/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.9449705]

Did you like My Twisted World?

Is it an unironically good read?

[Anonymous No.9449712]

>>9449705

It's not great literature, but it represents such a real attitude of modern young men that's such a big problem it's essential to read.

[Anonymous No.9449714]

>>9449705
The part where he listens to his sister have sex was kind of funny but he's also a GoT loving pleb so I wouldn't recommend it.

[Anonymous No.9449716]

>unpublished
Garbage

[Anonymous No.9449742]

>>9449712
>a real attitude of modern young men
Nah, it's more like a parody of modern young men. Read it as a satire and it is decent read. It's also hilarious as all hell until you realize that the dude actually killed people.

[Anonymous No.9449748]

>>9449742
>Nah, it's more like a parody of modern young men

You're part of the problem if you don't take these things seriously.

[Anonymous No.9449757]

>>9449716
>Hey I'm going to kill people, can you publish my manifesto?
memes go 2 far

[Anonymous No.9449762]

If he didn't do what he did I wouldn't have made it ten pages in. He's boring. He repeats himself endlessly! It really highlights the use of a good editor.

But I read the whole thing. Mostly out of morbid curiosity.

[Anonymous No.9449765]

>>9449705
Can you read this without being put on a list?

[Anonymous No.9449767]

Turns out someone who refuses to address issues with their life also doesn't address issues with their writing

[Anonymous No.9449769]

>>9449765
I hate to break it to ya, but everyone here is on a list.

[Anonymous No.9449775]

>>9449769
yeah, a list of biggest losers lmao

[Anonymous No.9449777]

All the excepts I've read of it seem incredibly funny to me. It's like the funny bits of American Psycho, but even more outrageous because it's all sincere.

Is the whole manifesto like the funny parts, or does it get tedious at points?

[Anonymous No.9449782]

>>9449769
I guess that's why I cant buy an airline ticket anymore.

[Anonymous No.9449789]

>>9449748
People like you is why any a lot of literature isn't taken seriously.

End your life like your idol elliot BUT without hurting anyone else you fucking scum

[Anonymous No.9449794]

>>9449775
This is probably the stupidest post to make me actually laugh out loud in a while

[Anonymous No.9449803]

>>9449775
Topkek
Aaah the memes make me forget for a sad moment

[Anonymous No.9449840]

>>9449757
>no posthumous recognition
Double garbage

[Anonymous No.9450263]

>>9449705
The first part is boring, a lot of dry historic accounts. But then it gets better. Kinda like the Bible.

[Anonymous No.9450295]

>>9449705
It's really repetitive but fucking hilarious at some points until you realise he actually killed people. Watch some of his youtube vids- it's basically the same shit in book form.

[Anonymous No.9450342]

>>9449705
Molymeme's nearly 3 hour breakdown of the entire manifesto is a good watch if you're interested in the entire thing but can't bring yourself to trudge through the boring bits.

[Anonymous No.9450446]

>>9449767
good post

[Anonymous No.9450510]

>>9449789
Not him but you don't have to sympathise with Eliott to think that his attitude towards women and sex and all that is a problem among some young men today.

[Anonymous No.9450521]

>>9449705
It's transcendent

[Anonymous No.9450529]

>>9449789
You are genuinely autistic. I'm sorry.

[Anonymous No.9450543]

It is anything but a good read. Elliot was a retard who couldn't lower his standards and wasted money on stupid fucking clothes.


>I am Elliot Rodger… Magnificent, glorious, supreme, eminent… Divine! I am the closest thing there is
to a living god. Humanity is a disgusting, depraved, and evil species. It is my purpose to punish them all. I
will purify the world of everything that is wrong with it. On the Day of Retribution, I will truly be a
powerful god, punishing everyone I deem to be impure and depraved.

It is unbearable to read and consists of constant repition
>WAHH WOMEN ARE EVIL I'M SO GREAT WHY DON'T I HAVE A GF?
>WHY CAN'T 10/10 WOMEN COME UP AND TALK TO ME, A 5/10 SHORT ASIAN GUY

[Anonymous No.9450565]

>>9450543
He was a closet fag who hated himself for it. Could have been drowning in puss if he wanted to.

>>9449712
Problem is on both ends. Men refuse to improve and women refuse to settle.

[Anonymous No.9450672]

>>9450543
>hurr it's bad because it's the autobiography of a megalomaniac
Nigger, do you know how many novelists try to arrive to what Rodger sincerely achieved?

>>9449705
It's really good. It would be considered the novel of the century if it was fiction.

[Anonymous No.9450686]

>>9449705
I loved it. Like a weird cross between Adrian Mole and American Psycho

[Anonymous No.9450690]

>>9450521
Magnificient.

[Anonymous No.9450860]

we should release a /lit/- edited edition

[Anonymous No.9450953]

>>9449705
It conveys the inner workings of another human being and thus, as ugly and poorly written as it may be, has literary value.

[Anonymous No.9450959]

>>9450565
There is only one (((problem)))

[Anonymous No.9450975]

>>9450959
Yes ---> (You)

[Anonymous No.9451018]

>>9450565
>He was a closet fag who hated himself for it. Could have been drowning in puss if he wanted to.

ppl say the same thing about me, and it's not really true

when chicks give me their numbers i put them in my phone but then never text them or call them, so i probably look queer as fuck, i don't know, fucking chicks is just such a chore

[Anonymous No.9451022]

>>9450342
>3 hour breakdown

Man, it's faster to read the entire book (only 140 pages), so what's the point?

[Anonymous No.9451111]

>>9451022
It's only a bit short of 2 hours, personally I don't read that fast so having the key bits read in a couple of hours is pretty helpful.

[Anonymous No.9451119]

I wish they released an audio book of this.

[Anonymous No.9451136]

>>9450510
>Eliott to think that his attitude towards women and sex and all that is a problem among some young men today.

defiitely. Way too many young men romanticize women. They really aren't wroth the effort.

[Anonymous No.9451198]

I liked reading it because I've never read anything on such a level outside of the shitposts on this site. Are there any books where the character sees themselves as a god and tries to punish others?

[Anonymous No.9451204]

>>9451198
Go play Hatred.

[Anonymous No.9451211]

>>9451198
:^)

[Anonymous No.9451217]

>>9449705
if you want to read the scribblings of some autist who blames everyone else for his inability to get laid, go ahead. it's garbage, though.

[Anonymous No.9451233]

>>9451211
Jokes and overhyping aside it's a pretty okay manga.

[Anonymous No.9451266]

>>9451204
it's banned in my country
>>9451211
i dont like chinese comics

[Anonymous No.9451276]

>>9451119
There is on youtube

[Anonymous No.9451298]

I think it is the "book of our generation" or zeitgeist novel or whatever it is people are waiting for. It was really great.

[Anonymous No.9451310]

>>9451266
>it's banned in my country
What does that mean?

Will you rot in jail for playing it? Or it just can't be sold there?

If it's the latter, pirate it. If it's the former, topple the government.

[Anonymous No.9451333]

>>9449705
BORING
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[Anonymous No.9451334]

>>9449705
Literally read it yesterday after it was mentioned in "what are you thinking" thread.
Its extemenly interesting. Its not necessarily well written but it sure is captivating.
I wanted to yell at him the whole time "THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS YOU IDIOT"
He blamed everyone else for his own problems. He hated women for "denying" him sex, but never made an attempt to talk to them, assuming they would cruelly reject him. He was an entitled little brat who thought his mom was selfish for not marrying a rich guy to make his life better. As someone else said, he expected girls to just throw themselves at him without any conversation just because hes so fabulous.
Very interesting read honestly, i loved the sincerity,
Im not sure if he was actually gay or just iffeminate. He didnt hold back in the book, even from embarassing things, so idk if he had latent gay feelings. He seems gay as fuck in the videos.
Also he wouldnt settle for anything less than 10, and contantly critized his ugly roomate for getting ugly girls.
Also he was convinced that getting rich would solve his problem even tho he drove a BMW, wore 300 dollar shirts, and dicked around in college for years despite never working, he didnt realize he was rich, compared to 90% of the world.
Narcissistic, hateful, racist, entitled, misogynistic megalomaniac.
10/10 would read again

[Anonymous No.9451371]

I always read it at the time of the year, my favourite character is James Ellis, I wonder how he is doing now, if he managed to get a girlfriend and lose his virginity. In a way, he was the anti-Elliot, a virgin who kept his sanity and tried to save his friend until it was too late.

Also, if you read closely, you can actually pin point the exact moment Elliot went insane.

[Anonymous No.9451384]

>>9449777
It gets a bit slow at parts because he literally includes every thing he can rememeber and and its not all 100% relevant, especially the beginning. But its not so long that the tedium ruins it. Its a quick read either way.

[Anonymous No.9451398]

>>9451371
>>9451371
Him and addison were interesting. James, like you said, managed to stay sane and not blame the women.
Addison (apparently) was the only person to see him for what he was.
I found it strange that he kept hanging with addison even after he became and "enemy" and said nobody would ever fuck him.
i think elliot admired addison. Not only could addison see elliot for what he was, but he had also been a virgin that could "escape" that fate and become popular. Elliot wanted to achieve what addison had

[Anonymous No.9451402]

>he read like 5 books and decided he was better than literally everyone else
Jesus, what a tard

[Anonymous No.9451568]

Virgins of lit, do you ever feel like you are unfairly treated? Like elliot? Obviously not driven to murder but do you sympathize even a little, and blame others? Or do you blame yourself for your continual virginity?

[Anonymous No.9451581]

>>9451334
what fascinates me is the lack of advises from the father. I think to be a father means to be an irrevocable beta who can only turn the sons into betas

[Anonymous No.9451593]

>>9450510
>you don't have to sympathise with Eliott to think that his attitude towards women and sex and all that is a problem among some young men today.

but Elliot was right about everything

[Anonymous No.9451595]

>>9451568
Originally blamed myself. Later, blamed them. Then, blamed myself again somehow, but more like "I choose not to even try".

By which I mean, at some point, I stopped giving a fuck. 3DPD. Trying to fuck bitches is a chore. My hand is good enough.

[Anonymous No.9451599]

>>9451568
Well virginity isvery well since I do not value girls. I also utterly understand all those men who crave being noticed by girls while claiming that ''it is the girls who crave attention, not men'' whereas it is exactly the opposite. Men are meant to impress and parade, which leads to resentment and doubt once they are rejected. I am super glad to avoid naturally all this shit. It is also stupid to change this, since men do not even listen and women do not want to change it.

[Anonymous No.9451645]

>>9451581
Yea there wasnt a lot I sympathized with while reading but I did agree that the dad wasnt an active enough father. He let the step mom have too much authority in his own sons life (assuming we can trust elliots account of the events). The father seemed weak.
I also sympathized with escaping real life problems via videogame addiction, been there done that. WoW specifically too

[Anonymous No.9451667]

>>9451568
i'm not a virgin but i definitely don't get laid as much as i "should", so i sympathize with rodgers because if you look good but don't have a chad personality to go with it everyone thinks you are either a fag or some kind of asshole, etc. which just makes you more anti-social, hard to get out of it...

on the other hand, the brilliant part of My Twisted World is that he never once talks to a girl, did he ever try to get with a girl and get rejected? the closest i remember was he smiled at some girls like a creep out of his bmw and got mad when they didn't ... idk blow him instantly? but i also related with the time he dropped a class because it was filled with chads and staceys flirting up the place, idk, it's a relevant book and worth reading

[Anonymous No.9451708]

>>9451568
I blame myself and my parents.

[Anonymous No.9451718]

>>9451568
>>9451595
>>9451599
Non-virgin of /lit/ just swooping in to say that sex is not nearly as great as most virgins expect it to be. Your first time will be awkward and it might take years before you're any good at it, not to mention every girl has her own quirks, so random sex ends up being awful 90% of the time. Even when you do put in the effort to have a good sex life with someone, it is still sweaty and tiring, and in my experience not nearly as fulfilling as reading a good novel or writing something of your own. I'm not celibate, and if I had a girlfriend right now that might be nice, but in the long run, a good sex life means choosing a bunch of fun hours (having sex every day) over self-advancement through reading and writing books. Don't be too saddo about being a virgin. Biggest spook of all.

[Anonymous No.9451723]

>>9451708
>>>/fit/
come back in 2 years and tell us your stories of all the girls you met
>>9451718
Can this please not be turned into a >>>/r9k/ thread?

[Anonymous No.9451740]

>>9451723
>Can this please not be turned into a >>>/r9k/ thread?

>thread is about Elliot Rodger
>please don't be /r9k/ thred

anon, u r kray kray

[Anonymous No.9451741]

>>9451718
false dichotomies. also, did it ever strike you that you might just be bad at sex and/or not capable of enjoying it for independent reasons.

I do subscribe to the spirit of your argument though. Don't think about sex too much lads, pursue things that interest you and be sure to share them with the ladies (or men).

[Anonymous No.9451742]

>>9451723
>Can this please not be turned into a >>>/r9k/ thread?
But he's right.
For what it's worth, it's not society's fault that men are virgins in their 20s or 30s, but it's absolutely society's fault that those men feel bad about themselves as virgins and not people incapable of entering and maintaining relationships.

[Anonymous No.9451745]

It's an absurd satire. It almost feels like Dr. Strangelove.

Then you realize it's actually real and how this guy was really thinking.

Makes me think that people on /r9k/ might not be ironical.

[Anonymous No.9451761]

>>9451667
I noticed that too.
He had a few oppurtunities to talk to girls, like at the court, but never tried cuz of fear of rejection.
He literally thought that girls were supposed to come up to him, out of nowhere, and say "want to be my boyfriend?".
My friend is a solid 10 chad and even he doesnt get girls staring at him and running up to him everywhere he goes. You gotta make a move (when he does make a move it works, but still)
Also i think that even if elliot somehow got a girlfriend, he wouldve murdered her due to some percieved slight such as perhaps glancing at another guy or sitting next to a male in a class.
He claimed having a GF wouldve saved him but it wouldve just given him a focus for his jealous and rage

[Anonymous No.9451770]

>>9451742
>it's absolutely society's fault that those men feel bad about themselves

[Anonymous No.9451776]

>>9451770
What's wrong with what I said?

[Anonymous No.9451779]

>>9451718
>HURRRR ITS NOT DAT GOOD
>Has done it multiple times, if not regularly
Fuck off. I declare this to be 2017's just b urself.
>>9451568
I blame myself, plus the shit hands I have been dealt and lack of opportunities.

[Anonymous No.9451791]

>>9451761
Funny thing: I >>9451595 live in latin america, and in some spic countries, there's this custom called "cambiar un 21" or to "exchange a 21", which is pretty common from middle school on. Basically, if you have particular things considered 21s (bus tickets ending with 21, or tin can tabs with the little circle and thing in the middle intact and shit like that - don't ask me why they're called 21s), you can ask the opposite sex to "exchange a 21" for a kiss on the lips. Though of course, you can refuse. It's just kind of a way to feel empowered in order to approach the opposite sex, I guess. And yes, the preconception of hispanic girls being huge whores rings true.

Anyway, girls did ask me to exchange a 21 a number of times. Like, maybe 5 or so. Including an elementary schooler when I was in college and did a conference in a school. My standards were always too high though (and I couldn't accept the elementary schooler's proposition), so I always refused. And I'm now a kissless virgin wizard.

If Elliot was in my shoes, he'd have most likely reacted the same way as I. The girls who approached me were always too fat, or not cute enough, and not one was a blonde so Elliot wouldn't have been interested either.

[Anonymous No.9451794]

>>9451776
Society is not responsible for someone being an autist with idée fixe.

[Anonymous No.9451803]

>>9451761
>He claimed having a GF wouldve saved him but it wouldve just given him a focus for his jealous and rage

it's like people who think if they where a girl life would be easy and everything would be handed to them so they get their balls cut off and transition to being a chick, only to discover women are even meaner to each other than they are to betas, and now it's harder to have a good career and do basically anything, so they kill themselves, sorry if you think you're life would be better as a girl you need to counseling to fix your sexism, not a sex change operation

[Anonymous No.9451804]

>>9451794
>society at large mocks male virgins
>even female virgins in some strata
>hurr society is not at fault that those men feel bad about themselves
Granted, it's clearly instinctive to the most animalistic level, but think before posting.

[Anonymous No.9451805]

>>9451794
What does society offer to bitter autistic manlets?

[Anonymous No.9451811]

No it is written in an autistic prose and is thus impossible to connect to and totally insufferable.

Read Adam Lanza's writing.

Dylan Roof also led a pretty lit worthy life of drifting isolation, but not because he was utterly autistic and annoying to whomever he talked to.

Agents recovered hundreds of photos from Roof's cameras. Some were of him posing with the Confederate flag, others were at historic sites across South Carolina. They appeared to be taken with a tripod and a timer, and he is the only person in almost all of them. There are even a few of Roof with a cat in his bedroom.

Roof drifted around staying either with his mom or Dad or sleeping in his car. He was addicted to drugs and planned to kill himself when the police showed up at the church but after he finished the shooting, the cops hadn't shown up yet so he left and was apprehended two days later.

His life story sort of reads like a good novel about a loner who plans to commit a mass murder.

[Anonymous No.9451812]

How can non-virgins ever be down? You did it- You were special/ valuable enough to get someone to have sex with you. Just remind yourself of this and the act itself any time you are feeling sad. Nobody can ever take that fact away from you. You should all be as enlightened as the Buddha. No excuses faggots.

[Anonymous No.9451813]

>>9451779
>>HURRRR ITS NOT DAT GOOD
>>Has done it multiple times, if not regularly
>Fuck off. I declare this to be 2017's just b urself.

dude, sex takes a huge investment of time, even the most chadly dudes waste hours and hourse texting back and forth with girls, cruising instagram, hanging around in bars and clubs, you just see them with some hot chick on saturday night and think "damn it's not fair" but then you have to consider all the time those dudes invest into getting laid, if you put the hours in, you will get laid, the problem is most people are kind of lazy with regard to this and are content to just wack it, myself included, it's really rare that a chick text me and im happy about it, usually it's like "oh fuck, how long do i have to go on with this until i can go back to what i was doing" where as chadly bros who get mad puss are like "omg a girl texted me? let me drop everything and fucking have a textstorm for 4 hours"

[Anonymous No.9451818]

>>9450342
>reading 140~ pages is to boring
>watching 3 hours of molymeme isn't worse