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Are there any fiction books that explore masculinity similar to Fight Club?

Searching for books on masculinity brings up shit. Pic related.

>> No.9050057

72% chance you're depressed or lonely. Going the anime-nazi route will only further degrade your ability to introspect and you'll become more of a joke because of it. Just start to fucking lift and don't eat like a pig all the time. All the other mystical Jungian bullshit will come naturally.

>> No.9050060

>>9050057
>Going the anime-nazi route will only further degrade your ability to introspect
You're wrong and I speak from experience.
The farther one falls away from themselves, the better they will see themselves when they turn aound again.

>> No.9050069

>>9050057
There's nothing wrong with OP also seeking out some masculine role models and philosophy, or even just anything related to masculinity in general.

Modern media rejects the masculine image completely. If one wants to immerse themselves in anything traditionally masculine these days theyre going to have to search for it. I dont see anything wrong with that desu.

>> No.9050100

>>9050069
>Modern media rejects the masculine image completely. If one wants to immerse themselves in anything traditionally masculine these days theyre going to have to search for it.
Right but the most immediately accessible and by a vast margin the most popular contemporary media on being a man is all bizarre fucking PUA shit with some racial grievances thrown in.

>> No.9050330

>>9049846
>Fight Club?
BEE. you're looking for a faggot view on masculinity, especially a repressed one

Masculinity means different things at different times:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUwhSN1MsyI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfpHZFYTJMI

Seriously though, Fight Club as an exploration of sexuality is similar to American Psycho for the same reasons. You might want to examine yourself before you make unfortunate youtube videos like Palahniuk.

>> No.9050602

>>9049846


do have in mind that fight club is a critique on masculinity

>> No.9050606

Masculinity is pretty much dead. Most men today are more feminine than women.

>> No.9050625

>>9050606
leave your basement if you think this is remotely true

>> No.9050638

>>9050625
Well it is remotely true, but not completely true.

Men are extremely metrosexual these days.

>> No.9050650
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9050650

>>9050606
Leave the house

>> No.9050761

>>9050069
>Modern media rejects the masculine image completely.
what is sports?

>> No.9050771

>>9050069
What are action films?

>> No.9050790

>>9050761
Sports are literally gay. As in dick-suck-gay gay.

>> No.9051148

>>9050057
Last year I'd say that 72% wasn't far off but that was before I started reading. This time definitely not. I just read Swastika Night and Fight Club and wanted similar stuff exploring masculinity good or bad. The reason that I didn't ask for critique is because faggots will say it's bullshit due to the fact a lot of it is feminist and the reason I mentioned the pic so that I could show that I'm not an anime-nazi alpha male wannabe looking for a "self-help" book. I just want to explore masculinity good and bad.

>> No.9051161

>>9050771
What is TV series Justified?

>> No.9051175

>>9050761
>>9050771
Both revolve around physical action not why men feel the need for that action.

>> No.9051181

>>9050069

>There's nothing wrong with OP also seeking out some masculine role models and philosophy, or even just anything related to masculinity in general.

Would you care to present whatever contrived definition of masculinity you use for this to make any fucking sense whatsoever?

>> No.9051319

>>9049846

Models: Attracting women through honesty

>> No.9051382

>>9051175
So?

>> No.9051507

Weininger - Sex and Character
Evola - Eros and the Metaphysics of Love

And don't forget good ol' Pluto.

>> No.9052235

>>9050790
noice projection m8

>> No.9053575

>>9049846
read montaigne instead

>> No.9053584

>>9049846
Just stop fooling yourself and get started on dat HRT already.

>> No.9054145

>>9051382
So, they offer a caricature of masculinity, in lieu of the character of masculinity

>> No.9054207

>>9050790
>Sports are literally gay

Have you ever played sports? Sports are great for camaraderie and physical fitness - two important aspects of masculinity. They're also fun to watch on the telly with your mates while you bingedrink and banter each other.

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>>9050069
>role models
The most insidious form of cryptocuckery. Reminds me of the display on my campus where a student claims her classes are harder because none of her TAs look like her.