The literary counterpart to Andy Worhol.

[Anonymous No.20798483]

When people begin to understand this new style of writing the world will change; He is a legitimate genius.

[Anonymous No.20798497]

Based. Yeah F Gardner has unironicaly shaped this whole board more than anyone else. He’s sort of inspired me to try writing my own book.

[Anonymous No.20798508]

>>20798483
You really think this kind of crap is genius?

>An eternal night, was stretched out as far as
>Otto could see. The sky was pitch black, and
>seemed to last forever. Not a single star was in
>the sky. Very different from the sky back on
>Earth. In the mortal world, Otto could usually
>see at least some stars. Otto’s home was in
>Chicago. In the city. So, that meant the sky
>wasn’t always as clear as it would be,
>otherwise. In the country, the stars in the sky
>can seem boundless. They’re visible and
>plentiful. But in Chicago, it wasn’t quite as
>clear. You couldn’t see as many of them, but
>they were still there. This place however, was
>unlike Chicago. There wasn’t a single star
>which the boy could detect. The sky was empty,
>devoid of a single star. It was just pure
>darkness above him. Starless.

[Anonymous No.20798519]

>>20798508
I've often felt what he's talking about there but I've never been able to express it myself

[Anonymous No.20798533]

>>20798519
Neither has he.

[Anonymous No.20798551]

>>20798533
some people just won't understand a new concept unless they're brained over the head with it. his subtlety is flawless

[Anonymous No.20798558]

>>20798551
Writing unedited stream-of-unconsciousness shit isn't a new concept.
It's been done to death, just like his self-stroking, shill-spamming lolcow cringe.

[Anonymous No.20798567]

>>20798558
That's the thing: just like Warhol what you perceive as imperfections are carefully planned and placed to create a greater meaning weaving seamlessly into the works theme. You need to be able to analyze on a new level in order to understand it.

[Anonymous No.20798574]

>>20798567
This honestly sounds superb. Convinces me that the person who’s spamming about how much they hate F Gardner might just be one jealous guy who can’t stand that he’s so popular.

[Anonymous No.20798576]

>>20798567
So you claim his rampant spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors are deliberate?
There's a reason he never rose above sadcringe lolcow status.

[Anonymous No.20798592]

>>20798574
He's only popular in his mind.
He's a self-aggrandizing phony, and if he was a tenth of the person he pretended to be, he wouldn't be a NEET living off his parents.

[Anonymous No.20798608]

>>20798576
That’s because part of the twist is that it’s written by a child. You fucking retard. See >>20798574
You clearly haven’t read any of his books beyond a couple pages.

[Anonymous No.20798620]

>>20798608
I wrote better than that when I was 3.
And that excuse doesn't work for the rest of his "books"...here's another sample:

>Slayer narrowly dodges The Hellhound’s fiery
>assault. The beast had missed. The Hellhound inhales
>deeply. It was going to try again. Killer jumps at
>The Hellhound, but is engulfed in the fiery blaze of
>its breath. Killer yelps, rolling around on the
>ground.
>Ripping off his shirt, Otto rushes over toward Killer.
>He places his shirt on Killer, trying to put out the
>fire. “Wew…that was a close one…” Otto says.
>It seemed his idea had worked. The boy had reacted
>quickly, and used his shirt to put out the fire.
>Killer was safe.
>“That was fast thinking” The Skeleton compliments.
>“Yeah…thanks” Otto says. He felt a bit chilly now that he was
>shirtless. But that was the least of the boy’s concern. He
>couldn’t just put his shirt back on, now that it was burnt from the
>flames. Otto was just going to have to go on without a shirt.

[Anonymous No.20798628]

>>20798576
You're only dwelling superficially on the presentation: the medium, without realizing that's a part of it as well. The story is pulled from the mind of a child, brought into reality the same way as everything else in the story. The child brought the characters, the book, and you into existence.

[Anonymous No.20798655]

>>20798628
Are you claiming the rest of his books are also from the mind of a child?
Because they're written in an identically incompetent way.
No, that's really his "style"...a brainless one.

[Anonymous No.20798663]

>>20798483
Call of the crocodile is the literary equivalent to YIIK: a postmodern RPG

[Anonymous No.20798754]

So true.

[Anonymous No.20798904]

>5 posters

Gardner, turn off the vpn, turn off your pc, and turn off your phone.

[Anonymous No.20798968]

Call of the Arcade is better than Call of the Crocodile in my opinion. But overall yes Gardner’s works are unique and by far the best thing this board has ever recommended to me.

[Anonymous No.20799002]

>>20798968
Does a little bit of you die inside every time you post self-stroking shill-spams like this?
Or are you already completely dead inside?

[Anonymous No.20799039]

>>20798968
I agree. I'm new to the board so Call of the Crocodile was the first book I've read being talked about here and I'm so glad I read it. Contemporary literature has felt so restrained and boxed in, like a bunch of teachers trying to copy what they think is good writing instead of actual writers like Gardner being innovative, new, and interesting. I bought the rest of his books and already started the next one thanks so much /lit/ for recommending a great author I had never heard of before

[Anonymous No.20799066]

>>20799039
More Gardner self-stroking shill-spamming samefagging nonsense.
You'd better hope and pray /lit/ doesn't add ID-tags to posts the way /pol/ does.
Because if they do...you're history.

[Anonymous No.20799091]

>>20799066
sir this is an online book club

[Anonymous No.20799143]

>>20798483
Agreed. This board was pretty irrelevant till Call of the Crocodile came along.

[Anonymous No.20799147]

>>20798497
I feel the same way, he's such a rebel and doesn't seem scared to do something completely new and unique it's pretty inspirational ngl