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>1500 pages
>all in letters
Seriously, what the fuck? Has anyone here read this? I can only imagine this being the most insufferable shit ever written.

>> No.17989718
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>>17989712
You've never heard of an epistolary novel??

>> No.17989722

Yeah epistolary novels (the genre) have mostly aged poorly. I would hate to read the 21st century equivalent of this.

>> No.17989729

>>17989712
what is he supposed to write it in? numbers?

>> No.17989734

>>17989722
you mean like those text message horror stories I use to get adds for on youtube directed at teens?

>> No.17989745

>>17989734
No, that isnt what i meant, but in all likelihood yes

>> No.17989752

>>17989722
I like epistolary novels :)

>> No.17989767
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>epistolary novels

>> No.17989796

>>17989752
Your also a dirty, subhuman nigger who likes picking the fleas off your ass after making your husband rim you so we all know exactly how valuable your SHIT opinion is.

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>>17989796
I am guessing you are not a fan of epistolary novels

>> No.17989844

>>17989826
Well love & friendship was pretty good, but only because jane austen took the piss out of the epist. novel genre norms of her time

>> No.17989857

how come this site never talks about liasons dangeruese or w/e

>> No.17990109

>>17989712
I've only read Pamela and it was pretty good until he stopped trying to rape her

>> No.17990507

>>17989712
I have always thought Richardson would be a truer final boss of literature simply because of the dated style. Nonetheless, he was immensely popular in his day and the cult of sentiment is alive and well.

>>17989722
Dracula is still a comfy read. I think there are a few others that I can't remember.

>> No.17990530

>>17990507
Lets keep it a buck - you dont remember them because they arent worth remembering and the only reason you remember dracula is because the story is popular.
"Comfy" is a shit way of describing a book tjat could only slide in the days of reductive booktube and twitter book discussion.
Slit your own throat and fuck your own mouth when the head is severed

>> No.17991200

>>17989712
Seems pretty comfy like most of the 18th century pre-89

>> No.17991211

>>17989712
The lady on the cover is super ugly why?

>> No.17991233
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>mfw greentext novels

>> No.17991293

>>17990530
Based