To discuss your weekly readings of books, textbooks and papers.
I didn't read Atomised this week and instead started Confessions of a Mask, which is basically Mishima's autobiography as a closeted teenager during the Shōwa Era Japan, plus weird sadomasochistic tendencies like getting an erection and masturbating to St. Sebastian's painting. I'll finish Houellebecq's “magnus opus” eventually.
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I read "Holocaust Industry" by Norman Finkelstein and now im reading "The Gambler" by Dostoevsky. Just like when I watched Gone with the Wind I self-inserted as Rhett because he got constantly used by Scarlett now im self-inserting as Alexei the gambler who gets manipulated by Polina constantly... Why are books so blackpilling
With that being said its a great book, im also writing essays about each book I read in order to make me think about the book.
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Muhhhh Ashley!
Scarlett simped so hard for a
married man. At least Rhett realized she was full of shit, but it wouldn't surprise me if they went back together into their toxic marriage.
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Scarlett is just a piece of shit average woman, falls in love with Ashley then marries a random guy who loved her (me) just to make him jealous, doesnt work that guy dies and she doesnt give a frick at all. Then marries a second guy (also me) because of his money and screws her sister over. And thirdly marries Rhett but still can't get over Ashley. Seriously pisses me off
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I unironically love Scarlett as a character
. Not because she's a likable person, but because she's flawed, she's a great example of an actual strong female character.
Compare it with modern hollywood girlbosses who are always righteous Mary Sue's or at least the writers wanted them to he seem as righteous despite bitchiness. Scarlett O'Hara is different, we know she's a b-word and not a good person right from the beginning, but she's not a hopeless damsel in distress either. She's resourceful, adaptable, cunning and manipulative. Going by 19th century societal norms Scarlett played her game with perfection, her downfall was being madly obsessed with Ashley.
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Yeah true, have you read The Gambler?
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No, but I think
@TR did
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I haven't, only read his major works plus notes from the underground and the eternal husband
The Eternal husband is pretty funny, it has the OG "alpha" and "beta"
male characters in the story.
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