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Thoughts on the books people decided to put on this shelf?

>> No.12390469

Why would someone hate Confederacy of Dunces

>> No.12390471

They are correct on all counts.

>> No.12390479

>>12390463
seems about fine to me.

>> No.12390484

>>12390463
>no mein kampf
COMMIES BTFO

>> No.12390487

Can we get some new content please

>> No.12390498

>>12390484
Confederacy of Dunces is on there though which pokes fun at communists

>> No.12390506

>>12390463
>Gabler Ulysses
based and kiddpilled

>> No.12390507

>>12390498
what was i expecting from bookstorecucks anyway

>> No.12390530

>Infinite Jest
I can understand, it really only appeals to a certain type of people
>A Confederacy of Dunces
why???
>Light in August
why???
>Fountainhead
Nobody likes Ayn Rand
>Great Expectations
Really? is it because its written by an old white guy?
>Great Gatsby
Its a meh book
>Emma
This one confuses me the most.
>Ulysses
Understandable, its a tough read and goes over most people's heads

>> No.12390536

Mostly books people are likely to be talked into reading by others rather than naturally coming into them through their own reading habits. Makes sense

>> No.12390553

>>12390463
the variation of books on there doesn't really imply a consistent hatred

>> No.12390571

>>12390463
How could anyone hate Confederacy of Dunces?

>> No.12390572

Who hates Gatsby?
It doesn't really do enough to earn hatred. At most you can say it's boring but what else?

>> No.12390576

>>12390572
Teenagers are often forced to read it in school, that is usually the source of their hate

>> No.12390606

>>12390463

I would hate to work or shop at that store, what the fuck kind of people work there

>> No.12390637

The Lovely Bones is the most puzzling. I can understand /lit/ hating this book if it were more popular, but for normies who run a book store this seems like a weird choice. I don't particuarly like it but something like 'Eat Pray Love' is far worse in this type of genre. Maybe they just don't like how pessimistic it is.

>> No.12390671

Of all of Austen's works, imagine picking Emma to hate on.

>> No.12390725

>>12390463
>inferno
Agreed. It's his worst book, actually I'm getting tired of him. I really enjoyed his first four books, the rest are the same shit with the same smell.

>> No.12390730

>No Quran
Shit.

I liked IJ, way more than Ulysses.

>> No.12390744

>>12390571
I can see someone reading it and thinking it's just some dumb comedy book on surface level

>> No.12390749

That edition of Ulysses took a lot of liberties in its editing choices. I would only put it up there for that reason, but I wouldn't want to mislead customers into thinking that Ulysses is a trash book.
I really want to meet the person who didn't like Confederacy of Dunces. I have so many questions.

>> No.12390759

Emma is Austen's best book though

>> No.12390760

why do people hate this sophia kinsella author

>> No.12390793

>>12390606
/lit/ trolls

>> No.12391454

>>12390469
why would anyone like it? that book's awful

>> No.12391468

>>12390469
>>12390530
>>12390571
>>12390749
I unironically hated Confederacy of Dunces. What do you all like about it so much?

>> No.12391485

>>12390463
>I was forced to read this in highschool when I wanted to read harry potter!- the list

>> No.12391495
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>> No.12391508

>>12390463
Good for them on hating the Gabler edition.

>> No.12391519

>>12390463
The only one of these that legitimately upsets me is The Bridges of Madison County

>> No.12391522

>>12391495
I remember this thread. The good old days...

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>>12390530
>nobody likes Ayn Rand
More of us everyday skipper. We'ree playing the long game.

>> No.12392430

>>12390463
>The Triflers by Mumkey Jones
nice

>> No.12392433

>>12390530
>Really? is it because its written by an old white guy?
lol, maybe they just didn't like it. Stop trying to be a victim and just understand that people might just have a different taste to you.

>> No.12392434

We had this thread months ago and it wejt better than it will ever go now

>> No.12392447

>>12390725
go back

>> No.12392455

>>12392424
>people with bad taste are playing the long game
wut?

>> No.12392462

>>12390606
>work or shop at that store
pretty sure that's library bud

>> No.12392470

>>12391522
that thread was like barely even two months ago