/lit/ - Literature

>pic rel
>it was fucking amazing, I love how Kochan never learns from his mistakes despite constantly thinking about them, I didn't know whether to laugh at his stupidity and cry at his lack of a proper conception of self

name a book a that everyone pretends to love but that one has read
starting with an easy one

>>18808513
Pic ( unironically )

As a repressing same-sex attracted Christian, will I gain from reading Mishima?

For me this is the only book that dealt with the topic in an interesting way.

>gay people

>>11465749

It made me realise (along with /fit/) that I was into men

I'm going to recommend pic related.

It's a semi-autobiographical story of a Japanese kid growing up through the war years who struggles with being a homosexual and his sadistic fantasies, which heavily conflicts with his and his culture's conservatism. No other book has made me understand Asian culture better desu. Its also heavily influenced by a lot of western authors so it isn't as jarring as diving straight into more "difficult" Asian lit.