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What are some books where the protagonist has no idea what he's doing?

>> No.11817974

>>11817972
I felt crime and punishment was a story where the protagonist tumbled through choices

>> No.11817979

>>11817972
my diary desu

>> No.11817981

unironically war and peace

>> No.11817984

My (auto)biography. This just remains to be written.

>> No.11817994

>>11817972
Zorba the Greek.

>> No.11818001

The Aeneid. Aeneas, once he leaves Troy, has to constantly be told by the gods what to do, and even then, he STILL fucks it up more often than not.

>> No.11818003

A Confederacy of Dunces

>> No.11818007
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>>11817972
overlord

>> No.11818031

>>11817984
at one point I was so sure I knew too

>> No.11818116

>>11817979
>>11817984
unironically this I'm so lost

>> No.11818126

Inherent Vice

>> No.11818152

>>11818116
knowing what to do is a normi meme.
in reality p[people only delude themselves that they "know that they are dooing" so you will be fine.