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Pompous Books to Read in Public - Page 6

Want to increase your literary hipster cred at the local coffeehouse?
Here is a list to get you started.
Conversely, do you suspect a close friend is an insufferable book snob?
Catch them reading the following in public and your suspicions are confirmed!
If you've read most of the books on this list, you may be a book snob... but don't panic! Wear the title with pride, you deserve it.
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Wittgenstein's Mistress (David Markson)
Wittgenstein's Mistress
201
David Markson
Bell Hammers (Lancelot Schaubert)
Bell Hammers
202
Lancelot Schaubert
Critique of Cynical Reason (Peter Sloterdijk)
Critique of Cynical Reason
203
Peter Sloterdijk
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
204
Eimear McBride
The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome From Its Foundations (Livy)
The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome From Its Foundations
205
Livy
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
206
Gertrude Stein
Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism (Reginald A. Ray)
Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism
207
Reginald A. Ray
Simulacra and Simulation (Jean Baudrillard)
Simulacra and Simulation
208
Jean Baudrillard
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
209
Ottessa Moshfegh
Pilgrimage 1 (Dorothy Richardson)
Pilgrimage 1
210
Dorothy Richardson
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
211
Sylvia Plath
The 5,000 Year Leap (W. Cleon Skousen)
The 5,000 Year Leap
212
W. Cleon Skousen
Excellent Sheep (William Deresiewicz)
Excellent Sheep
213
William Deresiewicz
In Transit: An Heroi-Cyclic Novel (Brigid Brophy)
In Transit: An Heroi-Cyclic Novel
214
Brigid Brophy
The Art Lover (Carole Maso)
The Art Lover
215
Carole Maso
The American Woman in the Chinese Hat (Carole Maso)
The American Woman in the Chinese Hat
216
Carole Maso
King Arthur (Norma Lorre Goodrich)
King Arthur
217
Norma Lorre Goodrich
Le Batarde (Violette Leduc)
Le Batarde
218
Violette Leduc
The Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago
219
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Secret Life of Puppets (Victoria Nelson)
The Secret Life of Puppets
220
Victoria Nelson
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
221
Alfred Döblin
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
222
Saint Augustine
Can the Subaltern Speak (G. Spivak)
Can the Subaltern Speak
223
G. Spivak
The Agricola and the Germania (Tacitus)
The Agricola and the Germania
224
Tacitus
Jayber Crow: A Novel (Wendell Berry)
Jayber Crow: A Novel
225
Wendell Berry
Malina (Ingeborg Bachmann)
Malina
226
Ingeborg Bachmann
Century 21 (Ewa Kuryluk)
Century 21
227
Ewa Kuryluk
Nichomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
Nichomachean Ethics
228
Aristotle
Politics (Aristotle)
Politics
229
Aristotle
Physics (Aristotle)
Physics
230
Aristotle
De Anima (Aristotle)
De Anima
231
Aristotle
Metaphysics (Aristotle)
Metaphysics
232
Aristotle
Miss Macintosh, My Darling (Marguerite Young)
Miss Macintosh, My Darling
233
Marguerite Young
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
234
Sigmund Freud
The Ego and the Id (Sigmund Freud)
The Ego and the Id
235
Sigmund Freud
A Naked Singularity (Sergio De La Pava)
A Naked Singularity
236
Sergio De La Pava
Cyclonopedia: Complicity With Anonymous Materials (Reza Negarestani)
Cyclonopedia: Complicity With Anonymous Materials
237
Reza Negarestani
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Judith Butler)
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
238
Judith Butler
Undoing Gender (Judith Butler)
Undoing Gender
239
Judith Butler
Who's Afraid of Gender (Judith Butler)
Who's Afraid of Gender
240
Judith Butler
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