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Where do I start?

Preferably a book that will get me in shape to be manly.

>> No.4247304

>Preferably a book that will get me in shape to be manly.

Stop reading books. Start chopping firewood.

Faggot.

>> No.4247310
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>>4247304
my body is refined m8, I just need to work on my mind.

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>> No.4247319

>>4247310
can't say I needed to see that.

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea is a good start.

>> No.4247413

>>4247298
convict conditioning

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>>4247298
Thus Spoke Zarathustra

>> No.4247432

>>4247418
>Thus Spoke Zarathustra
>Not "Spake"

But I agree OP, read it.

>> No.4247453

Shit this thread isnt helpng, you all reccomend me a butt load of books, im just gonna start from his first publication to his last

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>>4247298
>thinking that reading will help you become manly

>> No.4247473

>>4247465
lary goldman or goldberg whatever, pls

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>>4247465
>thinking that it won't

brb starting a cycle without reading for months first
durrrrr

>> No.4247478

>>4247473

Chef Goldblum.

>> No.4247644
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The Way of Men

Surprised me how much I enjoyed it. Not super dry, but has interesting ideas.

>> No.4247670

Hemingway

>> No.4247692

>>4247644
Just googled that, looks pretty interesting. I've been looking for a well-written treatise or book on masculinity and it's place today for a while now.

>> No.4247701

>>4247692
be aware that donovan is a homo

>> No.4247711

>>4247701
Yeah, I saw that when I looked it up. I don't think that will necessarily detract from his view of masculinity, especially given that from what I've seen of his view of contemporary/popular homosexual culture in the west, I mostly agree with it.

>> No.4247712

>Preferably a book that will get me in shape to be manly.

READING A BOOK WILL NOT MAKE YOU FIT.

>> No.4247714

Starting Strength by Mark Riptoe

>> No.4247715

I like to lift dumbbells when I read

>> No.4247719

OP you know Mishima was gay right?

With that out of the way, you should probably start with something short like The sailor who fell from grace with the sea or Confession of a mask. After that the Golden Pavilion for sure. And after that you're ready for the tetralogy The sea of fertility, and in my opinion his most beautiful book (and the one that most exemplifies his views, Runaway horses

>> No.4247739

>>4247719
>you know Mishima was gay right?
bullshit no 1 will ever know, probably just slander by critics

>> No.4247763

>>4247739
Have you read confessions of a mask?
you can find videos of interviews with his lover Miwa Akihiro where he talks about him frequenting gay bars (which was a well know fact)

it's a pity that his family won't allow the translation of some of his works because of this. Anyway I wouldn't think of Mishima as your typical gay man, he was more complex than that

>> No.4247786

>>4247763
>typical gay man
>more complex than that

I lol'ed

>> No.4247789

>>4247712
>being fit = being manly

Keep believing it.

>> No.4247794

>>4247763
>implying gay people normally lack complexity

What?

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sun and steel, op

I read both sun and steel and confession of a mask. Was disappointed with both.

>> No.4247976

>>4247789

>Preferably a book that will get me in shape

YOU OUGHT TO IMPROVE YOUR "READING COMPREHENSION".

>> No.4247981

>>4247976
>in shape to be manly
Seeing that you're autistic, I understand how this went over your head.

Shape is being used in a metaphorical way; he wants a book that will put him in a mindset to be manly.