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A review by tiggum
The Philosopher's Stone by Colin Wilson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
I wanted to see where this was going. I really did. But I just couldn't do it. Listening to this dumb motherfucker; this "dark enlightenment" shithead; this arrogant wanker who thinks he invented philosophy and mastered science when he doesn't know the first thing about either; I couldn't do it. I cannot read another word.
I can't tell if the author thinks like this guy or if he just wrote an entirely believable character, but the character is unbearable. All the more so for apparently living in a universe where his extremely stupid ideas are all true. This is wish fulfilment fantasy of the highest order for every 14-year-old who just discovered Jordan Peterson and atheism.
And it goes on. And on. And on. It's one unending stream of consciousness from this idiot who thinks he's the the first one to think about anything and that actually it is everyone else who is stupid. Fucking hell.
I can't tell if the author thinks like this guy or if he just wrote an entirely believable character, but the character is unbearable. All the more so for apparently living in a universe where his extremely stupid ideas are all true. This is wish fulfilment fantasy of the highest order for every 14-year-old who just discovered Jordan Peterson and atheism.
And it goes on. And on. And on. It's one unending stream of consciousness from this idiot who thinks he's the the first one to think about anything and that actually it is everyone else who is stupid. Fucking hell.
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism