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Did it live up to the hype?

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Why are they so comfy?
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>>175 (OP) 
Do they EVER have any good though?
>>192
oops, i missed that. thanks.

decades ago there was a small bookstore in the airport in North Bay, Ontario, Canada which had (years ago, I thik it is long gone) such a based high-brow selection that it was written up in a couple of national publications.

did quick search, can't find anything on it now
i have never found airport anything all that comfy.
>>175 (OP) 
Enjoy your YA slop and gossip magazines
Memories of Scholastic Book Fairs

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I've been trying to find an answer to this and have yet to come across anything extensive. Imagine you break down the past 2500 years by century. Now for each century, what were the most widely read and/or distributed works? You could further break this down by geography, but I think just answering the initial question is a good enough start. 

Why is this important? I think we tend to filter the works of the past to fit into our modern mindset. I think that if you happened to control all our ((textbooks, universities, and media)), you could find obscure or even just lesser known works of the past to use to create whatever history you want. Knowing what was actually read is a way out of that. Theres probably also a lot of great stuff that has been lost to time because the modern academy doesn't have a place for it.
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>>79 (OP) 
Most people couldn't read most of the time
its the bible bro

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On 4troons you used to have a lot of people bitching and moaning about real books being better than E-readers or that books were nowadays obsolete, but I have a different perspective on the matter.

Because I am broke the investment into an E-reader has paid off. I probably saved hundreds if not thousands of Euros by simply getting books online, however physical copies have their place. I usually just pick up books from 
the trash (before people throw away stuff here they put it in front of their house in a orderly manner for others to take) and second hand bookstores. There is no comparison between the feel of real paper, however I think that the E-ink technology has come so far that the difference is barely relevant as far as the optical act of reading goes.

What do you guys think?
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>>101
You make a good counter-point. I found this very same issue with the new editions of the Feynman books on Physics.
>>4 (OP) 
I think that if it is printed on paper, that makes it much more difficult for people who don't like the idea of free access to information to delete it or change it with one mouse click.
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>>103
Yes. Both are good.
I literally have no alternative, Vietniggers are illiterate retards and not worth reading, so ebooks are the only option
>>4 (OP) 
there was also a lot of love for e-readers there. an e-reader is one of the most effecient ways one could use money, as long as one actually uses it and keeps back-ups.

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I mostly read non-fiction, but every once in a while it is nice to immerse yourself in an entertaining and easy to understand novel. One of these that I have liked best is The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. This is the book that the Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies were based on.

It takes place in a cozy 1950s California town called Mill Valley. The protagonist is a young doctor. His beautiful companion is named Becky. But all is not well in Mill Valley, people are beginning to suspect that some of their friends and loved ones are being impersonated by imposters. Moderately suspenseful conspiracy uncovering ensues.

Post similar if you got em.
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Tank #2 Fortress eagle, by David Williams. My first wargamey type army book. Read it while long distance hiking in the down time. Pretty good, very pulpy.

On a more serious note, you might enjoy Nonstop by Brian Aldiss. Or High Rise by JG Ballard
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>>60
Thanks I will check these out.
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>>53 (OP) 
They got those book lending boxes around my town and I picked up pic rel different cover though. Easy read the version I had contained decent illustrations. I mostly would read it before bed to fall asleep.
>>53 (OP) 
What is the cutoff point between light and heavy fiction, in your opinion?  I am also a primarily non-fiction reader, but I read The Expanse series with one of my friends recently and I seriously enjoyed it.  I generally don't seek out Sci-Fi, but I found the series to be truly entertaining.

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Does your local library have a state of the art kot themed delivery robot yet?
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>>198 (OP) 
Will never have soul of a real Library Cat

https://youtu.be/ytZZVGpVD3g

https://youtu.be/4POJk1mf5ek
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pic rel
>>198 (OP) 
uncle worked for INdiand and Northern Affairs in Toronto in the late 1980's and they had an in-office mail delivery robot.
so this seems like pretty old tech.
didn't talk or have a cute face tho

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>tfw born just in time to watch very flamboyant man explain Samson Agonisties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBYnHy6YxOU

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post 'em
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The ending is very different than the movie
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Ernst Jünger’s kino
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>The Earth is Weeping by Peter Cozzens
Just an excellent summation of the indian wars.

I'm not sure if I can claim it as my favorite, but I recently finished The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote and it is also excellent.

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What Catholic lit have you been reading recently? I have been reading a lot about Dignitatis Humanae recently, and whether it is in continuity with the Second Vatican Council.
I've been reading the diary of Saint Faustina off and on and I have lined up The diary of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux "Story of a Soul" to read next as well as "I Believe in Love" the retreat teachings of Father Jean C. J. d'Elbée based off of the wisdom of Saint Thérèse. I would really like to get a copy of the entire collection of books that are part of the Mystical City of God by Venerable Mary of Agreda but they are expensive. I have found several free pdf copies though that I will get to reading eventually God willing.

Pray for the soul of the Pope in these tragic times.
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>>189
>I Believe in Love" the retreat teachings of Father Jean C. J. d'Elbée based off of the wisdom of Saint Thérèse.
This is an excellent book. I had a massive issue with scrupulosity for a few months earlier this year, and this book was very consoling. 

Since Pope Francis just passed away, on this theme of St. Therese, I would also recommend his writing C’est La Confiance:
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20231015-santateresa-delbambinogesu.html
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Where do you think the tradcath poster from the original /lit/ ended up
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>>194
>I would also recommend his writing C’est La Confiance

Bless you Anon, I will get right on that. Reading about the Saints or explaining to others their lives and teachings always gets me teary-eyed and for a person who is usually so stone cold when it comes to emotions except for anger I really can't explain my tears of joy except that the example of those holy ones are having an effect on me.

I feel that I must offer a Vatican publication in return so here is "Jesus Christ the Bearer of the Water of Life" which refutes the heretical ideas and practices of the New Age movements in the West today. A large document but well-written.
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/interelg/documents/rc_pc_interelg_doc_20030203_new-age_en.html
>>205
> Where do you think the tradcath poster from the original /lit/ ended up
No idea. I wasn't on the original /lit/ that much but he could be anywhere at this point. A lot of anons still probably have no idea that this place even exists. The degenerates that ran 4trans did their utmost to block and ban anyone that mentioned alternative chans like Frenschan, and Ourchan.

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Users from FrensChan probably remember FREN-Z Magazine. New issues are coming out this year. Past issues can be found on the FrensChan Library:
https://library.frenschan.org/series/stored/38

FREN-Z is a variety magazine, featuring literature, art, history, religion, politics, comics, and unhinged shitposting. We accept submissions. Feel free to post them in this thread or to send them to us via the contact info on our submission pages (see the end of each zine).

Mods/Admins: If /pol/ would be a better board for discussion of the zine, let us know.
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>>160
#5 is also in the FC library
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Authoranon, what are your thoughts on the right-wing sphere being plagued with left-over ideas of art being 'faggy'? I think this was one of the most powerful blows against the movement for decades. A lot of anons and creative people were chased away from this now almost wholly dominated left-wing area.

It never occurs to conservatives that all their media is from artists and creators. I even see this attitude from people who should know better with actual centralist or right-wing beliefs, forgetting that people such as Hitler were one or Miyamoto Musashi (among other famous warriors and certified killers of men) also doing sculpting, writing poetry, and tending gardens. It also bothers me that our work is confined to the shadows so much, outside of video games or similar hobbies. Is there a solution to this? How do we undo that deep-rooted propaganda and create an attitude shift?
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It's funny, because I've been thinking about that a lot lately. Not really about the impression that art itself is faggy, but I guess more about the impression that art is dominated and gatekept by faggots, which makes a lot of our guys feel like there's no point in trying. I imagine that there are guys who could be talented that are hung up on the idea of "Why spend 10,000 hours mastering an art form when you'll be censored and your work will be ignored?"

You're right, all of our greatest leaders have been artists, or have loved the arts. Hitler loved to paint. Goebbels loved the cinema. Rockwell came from a showbusiness family, he was a showman himself in many ways, and he made magazines (he also wrote books, including at least one children's book). In the modern movement, Murdoch is/was probably our most beloved propagandist, and his affinity for different art forms (games, cartoons, books) is on clear display in his work. Our leaders are almost always artists. To think of art as faggy is to insult all of our leaders, and I would have to wonder why anyone with that general opinion is even interested in NatSoc/Fascism/etc. If someone can't appreciate the beauty and potential of art, what would draw them to the movement in the first place? Contrarianism, maybe, because it seems like the most radical position against the system? There might be some people like that, but I would argue that their understanding 
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Thank you for the effort-post. I've really stepped up my creative contributions in the last two years. I think a not insignificant factor was FREN-Z itself. Shilled your work on cuckchan after FC went down.

A really great strength of FREN-Z is that it side-steps the pitfalls that Adolf encountered in his early days when being exposed to the reality of the world around him. I've lost the screenshots of my compilation from Mein Kampf's early chapters, but essentially, pamphlets and the equivalent of zines back then were overly catered to people who already knew what was being talked about in regards to counter-semitism. Adolf found it very confusing, and it took much more time to absorb. It seems he only paid attention after getting practical experience to understand what was being said.

Your works can be picked up by anyone, who will find them interesting on the topics and artwork alone. Your appeal is to normies and frens alike. I also greatly wish to express my admiration for your decision to take back things like the rainbow flag and colors. It's very good to see you here again. I had thoughts about, 'I hope these guys don't give up now that FC is down. This is a gold mine of material.'

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