My point remains that the presentation is secondary to the content, which I deem to have value.
This is clearly resonating with a lot of people was my point, which you seem to see fit to reduce to HURR DURR ME AND MY FRIENDS LIKE, pretty dumb.
You sound impossibly bitter to me, increasingly so with these comments. I can't wait for his next book, maybe it'll be edited professionally, maybe it won't. I couldn't care less either way!
Nigga that's the joke. You pick it up thinking it's fiction and then by the end you come to realize it's all completely true. Maybe it hits you and makes you feel something. It's called Art. I don't know. Hi sam
The book has the ‘all characters are fictional’ disclaimer, and then the narrator declares that it is real. You are supposed to be confused about whether it is real or not, and no one knows if it is or if it isn’t. My review is from the standpoint of someone who accepts that he doesn’t know how true it is, and therefore, not disingenuous at all. I suspect you merely have an issue with the content, and are clutching at straws trying to criticise me for my endorsement. Which is okay, as long as you know that you are essentially feeding the beast that is this book. You’ve for all intents and purposes, been played like a damn fiddle.
Yeah, it's fucking awesome. If you disagree, then you're very much in the wrong part of town pardner! There's lots of other stuff out there that might appeal to you more though, so good luck finding it :)
I've never been the man described in the blog posts.
I would be willing to think about the product if there was any obvious literary value in the writing despite the content being the day to day life of someone who invites no sympathy. But there is no such value and you're embarrassing yourself by pretending there is any. You are doing a great job demonstrating that 'chud lit' is full of embarrassing, half baked garbage shat out by lazy authors happy to take advantage of there being no standards in such small ponds.
If you need "obvious literary value" to enjoy something, that's on you. Hundreds of people love this book because it is real, raw and unique, exactly what indie/chud-lit should be. Your self set parameters are meaningless. Tonnes of authors write in a messy unedited style, and it was only editors and publishing houses that polished their shit into something readable, Bukowski, Burroughs, Thompson... Man is a messy, unpolished beast. You are focussing on how this is presented, rather than it's substance, of which there is a lot. I appreciate your comment, I just think you're incredibly wrong and are missing the forest for the trees.
"If you need "obvious literary value" to enjoy something, that's on you. Hundreds of people love this book because it is real, raw and unique, exactly what indie/chud-lit should be."
Tens of thousands of dumb holes love the latest romance slop self published on Amazon about dinosaurs and werewolves fucking some whore. You sound like every loser on reddit trying to justify their love of some worthless kids cartoon. "Well, me and my friends like it, so it must have value!"
"Tonnes of authors write in a messy unedited style, and it was only editors and publishing houses that polished their shit into something readable..."
So perhaps this particular author should find himself an editor and a publishing house rather than continuing to run around the country begging incels for money.
Yes and this is why this guy’s comparison to Easton Ellis is hilarious. No one here is clutching pearls about the subject matter. One of the most famous novels of all time is about a pedophile. Pretty much all of us have read stuff more inflammatory than this.
But there is just nothing more to it compared to all the guys listed. The subject matter isn’t a vehicle for any sort of unique prose. It reads like a journal from Elliott Rodger except this guy has sex™️.
I read a couple of his articles until I ask myself why I was subjecting myself to the same story over and over again. None of which have the ability to enlighten or transform you in any way. It’s just a look into the most whiny guy you knew from sophomore year in college going through a slut phase. I’m good.
I disagree . I had a WBE style cock led period but I think of it with much more horror than pride. I ended up married to Asian woman so I guess I’m simply more faithful than WBE by nature.
He definitely expresses horror at himself also, and he will not live like this forever. He is young, this book is the folly of youth, it is a universal masculine text.
He can be a hedonist if he wants to but he could also stop the pathetic whining about it.
There is nothing masculine about the authors endless yearning for his audience’s approval and sympathy for…I don’t know, having sex a lot? The writing is chock full of this stuff. Like please grow some balls man
Nah bro I read it. It was pretty mid. The writing is character accurate - that of an unbothered youth. It was in no way bad. In fact it was quite a swift read due to it's easy language. But yeah all that self loathing and repetitive cheating didn't ring with me. There were a couple of parts where I chuckled and I liked the story in which he goes to record a black man, in his house. The premise was wierd and funny. But overall tbh I was kind of disappointed by the book, cause I had read his blog - 'Being held hostage in Quincy, MA' which made me audibly laugh out like a jackass, his antics with the junkie were truly hilarious. So I thought the book will be in the same nerve, same level of humour and shit. But in comparison to that blog I found it quite lacklustre. I should have read the Kindle sample before wasting my money on it.
Nah bro I read it. It was pretty mid. The writing is character accurate - that of an unbothered youth. It was in no way bad. In fact it was quite a swift read due to it's easy language. But yeah all that self loathing and repetitive cheating didn't ring with me. There were a couple of parts where I chuckled and I liked the story in which he goes to record a black man, in his house. The premise was wierd and funny. Tbh I was kind of disappointed overall by the book, cause I had read his blog - 'Being held hostage in Quincy, MA' which made me audibly laugh out like a jackass, his antics with the junkie were truly hilarious. So I thought the book will be in the same nerve, same level of humour and shit. But in comparison to that blog I found it quite lacklustre. I should have read the Kindle sample before wasting my money on it.
My point remains that the presentation is secondary to the content, which I deem to have value.
This is clearly resonating with a lot of people was my point, which you seem to see fit to reduce to HURR DURR ME AND MY FRIENDS LIKE, pretty dumb.
You sound impossibly bitter to me, increasingly so with these comments. I can't wait for his next book, maybe it'll be edited professionally, maybe it won't. I couldn't care less either way!
Great review. Spot on.
I liked WBE before it was cool. He should stop smoking meth though so he doesn’t die, which no isn’t romantic, it’s pathetic.
I think WBE is a better writer than Bukowski tbh
It’s disingenuous to market this book as fiction if it’s presented as fact
Nigga that's the joke. You pick it up thinking it's fiction and then by the end you come to realize it's all completely true. Maybe it hits you and makes you feel something. It's called Art. I don't know. Hi sam
Hi worst boyfriend ever!
Who are you by the way? I didn’t catch your name.
i don’t know it. After all you won’t attach it to anything you write
Your response confirms precisely my point.
Hey man if you just sent out a blog post to 4,000 people titled "My Second Rape" you might wanna remain anonymous too... Cheers
We agree there
The book has the ‘all characters are fictional’ disclaimer, and then the narrator declares that it is real. You are supposed to be confused about whether it is real or not, and no one knows if it is or if it isn’t. My review is from the standpoint of someone who accepts that he doesn’t know how true it is, and therefore, not disingenuous at all. I suspect you merely have an issue with the content, and are clutching at straws trying to criticise me for my endorsement. Which is okay, as long as you know that you are essentially feeding the beast that is this book. You’ve for all intents and purposes, been played like a damn fiddle.
I’m reviewing based on reading, most recently, “my second rape” WBE’s latest post
Yeah, it's fucking awesome. If you disagree, then you're very much in the wrong part of town pardner! There's lots of other stuff out there that might appeal to you more though, so good luck finding it :)
Thanks toxic brodie! I did hate it. What’s more, it’s really bad. But take care.
Hmm, I've only seen criticism of its style, this gives me reason to reconsider whether to read it
I've never been the man described in the blog posts.
I would be willing to think about the product if there was any obvious literary value in the writing despite the content being the day to day life of someone who invites no sympathy. But there is no such value and you're embarrassing yourself by pretending there is any. You are doing a great job demonstrating that 'chud lit' is full of embarrassing, half baked garbage shat out by lazy authors happy to take advantage of there being no standards in such small ponds.
If you need "obvious literary value" to enjoy something, that's on you. Hundreds of people love this book because it is real, raw and unique, exactly what indie/chud-lit should be. Your self set parameters are meaningless. Tonnes of authors write in a messy unedited style, and it was only editors and publishing houses that polished their shit into something readable, Bukowski, Burroughs, Thompson... Man is a messy, unpolished beast. You are focussing on how this is presented, rather than it's substance, of which there is a lot. I appreciate your comment, I just think you're incredibly wrong and are missing the forest for the trees.
Perfectly stated
"If you need "obvious literary value" to enjoy something, that's on you. Hundreds of people love this book because it is real, raw and unique, exactly what indie/chud-lit should be."
Tens of thousands of dumb holes love the latest romance slop self published on Amazon about dinosaurs and werewolves fucking some whore. You sound like every loser on reddit trying to justify their love of some worthless kids cartoon. "Well, me and my friends like it, so it must have value!"
"Tonnes of authors write in a messy unedited style, and it was only editors and publishing houses that polished their shit into something readable..."
So perhaps this particular author should find himself an editor and a publishing house rather than continuing to run around the country begging incels for money.
You should stick to the NY Times "bestsellers" list then. James Patterson is probably your favorite author.
Well played!
Cervantes and Chaucer, actually. Try harder.
Yes and this is why this guy’s comparison to Easton Ellis is hilarious. No one here is clutching pearls about the subject matter. One of the most famous novels of all time is about a pedophile. Pretty much all of us have read stuff more inflammatory than this.
But there is just nothing more to it compared to all the guys listed. The subject matter isn’t a vehicle for any sort of unique prose. It reads like a journal from Elliott Rodger except this guy has sex™️.
I read a couple of his articles until I ask myself why I was subjecting myself to the same story over and over again. None of which have the ability to enlighten or transform you in any way. It’s just a look into the most whiny guy you knew from sophomore year in college going through a slut phase. I’m good.
I disagree . I had a WBE style cock led period but I think of it with much more horror than pride. I ended up married to Asian woman so I guess I’m simply more faithful than WBE by nature.
He definitely expresses horror at himself also, and he will not live like this forever. He is young, this book is the folly of youth, it is a universal masculine text.
I reject this as a man
He can be a hedonist if he wants to but he could also stop the pathetic whining about it.
There is nothing masculine about the authors endless yearning for his audience’s approval and sympathy for…I don’t know, having sex a lot? The writing is chock full of this stuff. Like please grow some balls man
I'm late to this group but am familiar with the actual events. I'd contend that the presentation of characters is off the mark.
Nah bro I read it. It was pretty mid. The writing is character accurate - that of an unbothered youth. It was in no way bad. In fact it was quite a swift read due to it's easy language. But yeah all that self loathing and repetitive cheating didn't ring with me. There were a couple of parts where I chuckled and I liked the story in which he goes to record a black man, in his house. The premise was wierd and funny. But overall tbh I was kind of disappointed by the book, cause I had read his blog - 'Being held hostage in Quincy, MA' which made me audibly laugh out like a jackass, his antics with the junkie were truly hilarious. So I thought the book will be in the same nerve, same level of humour and shit. But in comparison to that blog I found it quite lacklustre. I should have read the Kindle sample before wasting my money on it.
Nah bro I read it. It was pretty mid. The writing is character accurate - that of an unbothered youth. It was in no way bad. In fact it was quite a swift read due to it's easy language. But yeah all that self loathing and repetitive cheating didn't ring with me. There were a couple of parts where I chuckled and I liked the story in which he goes to record a black man, in his house. The premise was wierd and funny. Tbh I was kind of disappointed overall by the book, cause I had read his blog - 'Being held hostage in Quincy, MA' which made me audibly laugh out like a jackass, his antics with the junkie were truly hilarious. So I thought the book will be in the same nerve, same level of humour and shit. But in comparison to that blog I found it quite lacklustre. I should have read the Kindle sample before wasting my money on it.
I'm amazed Khara licensed him the rights to use Shinji Ikari's likeness on his book of cheating stories.