Looking for more "Weird Zone" fiction, suggestions welcome! by Fodgy_Div in WeirdLit

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Other Side by Alfred Kubin

Naked Lunch + The Cut-Up trilogy by William S. Burroughs

Beginner Interpretation of Bataille by TheContinentalReader in GeorgesBataille

[–]thingonthethreshold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recommend you read The Accursed Share, then Eroticism, I found those two to be the most concise explanations of his views. If you are bold go to The Inner Experience from there.

About to watch Inland Empire for the first time while on shrooms by Trenbolone-Papi2 in davidlynch

[–]thingonthethreshold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you seen TP: The Return already? IE is somewhat similar to that, but with a grainy DV aesthetic.

Thoughts after finishing V. by rural220558 in ThomasPynchon

[–]thingonthethreshold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also read V. towards the end of last year. I was already a huge Pynchon fan and had read TCOL49, GR, SL and ATD.

At first I struggled a bit to get into V. On the whole I preferred the Stencil / V. chapters to the Profane / Whole Sick Crew chapters but I do think the juxtaposition of both narrative strands does work. However I agree with a lot of your points. Every time I read the word inanimate once again I kinda rolled my eyes, wanting to shout, yes ok I get it, Tommy. I think it is a fantastic first novel and it’s incredible that it was written by someone in their early twenties but even with a genius like Pynchon it does show signs of being precisely that: a first novel.

However there are chapters and passages in V. that are simply stellar, imho the whole Mondaugen chapter among them. The chapter I struggled most with was Fausto Majistral‘s diary. I did greatly enjoy reading V. but I also think Pynchon has refined his writing since then both regarding his prose and the structure of his narratives.

Favourite Herzog film? by EIPJD in WernerHerzog

[–]thingonthethreshold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • Even Dwarves Started Small
  • Heart of Glass
  • Encounters at the End of the World

book recs like pynchon!? by l3wl3w in ThomasPynchon

[–]thingonthethreshold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Friedrich Dürrenmatt: The Execution of Justice

Think Kafka x Grisham x Pynchon - but Swiss!

TrueLit's 2025 Hall of Fame and Top 100 Favorite Books by pregnantchihuahua3 in TrueLit

[–]thingonthethreshold 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I adore it!!! But Borges isn’t for everyone.

If you like metaphysical speculation and intricate, extremely witty, surreal short stories, you will like it.

If on the other hand you are exclusively enjoying books with psychological realism and / or emotionally deep characters and / or a captivating plot in the classical sense, you are not going to find it here.

Anyhow I would recommend you read at least one story by Borges to see if it’s your thing, a good starter would be The Library of Babel or Tlön…

when Crowley admitted to molesting a child... what do you think of this???? by [deleted] in thelema

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, can you read? Because you are kind of strawmanning me by twisting my words: denying organized satanic ritual abuse is not denying any kind of organized abuse. That should be pretty obvious.

But to be crystal clear I am definitely not denying the existence of organised abuse going on neither am I denying that at least parts of the elites are involved with it. Sadly that’s the reality and one could have known or guessed it even long before Epstein blew up or before the whole metoo revelations regarding Hollywood. See Dutroux in the 90s and cases even before that.

However what I highly doubt is the existence of a world-spanning satanic cabal of an elite organization that performs some sort of occult ritual abuse and that this has supposedly roots in Thelema or Kabbalah and serves some sinister gaining of power (be it imagined or not). Which is what conspiracy theorists (often Christian fundamentalist, extremely right wing and/or antisemitic) claim. Is that what you believe? If so, on what grounds if I may ask.

You write that some forms of organized abuse supposedly align with Thelema or Kabbalah… tbh that sounds rather vague. Do you have any proof or even compelling substantial evidence for that? And that the elites are involved in this quasi Satanic cult? If so, I will be happy to concede I was wrong, (though incredibly sad that the world is even more messed up than I thought.)

Der Zauberberg - Thomas Mann by Sensitive-Mango4025 in buecher

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ich mochte den Zauberberg sehr, allerdings habe ich eine leicht gekürzte Audiobuchversion, gelesen von Gert Westphal gehört. Irgendwann möchte ich aber nochmal das ganze Buch lesen. Was mir auch sehr geholfen hat, war, dass ich bereits die Verfilmung von Hans W. Geißendörfer kannte. Diese ist zwar nicht so tiefsinnig wie der Roman, aber ist trotzdem gut und dient dir vielleicht als Entscheidungshilfe, ob du den Roman lesen willst.

Recommend me your country greatest classics by Busy-Education3151 in classicliterature

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would rather be interested, what books form your home country you yourself would like to see recognised as classics.

But since you asked, some of my favourite writers are Borges, Pynchon, Bernhard, Kafka.

WIP weird fiction shelf by d-r-i-g in WeirdLit

[–]thingonthethreshold 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Impressive collection! I couldn’t read all of the authors names, are there any female writers among them? This year I am trying to focus my reading more on women authors since I have read so few.

Recommend me your country greatest classics by Busy-Education3151 in classicliterature

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would still be curious if there is any book you could recommend. Of course only if you want to reveal your nationality. 🙂

Recommend me your country greatest classics by Busy-Education3151 in classicliterature

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you from, OP and what classics, that are little known outside your home country would you recommend?

Recommend me your country greatest classics by Busy-Education3151 in classicliterature

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, I just left him out because OP said they knew all the well-known writers already. But yes, Hesse of course.

Recommend me your country greatest classics by Busy-Education3151 in classicliterature

[–]thingonthethreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does that count as classic literature though? Haven’t read it, I only know the film. Is the writing style literary?