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books in which the protagonist is forced to strive for greatness but discards it because of his love of mediocrity. inertiveness and general lazyness? or just generally a book about a mediocre guy who has no intent to change

>> No.16839945

crime and punishment

>> No.16839951
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16839951

are buk

>> No.16839952

>>16839928
You’re looking for The Book of Disquiet

>> No.16839971

>>16839928
>Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions. Throughout the novel he rarely leaves his room or bed. In the first 50 pages, he manages only to move from his bed to a chair

>> No.16839988

>>16839928
Apathy by Paul Nielan https://b-ok.lat/book/4787108/0d6163
Shogun https://b-ok.lat/book/1507553/778299

>> No.16840178

>>16839928
>Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:6

>> No.16840378

>>16839928
Laziness in the Fertile Valley

>> No.16841959

Candide

>> No.16842083

Oblomow

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>>16839928
Candide. You will love it. Extremely witty, the story is about a restless soul who struggles to find meaning in the extraordinate.

>> No.16842206

>>16839951
I tried so hard to like Bukowski. His prose is dogshit, his story telling is tedious. Who cares about the fucking post office.
>That's the point, Anon
Then fuck Bukowski

>> No.16842560

>>16839928
Revolutionary Road

>> No.16842562

>>16839928
Spinoza