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>read this
>laugh harder than I've ever laughed at a book
>also feel incredibly depressed

Is there any book that captures both the comedy and tragedy of our lives so perfectly? It's like Dostoevsky knew 4chan would exist and wrote a book about it.

>> No.6747045

>>6747037
I'd like to think it extends more than just 4chanian culture but he probably something of that nature would emerge

>> No.6747053
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6747053

What translation do I buy for maximum feels

>> No.6747059

well if it is about good laughs and crazy russians, you should not miss the gogol's diary of a madman

>> No.6747083

>>6747059
Nice, I really liked Dead Souls, I'll check it out

>>6747053
IDK, pretty much any will do

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6747169

>>6747037
>Is there any book that captures both the comedy and tragedy of our lives so perfectly? It's like Dostoevsky knew 4chan would exist and wrote a book about it.

>> No.6747176

>>6747053
>translation

>> No.6747198

>>6747053
P&V has good notes. I enjoyed it as much as OP.

>> No.6747209

>>6747169
Is Confederacy of Dunces really that great?

>> No.6747221

>>6747209
it's horse shit compared to underground honestly

>> No.6747253

>>6747221
o-o-okay

>> No.6747257

>>6747209
it captures the autism and wankery of 4chan pretty well
even though it has nothing to do with 4chan

>> No.6747286

Steppenwolf is another good one. The Underground Man is like, the pre-character to the character in Steppenwolf.. Kinda.

Notes is a fantastic novel, that examines the solitude and accompanying emotions/situations that arise from being 'underground', or in other words, thinking in a manner that is incongruent with society. That's very similiar to 4chan, and a variety of other subcultures (hippies, lgbt, intellectuals, etc). That's all 4chan is, a place where all the misfits come to finally have someone who says "holy crap, me too". Because really, that's all life is really about. That's even why we read to a degree. Average IQ on 4chan is decently higher than the average nobody working a 9 - 5. The ideas discussed here are amazing when you really think about it, as is the manner in which they're discussed (anonymously). I must say, as lame as it sounds, I'm proud to belong to this group, in such a fulfilling, cosmically improbable way. There's really something special happening on 4chan, as well as with the Internet in general.

/endranthugOP

>> No.6747328

>>6747286
Thanks anon, I've been meaning to read Hesse, I guess I know which book I'll read

>>6747257
Cool, thanks anon

>> No.6747348

>Average IQ on 4chan is decently higher than the average nobody working a 9 - 5
LEL

>> No.6747373

>>6747348
It sounds retarded but if you ever try having one of those jobs for a while you'll see that it's sad but entirely true.

>> No.6747749

>>6747373

MY MAN

>> No.6748920

>>6747348
>i've never been in the workforce, or even merely existed outside of elevated classes and university
most people are total bricks

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6748925

>implying dosty isn't a hack

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>>6747348
>>6747373
>>6747749
>>6748920
>being this arrogant

>> No.6748976

>>6748925
who isnt ?

>> No.6749003
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6749003

Not on the level of Based Fyodor(very little is)

But this book is probably what you're looking for.

The MC is the ultimate neckbeard.

>> No.6749076

Catch 22 goes all over the map, it captures the madness and absurdity of our lives at first as a comedy then as a tragedy.

>> No.6749458

>>6748931
>not being this arrogant

But anon, how do you expect to actually write good things?

>> No.6749683

>>6747176
Nice meme