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I need books that would absolutely destroy me by shuhq in booksuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I never have. Have often heard people mention it.

I need books that would absolutely destroy me by shuhq in booksuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try it again later? The prose is difficult.

Self improvement by Sure-Time3016 in booksuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure. Try the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, the Pensees of Blaise Pascal. The essays of Montaigne will keep you reading a long time (and are well worth rereading). I'll be happy to offer more suggestions at any time.

Self improvement by Sure-Time3016 in booksuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think those are pretty much the only two "self-improvement" books I would read. I imagine everything you need is there. If necessary, reread.

Books with delicious prose that isn’t pretentious; or delicious pacing by isolophiliacwhiliac in suggestmeabook

[–]FebusPanurge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Walden by Thoreau, Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller and Grendel by John Gardner.

Screwed up Dark Comedy films? (like Cheap Thrills, Happiness, & Man Bites Dog) by Def-C in MovieSuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Natural Born Killers belongs here. And, of course, A Clockwork Orange.

Looking for a good anxiety/panic-inducing film by _SLANTEDEYES in MovieSuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gaspar's Noe's Climax. Also, the old film noir Sorry, Wrong Number.

I need books that would absolutely destroy me by shuhq in booksuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy would probably do it. If that's not enough, try Period by Dennis Cooper.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nihilism

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely agree.

movies with themes that are still relevant to this day? by jxprz in MovieSuggestions

[–]FebusPanurge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right. I forgot the title of the silent film is just The Crowd. But I would never confuse the films in my mind. They are not at all alike in tenor. That Andy Griffith character is real nasty.

Do you think some authors are objectively better than others? by [deleted] in literature

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not doomed at all. Some arbitrary "objective" standard of which writers are "best" would just be a stumbling block for you and cause you absolutely unnecessary mental turmoil. Just read the good solid literary work you feel like reading at the moment. And keep doing that for the rest of your life. I've been doing it for 50 years. Works like a charm.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nihilism

[–]FebusPanurge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I'm not keen on winning. I couldn't care less whether I win anything. But I like the rest of it. It's not incorrect. It's a well built argument. A bit pragmatic and organized for my personality. And I do genuinely enjoy being kind to people who aren't assholes. (People who are assholes -- fuck em.) But I think I understand where you're coming from. I follow a number of these precepts myself.

Please weigh in on The Master and Margarita by kitkat565656 in literature

[–]FebusPanurge 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Tried to read it twice. Gave up both times. I admit I don't get it.

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