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Anonymous
Which books make you dumb? Discuss.
>> Anonymous
the books on the left make you dumber and those on the right make you smarter?
or all of them makes you stupid?
explain yourself.
in b4 "I don't reed".
'cause, I don't reed
>> Anonymous
This chart makes you dumb.
>> Anonymous
any chart that rates dick shit like eragon higher than animal farm and lord of the flies fails
epically.
>> Anonymous
scale doesn't go high enough for Heart of Darkness

scale sucks

also, Holden Caulfield is an emo fag - possibly the original emo fag
>> Anonymous
the Bible
>> Anonymous
Facebook profile listings of favorite books.

SAT scores of users' corresponding high schools.

ITT: Not exactly the most scientific results.
>> Anonymous
heh, I was going to post "Lolita categorized as erotica, lol." and then I looked at the site and saw:
"Update: I changed Lolita from 'Erotica' and 'Pride and Prejudice' from 'Chick Lit' both to Classics. You Literature majors all lack any sense of humor."

>>287572
summarized accurately

What amazes me is that there are colleges with <900 SAT *average* scores. wow.
What doesn't surprise me is that the people listing the bible in their top ten go to the lower average sat score schools.
>> Anonymous
Anonymous demants an explanation for this bullshit
>> Anonymous
ITT Threads that make you dumb
>> Anonymous
/b/ makes you dumb
>> HavocAngel
>>287571

the Bible is a book mainly talking about some guy who wants you to believe that he the son of someone who never actually lived on earth. And in that same sense, wants you to believe in that very person.
>> Anonymous
>>287872

Wait, you *don't* think that Jesus existed?
>> Anonymous
Hahahahaha, oh wow. This has got to be the most asinine and useless way to rank books ever invented. Someone flunked elementary stat, correlation != causation.

And the Hobbit is ranked higher than The Animal Farm. Eragon is ranked higher than Hamlet and The Devil Wears Prada is ranked higher than Fahrenheit 451. Brilliant.
>> HavocAngel
>>287879
didnt say he didnt exist. i said that he is just like any other guy today that says he is the son of god.
>> Anonymous
so if i don't read i'll get a 950 and there no lit that will get me to 1400 so how do i get into the top 10 percentile?
>> Anonymous
People who like Ayn Rand tend to be evil, arrogant sons of bitches.
>> Anonymous
I approve of this chart.

Most of my favorite books are on the right side of the chart. Does that mean that I'm intelligent?

Anyone who's favorite book is The Purpose Driven Life deserves to have their head checked.
>> Anonymous
>>288032

Sounds like a perfect description of Anon, actually. I don't understand why so many anons hate her.
>> Anonymous
People who liked the books I like have an average SAT of 1090. I did the math. IRL, my SAT was 1410 and my ACT was 35.
>> Anonymous
>>288034
Because that is not what anon is. Anon is after lulz. difference.

Also Ayn Rand: shit sux
>> Anonymous
>Ayn Rand: shit sux
Don't tell my girlfriend that, SHE LOVES AYN RAND.

Don't tell her, ok anonymous?
>> Anonymous
I read nearly all of these books and I have a 1500.
I'm not even on this chart.
I am a god.
>> Anonymous
Ayn Rand= pretentious bitch
>> Anonymous
>>288063

Clear grasp of the fundamentals of objectivism here.
>> Anonymous
The trouble with her objectivism is that its assumptions about the absolute rule of rational thought in the conduction of all matters simply isn't true.
>> Anonymous
>>288153
>The trouble with her objectivism
He was talking about your (lack of) objectivism, dumbfuck.
>> Anonymous
Who the fuck likes "the great gatsby"? That book was awful!
>> Anonymous
Who the fuck likes "Eragon"? That book was awful!
>> Anonymous
so uh, any charts that don't require being an amerifag to understand?
>> Anonymous
>>288050
Told your girlfriend.

Sorry.
>> Anonymous
I can't believe I wasted a fucking extra tab on this thread for a moment
>> Anonymous
AHEM

This chart is epically flawed. It's rating things based on what people put down for their favorite books. EVERYONE has read some books, such as Animal Farm because they are extremely common school reads. That means that someone who reads more often (a possible sign of intelligence), but prefers fantasy might put down something like Eragon, whereas someone who never reads anything outside of school assigned books would put down something like Animal Farm, that an English curriculum chose for them. That might also explain the wide range for Shakespeare, which is commonly assigned but also commonly admired by avid readers. It's also worth noting that the books at the far right are typically a little politically incorrect, which would make sense if they're largely being read by people independent-minded enough to ignore any bad societal aura surrounding a book. Also, one might notice a correlation to a book's placement on the graph and the level of schooling at which it is assigned. The Outsiders was assigned in my system for 8th graders, and it appropriately appears to the left of Animal Farm, which was assigned the next year. To Kill a Mockingbird which I read as a sophomore appears to the right of Animal Farm, but left of Crime and Punishment which I read as a senior. What this shows is where along the path a person stopped enjoying English class, probably due to worsening grades/trouble with the material. The last happy English class memory of someone wish a low SAT score is likely to be farther back, and so on. While certainly doesn't always hold true, it does seem to be the general trend.


QED, bitches.
>> Anonymous
>>288483

Stoyer.
>> Anonymous
>>288483

Pat yourself on the back, you deserve it!
>> Anonymous
>>288327
>"Eragon"?

I couldn't even get past the title. Who thought of this?

Hey I can't think of a good name for my new fantasy book. The book is about a fucking DRAGON. Oh I know! I'll call it ERAGON. Nobody will ever notice that I just changed the first fucking letter of DRAGON. Brilliant!

I expected the book to be filled with senseless devices and never bothered.
>> Anonymous
>>288483
I still think it's funny that the Bible and the books called "African Amerian" (whatever that's supposed to mean) all ended up at the bottom of hte list... I think the Book of Mormon is a bit too high on the list imo, though.