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He read it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73yoz1c2z6Q

>> No.17505615

>>17505376
remember his (deleted) review on The Recognitions?

>> No.17505624

>>17505615
Any idea why he would delete it?

>> No.17505634

>>17505615
remember his (deleted) video on how he uses nootropics and insane amounts of caffeine to "improve" his reading?

>> No.17505662

>>17505634
yes
>>17505624
because people in comments, if I remember correctly, were calling him out for not reading it and faking it. he looked frustrated and tired by it, his enthusiasm about it was totally fake. I can't blame him though.

>> No.17505721

>>17505634
I would love to see it if someone can find a mirror. Gotta nooooot

>> No.17505725

He mentioned the meme trilogy and talked about us bros

>> No.17505756

>wouldn't he get erections after the rocket hits
Either he got filtered really hard or he just skimmed through the book. Pynchon spent so much time explaining the reversal of the pavlov response

>> No.17505780

e-celeb threads are the worst

>> No.17505787

>>17505634
He shills his own brand, no?

>> No.17505992

Does he have any opinions of his own? It seems he already makes up his mind before even starting a meme book.
"Blood Meridian is the GOAT"
"Gravity's Rainbow is the GOAT"
"Absalom, Absalom! is the GOAT"
Without any real critical analysis. It's like he's telling people what they want to hear. GR is one of his favorites now, but he couldn't read more than 5 pages a day?!

>> No.17506013

>>17505992
What does critical analysis look like?

>> No.17506017

>>17505992
Being a youtuber really isn't about original, nonconformist opinions, it's about parroting the most safe, bland opinions and thriving on it.

>> No.17506030

i have no idea how or why people watch and support this kind of thing, he provides nothing in the way of original or interesting exegesis. he doesn't even try to frame or present his thoughts in a creative way at least. its all so vapid i actually thought he was a parody account at first what with all the stopping to sip coffee and stare off screen

can someone please unironically explain to me what they get out of watching him?

>> No.17506049

>>17506013
John David Ebert. He is pretentious too but he can back it up by being well-read.

>> No.17506073

>>17505992
Serotonin was his favourite book of 2019. Im confident he at least skims through this place from time to time. If you’re here Cliff, be more genuine

>> No.17506091

>>17506030
I like his reviews on Latin American books, in the way of I listen to his overview of them and if I like the sound of them I’ll just read them myself. I think his main drawback is he’s trying not to spoil the book for others, so he just gives a very concise overview of the book.
Not like my guy Leaf by Leaf aka GOAT booktuber

>> No.17506105

>>17505992
nothing wrong with reading a book slowly

sometimes i prefer it to really let the ideas percolate

james joyce read 2 pages of a few different books everyday.

>> No.17506107

>>17506030
Bookchemist is an absolute normie despite reading classics but he atleast has a taste of his own instead of appeasing his audience.

>> No.17506115
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17506115

>>17506030
>all the stopping to sip coffee and stare off screen

>>17506091
>Not like my guy Leaf by Leaf

pic related is his banner

>> No.17506120

>>17506107
He’s a based Michael Chabon fan. Sucks that he did his own “cancelling” of DFW when all that stuff came out about him

>> No.17506127

>>17506115
I mean yeah he’s similar in the ‘le coffee drinking book man’ meme department. But his book reviews are objectively better and more in depth

>> No.17506136

>>17506120
Wait is THAT why he doesn't like Infinite Jest anymore?

>> No.17506141

>>17506105
Joyce was a pro, his objectives were different from a normal reader's.
Book reading is not work, you tend to read the books you like by chunks, and GR is nowhere as dense as 'only 5 pages a day' might suggest. It only makes him seem fake.

>> No.17506149

>>17506136
Yeah pretty much. I was surprised that someone can just totally stop talking about something they otherwise loved because the person who wrote it did something shitty. Seemed like pandering to me, though

>> No.17506153

>>17506141
lel ikr, I don't think GR is as dense as Infinite Jest and I could read Infinite Jest at 50 pages per day plus all the endnotes

>> No.17506174

>>17506149
Mattia is scaredy cat when it comes to politics. Seems a nice guy beyond that.

>> No.17506198

>>17505992
it's a big book

>> No.17506258

>>17506091
>Not like my guy Leaf by Leaf aka GOAT booktuber
I like the guy but I always get the impression hes retarded somehow?
like he has a dumb mans ability to just plough through books
also when he tries to pronounce french words lmao

>> No.17506269

paperbird is the only /lit/ worthy booktuber

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQdkjmTKRio&t=175s

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17506276

>he mentioned us

>> No.17506287

>>17506258
Are you saying he’s like an idiot savant regarding literature? I’m not sure. He’s said that he puts very little effort in his videos, which you can see. There’s very basic editing to cut out long pauses, but you can tell there’s no script and he’s just shooting the shit about what he thinks about the book, using notes, etc. to back up his statements, which I like. It just flows more like a friend talking to you about a book he’s read than anything scholar-like

>> No.17506299

>>17506269
Based. I don’t know why he doesn’t have more subs because I think he’s the only book guy (aside from maybe Q) who’s videos aren’t stale as shit

>> No.17506350

>>17506287
nah just an idiot without the savant bit lol and i don't mean that in a mean way

like i said i like him and watch his videos because hes a nice guy

>> No.17506351

>>17506198
For you.

>> No.17506365

>>17506299
he actually used a clip of Q in one of his videos lol

at the 3.45 mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPB74AFtOkg&t=1s

feel like they're psychologically similar in some way

>> No.17506372

>>17506198
Which is why he should have gone faster.

>> No.17506755

>>17506030
>what is hatewatching

>> No.17506785

Why is there an entire thread devoted to this literally who pseud? All your taste is in your mouth, /lit/.

>> No.17506830

>>17506785
Use this opportunity to talk about what you thought about the book and how it matches or differs from the video.

Or make a cynical low effort why post.

>> No.17506891

Why does he have the JUST hairtcut?

>> No.17506892

>>17505376
the point his wife made, which is one of the only somewhat original ones in the video, is retarded and his consideration of if shows the metaphysical nature of Slothrop's sexual rocket urge, which is the entry point to the other metaphysical aspects of the book, went completely over his head or that he chose to ignore it

>> No.17506987

>>17506830
Make a thread about the book, and I'll gladly contribute. This thread needs to sink to the bottom as quick as possible.

>> No.17507170

>>17505624
Because he's a fraud and his Beckett review proves it.

>> No.17507201

>>17506258
>I like the guy but I always get the impression hes retarded somehow?
He's definitely special (read: autistic).

>> No.17507330

>>17506892
I agree. Total pseud

>> No.17507361

>>17506149
wair what did dfw do

>> No.17507380

looking at early uploads he is obviously /ourguy/ but he sold out hard the last couple years to get his numbers up

>> No.17507404

>>17506892
>muh METAPHYSICAL rocket penis book

>> No.17507405

>>17507380
it only went to shit after some brazilian book he reviewed went popular thanks to huemonkeys. brazil ruined him.

>> No.17507417

>>17505376
>Namedrops the /lit/ meme trilogy in the first minute
Fuckin lol I always knew he was a fuckin poser like the rest of us

>> No.17507438

>>17506269
Paperbird is absolute ass cheeks. Too memey

>> No.17507439

>>17507417
he's just a trust fund baby who decided to get into artsy things because he could afford it. like that other australian chink who writes like shit and self-publishes. 99% of booktubers are frauds.

>> No.17507464

>>17506299
Dawg he’s literally just a fucking deranged faggot trying to be edgy hahahaha I can’t believe you faggots sometimes

>> No.17507467

>>17507417
who do you think makes these threads?

>> No.17507473

>>17507464
thoughts on the OP's faggot?

>> No.17507492

>>17507464
>dawg

Don’t talk to me that way you slut. I’ll like who I like

>> No.17507503

>>17507473
less “I’m going to purposefully act like a crackhead” energy so he has that going for him. He likes borges and his thoughts on houllebecq are palatable. I don’t know I’m just sick of dudes like Q. He’s like the lil peep of literature. So sick of it.

>> No.17507516

>>17507473
OP's what? His penis? Lol. Looked good in your mouth faggot.

>> No.17507538

>>17507516
t. actual triggered faggot

>> No.17507682

>>17507538
>>17507516
let’s be nice here boys there’s enough faggotry for all of us

>> No.17507693

>>17507538
>Triggered himself
>Projects

>> No.17507974

>>17507693
>asking a question is getting triggered

>> No.17508017

>>17507380
he's done collabs with THE R.C. Waldun, Esq. (pbuh)