max theodore’s Reviews > Western Lit Survival Kit: How to Read the Classics Without Fear > Status Update
max theodore
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“It’s a curious fact that the more challenging a work of literature is, the more likely the reader is to fall asleep facedown in its pages. Conversely, even the most scornful reader of Dan Brown effortlessly stays awake through his books.”
NOT ME!!! I WAS FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE READING THAT SHIT!!!
— Feb 14, 2026 10:26PM
NOT ME!!! I WAS FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE READING THAT SHIT!!!
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max theodore
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NO SECTION DEDICATED TO VICTOR HUGO BUT FUCKING BEN JONSON GETS A SECTION? YOU HATE ME
— Jun 03, 2026 04:22PM
max theodore
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you can tell i'm into the time periods i don't know so well because i have no funny quotes to post i'm just learning things
— Jun 03, 2026 04:14PM
max theodore
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"Sade writes like the Ayn Rand of sexual violence." insane burn. jawdropping. i'd kill myself
— May 17, 2026 04:17PM
max theodore
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"Rousseau is one of those artistes who rapturously extols the ennobling effect of manual labor, which he has never done, and is not offering to do."
— May 17, 2026 04:15PM
max theodore
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no mention of diderot's softcore nun porn... sad
— May 17, 2026 04:12PM
max theodore
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"To read Clarissa requires the patience God gave a sea sponge"
— May 17, 2026 03:57PM
max theodore
is on page 117 of 290
"[Samuel] Richardson was the opposite of a man's man. All his life, he preferred the company of women and the manners of women; he sincerely believed they were morally superior to men. Women loved Richardson back ... This love was platonic, but Richardson didn't mind..."
would estrogen have saved him. would estrogen have saved him
— May 17, 2026 03:56PM
would estrogen have saved him. would estrogen have saved him
max theodore
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"It is hard not to enjoy Crusoe's steady mastery of his island" DOUBT! X TO DOUBT! IT WASN'T HARD AT ALL!
— May 17, 2026 03:54PM
max theodore
is on page 108 of 290
"The difference between Corneille and Racine is that Corneille came first and Racine is also a town in Wisconsin."
WISCONSIN MENTIONED!
— May 08, 2026 08:23PM
WISCONSIN MENTIONED!
max theodore
is on page 102 of 290
"Harold Bloom has called [Aphra] Behn a 'fourth-rate playwright.' This is very unfair: Aphra Behn is a second-rate playwright. Also way cooler than Harold Bloom."
— May 08, 2026 08:17PM
