A Note From Russia's Most Respected Realism Writer

[Sawslig Steve. And William.]

'That's enough!' cried Alpatych sternly. 'I can see three yards down underneath you,' he repeated, knowing that his wizardry with bees, his uncanny instinct for sowing at just the right time, and his skill in pleasing the old prince over twenty years had long ago given him the reputation of a magician, and folk knew that the ability to see three yards down underneath people was something only magicians could do.

- Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace

[DanTastic]

As relevant today as when it was written.

[Sawslig Steve. And William.]

Yeah, exactly.

Don't anyone ever read classic literature just because it's classic literature. It apparently almost invariably sucks.

[thedoktor]

i mostly read sci-fi, horror, fantasy, slice of life (if it's interesting, depends on various factors, but mostly queer stuff)
Some military/historical stuff, or interesting people/auto/biographical works.

[DanTastic]

1. Yeah, classic literature can be a gamble. I loved The Inferno, but can't stomach Shakespeare or Dumas.

2. If we're sharing reading habits, I read a veritable boatload of comics (they're not graphic novels unless you're insecure), some sci-fi, the worse the better, history, a bit of humor, and various pro wrestling biographies.

[Sawslig Steve. And William.]

I was 4/5ths of the way through Lovecraft's entire catalogue of published works but then my Kindle died :/.

Lovecraft's 80% terrible and 20% fabulous, so it's great. Especially notable for sheer xenophobic racism.

[DanTastic]

Wait. Cosmic horror? Racism? One could say then, that Lovercraft (puts on sunglasses) lived in Fear of a Black Planet.