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18959369 No.18959369 [Reply] [Original]

ITT we shit on gimmicky books
>Over a thousand pages
>Consists of a single sentence
Too bad it says nothing of value

>> No.18959373
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18959373

>Look at me! Sometimes the text is upside down! Isn't that clever?

>> No.18959376

>>18959369
you didn't even read it

>> No.18959380

Whats this book? Some middle aged libtard woman in middle america going crazy or something?

>> No.18959382

>>18959369
I really want to read this desu. I read the extract from the start that is published online and was kinda enthralled.

>> No.18959385

>>18959382
it is definitely the ultimate trumpcore novel

>> No.18959388
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>>18959369
>single sentence
Clearly more than a single sentence. Also her writing is shit

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18959406

>What if I wrote a book that takes place . . . in one day!

>> No.18959504

>>18959369
>The fact that
>The fact that
>The fact that
>The fact that
>The fact that
>muh lion
holy fucking shit, literature is beyond repair. suicide it is, boys

>> No.18959511

>>18959388
>18959388
you mean to tell me the only time where the author takes a swing at prose, it is complete cringe? thanks for saving me from 1020 pages

>> No.18959549

>>18959504
yea you should definitely kys, drama queen faggot

>> No.18959555

>>18959406
Random reference generator

>> No.18959593

Gimmick is the new substance

>> No.18959595

>>18959369
I'd like an edition that replaces all "the fact that" with full stops and capital letters. After all that's what it's replacing. It's really a worthless gimmick.

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>>18959406
>What if I did the same thing, but with more booze?

>> No.18959908

>>18959605
This book made me proud of my alcoholism, cant recommend it enough

>> No.18959914

>>18959605
No Lowry is actually good

>> No.18960478

>>18959380
wow anon, i thought /lit/tisens didn't read