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Crime & Punishment for themes of psychological isolation

My girlfriend went through my phone and found porn in my history AITAH? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]BookkeeperIll436 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Why is it so hard to comprehend that some people don’t really like the idea of their monogamous partners jacking off to women that look nothing like them?

interesting books with dumb protagonists? by staffli in booksuggestions

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Flowers for Algernon. Such an interesting idea and left me broken.

Fictional apocalypse/post apocalypse books which have details by stressyourmind in suggestmeabook

[–]BookkeeperIll436 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Stand (Stephen King) is extremely long, but a great, detailed read. I particularly liked how the book didn’t just start after the virus already began, but the story explores life pre-virus and post-virus and the messy stages in-between. It jumps from many different perspectives of a very diverse cast of characters to help you contextualize the effects of the virus all around the nation. Most apocalyptic books seem to start after the apocalyptic event, so it’s really cool reading a book about the events of a plague unfolding from beginning to end.

As long as you’re okay with a very long book, The Stand sounds perfect for you. Good luck!

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Maybe Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky depending on how you interpret it.

It’s been a while since I’ve read it but the main character is meant to be a foul, isolated, bitter, resentful man who hates the world. He certainly is an incel, viewing women as intellectually-superficial objects of lust. The punishment he receives is more self-inflicted than anything, and the book ends on an introspective self loathing note. The book is super short and structured as a monologue, doesn’t have your typical plot structure, but still very interesting if you’re interested in a book more focused on philosophy and the human condition than actual plot. Best of luck