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How to read a book (i.imgur.com)

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[–]the_omega99 77 points78 points ago

Source: This Is a Book by Demetri Martin. The rest of it's just as good.

[–]TimmaDee 22 points23 points ago

Is that the name of the book, or are you just saying it's a good book?

[–]the_omega99 27 points28 points ago

Uh... Yes.

[–]vanillathunder420 12 points13 points ago

Name of the book. Its actually a really good book though.

[–]Atheistus 9 points10 points ago

what is it about?

[–]immatellyouwhat 43 points44 points ago

About 300 pages.

[–]Crim91 7 points8 points ago

Well fuck, Ain't nobody got time for that.

[–]vanillathunder420 6 points7 points ago

Its pretty much just a book filled with long jokes. Each chapter is its own story. Its probably the funniest book I've ever read. I definitely recommend reading it.

[–]sideous 3 points4 points ago

The name of the book is "This Is a Book"

[–]FaerieStories 3 points4 points ago

Oh, I half thought this was 'If On a Winters Night a Traveller' by Italo Calvino.

[–]wulixue 16 points17 points ago

Sure, tell me to ignore it after I read the whole thing.

[–]EnglishKiniggit 31 points32 points ago

I want my 9 minutes back.

[–]easa123 9 points10 points ago

Wait, 9 minutes?

[–]ANAL_QUEEN 5 points6 points ago

He made some coffee first.

[–]easa123 3 points4 points ago

Ahhhhhhhhh.

[–]ANAL_QUEEN 1 point2 points ago

What happened?! Did someone hurt you?

[–]easa123 4 points5 points ago

Being the Anal Queen, you would know.

[–]TheWaywardBus -5 points-4 points ago

Ignore what?

[–]19115162093 7 points8 points ago

I just want to know what that stain is.

[–]Atheistus 3 points4 points ago

poop.

[–]mclane5352 17 points18 points ago

It's "This is a book" by Demetri Martin. The funniest thing ever put into publication, I promise.

[–]firefae83 1 point2 points ago

Thanks, I'll have to check it out.

[–]chellekacz 6 points7 points ago

I bought this book off Amazon - preordered it - and a few months after i received it i got a sticker in the mail that had written on it "HEY - Demetri Martin" .. Who knows if he actually wrote it, but it was pretty awesome of them to do!

[–]superpoweredllama 3 points4 points ago

WOW. The first 500 Amazon pre orders were autographed by Demetri Martin. You are very lucky. Keep that book safe!

[–]chellekacz 1 point2 points ago

The book itself is not autographed, its the sticker that came a few weeks later.... Does it still count? Currently its on my wall of photos at work but I may take it down and laminate it if its that rare... Haha

[–]Helix_van_Boron 1 point2 points ago

He's still alive, so it's doubtful that it'll be worth money in the future (and laminating things typically lowers their value). However, it's certainly something worth holding on to.

[–]chellekacz 1 point2 points ago

Oh I don't want to make money off it I just want to make sure it doesn't get ruined. But you're right, it would probably not be as awesome if it was laminated. I'll just have to be careful with it. I lost the only other celeb autograph I ever had so I'll be sure to keep this one safe.

[–]superpoweredllama 0 points1 point ago

If you look hard enough on his Facebook feed (March-ish 2011), you'll find the post where he talks about it.

[–]chellekacz 0 points1 point ago

Awesome thanks I'll check it out!

[–]Darktidemage 5 points6 points ago

Fuck, I fucked up, I didn't ignore that part.

[–]sigaven 1 point2 points ago

Go back to the beginning and ignore it!

[–]doctechnical 3 points4 points ago

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[–]argo212 2 points3 points ago

Check out this pretty cool Italian book with a similar introduction (A large portion of the book is written in second person). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_on_a_winter's_night_a_traveler

[–]billjitsu 2 points3 points ago

I was expecting...

[–]JediJimbo 1 point2 points ago

Glad I'm not the only one who was expecting that too, haha.

[–]webbeco 2 points3 points ago

This is how to read a book:

Open book.

Read words.

Forget what you read (this is vital)

Read words again.

Close book.

[–]Ralph_1987 1 point2 points ago

How to make a repost: No need to tell you, because this is already a repost.

[–]frankzilla8395 0 points1 point ago

I cant believe that that book has the audacity to tell me which part to ignore! >:(

[–]thesilverwitch 1 point2 points ago

I don't know about you guys, but this sort of positive encouragement always makes me feel like I've accomplished something good.

Thank you random author, today hasn't been worthless after all.

[–]Lindafra 0 points1 point ago

How to read THIS book, not the title.

[–]TalkingBackAgain 0 points1 point ago

There actually is a book called "How to read a book".

Not at all a trivial read.

[–]Rasta_mouse 0 points1 point ago

Fuck, I did that thing where I skipped to the end, then read it sort of then realised I missed something important and had to start again.

[–]Ultima34 0 points1 point ago

I didnt ignore the part that says ignore this part!

[–]levendis 0 points1 point ago

Does this technique work on other books as well, or just this one?

[–]secret_writer00 0 points1 point ago

I love that book. Absolutely hilarious.

[–]Gro-Tsen 0 points1 point ago

If you like this sort of stuff, I recommend Italo Calvino's If on a winter night a traveler. Which is, basically, the story of you trying to read that book (and more or less failing, but getting to read a lot of cool stuff along the way).

[–]The_Universal_AC 0 points1 point ago

When I read "(please ignore this part)" my eyes shot up to the top of the page as if I was just caught doing something wrong... What the fuck is wrong with me?

[–]laxdude6006 0 points1 point ago

Wait, but if I ignore the bottom, which tells me to ignore the bottom, then I should then read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom, so I should read the bottom again, which tells me to ignore the bottom so...

[–]Gonzo600 0 points1 point ago

Demetri Martin

[–]madeasnack 0 points1 point ago

Demetri Martin is a liar. Reading is hard.

Don't listen to him.

Keep working hard at words!

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