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Apparently it's a common thing for readers to lie and say they've read books they haven't read, but does anyone lie and say they've never read books they have read?
I do this a lot because I'm pretty stupid and don't know how to get original ideas from books and stuff, so I always embarass myself when I talk about books because I don't know how to discuss them and sometimes I get things wrong and it seems like everyone is 10 times better at discussing books than me.
It's more preferable that I just say I haven't read a certain book and have them think me a simple pleb than if I say I have read the book, talk about it like an idiot, and then they think I'm a try-hard pseud.
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>>8426077
>it seems like everyone is 10 times better at discussing books than me.
Where the fuck do you live? Because I want to move there.
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>>8426371
Lol this
Either he lives in some bored Icelandic village with great education or is an honest guy surrounded by posturing pseuds
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>>8426412
>honest guy surrounded by posturing pseuds
Could be a good sitcom if the guy doesn't have a clue everyone is a pseud and really tries to become an intellectual until he actually succeeds and realises
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I had an idea once for a story about a millennial who takes a creative writing class, is asked who his favorite author is, then falls into crisis as he slowly realizes that he has never actually read a book to completion, and all of his knowledge of literature comes from Wikipedia and Simpsons parodies.The twist is that the story takes place in the modern day.
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>>8426567
Oh, and I guess following up with something relevant to the thread: my point is that in today's world, not only are the plots of famous works commonly known, but also the most common interpretations and criticisms. Anyone who has even heard of Cien años de soledad will be able to remark that Macondo is a microcosm of Colombian history, a unique and profound insight that is likely to awe the room.
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>>8426606
>Macondo is a microcosm of Colombian history
Marquez the ultimate hack
Scientist are baffled in this man's ability to do plagiarism and get away with a nobel prize!
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>>8426515
There a copy pasta where this happens. I think it's about finnegans wake
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>>8426077
Are you a grill?
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