/lit/ - Literature

>be born into high IQ workaholic "white trash" family on upward economic trajectory
>family goes from bottom of economic ladder to maybe 95th percentile through deft maneuvering and physically harmful work ethic
>spend second half of childhood in upper middle class suburbs as a social outcast
>develop inferiority complex; feel like i'm too dysfunctional and uncultured to fit in with this social class
>work after dropping out of high school to save up money for college
>spend free time educating self on history, culture, literature, western art music, religion
>transfer from community college to a liberal arts school because they gave me a huge scholarship
>develop group of friends while taking intense STEM courseload
>realize none of them actually know shit about anything
>they all have standard "educated" liberal opinions
>refuse to go to classical concerts or art exhibitions with me because they're intimidated; would rather eat thai food and watch netflix
>refuse to go anywhere slightly seedy with me because they're afraid of black people and working class white people; would rather go to yuppie bars that play "indie" bands who chart on the top 40
>trump election happens
>lifelong democrat, against trump
>constantly hear shit about the racist white people ruining america, how dumb they are, how they are too privileged, etc., basically 100% of everyone i grew up with
>mfw these soft-palmed baby faggots have no idea who they are even talking about
>personally know dozens and dozens of people voting trump
>cancer-ridden construction worker friend, insanely hardworking, has immense family problems (daughter on drugs, grandson has infant brain cancer, wife is recovering from cancer) but spends every drop of spare energy helping his neighbors
>guy from fucked up family background, works his way up until he can eventually found his own contracting company in his 40s, works his ass off to support his sick wife and adopted kids
>grow up in church, have story after fucking story of these "privileged white people" born into tragedy fucking killing themselves to do the right thing with barely anything to show for it
>mfw my friends think they're superior to all of these people because they have jon stewart-approved opinions and my family friends don't
>break contact with all of them
>mfw i get called an asshole
>mfw i realize everyone i grew up intellectually intimidated by is actually a pseud faggot

what book do i read