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What books should I read in public?

>> No.13334626
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13334626

The NIGGER of Narcissus

>> No.13334834

>>13334615
if i ever met that guy i'd say, "why the long face"

>> No.13334839

>>13334615
A dictionary

>> No.13334906

>>13334615
books written in fragments like Book of Disquiet or Nietzsche

>> No.13334922

The bell curve

>> No.13334929

>>13334834
no you wouldn't

>> No.13334936

oh man something totally wacky it'll be hilarious

>> No.13334942

>>13334615
I would use tape to mask the book cover when I found out readibg The Young Hitler I knew and praising it was "Not cool, man..." .

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13335378

>books

>> No.13335388

>>13334615
>listening to music while reading
Do americans REALLY do this?

>> No.13335394

>>13334615
i bought Rampagin Fuckers from the Crazy Shitting Planet just to turn some heads on the plane
>turns it's actually really good

>> No.13335398

>>13335378
jesus

>> No.13335430

Lolita, it'll show the world that you've ascended

>> No.13335441

>>13335388
I keep my earbuds in my ears when I read in public without any actual music on. They block out the sharper noises.

>> No.13335452

>>13335378
Infinite jest one hand, annotations in the other

>> No.13335682

>>13334615
Probably Mein Kampf.

>> No.13335806

Literally pick any book from your high school junior or senior year required reading list and naive sub 100 IQ "I'm smart too." blonde bitches will immediately start a conversation with you on the premise that it is a good book and that they know allabout it.

>> No.13335874

>>13335378
One book for each eye.

>> No.13335984

>>13335394
I just put that on my booklist yesterday

>> No.13335997 [DELETED] 

>>13334615
>implying women even appreciate the subtlety of pic related

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>>13334615

>> No.13336408

>>13335388
Yes, I listen to classical or jazz, really anything instrumental when reading.

>> No.13336473

>>13335806
This except for Catcher in the rye. Roasties hate that one

>> No.13336488

>>13336473
>>13335806
this is true. on nyc subway a hipster looking dude was reading catcher. one chick started talking to him about it, and then another joined the conversation. desu he looked a bit annoyed they were bothering him, it was p funny
but 1984, brave new world, catcher, high school books, most people with a bachelors can relate to and if youre cute might try to us to talk about

>>13334615
whats the most based thing youve seen someone reading?
yesterday a qt was standing reading a beat up copy of Anna K

then there was the time a nerd across from me had a phenomenology of spirit phone case. wish i took a picture

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>>13334615
The kind that elicits maximum stares.

>> No.13336501

>>13336324
Kek

>> No.13337713

>>13336324
I like the hatred on the eye of that blond girl

>> No.13337739
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>>13336324
Fake and gay

>> No.13337761

>>13334615
>real suggestion
Anything relatively simple and entertaining. You need something that won't be tarnished by distraction or the sudden need to stop.
>/lit/ response
obscure and difficult books you've already read so you can wallow in your delusions of superiority.

>> No.13338475

>>13337739
hey! stop pretending to be me

>> No.13338494

>>13335378
WHAT in the literal fuck is this nigger doing?

>> No.13338747

>>13338494
You don't read two books simultaneously? Do you even want to learn and flex on suckaz? Also it's blurry but is that purpose driven life? It's probably a small bible in his left hand

>> No.13338804

>>13338494
>>13335378
Its an ayyyylmao.
What if I'm not joking

>> No.13338815

>>13337739
It's actually real in the sense that the guy created a bunch of fake book covers with inappropriate titles and would look like he was reading them on the subway.

>> No.13339408

>>13338494
you have two eyes dont you?

>> No.13339490

>>13338494

He's reading a Christian Living book and The Bible. Looks like he's just cross-referencing the texts.