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1697575 No.1697575 [Reply] [Original]

Is there a generation novel for the 20-something basement dwelling geeks of the late 90's, set in the present, which tackles problems like foreveralone and being an outcast because you like computers?

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>> No.1697577

Perks

>> No.1697590

>>1697577
Please elaborate.

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"?

>> No.1697592

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a very good book, I've read it 6 times.

>> No.1697595

No there isn't

>> No.1697596

good luck with a good answer. everyone online are phonies

>> No.1697597

Hollabeque?

>> No.1697598

>>1697592
Thanks, this seems interesting. Though I've heard it's also very much a novel about the Dominican Republic...

>> No.1697600

>>1697598

Yeah, but the DR is badass, so everything went better than expected.

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>>1697575
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>> No.1697623

You haven't written it yet.

>> No.1697624

>>1697598
Actually it's more about being culturally and personally estranged. I.e. too intelligent for dominican immigrant culture, but also too "brown" or colored to be fully accepted into american culture. foreveraloneness and being alone come into play.

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>>1697592
This. Oscar plays DnD, reads fantasy books, watches anime, and has a failed love life.

>> No.1697659

>>1697624
Story of my life ;_;

>> No.1697851

EEEEE EEE EEEE and Hikikomori by Tao Lin

inb4 Tao Lin shitstorm.

>> No.1697858

>>1697851
'sup Tao

>> No.1697868

>>1697858

Nothing much. You?

>> No.1698010

Welcome to the NHK by Tatsuhiko Tatsimoto

Ignore the atrocious anime-styled cover art, it has nothing to do with the actual story in the book.

>> No.1698019

>>1697858

Well, I'm not Tao, and I was actually going to suggest him too. I've only read a couple of his short stories and some poetry. Hated it all, to be honest, but I'm not of that generation.

The book that did it for my generation was Generation X - Douglas Coupland. His Generation A may be something similar for the 21st century, but meh.

That Safran Foer cunt seems to define some kind of a section of some kind of society, but he's fucking shit as well, so I don't know if he's the Salinger of his times.

I fucking hate Salinger as well. Catcher in the Rye should be retititled A Few Days with Assburgers.

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>>1698010
>mfw I watched the anime to this

>> No.1698028

>>1698019
>a few days with assburgers

this is actually a very good title for a novel, captures a kind of serious FOREVER ALONE feel but also conveys self-deprecation and a sort of offbeat humor

my brother has aspergers

maybe I will write this book

>> No.1698030

>>1698019

The book is shit but SGR was brilliant. The whole book is IRONIC.

>>1698010

Ditto. Everyone who browses 4chan for more than 3 hours a day should read this.

>> No.1698031

>>1698028

I want a cut. Just post my money to Anon, The Internet. It'll get to me.