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Is this the greatest American novel

>> No.10894033

>>10894024
That's a weird looking Moby Dick cover.

>> No.10894320

>>10894024
it's /r9k/ the novel, so yes and no

>> No.10894325

>>10894024
DUDE HOT DOGS LMAO

>> No.10894326

>>10894024
No.

>> No.10894333

>>10894024
It's barely an alright american novel.

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>>10894024
>tfw my mom has read this novel
She recommended it to me when I was still in high school. I don't think either of us knew at the time that I would one day become a pretentious NEET fuck-up living with his mommy. I suppose I should just embrace it like Ignatius and at least stop cowering in self-hatred, but Lord it is hard... I can't read the book now because it fills me with such shame and embarrassment

>> No.10894412

>>10894024
No

>> No.10894424

>>10894360
R A R E

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>>10894360
>pretentious NEET fuck-up living with his mommy
That sounds comfy anon. Enjoy it. Be glad you didn't get kicked out out of the house and forced to join the military like me.

>> No.10894519

>>10894478
She feels sorry for me because I have a lot of psychological problems. Also she probably knows subconsciously that I'm basically staying alive for her sake and that if I were ever kicked out I would most likely kill myself. I can't join the military due to my history of self-harm and use of medication for depression and anxiety

>> No.10894524

>>10894024
Yes

>> No.10894541

The Great Gatsby is the greatest American novel and it's not even a contest. During World War II countless copies of Gatsby were sent overseas to American soldiers in order to boost morale. The results speak for themselves. Moby-Dick was a great book and all, but only F. Scott Fitzgerald tipped the scales in a world war. Nothing is ever going to beat that.

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>>10894541
>F. Scott Fitzgerald tipped the scales in a world war.

>> No.10894800

>>10894519
Ah, I too tried to off myself but that was after my parents had already died.

You still doing psychotherapy? I find occupational therapy works very well for me.