyed it.
It's a beautiful book. The illustrations, the writing, the story that's being told.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it's one of the best books I've ever read, but it's definitely one of the best fantasy novels I've ever read. The pacing is steadily fast, but the richness of the writing prevents it from ever feeling terse. It's an endlessly warm, welcoming, fun adventure. I'm already looking forward to reading the sequel.
The second volume of In Search Of Lost Time
Introduction to The Study of The Hindu Doctrines
The Kreutzer Sonata
Proust for my commute, Guenon for my mornings and evenings, Tolstoy for bedtime
This is the happiest I've felt while reading in a long time.
Starting with the greeks. Reading the symposium by plato. After this I'll tackle the republic and other dialogues related to the apology and the death of socrates.
I finished The Night Land the other night
Deciding on my next Weird Fiction read, could finally start the big ass list of Clark Ashton Smith's works, or I could move onto a more-modern author, "The Ceremonies" or "Dark Gods" by TED Klein
https://www.deviantart.com/clashmecha/art/Dragon-Transformation-pt-14-217472048
I wonder if there are other writing in deviant art that are passable to great? It gotta be some gold in that giant pile of trash of a website.
John Donne and The Golden Bowl
Both are incredibly sexy
Sorry to hear you got suckered into reading that piece of absolute shit. Im reading A House for Mr. Biswas. It isn’t mindblowing but I’m definitely enjoying it.
Pickwick Papers. Sam Weller has just realized the sort of chap Mr. Pickwick is after having helped him back to his room in the dark at the unfamiliar hotel. The Heyling revenge story is brutal.
I've been wanting to read more Dickens would a Tale of Two Cities be nice to pick up?
It has a brutal redemption arc. I am quite fond of it, particularly the binding that was done for the Junior Illustrated Library. People parrot the line from the beginning. That is nothing compared to the resignation of the hero at the end.
tldr; do it
Currently reading Slaughterhouse Five
I found the dining room scene with the dude's wife to be disingenuous. No account was made of American soldiers encountering civilians or actual children on the field of battle, as was the actual case.
Ethnic Apocalypse: the coming European civil war.
It is grim.
That’s a really good book I hope you like it don’t let this place ruin it for you
Thanks
That one sounds interesting, I'll give a read too
>1400 pages into ISOLT
>Monsieur Proust by whoever his housekeeper and is assistant was
>Dante: Poet of the Secular World (or something like that) by Auerbach
Based Proustbro
This is my first bout with Proust after reading the first volume he's become my favorite writer, even picked up Deleuze's book on Proust.
On The Soul by Plato and Heban from Kapuscinski
I've been off-reading Emily Bronte's poems, my primary book right now will probably be some Ancient Greek mythology.
Reform in Detroit by Melvin G. Holli
I'm researching urban planning and metapolitics surrounding urban/rural divides. So far this seems like a reasonably good source. Detroit is known to be a shithole and has been known to be that way for decades on end. I'm interested in the potential for Georgist policy and what I'd call, "post-traditionalism" to remedy the situation.
Also reading shorter essays and lectures by Bloom, Wilson, and Bradley
Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord. It's really good.
Rendezvous with Rama
treasure island
Long John Silver is such a gay. He's kind of a generic piece of Americana, but he is not typically portrayed as such a piece of shit as he really is in the actual book.
About to finish A Song for Nagasaki. Just started Children of Dune.
Tank aces. What, nobody else?
I got recommended Two Years Before the Mast and it just got here. I'm barely thirty pages in and it's been enjoyable to read, I love the sea
I am writing my master's thesis on James Joyce's Ulysses, specifically on the chapters "Eumaeus" and "Ithaca." As such, I have spent much of the summer buried in secondary literature related to Ulysses.
Currently on David Hayman's Ulysses: The Mechanics of Meaning. It's the last of four books my thesis advisor wanted me to read. God willing, I'll be able to finish the thesis and get my degree by December. Finally.
What are you planning to do after your Masters?
Three Years Behind The Guns. Its the memoirs of a gun crewman onboard the USS Olympia during the Spanish-American War.
If you are into that sort of thing, then you might also try ''A Rifleman Goes to War''.
My wife Chino or something
Just started the Three musketeers
I always thought that it should have been called The Four Musketeers, or perhaps The Fourth Musketeer.
I'm almost done reading Blindness by Jose Saramago. The stylistic choices are weird and made it a dense read, but it fits with the disorientating atmosphere of the novel.
I've really liked it so far. It was kind of heartbreaking to see the wife of the doctor encourage the other protagonists to keep living with self-respect and dignity despite their terrible living conditions.
I'm planning to check out the other works of Saramago, Death With Interruptions seems like the one with the most interesting premise so that's probably the one I'm gonna go for after I finish this.
Second read of Savage Detectives. Bolaño manages to be both the best and worst writer at the same time.
>manages to be both the best and worst writer at the same time
A tinge of the PKD to him, eh?
I finished war and peace not to long ago and now I’m about halfway through Les miserables.
These books are making me want to unironically read the Bible and go to France. I really like them
Just finished Cosmicomics a little while ago, absolutely loved it, it was only my third Calvino book so far (first was Invisible Cities and then If on a Winter's Night a Traveller) but all 3 became instant favorites of mine and Calvino is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers.
Next in line is The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor.
>Cosmicomics
Read that a couple of years ago, didn't like it all that much but some stories were very good and stuck with me
Currently reading Correction and the repetition is a bit too much at times but overall it's pretty enjoyable and has good flow
This fantasy novel with an extraordinarily long name. The full title is:
>大賢者からアンデッドになったけど、やることがなかったのでエルフの保護者になることにした
Which is so long it goes down the side of the book in three columns.
I'm reading the epilogue now and I have to say I really enjoyed it.
It's a beautiful book. The illustrations, the writing, the story that's being told.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it's one of the best books I've ever read, but it's definitely one of the best fantasy novels I've ever read. The pacing is steadily fast, but the richness of the writing prevents it from ever feeling terse. It's an endlessly warm, welcoming, fun adventure. I'm already looking forward to reading the sequel.
The second volume of In Search Of Lost Time
Introduction to The Study of The Hindu Doctrines
The Kreutzer Sonata
Proust for my commute, Guenon for my mornings and evenings, Tolstoy for bedtime
This is the happiest I've felt while reading in a long time.
A Dreams of Red Mansions (aka The Story of the Stone)
A guy dies after letting himself get trapped into a magical string of consecutive wet dreams
A have a few chapters left in master and margarita. After completing that i'm thinking of starting dandelion wine or foundation trilogy.
Just started.
Pretty lite so far.
>Pretty lite so far.
In English, please.
>What are you reading right now?
Just started Part Thirteen.
The Road To Moscow.
I read slow learner and I will start infinite jest today.
I already read and enjoyed oblivion and brief interviews.
active shooters & semiotics
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's OK.
No, it isn't.
Starting with the greeks. Reading the symposium by plato. After this I'll tackle the republic and other dialogues related to the apology and the death of socrates.
Portrait of a Lady
Ralph is literally me
I finished The Night Land the other night
Deciding on my next Weird Fiction read, could finally start the big ass list of Clark Ashton Smith's works, or I could move onto a more-modern author, "The Ceremonies" or "Dark Gods" by TED Klein
Reddit thread. Imagine reading
/board.
The castle.
Finished that not that long ago. Liked it more than I thought I would.
Currently reading The Dragonbone Chair. Liking it a lot.
https://www.deviantart.com/clashmecha/art/Dragon-Transformation-pt-14-217472048
I wonder if there are other writing in deviant art that are passable to great? It gotta be some gold in that giant pile of trash of a website.