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Horrifying explanation and rationalization of Elliot Rodgers actions, written by himself. This was what he left behind after “The Day of Retribution”. To read it search up “Elliot Rodger manifesto pdf”.
260 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2021
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July 31, 2025
this is so funny to read if your are drunk
May 27, 2025
y pq no se volvió gay, yo si me lo hubiera chapado
March 8, 2026
Uno de los libros más complicados y difíciles de leer que he leído. Su complejidad no se basa en una cuestión gramatical, sino en la manera en que Elliot Rodger narra su manifiesto.
Es imposible no sentirse, hasta cierto punto, identificado con alguna situación o secuencia que es narrada. Y es justamente en ese momento cuando el autor se aprovecha de la vulnerabilidad del lector para introducir uno de sus múltiples mensajes de odio.
Si van a leer el libro por curiosidad, recomiendo que se tomen pausas para desconectarse del contenido, ya que puede resultar muy pesado. Más que un libro difícil por su lenguaje, es difícil por el efecto psicológico que puede producir en quien lo lee
Es imposible no sentirse, hasta cierto punto, identificado con alguna situación o secuencia que es narrada. Y es justamente en ese momento cuando el autor se aprovecha de la vulnerabilidad del lector para introducir uno de sus múltiples mensajes de odio.
Si van a leer el libro por curiosidad, recomiendo que se tomen pausas para desconectarse del contenido, ya que puede resultar muy pesado. Más que un libro difícil por su lenguaje, es difícil por el efecto psicológico que puede producir en quien lo lee
July 15, 2025
Really interesting, yet not well-written and lacks any true depth
February 21, 2026
2.5 stars — I cannot give it more than 3.
Recently, I became interested in the life of Elliot Rodger and why he committed the Isla Vista mass murder on his self-declared day of “retribution.”
Let me begin with this: My Twisted World is not a well written autobiography. Although Rodger describes his life in detail, the work lacks the polish quality one would expect from either non-fiction or fiction. Given the circumstances under which the document was produced (Rodger was actively planning his mass murder, devoted most of his energy to it AND throw his depression and anti-social behavior into the mix) one can hardly expect a carefully crafted literary work. At the same time, I doubt that even under normal circumstances he would have been capable of writing a strong autobiography without years of training and extensive interest in guidance from a professional editor. This guy is way to narcissistic to learn from someone else's point of view.
For me, the relevant question is therefore not whether it is well written (it-is-not) but how and why Rodger came to the conclusion to commit atrocity's as his last act of defiance against the world that gave him life.
Since the text cannot be separated from the terror he carried out in 2014, it seems more meaningful to read this document not as a literary work, but as a psychological and semi-ideological document, written from the perspective of someone who suffers from a severely distorted and morally compromised mindset. The central question then becomes: how and why did he do this?
Approached in this way, the document gains a different kind of value. Rodger recounts his entire life story (in painful repetitive detail) up to the day of his so-called “retribution,” which gains us insight into his deeply distorted worldview as it develops over the years. It also becomes increasingly more and more dominant as his narration progresses and how it influences his life and everyone around him. His thinking gradually permeates the text to such an extent that it cannot be separated from it without rendering the whole incoherent.
The work serves as a clear example of someone unable to empathize with others or accept that others may hold different perspectives. Grandiosity, victimhood, and catastrophic thinking run throughout his work. He attributes thoughts and intentions to others and constructs enemies from anyone that ''opposes'' him in someway, as in the case of his stepmother. Reading through the lines - and the sheer hatred he feels for her - she actually sounds more reasonable and supportive than the evil antagonist he makes her out to be.
His life appears to be heavily driven by his desire for intimate sexual contact, while he simultaneously seems incapable of recognizing that many of his problems are deeply rooted in his own personality. His patterns of thought shape his entire worldview and continously reinforce themselves, so that every rejection or disappointment further radicalizes his beliefs.
I do not feel sympathy for what happened to Rodger. What I do believe is that this document offers insight into how and why someone can descend into such actions. My sympathy lies with the victims and with those who, in their own lives, have to deal with people who share characteristics of Elliot Rodger's.
I wish his family the best...
Recently, I became interested in the life of Elliot Rodger and why he committed the Isla Vista mass murder on his self-declared day of “retribution.”
Let me begin with this: My Twisted World is not a well written autobiography. Although Rodger describes his life in detail, the work lacks the polish quality one would expect from either non-fiction or fiction. Given the circumstances under which the document was produced (Rodger was actively planning his mass murder, devoted most of his energy to it AND throw his depression and anti-social behavior into the mix) one can hardly expect a carefully crafted literary work. At the same time, I doubt that even under normal circumstances he would have been capable of writing a strong autobiography without years of training and extensive interest in guidance from a professional editor. This guy is way to narcissistic to learn from someone else's point of view.
For me, the relevant question is therefore not whether it is well written (it-is-not) but how and why Rodger came to the conclusion to commit atrocity's as his last act of defiance against the world that gave him life.
Since the text cannot be separated from the terror he carried out in 2014, it seems more meaningful to read this document not as a literary work, but as a psychological and semi-ideological document, written from the perspective of someone who suffers from a severely distorted and morally compromised mindset. The central question then becomes: how and why did he do this?
Approached in this way, the document gains a different kind of value. Rodger recounts his entire life story (in painful repetitive detail) up to the day of his so-called “retribution,” which gains us insight into his deeply distorted worldview as it develops over the years. It also becomes increasingly more and more dominant as his narration progresses and how it influences his life and everyone around him. His thinking gradually permeates the text to such an extent that it cannot be separated from it without rendering the whole incoherent.
The work serves as a clear example of someone unable to empathize with others or accept that others may hold different perspectives. Grandiosity, victimhood, and catastrophic thinking run throughout his work. He attributes thoughts and intentions to others and constructs enemies from anyone that ''opposes'' him in someway, as in the case of his stepmother. Reading through the lines - and the sheer hatred he feels for her - she actually sounds more reasonable and supportive than the evil antagonist he makes her out to be.
His life appears to be heavily driven by his desire for intimate sexual contact, while he simultaneously seems incapable of recognizing that many of his problems are deeply rooted in his own personality. His patterns of thought shape his entire worldview and continously reinforce themselves, so that every rejection or disappointment further radicalizes his beliefs.
I do not feel sympathy for what happened to Rodger. What I do believe is that this document offers insight into how and why someone can descend into such actions. My sympathy lies with the victims and with those who, in their own lives, have to deal with people who share characteristics of Elliot Rodger's.
I wish his family the best...
September 9, 2025
read this book last year I think or at least thats when I downloaded the PDF. not a good guy in the slightest. he was a rich prick, far right, and a murderer. at the same time i'd hate to be living in his household. as someone with autism I feel I understand why he felt the need to fit in, why he stayed unemployed and socially awkward, and why his life spiraled out of control the way it did. terrible person at the same time I think society churns out elliot rodgers and Luigi mangionies in the thousands and I think that sucks.
December 15, 2025
kissless virgin
January 21, 2026
Fucking loser
October 14, 2024
Es un gran libro, muy recomendable. Realmente apoyo la decisión su decisión de cometer una masacre, ya que al final, acabas empatizando con él, y te das cuenta de que lo hace por motivos de justicia personal.
Incluso, aunque no seas un terrorista, es un buen libro porque al observar lo que le pasa a otra persona desde fuera. Podemos darnos cuenta de nuestras propias distorsiones cognitivas, y como muchas veces nos quejamos por cosas inherentes a la vida.
En general, es un libro complejo como lo es el ser humano. Por una parte empatizas con él. El pobre Elliot pasa por un montón de mudanzas, bullying, el divorcio de sus padres, alcoholismo, una aterradora soledad, todo hasta el punto de volverlo completamente loco. Y por otra parte, da rabia ver como se queja de no tener dinero cuando es una persona muy adinerada, o como cuando se queja de no tener amigos pero no hace nada al respecto (aunque sea por su propia incapacidad).
Para mí, debería ser una lectura obligatoria, y un ejemplo de una tragedia que se podría haber evitado si se prestase atención al bullying y a la salud mental.
Incluso, aunque no seas un terrorista, es un buen libro porque al observar lo que le pasa a otra persona desde fuera. Podemos darnos cuenta de nuestras propias distorsiones cognitivas, y como muchas veces nos quejamos por cosas inherentes a la vida.
En general, es un libro complejo como lo es el ser humano. Por una parte empatizas con él. El pobre Elliot pasa por un montón de mudanzas, bullying, el divorcio de sus padres, alcoholismo, una aterradora soledad, todo hasta el punto de volverlo completamente loco. Y por otra parte, da rabia ver como se queja de no tener dinero cuando es una persona muy adinerada, o como cuando se queja de no tener amigos pero no hace nada al respecto (aunque sea por su propia incapacidad).
Para mí, debería ser una lectura obligatoria, y un ejemplo de una tragedia que se podría haber evitado si se prestase atención al bullying y a la salud mental.
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