Literature
Conversations about novels, poetry, and short stories
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@hyp
"I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world."
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@maurice
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
The opening of Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
I like that, somehow it fits in with our times.
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@sydneyjason
Apparently Kurt Vonnegut figured out the intentions of AI in The Sirens of Titan
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@deodad
what are you reading right now / how are you enjoying it
I just started War and Peace (aka 300 pages in 😂)
I find Tolstoys style and sprawling narrative relaxing though I’m not yet engrossed
I recently finished Andrew Roberts Napoleon bio which has been nice for understanding the historical context
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@deodad
to get acquainted with others in the channel respond with your most treasured authors
mine: Steinbeck, Borges, Dostoevsky, Márquez, Hemingway, Philip K Dick, George Saunders
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@deodad
welcome to /literature
my hopes for this channel:
- connect with people I otherwise wouldn’t have connected with
- get inspired to read something I otherwise wouldn’t have read
- gain new perspectives on works I’m already familiar with
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@deodad
Hear ye hear ye enjoyers of the greatest written works let us come together to explore the labyrinths of literature together
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