Extremely depressing. Debilitating levels of chronic cringe. Possibly the most self-aware book ever. Life-affirming empathy machine. Absolutely hilarious. 5 out of 5, would read again. BOTY?

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Past Log Updates

DATE : 2024-12-02 (later)

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This was perfect for reading in my car parked at the far end of the rec center parking lot like some total creep by the light of the empty pickleball courts while I waited for my daughter’s volleyball practice to finish.

DATE : 2024-12-02

I started reading Rejection last night and had weird dreams about it and woke up this morning feeling really fucked up and depressed like the people in the book. It really got into me I guess, it is easy to internalize feeling like a “loser” - absolutely going read the rest of it; so awful I can’t look away.

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Resources

“The Rejection Plot” by Tony Tulathimutte | The Paris Review

Author Tony Tulathimutte on adapting to distraction and uncertainty | The Creative Independent