How about an oversized Dr Seuss book?
Props if it is:
- I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
- Yertle the Turtle
- The Sneetches
Why Civil Resistance Works by Eric Chenoweth & Maria Stephan
Is the answer the implied threat of uncivil resistance?
Oh god do people think you’re being performative when you read in public transport?
Only people who don’t read.
House of Leaves. That way if anyone notices you’re holding it upside down they’ll just think you’re really into it. And if anyone asks you what it’s about you can say “I have no fucking clue what’s happening, there’s a house I think?” and you’ll be correct.
Um. I think it’s pretty easy to understand, but it’s all a meta-narrative with an unreliable narrator.
The narrative devices are quite ingenious.
I love the book, just gently poking fun.
I watched a video essay on MyHouse.wad. I’ve never played Doom or read House of Leaves. Now I don’t need to do either.
A nearly monotone, apathetic reading of The Stranger or The Plague.
Anything by Chuck Tingle
If you mean reading performatively ALOUD on public transportation, there’s only one choice: The Bible, King James Version.
Read In A Condescending Voice By a 14 Year Old Atheist.
While I agree I prefer the Ving Rhames version
Do they have The Meats™?
just realized I was actually in possession of the LeAnn Rimes version, unbeknownst to me
Just to be clear, I meant the Bible X Lebron James edition.
For sure!
saw they caught Bronny with the King Von edition on ESPN in a wild turn of events
Is there another King James with mentioning?
BlueeeeeeeeeeEEeEeeEEeEeEeee
Oh so lonesome for you
Why can’t you be blue over me?
Art.
Can reccomend the the epic of Gilgamesh, just be sure you don’t actually enjoy reading it, or else you’d just be reading on the bus…
No go hard mode, “Fox in socks” you have a total of 2 minutes.
Autumn in Pekin by Boris Vian, which happily doesn’t treat neither Pekin nor Autumn in any way.
Based off of the try-hard linkedin douches I know I’d say:
- The Art of War
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- Rich-dad poor-dad
- The Art of the Deal
Habits of Highly Successful People
If this is the approach, Infinite Jest and War and Peace are solid options. Maybe Oversized Penises for Dummies.
Fuck great call. I thought having two “war” novels might make the joke worse but Infinite Jest is peak big brain public masturbation reading material
Lol, I literally got called out for reading Infinite Jest on a bus. Wasn’t a flex, the bus was just my primary reading time on weekdays and it was on my ‘to finish’ list.
Agreed that I probably looked like a jackass.
You can never go wrong with the classic, Turtleneck top, glases (not optional), sneakers, Ulysses.
There is a more modern way though, bring a travel chessboard and do random moves, then look at your phone type somethgin, wait, and then make another random move.
If you’re on a bus, read the novelization of Speed.
What’s it called?
Speed.
/j
I don’t actually know the name.
I think I heard somewhere it was called “the bus that couldn’t slow down”
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake.
Gotta start with Titus Groan! Just skip the forword that was added most recently though.
