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Hey /lit/ what are some good books about being lonely?

>> No.4391806
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My autobiography

>> No.4391827

The Stranger my nigga
all that fool does is sit in jail and rot.

very cool book.

>> No.4391865

Sartre's Nausea, if you're into bad literature.

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Well - Matthew McIntosh
Stay Up With Me - Tom Barbash

Both contain several different stories. After reading them I felt empty in a good way. They were both very grounded and real.

Also, this:
>>4391806

>> No.4391891

The Egyptian.

No don't make any excuses, just go read it.

>> No.4391898

Notes from Underground
I am Legend

and of course >>4391806

>> No.4391902

Tristia and Ex Ponto

>> No.4391905

>>4391827

OP said good.

>>4391793

A few by Dostoevsky such as 'Notes from the Underground' and 'White Nights'.

I'd also recommend 'The Tartar Steppe' as well.

>> No.4391919

>>4391898
>>4391905
>Notes from the Underground

OP, I just read Notes and while I can appreciate it as a classic it didn't tug any emotional strings. The protag gets what he deserves. Don't waste your time if you're only trying to feel something.

>> No.4391920

>>4391878

My older brother is friends with Tom Barbash. I've met him twice. True gentleman, v. cool.

>> No.4391945

>>4391920
Seriously? What could you tell me about him, if anything? I know he's a professor in NY and that's about it

>> No.4391951

>>4391945

The last I heard, he was teaching in the Bay Area. Had no idea that he was in NYC.

Not too much to tell, really. Just a very pleasant guy. Nice family. Showed a genuine interest in other people. No pretense at all.

>> No.4391953

>>4391919
For me it was almost devastating.

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No Longer Human by Ozamu Dazai and
>>4391806

>> No.4391974

>>4391953
This. It was like someone put my life down on paper.

>> No.4391983

>>4391793

I'm writing something you'll probably find very uplifting, anon. It's a horror novel about a medieval kid who saves the day using his abilities to be a creepy loner who likes walking around in the dark.

>> No.4392022

>>4391965
>printing out a 4chan meme

Pathetic.

>> No.4392027

>>4391953
i found it to be hilarious, the awkwardness and isolation hit too close to home for me

>> No.4393642

>>4392022
can someone explain this?

>> No.4393673

>>4393642
i dont really get it myself. does he think no longer human is a 4chan meme? he must be thinking someone printed out a picture of the 'feel guy' but i don't see anyone suggesting or doing this in the thread

>> No.4393688

book of disquiet

now, are there any books that show a character bringing himself out of his loneliness? like, by actually meeting people rather than just philosophising away his need for people? preferably something that isn't written by/for teenagers?

>> No.4393704

>>4393688
Maybe Steppenwolf?

It wasn't written for teenagers, but they're definitely the main readers.

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>>4391793

How about OP's diary.

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>> No.4393765

>>4393704
>I hated that book so much. The main character is such an obnoxious cunt.

>> No.4393767

>>4393765
didn't mean to >greentext

>> No.4393859

>>4393767
>I would have felt better if you had, edgemaster

Seriously.

>> No.4393942

Fernando Pessoa's The Book of Disquiet sums it up pretty nicely...