What Are You Reading?

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[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

Starship Troopers, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Maniac Magee.

[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

Funny that you say that, even though I didn't list it in my comment because many would consider it cringe I am also reading Harry Potter. I remember reading up until the 5th book when I was a kid then losing interest. Suddenly I had the urge to read the books again and finish them.

[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

So far I haven't read anything degenerate or anti-white in it. Not sure what would be cringe about it.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

Just that it's written at an elementary school reading level. And that before the last few years, its biggest fans were shitlib cat ladies.

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Ahab has a particular hatred of it because it turned girls into hermoine-wannabe radical individualist girlboss corporate slave types according to him. I wasn't old enough to see a before and after but I can believe it.

[–]NeoRail 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Roger Scruton also has a critique of Harry Potter, although I don't remember exactly what his problem with it was.

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

found a video

[–]NeoRail 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, that'd be it. He might have more stuff on this topic, but I am not sure.

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Ahab

Do you know what happened to this guy? He use to stream like once a month and it was easily my favorite listen in the dissident space at the time. If he still releasing content?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I don't know if he got doxxed or if it's just cause of NJP, but he started doing stuff under his actual name (Warren Balogh). He replaced Allsup on FTN and also has a show with Mike.

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Ok. Thanks for the clarification. I always thought that Ahab was Warren! He did such a great job in that format. Just him. About 1-2 hours. Heavily leaning on looking back at nat soc history and figures was my favorite part.

I'm so disconnected for NJP content right now. I might just have to break down and buy a membership. I have my issues with NJP but there are some really intelligent and well read guys that I have a lot of respect for. I wish they'd do some more content outside their paywall so they can grow again. Feels like they are getting a bit stagnant. Maybe they need to look at leadership and make some changes?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I might just have to break down and buy a membership.

It's not essential. I've always been a freefag, I don't completely trust Mike with my information but I value his perspective. I do trust Striker and to a lesser extent Warren (I haven't listened to much of his content myself but it doesn't seem like anyone has anything bad to say about him).

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I've always been a freefag, I don't completely trust Mike with my information

Same (for freefagging part, I trust Mike completely), but you can buy subscription completely anonymously though, right?

[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

written at an elementary school reading level

If I'm reading for entertainment, I have no interest in literary nonsense. If you can't write in plain english that I can easily understand, then fuck off.

Secondly, It's not really more or less difficult to read than adult popular novelists, like john grisham or michael crichton. The only difference is the plot and characters are meant to appeal more to children. For example, John Griaham's the pelican brief is written simple enough for a 5th grader to read, but it has lawyers and sex. A lot of popular adult novels are just elementary school reading level books with adult characters.

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Try Lonesome Dove. Not the most poetic writer. You could even call him utilitarian, but the story flow and the character development and arc is really powerful. Probably one of my favorite novels.