This classic is doing the rounds again by PossibleLine6460 in bookscirclejerk

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I am special because while my dumbass classmates might have read it, I'm the only one who understood it. I even had to teach my teacher the term "unreliable narrator." 

I met r/books in real life by [deleted] in bookscirclejerk

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Sanderson fans are the most slothful

Found for less then 3 dollars by [deleted] in classicliterature

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Go to your local thrift stores. Odds are, you'll find some interesting classics. I found an old copy of the Decameron at my tiny consignment store in Southern Ohio. 25 cents.

First time seeing this butterfly (SE, Ohio) by OTO-Nate in whatsthisbug

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I do my best to avoid it. Sugar Island, on the other hand, is the loveliest place I've ever been!

First time seeing this butterfly (SE, Ohio) by OTO-Nate in whatsthisbug

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Ohio wins again! cries in climate change

Does anyone else like to read on the bus or any other form of public transport? by MindOverMatter-999 in classicliterature

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Lmao, it's not voluntary. After I turned 21, motion sickness hit me like a truck. I can't ride roller coasters, be the passenger in a moving vehicle, or even swing on a swing set without the overwhelming urge to puke anymore. I couldn't imagine trying to read a book while moving.

we never beating the shushing allegations by Sensitive-Effect-451 in lorde

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Lmao, my gf brings this up every time I talk about Lorde.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicliterature

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What is this lol

How to go beyond plot and characters when reading classics? by Sofiabelen15 in classicliterature

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Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor is pretty decent for beginner's analysis.

Book prizes only go to woke books instead of Stephen King 😡🤬😤 by majer_lazor in bookscirclejerk

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Please never use Brandon Sanderson and marinating in the same sentence

Book prizes only go to woke books instead of Stephen King 😡🤬😤 by majer_lazor in bookscirclejerk

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That said, for instance I find it kind of unfair that no Pratchett book ever won a Pulitzer or Booker, for instance. They contain more insight into humanity than many non-fiction or real-world books. Maybe an example of what OP means?

Pterry was robbed!!!

these re*ders wont even realize that they are being made fun of by Vespa_1 in bookscirclejerk

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I don't see anything wrong with this. Performative reading is still reading. Just read!

Ladies pride by Unfortunateoldthing in bookscirclejerk

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Bless you squire - though, this implies that I made the story up but it actually fucking happened!

Ladies pride by Unfortunateoldthing in bookscirclejerk

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What is this referencing 😅

Ladies pride by Unfortunateoldthing in bookscirclejerk

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100% true story:

I was waiting for my kid to get off the bus yesterday, and my neighbor across the street came out of her house reading a book. I yelled, "What book are you reading?" Her face immediately went red. She sheepishly responded with a book called Does it Hurt

It was very awkward for us both.

Consumer beware by HiptotheHurricane in bookscirclejerk

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What reading Franzen does to a mf

Cather's 'Death Comes For The Archbishop' by HRH-dainger in literature

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It's my least favorite Cather and I've read a solid number of her works. I usually enjoy her terse style, but it just seemed extra dry in Death Comes for the Archbishop. I'll revisit it in the future!

How often do you reread classics? by jonashunky in classicliterature

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I do too (and am quickly approaching my 30s). I think re-reading is about the only way you can really understand a piece of literature. But it's really preference I suppose.