Which books could be described as being hostile to life / existence? David Benatar's stuff is an example, as is Houellebecq's work. Thomas Ligotti is another example.

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Anonymous Tue Jun 23 14:26:41 2020 No.15680956 [Reply] [Original]

Which books could be described as being hostile to life / existence?

David Benatar's stuff is an example, as is Houellebecq's work. Thomas Ligotti is another example.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 23 14:28:17 2020 No.15680968 >>15680956 You have misunderstood Houellebecq.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 23 14:28:42 2020 No.15680974 Lovecraft most definitely

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 23 14:29:05 2020 No.15680978 Anything written by a liberal.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 23 14:30:13 2020 No.15680988 >>15680956 My diary desu

Anonymous Tue Jun 23 14:30:30 2020 No.15680990

>>15680968
In what sense?

I understand that he affirms the value of love and so on, but his protagonists are frequently hostile to modern life and often depressed and deeply cynical. His non-fiction work about Lovecraft states something along the lines of "Adult life is hell" and seems to agree with Lovecraft's own condemnation of life.

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