r/badliterature

1.7K archived posts · Dec 2013 – Nov 2023

A Safe Space for Good Political Discussion in the Badsphere

r/badliterature

The dump for the most terrible combination of words ever printed on paper, and the even worse words talking about other words printed on paper. Please use our Subreddit the Old Reddit style, with the link in the top left corner.

Created Dec 5, 2013 · restricted

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If it's painful to read, it probably belongs here.

Submissions very welcome!

Your general dumping ground for the worst literature, literary culture and literary criticism have to offer!

RULES

Try not to use the word "buttblasted"

For the sake of keeping our independence Do not vote in the linked threads. If you engage with a particular thread, take a breath and know when to step away. Harassment here or elsewhere will not be tolerated.

External Resources:

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
Lyttle Lytton Contest, honouring bad opening sentences
Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Contest
International Imitation Hemingway Competition

Incestuous Sister Subreddit

Badphilosophy

Approved Stuff

Coming Soon, a List of Approved Stuff
TruePoetry
Badlitreads – featuring monthly reading suggestion threads and occasional community reading events.
TrueLiterature
LatLit – for sharing and discussing Latin American literature.

The Grumpy Literary Face of the Moment is that of Edouard Glissant

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