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8980433 No.8980433 [Reply] [Original]

If you were writing a shitty, deplorable human being for a character that also read books, what would be their favorite book?

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>> No.8980453

Atlas Shrugged

>> No.8980454

>>8980433
Are you saying Infinite Jest is for sociopaths, or are you just saying the book is shitty?

>> No.8980456

>>8980453
That's easy

Come on try harder

>> No.8980461

>>8980454
Probably just saying really shitty people are fans of the book, which I've noticed as well.

>> No.8980463

>>8980433
He would read everything. From the so-called "Holy" Bible to the sunday Funnies, but the only thing he would always keep on him, was the Holy Qur'An

>> No.8980868

>>8980433
Hmmm... I'm a piece of shit human being and Infinite Jest is one of my favorite books.

Really makes me think...

>> No.8980883

>>8980433
What was DFW's favourite book?

>> No.8980895

>>8980883
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis.

>Source: http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/david-foster-wallaces-surprising-list-of-his-10-favorite-books.html

>> No.8980898

>>8980895
There's your answer, OP.