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Which books capture the zeitgeist, the spirit, the milieu of our age?

>> No.13540774

>>13540761
The spirit of whores, drug addicts, death of majesty?

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>> No.13540802

Taipei by Tao Lin

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>> No.13541196

>>13540774
That's pretty much all the past ages though. You don't even need to go back that much, the early 20th century was already full of decadence, drugs and whores. There's more to our times than that.

>> No.13541566

>>13541196
>full of whores

there could have been a lot of whores but in our present times there is no other thing than whores

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQLHxsofms

>> No.13541616

>>13541566
any good whorecore reads?
this could be your life...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3A0xgmpc7o

>> No.13541655

>>13540761
Unironically Houllebecq.

>> No.13541793

>>13541566
I met a few homeless people today and I can guarantee nobody would hire them as whores.

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>> No.13542215

>>13541616
that looks horrible, i'd kill myself instantly if my lifestyle was anything close to that.

>> No.13542219

>>13540761
Submission by Houellebecq
(not just because of islam, it is a decent almond-activating book, read it if you haven't)

>> No.13542237

>>13541196
There literally could not have been because of no birth control and stricter social standards. Sick of seeing this parroted.

>> No.13542274

>>13542237
>no birth control
Coitus interruptus wants a word with you

>> No.13542761

>>13540761
Finnegans Wake

>> No.13542781

>>13542237
HAHAAHAH what? Whorehouses have existed since the dawn of time. They either told the men to pull out or got abortions.