Tuned in to Literature!

A lot of them are pretty retarded. Please be patient with them.

>>180 (OP)
I think the main "what are you reading lately" thread is taking up all the posts on the board if I had to guess.

4chan /lit/ is a retarded. You can't discuss books there. Its like R*ddit book boards but more vitriolic because of the lower barrier for entry.

>>186
It's not that bad. But it ain't good either. You're better off discussing literature in actual book clubs. But those are hit or miss. Wapchan is too illiterate to have a decent /lit/ board.

>>187
There are no lit boards besides /lit/ and that place sucks. Walk around college and in book stores and you will see social media book culture being reenacted in the flesh.

>>193
So instead of making posts about literature. You're just going to bitch about how you can't have a good place to discuss it. Just make some fucking friends who enjoy reading some worth while /lit/. You aren't going to find it here nor will you contribute in any meaningful way to remove such dullness.

>>194
This is very true but I am hesitant to post new threads because of the lack of replies on wapchan before the refugee crisis.

>>196
Have a favorite book? Talk about it. Its that simple. It could be the worst slop imaginable, but if you have some fun things to say about it. Go for it. No one is stopping you.

I guess it's because the great mahjority of the 4refugees are in the generals board.

I tend to abstain from most book talk because it's usually centered around people's opinions of a particular book or recommendations for some extremely niche topic, neither of which I have anything to say about. When it comes to talking about books, there is no place where I can just ramble about what book I am reading. There's no place for my thoughts on the random books I happen across in life on the internet, so I merely enjoy what other people have to say on the matter. That, plus I've really only been reading comics for the past little while.

>>228
I don't understand, why can't you just make a thread about a book you read?

>>230
What would be the point? More specifically, what would the contribution be to the board if I were to do that? It's unlikely anyone else on here has read a particular book I have read on here, so there would be nothing to share in that way, and there is no market for people to hear the themes of a book they don't know nor care about. It would be a shot in the dark for any specific book I have read to appeal to the demographics of the board. I don't believe any discussion would come from posting like this, and there would be no point in posting my thoughts on a public platform knowing that no conversation would be spurred by it - I have a diary for thoughts like that. It would be rude of me to fill a board with dialogue that contributes nothing to the overall conversation. I could make a thread about whatever I wanted to bookwise here, but it would be inconsiderate of me to vomit whatever I wanted to without regard. No existing thread fills this niche, neither - the "what book are you reading?" thread is a place to talk about books and not about themes. It's a "Brown's Inferno is a cool book about racing to stop a virus outbreak" thread and not a "Brown's Inferno is a cool book that deals with themes of belonging and anonymity" kind of thread.

I don't want to seem like I am talking down on the threads here or on any other /lit/ board (and I do mean to apply all of this generally.) I really enjoy reading what everyone has to say about everything, and one of the wonderful things about internet boards like this is that I am introduced to so many wonderful books and genres that I likely would not have found on my own. It is simply not the kind of place I post. I also am not a very creative person, and so can't contribute to the Poems thread and such. I'm not particularly grieved by this, it's simply the reason I don't post.

Now that I have sat here and thought about it, perhaps a book review thread would be nice to have around here.

>>231
Talking about books is not rocket science, who cares if others haven't read the book. At least you did something instead of complain. Please just post something that isn't you worrying about made up problems. I don't give a shit if you aren't a "creative" person. Just post something fun. Please. You could've put all that effort into a simple but fun book review.

>>231
Im always looking for good book recommendations so i always check the /lit/ boards. Im not as well read as most of the anons itt but reading about a certain book might encourage me to check it out, so your posts are not in vain. I think you are just taking things too seriously, write whatever you want and chances are someone somewhere will engage with it.thats pretty much every creative endeavor.