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>at bookstore
>see qt crush coworker
>"oh Anon! I didn't know you were into books"
>talk about books a little
>she browses the shelf a bit
>she picks up a copy of Infinite Jest and says "haha have you read this?"
>say no because I might look like a pseud hipster if I say yes
>"Oh it's the best thing ever written like, ever!"
>she spends the next 10 minutes raving about how great it is
>"You know what I'm going to buy it for you"
>"Y-you don't have to do that."
>"No, it'll change your life. You have to read it Anon"
>too late to say I was lying earlier
>"t-thanks"
>she says she'll help guide me through the book when we talk at work
>tfw stuck with 2 copies of Infinite Jest now
>tfw have to let it fill up my reading time when I wanted to read Proust instead

>> No.10772117

>wah a girl likes me
>>>/r9k/

>> No.10772120
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10772120

>>10772109
How cute are we talking?
Also I can’t actually imagine someone recommending huge books, only like medium length novels

>> No.10772126

>>10772120

If I posted her picture here you would probably make fun of her but I think she's pretty and nice and I don't want to break her heart.

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>>10772126
I kinda understand what you mean, so I’ll take that at face value

>> No.10772180

Thing to do is just admit that you dropped the spaghetti and explain. She'll probably just think it's cute

>> No.10772212

>>10772109
Well, wait a month and then act like you've just read it.
Just don't mention DFW doesn't have any discernible talent.

>> No.10772217

1. >>10772180 do this
2. or just skim it if you've read it already so you can rattle off lines you liked to her
3. read Proust and pretend that the copy of IJ was misprinted?

2 seems like the easiest option

>> No.10772225

>>10772217
>3. read Proust and pretend that the copy of IJ was misprinted?
kekd

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10772234

>>10772109
IJ in bookstore mentioned, obligatory post

>> No.10772269

>>10772234
Lmao saving this

>> No.10772392

>>10772234
Lost it at the end

>> No.10772404

>>10772109

>not admitting to read it instead, but qualifying it with something vague and ambivalent, such as "in my earlier youth"

>> No.10772515

This didn't happen

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>>10772234
God fucking damnit that last line

>> No.10772805

>>10772109
Should have been honest, anon

>> No.10772816

>>10772269
>>10772392
>>10772564
>all these newcomers
disgusting.

>> No.10772850

>>10772109
>>tfw have to let it fill up my reading time when I wanted to read Proust instead
sparknotes

>> No.10772860

>>10772269
>>10772392
>>>r/eddit

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>>10772234
>that last line
perfect

>> No.10772933

>>10772234
It makes me happy to see that the spirit of Toole is alive and well and residing in the green-texting anons of /lit/.

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10772958

>>10772109
> I have potential to fuck a girl
> but muh proust can't wait

the absolute state of this board

>> No.10772969

>>10772234
>artemis fowl: opal deception
>"Critical reception was mixed, with some reviews praising the book but others pointing out confusion and poor writing"

kek

>> No.10772976

>>10772958
It's a fine state to be in, and a better one than any other board on this degenerate Nepalese thimble image site.

>> No.10772988

No girl is worth that much reading time

>> No.10773001

>>10772269
Xdddffdfxddddddddddd

Go kill yourself

>> No.10773013

>>10772109
yes, yes, a girl totally bought you a copy of a 1000 pages book just because you haven’t read it

>> No.10773014

>>10773013
girls are cunts, buying stuff for some coworker kek OP is fucking delusional.

>> No.10773094

>>10773013
how much can a book cost? like $5?

>> No.10773108

>>10773094
ij it's 11.39 new at amazon, probably fewer bucks if it's used.

>> No.10773254

>>10772564
>>10772392
>>10772269
just passing through eh?