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Book reccomendation for Zseni by The Jews 02/10/2009, 9:21am PST
Against Nature by JK Huysmans

The gayest book ever written. Hilariously gay, and a classic work of French decadence. The main character is a weak oversensitive inbred descendant of a formerly noble family who tries to attain his birthright of being a blight on society by building a Ludwig II style fantasy retreat for himself to molder in. His petty, bitchy resentment is very entertaining; in one chapter he tries to foment a revolution by plying a boy with sexual favors and then abruptly cutting him off.

Here is an excerpt in which his gay flowers give him gay nightmares:

Against Nature wrote:

Before him, in the middle of a vast clearing, enormous white clowns were jumping about like rabbits in the moonlight.

Tears of discouragement filled his eyes; never, no never would he be able to cross the threshold -- 'I shall be crushed,' he thought -- and, as if to justify his fears, the series of enormous clowns was proliferating.

...

He made superhuman efforts to free himself from the woman's embrace, but with an irresistible gesture she held him in her arms, seizing hold of him, and he saw, his face haggard, the wild Nidularium blossoming between her upraised thighs, opening wide its sward-shaped petals above the bloody interior.


The main character is gloriously shameless, he is the mirror universe version of Charles Bronson.
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Is Watchmen really that great and worth picking up? by FABIO 02/09/2009, 3:32pm PST NEW
    It's as good as Transmetropolitan at least NT by Fortinbras 02/09/2009, 3:32pm PST NEW
        Are they like Nigerian Dentist? That doesn't really help =( NT by FABIO 02/09/2009, 4:31pm PST NEW
            Just get it NT by Fortinbras 02/09/2009, 4:45pm PST NEW
                paypal @ fahbs2000@yahoo.com NT by FABIO 02/10/2009, 10:13am PST NEW
    Way better than Preacher, but still overhyped so lower your expectations first. NT by Last 02/09/2009, 4:15pm PST NEW
    Everything Garth Ennis has done has been awful. by Gutsby 02/09/2009, 4:57pm PST NEW
        So...negative? NT by Fortinbras 02/09/2009, 6:35pm PST NEW
        Didn't he also do V for Vendetta? NT by Mischief Maker 02/09/2009, 6:48pm PST NEW
            Yes, he did. by Gutsby 02/10/2009, 10:23am PST NEW
                No he didn't. Alan Moore did V for Vendetta. NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 02/10/2009, 3:57pm PST NEW
        speaking of overrated: pink floyd NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 02/09/2009, 6:57pm PST NEW
        Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail is one of my favorite books!! by Zsenitan's Top 5 books thread 02/10/2009, 5:44am PST NEW
            Book reccomendation for Zseni by The Jews 02/10/2009, 9:21am PST NEW
                I will try this, thanks! NT by Zsenitan 02/10/2009, 2:33pm PST NEW
            I'm only posting five. by Gutsby 02/10/2009, 10:12am PST NEW
                Re: I'm only posting five. by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/10/2009, 12:40pm PST NEW
                    Conrad is like Tetris: he hasn't aged a day. NT by mark 02/10/2009, 1:28pm PST NEW
                        I don't think I buy this. by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/10/2009, 1:51pm PST NEW
    Watchmen is great by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/09/2009, 6:56pm PST NEW
        Worth it even if the only character you like is Rorschach by Entropy Stew 02/09/2009, 8:14pm PST NEW
            so it's a comic for everyone on the planet NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 02/09/2009, 9:19pm PST NEW
                It better be. 8( NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 02/09/2009, 9:53pm PST NEW
                Yes. by Entropy Stew 02/09/2009, 10:09pm PST NEW
    It's still the greatest comic ever. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/02/2017, 11:09pm PST NEW
 
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