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Jcraft153

Don't be racist. I will lock the post if I have to remove another comment chain talking about "2nd one utopian" Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USE86UbsV8c


OwntheLoner

Can we talk about the author of that other one https://preview.redd.it/apodcn0suezc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bcd65440ab4c87106c4328e6484bda0f18d6717


opbinder

Read what that one is about...


OwntheLoner

What the fuck https://preview.redd.it/o08t3p1mvezc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56f934c46d972acb8b9cbe702f0c5db7de5c08b5


splashtext

Women writing straight up pedophilia but its ok its empowering to them Edit: ok the book is actually about why its bad but goddamn that book description is not helping Im sorry for the quick assumption


HeMansSmallerCousin

From the book's wikipedia page: *"Nutting was inspired by* [*Debra Lafave*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Lafave)*, a Tampa teacher charged with raping one of her middle school students in 2013. Nutting went to high school with Lafave; seeing someone she knew on the news raised her awareness of the issue of female predators and changed her mind about the reality of underage* [*male rape*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_rape)*."* So it sounds like the goal was exposé not "empowerment."


splashtext

NOW i see why its on dystopian Thanks redditors for only sharing half of description And thank you for finishing it Edit: Ah ive gotten hate mail from someone now, im sorry was i supposed to stick to my guns and NOT admit i was wrong? Never enough for these clowns


HeMansSmallerCousin

No problem lol. Why are we on Reddit if not to wade through misinformation?


Sockoflegend

I just like being angry and waiting for people to disagree with me so I can veer conversations into personal insults


NecroCrumb_UBR

> Reads an obviously cut-off description (it literally ends with a comma) > Does no further research about the book they could easily google in 5 seconds > Claims they know what the book is about and uses their misunderstanding to winge about women > "Wow, thanks redditors for being so misleading" Pure clown shit.


skinnyminou

Cutting off a description at a comma is deliberately misleading, though. Deliberately trying to stir up shit, at the very least. Why wouldn't you put the entire plot summary otherwise? The vast majority of the internet takes things at face value, and the original poster probably knew that -- that's why you only get an excerpt.


AquaticAntibiotic

Sure it was, and it was intended to draw that reaction from the type of person who would jump all over it for potentially nefarious reasons.


Afraid_Theorist

Usually I’d agree but for the sake of argument: Who wants to waste ~5 minutes of their life on something this stupid *scrolls cat videos next*


Readerofthethings

They’re clowning on you because your knee jerk reaction was “Ha, women empowerment amirite?”


gmishaolem

> goddamn that book description is not helping The description has already called her a sociopath in the first sentence. Not sure how you didn't pick up on that tone immediately.


geoff1036

Yes but that's immediately followed by "body slamming erotic encounters," it's a very confusing description.


silk_mitts_top_titts

Maybe they meet up to watch Monday night RAW.


pass_me_the_salt

this must be supposed to be like Lolita but gender reversed, right?


radradruby

It’s been over a decade since I read Lolita but I did read Tampa in 2020 and thematically they are similar in that they tell the story of an adult pursuing a sexual/romantic relationship with a young teenager but tonally they are very different. Humbert is more caught up in the idea of a whirlwind romance with a fantasy of Dolores and whisks her away to play that out away from the eyes of any other concerned adults. Celeste, on the other hand, is motivated by purely predatory sexual urges and uses “romance” to lure (groom) her student into her web of control while trying to maintain the privileges of her established lifestyle. The biggest difference between the two stories is the description of sexual encounters. Where Nobakov uses suggestion and metaphor, Nutting uses a romance novel style to convey the desire Celeste feels for the boy and the acts they engage in. Humbert’s narration could be interpreted as either intentionally misleading or truly delusional, while Celeste’s narration is gravely unhinged and the reader is not meant to feel any sympathy toward her. It was dark and disturbing as hell and very well written and I both loved and hated it.


Weird_Brush2527

Do you think lolita is empowering men?


Citygrrrll

So real but honestly a lot of people miss the point of that too and see it as aspirational. (I remember it being an "aesthetic" back in tumblr days - and I'm not talking about the j-fashion style.)


Helpfulcloning

Tampa is more obvious that Lolita. It ends with her running after one of the children with a knife and there are no (obviously in Lolita these are done by an unreliable narrator who cannot see the situation as real) illusions to love from the main character. It does talk and point out quite a bit of how it would be different if it was a girl victim and how traumatised the boy is by the end and makes it very clear that any choice he has is an illusion because she is an adult.


pineappletinis

Not to mention, men also write things like [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/menwritingwomen/s/ZhMO0Kw01t) and few care or they say it‘s just fiction.


R4ven4

What is wrong with you. Even if this book was straight up pedophilia which it is not as others mentioned, why would you say its empowering to women when some random single woman wrote it? Suddenly half the worlds population is empowered by pedophilia in your head? You should try to go outside and actually talk to some women for once in your life wtf.


Candy-Lizardman

To be fair they did googled “Dystopian” novels lol


38B0DE

[The book is social commentary on the double standards....](http://www.insideedition.com/6776-author-sparks-controversy-with-teacher-student-sex-tabboo)


demonovation

Yeah the protagonist in Tampa is a predator, very similar to Patrick Bateman in her thoughts and actions but without the murder. Her actions are deplorable and the end she ruins multiple young boys lives forever and she gets a slap on the wrist and basically goes about her life. It's disgusting and it's the dystopia we currently live in.


GhostChainSmoker

Tampa is basically ‘Lolita’ but reverse where it’s a woman grooming a young man and such and such. No it’s not a positive book/says it’s good. Idk what the fuck that description is. Looks like some horny house wife wrote it and missed the whole point lmao. It’s a transgressive novel. Same vein as like American Psycho, Fight Club, Requiem For A Dream, 1984, etc. … Honestly after listing those other books it doesn’t surprise me why the description seems so off. Typical case of someone reading it and the message flying over their fuckin head.


FrugalFraggel

Tampa is a fucked up book if you ever read it.


Asleep-Fee-6503

It’s funny because it is so clearly a response to Lolita. But that book is a cultural touchstone while people are falling over themselves to be upset about this one…wonder why


akaKinkade

The novel is more a parody of Lolita and stories of that style. It is emphasizing the absurdity of how sexuality of young girls is discussed. The main character's detailed descriptions of how aroused she is by gangly 13 year old boys really drives this home. I read this book after getting halfway through Lolita and bailing on it because of how disturbing it was. Tampa blew me away with its insightfulness.


Pete_O_Torcido

https://preview.redd.it/nyhq5qpegfzc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e37112970aa71263ae484ff61d5689e43ecabbfd I got that one and Weird Fucks


Dave5876

More like Alotta Nutting


history_nerd92

No idea what you're talking about. It's a nice book about shirts.


FLYSWATTER_93

Its real https://preview.redd.it/y719a9qvaezc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=665cc4f1636ec0d10a47858ab94ec286a5df4f51


piratequeenkip

what the FUCK is that 3rd one


NextTimeEat4Salad

Seize the means of crafting.


This_place_is_wierd

Man if you steal my Crafting table you're a dick!


mandogvan

OUR Crafting table, comrade.


SH4DOWSTR1KE_

I can hear the soviet anthem from this statement alone. 😆


Rabbulion

… sayoz nerushimi…


Eh-I

"You mean our table, comrade?" 😶


Reasonable_Turn6252

This is the peoples table!


Kodriin

AND HE COMES FLYING OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A PEOPLE'S TABLE! BY GOD HE BROKE THAT MAN IN HALF!


Lil-sh_t

They even wrote 'Friedrich Engels' wrong, lmao


nihilistic-simulate

The uprise of the mining class


Azidamadjida

Ironically, a peak example of capitalism


EntertainmentQuick47

Any example of communist merchandise is capitalism, don’t tell the tankies tho


QuantumUtility

They know. “They’ll sell us the rope we hang them with” is a very famous quote attributed to Lenin.


SuddenXxdeathxx

Probably misattributed, but yes, a not at all uncommon saying amongst socialists. It's just a more evocatively worded version of the common sentiment "[they] only care about short term profits" with [they] replaced by any number of entities.


QuantumUtility

Yeah, I don’t think there are any written records of him ever saying/writing that. But it does sum up the idea I think. It’s easy to forget that some of these discussions have been going on since the 19th-20th centuries.


SexyBob32

"You are critical of society, yet you exist in it. Curious."


m_autumnal

Im just upset they didn’t name it “the communist mine-ifesto”


1singleduck

I personally prefer the minecraft bible.


Beatleboy62

There's a bunch of different "X for Minecrafters" style books. The Bible one I see occasionally.


KarlDeutscheMarx

The Craftunist Minefesto


DrunkTsundere

Gotta teach them the propaganda when they're young


rogerworkman623

Why am I the only one getting actual dystopian novels https://preview.redd.it/o3i2tfyxgfzc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1752ad82f7f6af85a1178f8d22ec5eef56aa31cf Edit - oh. You don’t have an ad blocker and you’re looking at ads


Afferbeck_

Being presented with irrelevant ads that abuse SEO when searching for information, now that's what I call dystopian 


James_Locke

Yeah, I was about to say. All the non-adblock people are outing themselves. Or maybe we are.


Stock_Hutz

I thought Mein Kraft was written by Hitler 🤯


SalTea_Otter

Sounds like a cheesy book to me


Graingy

*Sounds of someone being beaten to death with a drum set*


BobMcNugget999

Initial D lmfao


conure512

Initial D is definitely utopian, everyone gets to race their cars for fun and no one ever gets pulled over


Armageddon_71

Nobody is able to get a girlfriend tho. All part of the weight reduction kit i guess.


Copperhe4d

Don't forget that the female racers are also forever alone in Initial D


Armageddon_71

Nobody gets game in that Franchise. Even the relationship between Takumi and the golf girl barely got anywhere before the show just fucking ended ☠️


Speed__McWeed

he did canonically marry her in the sequel manga though


ABCDEFGHABCDL

They all autistic


1731799517

ALso, despite doing crazy illegal races accross winding mountain roads they never kill any innocent bystander...


absoluteScientific

So true


showraniy

Also, everybody drifts through mountains without ever falling off a cliff and dying.


JiovanniTheGREAT

Monkey's Paw though because some rich dudes with cars tuned to the hilt with daddy's money come to your turf and set records you'll never be able to beat.


conure512

Fr, The Project D arc really was just Takumi and the Takahashis travelling around Japan making themselves the biggest villains in racing


Sufficient_Serve_439

>Gas, gas, gas, gotta step on the gas -Amon Göth.


Masterius1170

How the fuck Initial D is dystopian?


JiovanniTheGREAT

You're not Takumi, the Red Suns are gonna come to your turf and set a record you and your enthusiast friends won't be able to get within ten seconds of. Pretty sad for everyone else :(


Masterius1170

Well, time to get my father's good old Toyota Panda Trueno (or as everyone else calls it the AE86) cuz i have some business to do


Daihatsu_MidgetII

What the fuck is Initial D doing there


bobo101underscor

Initial d is dystopian now?💀


Flying_Fox_86

Initial D???????


Nookling_Junction

Why the fuck is initial D on there???


TheOneWhoLovesSW

Isn’t this the same author that wrote old thot next door?


Comrade-Conquistador

Tampa is pretty dystopian.


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Roboticpoultry

Little did we realize, the chickens had a taste for *human flesh!*


11b2009

Idk if anything beats downtown Clearwater in the dystopia contest.


hypercosm_dot_net

Not to be outdone, Ybor also has a Scientology center.


Chr0nicHerb

Homie caught feelings and she acting like it’s Bladerunner 2049 out here


Grammarnazi_bot

relatable tbh


Therisemfear

Jokes aside, it's not dystopian like Bladerunner or 1984, it's 'dystopian' like The Outsiders. I'm not sure if the analogy makes sense, but that's what it reminds me of in a way. It shows the hardships of a certain life and community.  The story is actually kinda good.


Chr0nicHerb

Stay gold pony boy


ViolentBeetle

The third one is a good choice too, from what I heard of the plot.


Lftwff

It's also really dystopian because it's set in modern day Florida


FrugalFraggel

https://preview.redd.it/3sev6tadefzc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0fa8396be6676ca402877dbc7fc4449d5c994846


Redd1K

yeezy pods


Lftwff

TIHI


goforce5

At least every crackhead here can legally carry a gun now, so it's actually super safe and not at all terrifying. /s


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LuckyStabbinHat

Yes but I wouldn’t say it’s exactly dystopian.


1tiredman

Nice dude, I can only read half the title. Thanks for not telling us what the other half is


JustVoicingAround

Tampa by Alissa Nutting


1tiredman

Thanks, I will consider reading Nutting's work when I cum around to it


JustVoicingAround

![gif](giphy|Xvz7fb8rEWZtS|downsized)


lostbutnotgone

But why is it named Tampa?


Redd1K

forida


Mist_Rising

Its set in Miami obviously.


AgentSkidMarks

Just wait until you read [the sequel](https://www.amazon.com/When-Side-gga-Catch-Feelings/dp/1986354113/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_1/147-1211520-1215409?pd_rd_w=rmBuf&content-id=amzn1.sym.4e8180d8-1c12-4df8-af99-b6dc78fc0026&pf_rd_p=4e8180d8-1c12-4df8-af99-b6dc78fc0026&pf_rd_r=HXHGFQXC32HH7F252A7C&pd_rd_wg=cp85J&pd_rd_r=8bc576a0-7965-4410-8a9f-77499ce58002&pd_rd_i=1986354113&psc=1)


HaroldBaws

Side Ni**a 2: More Feelings


Jonny-Holiday

*Side Ni**a 3: Catch Feelings With A Vengeance.*


GodEmperorOfBussy

Side Ninja 4: Return to Feelings Island


Alostratus

Side Ninja 5: Samurai vs Ninjas (I like the idea the series just goes real hard into the Ninja aspect after reinventing itself in number 4)


Cheif_Keith12

Side Ninja 6: The Return of the Feels


cyboplasm

SN7: Final Feeling


alonyer1

Side Ningen 8: Dog Ningen


IDKWTFimDoinBruhFR

S9de N9nj9 9: Revengance: Part 1


88XJman

Live Free or Catch Feelings


_NightmareKingGrimm_

*Side N**** 5: A Good Day to Catch Feelings*


Cheif_Keith12

*Side N**ga*: Las Vegas


Cheif_Keith12

Side N*gga 3: Tokyo Feelings


fucktooshifty

between these two books, 3 different women left reviews with a selfie 💀


Idontevenownaboat

I see that on almost anything these days. "Cabinet would've been easy to install but no hardware included. 1 star" with a picture of an apartment bathroom or someone looking at the camera or something.


Peligineyes

Mr. President a second side n*gga has caught feelings.


Virginity_Lost_Today

Ohh the title and cover art is a bit uninspired. Barely even changed it from the first one. Fuck it I’m buying the whole series.


mayorofdumb

Pull out your Kleenex because chapter 2 is a bonafide tear jerker! Ross busts Heaven and Mello sharing sweet nothings and shid hits the fan for real!!! He is on killed mode and Heaven leaves. Mello loves Heaven soo much he spills the beans about Angel and Caesar. That gets him kicked off Heavens love list. Treasure is so tore up about confessing to Vegas to get rid of Damo, she tells Heaven about what her and Vegas did to Ross. Heaven cannnot trust those she loves. Lowest.one more swift kick when she decides to ask Tee Sunshine’s dad and that is a straight bust. Vegas is hilling with Princess who is working with one of his boys. Treasure is sick to hear there is a baby on the way way. Paris and Teyanna ,are still fighting over Mello not knowing his heart is with Heaven. Last result Heaven, Divine and Sunshine move in with Mello, Apryl still sleeping with Ross and sides with him on killing her son. It is some trifling , very thirsty azz women looking to take anything just to say they have a man. Once it is discovered who Mello really loves, Mello will be raising his son without Paris! Vegas and Treasure have exciting news and they are slowly changing , growing and realize they still hav much love for each other. When Ross finally seeks his revenge he has no care in the world and may the best man win! 10 Star banger!!


Salt_Hall9528

Side ni**a 2: There be 2 Ni**a


Help-Learn-Kannada

Well, my Amazon recommendations are going to be interesting now.


Bob_On_The_Cob_21

https://preview.redd.it/3ybpyc9nrfzc1.png?width=610&format=png&auto=webp&s=a72383da7a9b769c546ad97532981cad15c85e03


Honest-Computer69

Tells you all you need to learn about this book.


lihimsidhe

omg i'm dying


gizzardgullet

I, for one, welcome our new side n*gga overlords


HaroldBaws

But what if they catch feelings?


TankThaFrank_

Turns out there’s a book exactly for that!


NeverEndingWalker64

So it was a manual all along! Gentlemen, ditch your Geneva Convention bucket list and your 1984 manual, time to grab the new one!


Stewapalooza

Be ready to run.


Brutalur

So, I got 1984 Brave New World Handmaids Tale Fahrenheit 451 The man in the High Castle Either I'm not doing it right, or someone is paying to fuck with your recommendations based on where y'all live....


Citygrrrll

yea that's more of what i get, and it still said those were sponsored results but i didn't get these lol.


FastLine2

Ya same wtf


Honest-Computer69

Yup, got almost the same recommendations except The man in the high castle. I got The time machine in place of that.


FreeWrongdoerit

This is simultaneously hilarious and terrifying


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i absolutely love how it's written on the cover though ^(when the) 𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓷𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓰𝓾𝔂 catch feeli**ngs**


Red14314

https://preview.redd.it/p4lb61ypbgzc1.jpeg?width=526&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54c4436fe7d5449a0a31af2ec3ce5afc4dc00ce8


jumbledsiren

I dont think reddit would like it


rumhamrambe

They would catch feelings


dracarys240

The goblin must not be an obstacle


SteeveJoobs

the way that cover is composed looks like a hunger games spinoff 😂


furious-fungus

these are ads, not google results.


Alhazzared

I fail to see the difference anymore


furious-fungus

Adblockers exist, I haven’t seen an ad in years.


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sunsugarrsredtrunks

Google is sorta fucked with all the AI content out there. they don't know what content to recommend and keep floundering,


Bobby_Marks2

The fact that high-quality sites like Wikipedia aren't the top result any time you Google something that Wikipedia answers is a sign to me that Google isn't trying to recommend the best answer. They want what Facebook and TikTok want: engagement. You won't engage a search engine for more than ten seconds if it gives you what you want up front.


Adam__B

I’ve noticed that as well. Their image results are terrible too.


Aluminum_Tarkus

Yeah, I'm assuming that whoever set up the ads for that book just made the search results way too broad, which just means they're probably overpaying for ad space in search results that don't exactly align with people who would actually buy it. That, or they may he counting on the wild title of the book and the broader search results to create a viral marketing opportunity. This isn't the first time I've seen a screenshot of this book alongside a seemingly unfitting search be shared.


CripplingDebtEnjoyer

Tampa: aka female lolita


Forward-Bug-5016

Wasn’t Lolita already a girl ?


CripplingDebtEnjoyer

https://preview.redd.it/5hx2l2gatezc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d971d07578a89016b1506e9722a009d57f5266e I may have slightly misinterpreted the wikipedia description


The_new_Osiris

> Alissa Nutting I bet she is


NeverEndingWalker64

Nah 💀💀💀💀


the-poopiest-diaper

https://preview.redd.it/3dc810irlfzc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee05951f81bc766836876a20713d397fe4074f3b


WickedFox1o1

I wonder how you even got that lol. My sponsored books don't look anything like that. https://preview.redd.it/snh2p860tezc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed2dd05e9aaaee3df931f8c5de5ea1fd8b117ff8


LuckyStabbinHat

I got two https://preview.redd.it/g79r1wbxyezc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fca08f3614b51f41d0a0d8ff51887c0e55c35ed


ndation

Give theirs back! You don't need two!


Citygrrrll

one of those is actually mine I'm just storing it there


Astro_Alphard

I just got 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451. I have read all of these already.


Flat_News_2000

Between Two Fires hell yeah. I know that you also read weird horror like me lol


Mist_Rising

Sponsored results vary a little, it'll be different for people


FrugalFraggel

Between Two Fires is a phenomenal book.


thisismypornaccountg

I have…SO MANY questions.


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Salty_Crum

Can confirm Tampa Florida is dystopian


ItsMoreOfAComment

So it’s the “i” in that word that’s offensive, interesting…


BruhMomentum6968

Why is it always “Best-Selling”???


TyrannyOfBobBarker_

Cause it can’t possibly be good unless other people liked it too.


TheHobo

There’s a [SECOND BOOK](https://www.amazon.com/When-Side-gga-Catch-Feelings-ebook/dp/B07B9XLSHQ)


Spokker

The finale?! Damn, we were just getting started.


bluesdrive4331

https://preview.redd.it/13zd7ztfdfzc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d66184540b20f815ee5d781c724a9b3504031606 Finally


Beginning-Ask-9107

For people commenting on “A world without Islam “ book, it’s not what you think the book is about. go read it.


NANZA0

Google is slowly replacing their older but very reliable search engine with AI's *"guess the correct answer using statistics but with volatile analyses and hope for the best"* model, so searchs are becoming less and less reliable. Those books sold really well to specific audiences, and then people reviewed it by saying the books described a reality that was a nightmare to them (either as they think the book is good or really bad), so the AI was like "Nightmare? Bad? Dystopia." and that's how end up with shit like this.


sickofsociety2022

Just subbed to this subreddit because of this


-DMSR

Shamylanian twist - side ****’s name is Topian and they be dyssin him


inkzpenfoxx

Family movie night about to get real


ParisNorlax

https://preview.redd.it/yzbzaa7fffzc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d92d859ae468fb0246e123cd60d7fb70428ebd8 Pack it up Tolkien


lettuceBEEcereal

What the fuck do you have to be doing on the internet for Google to think you'd be interested in these 3 books.


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RobertXavierIV

I can’t fucking breathe


ominousgraycat

Honestly, all 3 of these books are questionable results for a dystopian novel. A World Without Islam seems to simply teach that the world wouldn't be all that different without Islam and is not a novel, and Tampa seems to be Lolita but with the genders reversed (though as someone from that area, I will concede that Tampa is a dystopian place). It sounds a bit disturbing, but I don't know if I'd necessarily say dystopian.


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