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I just found out a close friend is starting a phd at an ivy league school in September. A few other of my friends are already way into their phds.

I got top in half my classes in undergrad - failed the other half (depression/anxiety) and thus got about a C average. I have been living in my basement for about 2 years.


What should I read to cheer me up?
Any comments appreciated. Feels bad man.

>> No.5237069

Mein Kampf

>> No.5237070

Got any more pics like that?

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>>5237070
not really, i'll look.

Is there a book where a protagonist is a failure compared to their acquaintances?

>> No.5237126

>>5237119
does a failure amongst failures work for you?

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>>5237126
: ( i dont think so. there success has got me jealous

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>>5237119
Of Human Bondage, W. Somerset Maugham
-A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

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Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash.

>> No.5237178

>>5237166
And it really doesn't have anything to do with OP's request. OP said he's jealous of the success of his friends, not that he wants to be a Russian Robin Hood and spout off angry monologues about the right to kill.

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A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, At Swim-Two-Birds is the story of a young, lazy, and frequently drunk Irish college student who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin. When not in bed (where he seems to spend most of his time) or reading he is composing a mischief-filled novel about Dermot Trellis, a second-rate author whose characters ultimately rebel against him and seek vengeance. From drugging him as he sleeps to dropping the ceiling on his head, these figures of Irish myth make Trellis pay dearly for his bad writing. Hilariously funny and inventive, At Swim-Two-Birds has influenced generations of writers, opening up new possibilities for what can be done in fiction. It is a true masterpiece of Irish literature.

>> No.5237188

>>5237151
>>5237166
thnx
>>5237178
i have it on my shelf but haven';t read it. it does fit the criteria somewhat - impoverished ex-student with some moral anguish for what they decide to do, eh, sounds maybe okay.

>> No.5237192

>>5237178
better then what u suggested fagget

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>>5237057
I'm in the same boat. My friends have had it easier in some ways but I know it's ultimately my own responsibility. Get any job and keep making the effort, is my advice. It's foolish to try living on a set timeline, and anyway you'll never be satisfied.

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>>5237232
thanks