/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.791544]

well, /lit/, beck wrote a book.

will you read it?

[Anonymous No.791555]

Haha, no.

[Anonymous No.791558]

All of glenn beck's books needs be stolen and sent to one place for a huge book burning.

/thread

[Anonymous No.791563]

>>791544
whats it about? Commies?

[Anonymous No.791567]

Fire. Fire everywhere.

[Anonymous No.791568]

>>791563
Probably how Liberals are all Chaos Daemons and will destroy America

[Anonymous No.791595]

from wikipedia

The Overton Window is a novel by political commentator and FOX News host Glenn Beck. It is based on the Overton window concept in political theory, in which at any given moment there is a range of policies related to any particular issue that are considered politically acceptable ("in the window"), and other policies that politicians seeking to gain or hold public office do not feel they can recommend without being considered too far outside the mainstream ("outside the window"). Moving the window would make previously radical ideas seem reasonable. The plot revolves around a man named Noah Gardner, a public relations executive who has no interest in political problems. His mind is changed when he meets a woman who is "consumed by the knowledge that the America we know is about to be lost forever," an idea which Gardner dismisses as a conspiracy theory. But America soon comes under attack, and Gardner's mind is changed, and he works to expose the conspirators behind the attack.

[Anonymous No.791599]

also from wikipedia (reception)

The Washington Post review stated "thrillers often are marred by laughable prose, but few have stumbled along with language as silly as this one." The review concluded that the "success of Glenn Beck's novel, "The Overton Window," will be measured not by its literary value (none), or its contribution to the thriller genre (small), or the money it rakes in (considerable), but rather by the rebelliousness it incites among anti-government extremists. If the book is found tucked into the ammo boxes of self-proclaimed patriots and recited at "tea party" assemblies, then Beck will have achieved his goal

[Anonymous No.791608]

To put it concisely.
No.

[Anonymous No.791609]

Atlas Shrugged of our generation.

[Anonymous No.791611]

>>791599

[Anonymous No.791617]

>>791609
No. Atlas Shrugged was picked up by the mainstream and derided by academics.

This will be picked up by the right wing fringe, derided by the mainstream and completely ignorred by academia.

[Anonymous No.791621]

>>791617

Right wing fringe is the mainstream in America.

[Anonymous No.791630]

I actually want to. But how sure can we be this wasn't ghostwritten?

[Anonymous No.791641]

>>791630
100%
Dude's a moron. No way he'd think to pay someone else to be paranoid for him.

[­ No.791695]

tHiS wIlL bE tHe NeXt GrEaT American NoVeL mArK mY wOrDs ~~~<3

[Anonymous No.791720]

>>791641
>glenn beck
>moron

Seriously, pick one. The guy is pulling in insane amounts of money for talking shit that he probably doesn't even believe himself for one hour a day on tv and howeverlong on the radio. If he says "jump", a not-inconsiderable percentage of Americans will ask "how high?" He can write an utter shit book like this and it's a guaranteed bestseller just on preorders.

Yeah the shit he says doesn't make sense, but you don't get into a position like that by being a moron.

[Anonymous No.791725]

>>791720

You don't get away with rape and murder by being a moron either.

[Arcueid Brunestud !ARCIkc4cG6 No.791730]

>>791720

>a not-inconsiderable percentage of Americans will ask "how high?

A not-inconsiderable percentage of Americans also think books are for 'fags', and 'nerd virgins'.

Do we really want to utilize Argumentum Ad Populum here?

[Anonymous No.791742]

>>791720
Bill O'Reilly is popular. Does that mean he's smart?

[Anonymous No.791749]

ITT: people who think FOX provides news and not entertainment AKA morons.

[Arcueid Brunestud !ARCIkc4cG6 No.791750]

>>791749

I give it ten seconds before someone starts ranting about liberal hippy college kids.

[Anonymous No.791761]

>>791750
>implying that liberal hippy college kids aren't ruining the Amurrika I grew up in

[Anonymous No.791763]

>>791730
> Do we really want to utilize Argumentum Ad Populum here?

I think you are misunderstanding his argument. Glenn Beck is smart because he can make a shit ton of money by saying stupid shit, as evidenced by all the people who will buy his book. This argument has nothing to do with his opinions.

[Anonymous No.791772]

>>791763
So, having money = smart. Huh. Your logic is flawless.

[Anonymous No.791780]

>>791772

Considering it's a minority that have their pockets lined, then yeah I'd say there's a connection.

[Anonymous No.791781]

>>791772
>implying that that was the argument

[Anonymous No.791784]

>>791772
it's not my argument. I'm just pointing out that there is no Argumentum Ad Populum going on here.

[Anonymous No.791786]

>>791781
>implying it wasn't

[Anonymous No.791791]

>>791772

[Anonymous No.791797]

[HOWL !!aSmliUCu12g No.794241]

right wing blather

[Anonymous No.794246]

>>794241
Don't necro, faggot.

[Anonymous No.794252]

[Anonymous No.794256]

>>791540

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[Anonymous No.794274]

>>791595
Sounds awful.

[HOWL !!aSmliUCu12g No.794281]

>>794246
come at me bro

[Anonymous No.794290]

>>791595
>But America soon comes under attack
BY COMMIES??

[Anonymous No.794295]

>>791797
Beck uses an ipad, not a Sony reader.

[Anonymous No.794769]

>Suit yourself, lady. I'm telling you right now, you made the rules, but you're playing with fire here. I've got some rules, too, and rule number one is, don't tease the panther.

[Anonymous No.794780]

Well, I know what I'm buying for birthday and holiday gifts this year.

Thanks op.