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I read Call of the Crocodile and I would like to read some more books that explore ideas of expanded consciousness. Give me your best suggestions.

>> No.19094073

>>19094045
It's so great I can't believe I didn't read it sooner. I blame the dumb asses here that call it trash. /lit/ has finally produced an important author

>> No.19094212

>>19094073
Yea it's legit a really interesting book

>> No.19094485

>>19094073
Have you read the other ones in this series btw? I only read croc. Curious if the others are worth reading

>> No.19094496

>>19094045
L'academie

>> No.19094593

>>19094496
Is this true?

>> No.19094731

>>19094073
Anywhere I can get a pdf of it? I really don’t want to have to wait for it to arrive.

>> No.19094748

>>19094073
>>19094212
>>19094485
>>19094731
All the same person

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>>19094748
I will be called many names but not a samefag. I just want a pdf I’ll find out if it’s contrived bullshit myself

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>>19094748
Only one of those posts are mine retard. Fuck off with your conspiracy

>> No.19094810

>>19094045
>Give me your best suggestions.
Yoga Vasistha

>> No.19094826

>>19094810
Thanks

>> No.19095278

>>19094810
finally a real answer

>> No.19095727

bump for interest

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You fuckers memed me into reading Call of the Arcade and it was the worst book I ever read. You had your one chance to convince me that Gardner isn't complete trash and blew it

>> No.19095763

>>19095749
I loved cota. What didn’t you like?

>> No.19095792

>>19095749
COTA doesn't make as much sense if you haven't read COTC, because COTC grounds the future narratives in the intertextuality that COTA plays with.

>> No.19095835

>>19094755
>>19094756
Back to back? Seems like it was premeditated, exactly with the enthusiasm and pride which all samefags reek of.

>> No.19095863

>>19095835
That doesn't even make sense you fucking idiot. That would mean those pics were already saved. Which would imply that the poster would have multiple screenshots of all his posts just in case someone accuses him of samefagging.

>> No.19096101

>>19095749
Strongly disagree but great pic XD

>> No.19096149

>>19095863
>that doesn't make sense
>describes the exact, pathetic method he uses to samefag for meme book
Dude just stop you are embarrassing yourself

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After all my time wasted on that God-forsaken board, I am still unable to say if you, niggers, are being ironic or not about this Crocodile book.

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>>19096149
Let me get this straight. You think your talking to the author of these books right now? And that every time he make a post he immediately screencaps it just in case someone accuses him of samefagging? That would mean he would have a folder on his computer with countless screenshots. Which would be impossible to distinguish apart.

>> No.19096177

>>19096163
It seems to have a big following at this point. I remember some anons posting youtube videos about it

>> No.19096186

>>19096177
Poe's law, my friend

>> No.19096227

>>19096186
literally what

>> No.19096270

>>19096177
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gR_n8win2Vs

Sounds cool

>> No.19096424

>>19095792
This is true. Johnnie and Mark are in both.

>> No.19096880

>>19096424
Call of the Arcade is still pretty self contained. Although yea it does have some of the same characters. I reread Call of the Crocodile again and it actually blew my mind when I realized Sam is in it toward the end at the castle.

>> No.19096896

>>19096880
There’s an insane level of depth and detail to those books. Things that might go over your head the first time. I understand the “read them in any order” meme now. They’re kind of self contained. But have nods and references to the other books in the series. You can teach a whole class on these books and go over all the allegories in them to Dante’s Inferno and The King in Yellow. I totally get why /lit/ likes these books so much after finally reading them.

>> No.19096924

Hmm I thought Gardner was just a meme but after reading all of these thoughtful comments praising him I've bought all of his books. Thanks anons