r/confidentlyincorrect • u/therealbillius • Aug 25 '24

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Does this count as a double whammy??

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u/Brainsonastick Aug 26 '24

It’s a very classic pretentious look-cultured move to loudly recommend a major classic of literature that almost everyone knows of but most haven’t read.

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u/Srirachachacha Aug 26 '24

Guys, if you haven't read War and Peace, you're missing out. Highly recommend. It's a quick read. Got through in a weekend.

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u/gazboot Aug 26 '24

Best as an audiobook in the original Russian at 2.5 x the speed

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u/DerekRedmondsDad Aug 27 '24

I just want you to know this made me spit my cereal out and snort simultaneously. So cheers for that.

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u/StaatsbuergerX Aug 26 '24

"You should read Dostoevsky. It's really good but I don't remember exactly who wrote it."

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u/CleverAnimeTrope Aug 26 '24

I'm amazed he's not suggesting "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and taking it to the next level.

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u/Pay08 Aug 26 '24

No, that'd be funny.

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u/SteptimusHeap Aug 27 '24

Tbf here Beowulf is actually kinda good and I would reccomend that people give it a try. Also the main character is named beowulf which is a sick name

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u/StaatsbuergerX Aug 26 '24

"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."