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Why has to there STILL not been another /lit/ created book to top CotC’s popularity? Is it all over? Ever since that time F Gardner made it to the front page of Reddit there’s been daily threads now that normies have discovered his books. Is F Gardner actually the peak of the so-called “lit/ renaissance?” Did this so-called renaissance begin and end with Call of the Crocodile or is there still hope left for aspiring authors?

>> No.22305504

>>22305310
I always assumed its popularity was upheld exclusively by the author, and no one else, posting about it.

>> No.22305507

>>22305504
This

>> No.22305556

>>22305504
That’s the meme. But it actually did get to the front page of Reddit. Google that if you think that’s ridiculous

>> No.22305596

>>22305556
>That’s the meme.
That's what the author wants the meme to be. When he makes these threads, he's hoping you'll spread his reputation as an awful author with a wacky worldview. He is trying to become the next chrischan.

>> No.22305610

>>22305596
Based on what I’ve seen from his youtube videos Gardner seems to take himself pretty seriously. I think what you’re referring to is likely the efforts of a couple of spammers who are making him into another Waldun esque figure.

>> No.22305624

>>22305556
IT got to the front page because he pulled one of the most egregious fake review scandals in the history of goodreads. That's the legacy of the /lit/ author. Ain't that a twist

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>>22305596
No Gardners a richfag who ran for mayor of Chicago or something before. He gets angry from the memes apparently and his “meme status” has hilariously backfired on him ever since he outed himself as an antisemetic schizo who hates the jews as can be plainly seen from his books.

>> No.22305651

>>22305633
United Airlines actually plays off the whole running for office meme. It's actually pretty fun imagining him with political status.

>> No.22305656

>>22305633
sorry gardner but the gimmick is transparent and uninteresting. maybe because you force it 50 times a day?

>> No.22305666

>>22305633
>his “meme status” has hilariously backfired on him ever since he outed himself as an antisemetic schizo
Well, what did he ever actually expect to happen? I don't think I've ever seen anyone react to Gardner positively. There's the occasional thread with a "wow F Gardner is a fun books guy" but all the replies are just like this thread. What would compel him to do the exact same thing again? And again? And again?

>> No.22305673

F Gardner’s a meme because Call of the Crocodile is considered to be The Room of literature. His personal life is apparently as baffling as it gets so that only added to it.

>> No.22305680

>>22305666
>what did he ever actually expect to happen?

Do you realize F Gardner is a flat earther? There’s no reasoning with his lack of logic. He is insane and has a delusional and inflated ego.

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22305987

Sage

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22306165

>>22305633
He ran for the water board. It went about as well as you expected it did.
https://columbiachronicle.com/da2d3194-908a-11e3-9bc4-001a4bcf6878
https://southsideweekly.com/something-in-the-water/
>>22305651
Call Of United Airlines is high entertainment!
His first 16 books are unedited pre-kindergarten gibberish & aren't worth the electrons it takes to store them on Amazon's servers.
But somehow, his 17th book is a vast improvement! Vastly fewer spelling/grammar/punctuation errors!
The MC is the usual self-insert, and the plot is the usual meandering dream-like incoherent babble, but you can't have everything.
So skip the first 16 garbage-tier books, and read Call Of United Airlines instead.
Even better, you can download it for free!
https://files.catbox.moe/aw9gz2.pdf
There are some rumors Gardner didn't actually write this, but I don't believe them...after all, who else in the entire world writes this crappy?