![]() But even then, this was such a self-pitying book that I could barely take anything the author was saying seriously. I suppose the only "message" that was even remotely meaningful was about how men AND women just use each other to move up in life in different ways. It was nowhere near an insightful read, honestly. Even when he was sober and "better" he still constantly objectified women. Bro referred to women as FEMALES several times. There was pretty much nothing concrete or even likeable about his personality, and almost nothing relatable about him either. Sometimes the main character didn't seem to realize that he was the problem, yet other times he knew he was. I was hoping for character development and found close to none. My first impression was that it was about a misogynist, and was stupid to the point where I wanted to put it down, but I didn't solely for the purpose of seeing how much worse it could get. However, it is mostly a just a fascinating look at a character who, real or fictional, is a compelling person to learn about through what he says, and how he tells his story through his shaky narration.If I had to describe this book in one sentence it would be: Sociopathic incel who enjoys hurting women because daddy didn't love him finally meets his match and gets his heart broken. Overall, Diary of an Oxygen Thief is a really interesting autobiographical story which can at times be either very funny, or extremely shocking. It’s all a part of the character and not an actual criticism of the book. ![]() Especially when this is a story of a manipulative misogynist. However, since I consider this to be more of a character study of the author rather than just a story told by him, it’s hard to regard this as a negative aspect of the story. The only main criticism for the story I have is that sometimes it can seem rather self-indulgent. Not only with what he has said, but the evident mannerisms that have shown in his writing, even without knowing what his name is. And by the end of the book, you get the sense that you know the narrator extremely well. Because, technically, that’s most of what the story is, until you take into account that it is more of a character study. However with the constant sense of almost certain unreliable narration, a thread of paranoia weaved throughout every page, and rapid jumping forward and backward in time, it becomes much more interesting than just a simple story of a man’s rise and fall. It follows his journey, beginning as a ruthless misogynistic man who takes pleasure in causing psychological damage, until, as he describes early on in the book, receiving the same treatment later on as he finds himself falling for a woman. Moving onto the actual book, the story is a very interesting retelling of a character’s (whether it’s fictional or non-fiction is up to speculation, and part of the interest of the story) struggle with life, and particularly his relationships with particular women. ![]() ![]() I’m not sure why and I know they say not to judge a book by its cover but there’s something about it I just love. In fact the main reason I picked it up in the first place was because I loved how minimalistic it looked. I think I heard someone mention it once a while ago, but apart from that, I had no idea what it was about or anything else about it. I didn’t really have any expectations for this book whatsoever. ![]()
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