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
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.
Habits of Highly Successful People
South. Eastern. Public. Transport authority.
If you mean reading performatively ALOUD on public transportation, there’s only one choice: The Bible, King James Version.
Why Civil Resistance Works by Eric Chenoweth & Maria Stephan
Oh god do people think you’re being performative when you read in public transport?
Only people who don’t read.
But make sure you shake your head the whole time so people know you disagree with irrational numbers.
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.
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”
How about an oversized Dr Seuss book?
Lolita while furrowing your brow and shaking your head so everyone knows you disagree with the protagonist’s actions.
Anything by Chuck Tingle
The dictionary
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…
Can’t go wrong with Hobbit and LOTR!
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
