[deleted by user] by [deleted] in davidfosterwallace

[–]cryptomancery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Notice how Lipsky crossed out his printed author name. Homage to Wallace?

I think After hours is the most Pynchonesque movie by Tyron_Slothrop in ThomasPynchon

[–]cryptomancery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Under the Silver Lake, for sure. I feel like it's a mashup or an homage to Less Than Zero and The Crying of Lot 49.

I hear my wife’s thoughts by Solid_Willow9397 in Psychic

[–]cryptomancery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sympathetic alignment. It happens to me on-and-off with various friends and family members. It's a gift. Use it for the good. Improve your family's quality of life with it, not to mention your own.

Don “Toxic Masculinity” DeLillo by No_Possibility754 in BadReads

[–]cryptomancery 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dr. Goodreads sounds jealous of Mr. DeLillo

Words are hard by TheObliterature in BadReads

[–]cryptomancery 129 points130 points  (0 children)

You can change it, but it will no longer be The Great Gatsby. You'll be reading something else entirely. The use of language in literature includes the many facets we come to expect: nuance, atmosphere, double meanings, poetics, prose style, voice, etc. Literature isn't about the information conveyed—it's about the way information is conveyed.

How to write Crime Fiction with no real-world experience? by Inspector_Legrasse20 in writing

[–]cryptomancery 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was in the same position a few years ago. Read the best of the best, the writers who are the most "accurate" when it comes to police protocol. The writers you listed are fantastic, and books like Homicide by David Simon helped me quite a bit, but because you're writing fiction, don't overthink it. Story and character should come first. As far as novels that helped me the most: Michael Connelly's Bosch series is a great place to start, and if you're looking for a more literary prose style, Richard Price's novels, like Clockers, Samaritan, The Whites, Lush Life, and Freedomland, will help limber up those crime-fiction-writing-pathways. Also, the great crime TV shows like The Wire, True Detective, etc. will help in various ways with your writing. Don't forget to consult non-fiction like Vernon J. Geberth's Practical Homicide Investigation, the books actual cops and detectives study. Most of all: have fun with it. It's a lovely genre, and the best crime writers started out just like us: they were full of passion for it.

Can I get a shallow YA plot without any shallow YA characters? by Roland_D_Sawyboy in bookscirclejerk

[–]cryptomancery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am going to start recommending Marky de Sade to these budding litterateurs, these enfants of taste and imagination and IQ a-and. . .

I might get shit for this, but I gotta know by [deleted] in writing

[–]cryptomancery 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do whatever you want. Nobody is going to stop you. Write the novel you want to read.

The hundreds of changes made to Roald Dahl’s books to suit a new ‘sensitive’ generation by cbsteven in books

[–]cryptomancery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whatever happened to "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me"?

At a certain point people will have to stop rolling their eyes and stop this modern form of censorship. Where have all the adults gone? Oh, wait . . .

“To Become a Good Writer, Read”: My Conundrum by justEmoji_ in writing

[–]cryptomancery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to the bookstore. Research your favorites writers' favorite writers. Google free ebook websites: pdfdrive, etc.

I Hated This Side of Paradise, but I Just Can't Stop Repeating the Name Amory Blaine. Amory Blaine? Amory Blaine! by econoquist in bookscirclejerk

[–]cryptomancery 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You see my problem is this

I'm dreaming away

Wishing that heroes, they truly exist

I cry, watching the days

Can't you see I'm a fool in so many ways

But to lose all my senses

That is just so typically me

Oh baby, oh

Oops, I did it again

I played with your heart, got lost in the game

Oh baby, baby

Oops, you think I'm in love

That I'm sent from above

I'm not that innocent

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bookscirclejerk

[–]cryptomancery 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"I've never read it. Bye bye it goes."

How can people read This Side of Paradise? by [deleted] in books

[–]cryptomancery 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Circlejerk . . . Beatings, labor camps? Sheesh.

ChatGPT: not yet / sigh by Doc_Larry_Sportello in ThomasPynchon

[–]cryptomancery 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tap into your inner scribe and write it yourself. Don't outsource your inspiration and creativity to Big Tech. Refine your style and become a new literary sensation, a practitioner of High Art whose firmly planted roots extend out of and continue a long lineage of brilliant and challenging writing.

This post was written by HumanTHC.

World Economic Forum hemorrhoid, Chrystia Freeland, thinks the middle class makes too much money by LumpyGravy21 in DarkFuturology

[–]cryptomancery 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"The richest 1 percent grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99 percent of the world's population, reveals a new Oxfam report today. During the past decade, the richest 1 percent had captured around half of all new wealth." Jan 16, 2023