/lit/ - Literature

I'm reading The Psychopathic God by Robert G. L. Waite, arguably the greatest biography of Hitler ever written. It is a psychobiography, applying psychological analysis to get at what made him tick. Make no mistake I'm no fan of Hitler's, but I do find him fascinating as a historical figure and anomaly. What a weirdo!

>Claims to have eaten 2lbs of chocolate regularly

>One of his all time favorite movies was Disney's Snow White, which he watched many times

>Was obsessed with death, coveting the painting The Plague in Florence by Hans Makart

> Rarely if ever laughed, issued strange guttural barking sounds instead, possibly because of his damaged vocal chords from a gas attack in WW1 which gave him his characteristic scratchy voice

>Reputed monorchid, had only one testicle

> Obsessed with hands, pampered his own hands and judged others based on their hands, even promoting people on this basis

> Enjoyed to tricking his subordinates with little practical jokes

> Vegetarian, creepily referred to carnivores as "corpse eaters"

> Hypnotizing light blue eyes, nearly everyone he met was struck by them

> Chronophobe, feared and hated time, would try to blur whether it was day or night by keeping the curtains up during the day

> Terrified of being alone at night. Forced one of his subordinates to stay with him until dawn while he slept.

> Obsessed with American westerns and cowboys

>Was calm and composed when dealing with serious matters like the course of the war, lost his temper and went crazy when someone forgot to bring him mineral water

>Flew into rages if anyone laughed at something he said