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PsychoNerd054 at 08:16, 30 April 2026

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	In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}		In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}

	According to [[Bob]], Chris taught himself to read by turning on the closed captions on [[television]] and following along with the words.<ref>[[Date with Emily]]</ref>		According to [[Bob]], Chris taught himself to '''read''' by turning on the closed captions on [[television]] and following along with the words.<ref>[[Date with Emily]]</ref>

	Anyone who wants to be a good writer must be well-read. It's one of the most natural ways to become acquainted with good style, the elements of a plot, and correct spelling. Chris's [[Chris and his ego\|ego]] is so inflated that he thinks he can produce something [[Honor roll\|brilliant]] with no effort whatsoever. While in school, the only books Chris read voluntarily are paperback ''Goosebumps'' and ''Fear Street'' novels by [[R.L. Stine]] which are notable only for their sheer mediocrity. Chris read these books, which were written for elementary schoolers, well into high school.		Anyone who wants to be a good writer must be well-read. It's one of the most natural ways to become acquainted with good style, the elements of a plot, and correct spelling. Chris's [[Chris and his ego\|ego]] is so inflated that he thinks he can produce something [[Honor roll\|brilliant]] with no effort whatsoever. While in school, the only books Chris read voluntarily are paperback ''Goosebumps'' and ''Fear Street'' novels by [[R.L. Stine]] which are notable only for their sheer mediocrity. Chris read these books, which were written for elementary schoolers, well into high school.

PsychoNerd054 at 08:01, 30 April 2026

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	{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}		{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}
	{{quote\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are ~~[[Chris and reading\|~~still illiterate]] and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.		{{quote\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are still illiterate and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.

	In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}		In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}

PsychoNerd054 at 08:00, 30 April 2026

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	{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}		{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}
	{{quote~~\|{{quotebox~~\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are [[Chris and reading\|still illiterate]] and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.		{{quote\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are [[Chris and reading\|still illiterate]] and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.

	In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}		In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}

PsychoNerd054 at 08:00, 30 April 2026

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	{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}		{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}
			{{quote\|{{quotebox\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are [[Chris and reading\|still illiterate]] and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.

			In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}

	According to [[Bob]], Chris taught himself to read by turning on the closed captions on [[television]] and following along with the words.<ref>[[Date with Emily]]</ref>		According to [[Bob]], Chris taught himself to read by turning on the closed captions on [[television]] and following along with the words.<ref>[[Date with Emily]]</ref>

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	Anyone who wants to be a good writer must be well-read. It's one of the most natural ways to become acquainted with good style, the elements of a plot, and correct spelling. Chris's [[Chris and his ego\|ego]] is so inflated that he thinks he can produce something [[Honor roll\|brilliant]] with no effort whatsoever. While in school, the only books Chris read voluntarily are paperback ''Goosebumps'' and ''Fear Street'' novels by [[R.L. Stine]] which are notable only for their sheer mediocrity. Chris read these books, which were written for elementary schoolers, well into high school.		Anyone who wants to be a good writer must be well-read. It's one of the most natural ways to become acquainted with good style, the elements of a plot, and correct spelling. Chris's [[Chris and his ego\|ego]] is so inflated that he thinks he can produce something [[Honor roll\|brilliant]] with no effort whatsoever. While in school, the only books Chris read voluntarily are paperback ''Goosebumps'' and ''Fear Street'' novels by [[R.L. Stine]] which are notable only for their sheer mediocrity. Chris read these books, which were written for elementary schoolers, well into high school.

	In terms of the readings he was assigned at [[Manchester High School]], Chris retained only a superficial understanding of them. During the [[Father Call]], Chris said that he read ''{{w\|To Kill a Mockingbird}}'' a mere month prior, which in all likelihood he only mentioned because it was assigned in high school. This was almost instantly proven false when ~~he confused it with~~ ''~~[[wikipedia:Of Mice and Men~~\|Of Mice and Men]]'', another high school assignment. The [[Manchester High Leaks\|essay]] he wrote about a selection from [[wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer\|Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Canterbury Tales\|Canterbury Tales]]'' earned only a 69%.		In terms of the readings he was assigned at [[Manchester High School]], Chris retained only a superficial understanding of them. During the [[Father Call]], Chris said that he read ''{{w\|To Kill a Mockingbird}}'' a mere month prior, which in all likelihood he only mentioned because it was assigned in high school. This was almost instantly proven false when started describing characters from ''{{w\|Of Mice and Men}}'', another high school assignment. The [[Manchester High Leaks\|essay]] he wrote about a selection from [[wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer\|Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Canterbury Tales\|Canterbury Tales]]'' earned only a 69%.

	==Children's books and young-adult literature==		==Children's books and young-adult literature==
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	===Shakespeare===		===Shakespeare===
	{{w\|William Shakespeare}} (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright and poet widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and among the greatest writers of all world literature. It is unknown if Chris has ever read a complete Shakespeare play, although he admits in his[[List of OkCupid Answers\|OkCupid answers]] that he has never read Shakespeare outside of school. Nevertheless, some of the Bard's more famous lines have been quoted or bastardized by Chris, likely because he picked them up from various forms of pop culture:		{{w\|William Shakespeare}} (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright and poet widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and among the greatest writers of all world literature. It is unknown if Chris has ever read a complete Shakespeare play, although he admits in his [[List of OkCupid Answers\|OkCupid answers]] that he has never read Shakespeare outside of school. Nevertheless, some of the Bard's more famous lines have been quoted or bastardized by Chris, likely because he picked them up from various forms of pop culture:

	* In [[Sub-Episode 3]] of ''[[Sonichu (comic)\|Sonichu]]'', [[Mary Lee Walsh]] quotes a famous couplet from the witches in ''{{w\|Macbeth}}'' while stirring a cauldron: "Double, double, toil and trouble, / Fire burn and culdron [''sic''] bubble!" She follows it up with a much worse couplet of Chris's own creation: "I shatter hearts as I please! / I hurt them hard, with the greatest of ease!".		* In [[Sub-Episode 3]] of ''[[Sonichu (comic)\|Sonichu]]'', [[Mary Lee Walsh]] quotes a famous couplet from the witches in ''{{w\|Macbeth}}'' while stirring a cauldron: "Double, double, toil and trouble, / Fire burn and culdron [''sic''] bubble!" She follows it up with a much worse couplet of Chris's own creation: "I shatter hearts as I please! / I hurt them hard, with the greatest of ease!".
	* In [[Ode to Julie]], Chris attempts to quote Romeo's famous soliliquy from {{w\|Romeo and Juliet}}: "'Christian-o! Christian-o! Wherefore art thou, Christian-o?' And I would be there… int—in your heart – for I have—for my heart is with you. For if I called you up—for I would be there in your heart. And I would personally be calling out, 'I am here, O fair Juliet. 'Tis no—'tis nobler thy name be heard every mom—every waking moment. "And Ju—the sun is in the east, and Juliet is the sun.' Though I know not much Shakespeare, but at least I know ''enough''… to getteth by!"		* In [[Ode to Julie]], Chris attempts to quote Romeo's famous soliliquy from {{w\|Romeo and Juliet}}: "'Christian-o! Christian-o! Wherefore art thou, Christian-o?' And I would be there… int—in your heart – for I have—for my heart is with you. For if I called you up—for I would be there in your heart. And I would personally be calling out, 'I am here, O fair Juliet. 'Tis no—'tis nobler thy name be heard every mom—every waking moment. "And Ju—the sun is in the east, and Juliet is the sun.' Though I know not much Shakespeare, but at least I know ''enough''… to getteth by!"
			* In [[Gilligan Be or Not]], Chris sings a musical version of the famous "{{w\|To be, or not to be}}" speech from ''{{w\|Hamlet}}'', directly lifted from an episode of the show ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' where the characters put on a stage musical based off the play.

	===To Kill a Mockingbird===		===To Kill a Mockingbird===
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	'''''To Kill a Mockingbird''''' is a coming-of-age {{w\|Southern Gothic}} novel, written by Harper Lee and published in 1960. It is a commonly-read book in many [[Providence Middle School\|middle schools]] and [[Manchester High School\|high schools]] in the United States.		'''''To Kill a Mockingbird''''' is a coming-of-age {{w\|Southern Gothic}} novel, written by Harper Lee and published in 1960. It is a commonly-read book in many [[Providence Middle School\|middle schools]] and [[Manchester High School\|high schools]] in the United States.

	Chris was likely assigned to read the book in school once, but claimed in the [[Father Call]] that he read it [[October 2009\|the month]] before the call took place. He seemed to have only really paid attention to the first part of the novel, as when [[Kacey]]'s father Matthew asked him to say what he learned from it, he gives a ''vaguely'' correct description of the plot, albeit focused entirely on ~~the initial~~ plot point ~~with~~ Boo Radley. Prior to that, he got mixed up and started talking about George and Lennie's roles in the story (who are characters from a different novel, ''Of Mice & Men'').		Chris was likely assigned to read the book in school once, but claimed in the [[Father Call]] that he read it [[October 2009\|the month]] before the call took place. He seemed to have only really paid attention to the first part of the novel, as when [[Kacey]]'s father Matthew asked him to say what he learned from it, he gives a ''vaguely'' correct description of the plot, albeit focused entirely on an earlier plot point (Boo Radley secretly hiding gifts for Scout, Jem and Dill inside a tree at his place). Prior to that, he got mixed up and started talking about George and Lennie's roles in the story (who are characters from a different novel, ''Of Mice & Men'').


	===Dating for Dummies===		===Dating for Dummies===
	{{quote\|I only had read the tips that I felt I needed; I did not read the entire book.}}		{{quote\|I only had read the tips that I felt I needed; I did not read the entire book.}}
	[[File:Cwclight - Dating for Dummies 3rd Edition 2011 - Autographed Guide2 - IMG 5410.jpeg\|thumb\|150px\|Chris's [[Signature\|self-autographed]] copy of the book]]		[[File:Cwclight - Dating for Dummies 3rd Edition 2011 - Autographed Guide2 - IMG 5410.jpeg\|thumb\|150px\|Chris's [[Signature\|self-autographed]] copy of the book]]

	'''''Dating for Dummies''''' by Joy Browne was published in 2006, with a third edition published in 2011. It is part of the popular "For Dummies" line of reference books.		'''''Dating for Dummies''''' by Joy Browne was published in 2006, with a third edition published in 2011. It is part of the popular "For Dummies" line of reference books.

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	According to an excerpt from the back cover of the book, it "gives you a broad overview of the whole field of psychic experiences. The exercises and practices given in this book are enjoyable and easy to do. Use them to strengthen and focus your own natural abilities and turn them into [[PsychicPowers\|precise, coordinated skills]]. You'll be amazed at the changes that begin to happen in your life as you activate the right hemisphere of your brain; the intuitive, [[Art\|creative]], psychic half [[Honor roll\|which has been so seldom used for so long]]."		According to an excerpt from the back cover of the book, it "gives you a broad overview of the whole field of psychic experiences. The exercises and practices given in this book are enjoyable and easy to do. Use them to strengthen and focus your own natural abilities and turn them into [[PsychicPowers\|precise, coordinated skills]]. You'll be amazed at the changes that begin to happen in your life as you activate the right hemisphere of your brain; the intuitive, [[Art\|creative]], psychic half [[Honor roll\|which has been so seldom used for so long]]."

	When Chris read the Psychokinesis chapter, which mentioned magician [[Uri Geller]] by name, he decided to try emailing Geller in [[September 2017]] to ask for help with developing his psychic skills ~~(although~~ Geller replied that it was ~~a waste of~~ time).<ref>[[Uri Geller#E-mails]]</ref>		When Chris read the Psychokinesis chapter, which mentioned magician [[Uri Geller]] by name, he decided to try emailing Geller in [[September 2017]] to ask for help with developing his psychic skills. Geller replied by politely, but frankly, telling Chris that he was just wasting his time.<ref>[[Uri Geller#E-mails]]</ref>

	===Numerology: the Key to Your Inner Self===		===Numerology: the Key to Your Inner Self===
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	'''''The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability''''' by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, and Fran Odette was published in September 2020.		'''''The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability''''' by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, and Fran Odette was published in September 2020.

	Chris purchased a copy from [[Amazon]] for use during his incestuous [[Affair with Mother]]. He described the book as "a valuable and informative book to add additional guidance".<ref>[[Null DMs#Chris vaguely describes his relationship]]</ref>		Chris purchased a copy from [[Amazon]] for use during his incestuous [[Affair with Mother\|affair with his mother]]. He described the book as "a valuable and informative book to add additional guidance".<ref>[[Null DMs#Chris vaguely describes his relationship]]</ref>
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Adult literature

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	* In [[Sub-Episode 3]] of ''[[Sonichu (comic)\|Sonichu]]'', [[Mary Lee Walsh]] quotes a famous couplet from the witches in ''{{w\|Macbeth}}'' while stirring a cauldron: "Double, double, toil and trouble, / Fire burn and culdron [''sic''] bubble!" She follows it up with a much worse couplet of Chris's own creation: "I shatter hearts as I please! / I hurt them hard, with the greatest of ease!".		* In [[Sub-Episode 3]] of ''[[Sonichu (comic)\|Sonichu]]'', [[Mary Lee Walsh]] quotes a famous couplet from the witches in ''{{w\|Macbeth}}'' while stirring a cauldron: "Double, double, toil and trouble, / Fire burn and culdron [''sic''] bubble!" She follows it up with a much worse couplet of Chris's own creation: "I shatter hearts as I please! / I hurt them hard, with the greatest of ease!".
	* In [[Ode to Julie]], Chris attempts to quote Romeo's famous soliliquy from {{w\|Romeo and Juliet}}: "'Christian-o! Christian-o! Wherefore art thou, Christian-o?' And I would be there… int—in your heart – for I have—for my heart is with you. For if I called you up—for I would be there in your heart. And I would personally be calling out, 'I am here, O fair Juliet. 'Tis no—'tis nobler thy name be heard every mom—every waking moment. "And Ju—the sun is in the east, and Juliet is the sun.' Though I know not much Shakespeare, but at least I know ''enough''… to getteth by!"		* In [[Ode to Julie]], Chris attempts to quote Romeo's famous soliliquy from {{w\|Romeo and Juliet}}: "'Christian-o! Christian-o! Wherefore art thou, Christian-o?' And I would be there… int—in your heart – for I have—for my heart is with you. For if I called you up—for I would be there in your heart. And I would personally be calling out, 'I am here, O fair Juliet. 'Tis no—'tis nobler thy name be heard every mom—every waking moment. "And Ju—the sun is in the east, and Juliet is the sun.' Though I know not much Shakespeare, but at least I know ''enough''… to getteth by!"

			===To Kill a Mockingbird===

			'''''To Kill a Mockingbird''''' is a coming-of-age {{w\|Southern Gothic}} novel, written by Harper Lee and published in 1960. It is a commonly-read book in many [[Providence Middle School\|middle schools]] and [[Manchester High School\|high schools]] in the United States.

			Chris was likely assigned to read the book in school once, but claimed in the [[Father Call]] that he read it [[October 2009\|the month]] before the call took place. He seemed to have only really paid attention to the first part of the novel, as when [[Kacey]]'s father Matthew asked him to say what he learned from it, he gives a ''vaguely'' correct description of the plot, albeit focused entirely on the initial plot point with Boo Radley. Prior to that, he got mixed up and started talking about George and Lennie's roles in the story (who are characters from a different novel, ''Of Mice & Men'').

	===Dating for Dummies===		===Dating for Dummies===

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Use of highlighters

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	When reading ''[[Warhol / Chris Chan]]'', Chris highlighted selected portions of the text in various colors. He explained his methods in a Twitter post:<ref name=june21></ref>		When reading ''[[Warhol / Chris Chan]]'', Chris highlighted selected portions of the text in various colors. He explained his methods in a Twitter post:<ref name=june21></ref>

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	*Pink - That's Wrong ~ See Facts of from me		*Pink - That's Wrong ~ See Facts of from me

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	*Purple - Highly Resonant with me		*Purple - Highly Resonant with me
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	==Graphic novels==		==Graphic novels==
			===Faux Facts===
			[[File:EWU59KAWkAAiHri.jpg\|thumb\|100px]]
			'''''Faux Facts''''', by Mary Bellamy (who has worked on ''[[My Little Pony]]'' comics), is a series of ten graphic novels about a group of magical girls. Chris bought the first volume in [[April 2020]] and tweeted that it was "really fun, cute and cool." He said he would buy the rest of the series.<ref>[[April 2020 social media posts#Bought stuff]]</ref>
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	===Transformers/Back to the Future===		===Transformers/Back to the Future===
	'''''Transformers/Back to the Future''''' is a crossover between the ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''Back to the Future'' franchises which consisted of four books and ran from [[October 2020]] to [[May 2021]]. Chris is a fan and in [[January 2021]] had read the first two and was waiting for the third to release. He liked a scene of the ''Transformers'' character Starscream being [[Arthur Spatchcock Interview 3\|dunked into manure]] - a gag usually meant for Biff from ''Back to the Future''.<ref>[[The Place chats (January 2021)#Quartz, Transformers, Trump]]</ref>		'''''Transformers/Back to the Future''''' is a crossover between the ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''Back to the Future'' franchises which consisted of four books and ran from [[October 2020]] to [[May 2021]]. Chris is a fan and in [[January 2021]] had read the first two and was waiting for the third to release. He liked a scene of the ''Transformers'' character Starscream being [[Arthur Spatchcock Interview 3\|dunked into manure]] - a gag usually meant for Biff from ''Back to the Future''.<ref>[[The Place chats (January 2021)#Quartz, Transformers, Trump]]</ref>

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	==Graphic novels==		==Graphic novels==
	===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===		===Transformers/Back to the Future===
	'''''Transformers/Back to the Future''''' is a crossover between the ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''Back to the Future'' franchises which consisted of four books and ran from [[October 2020]] to [[May 2021]]. Chris is a fan and in [[January 2021]] had read the first two and was waiting for the third to release. He liked a scene of the ''Transformers'' character Starscream being [[Arthur Spatchcock Interview 3\|dunked into manure]] - a gag usually meant for Biff from ''Back to the Future''.<ref>[[The Place chats (January 2021)#Quartz, Transformers, Trump]]</ref>		'''''Transformers/Back to the Future''''' is a crossover between the ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''Back to the Future'' franchises which consisted of four books and ran from [[October 2020]] to [[May 2021]]. Chris is a fan and in [[January 2021]] had read the first two and was waiting for the third to release. He liked a scene of the ''Transformers'' character Starscream being [[Arthur Spatchcock Interview 3\|dunked into manure]] - a gag usually meant for Biff from ''Back to the Future''.<ref>[[The Place chats (January 2021)#Quartz, Transformers, Trump]]</ref>

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Adult literature

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	Chris read the book while in [[Manchester High School\|high school]]. In a [[August 2009]] call with [[Kacey]], Chris mentioned he still has the book in his collection, which also includes ''[[Goosebumps]]'' and ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', and rambled about the book's plot to her.<ref>[[Kacey Call 6]]</ref> In [[February 2010]] (when Chris was 28), he recommended the book to [[The Wallflower]] in an email to her and quoted the book's summary.<ref>[[Wallflower E-mails 1]]</ref> In ''[[Sonichu 13]]'', written 2017-2018, when comic Chris is role-playing a date with [[Blanc]], the conversation turns to books and he talks about ''The Giver'' to her.		Chris read the book while in [[Manchester High School\|high school]]. In a [[August 2009]] call with [[Kacey]], Chris mentioned he still has the book in his collection, which also includes ''[[Goosebumps]]'' and ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', and rambled about the book's plot to her.<ref>[[Kacey Call 6]]</ref> In [[February 2010]] (when Chris was 28), he recommended the book to [[The Wallflower]] in an email to her and quoted the book's summary.<ref>[[Wallflower E-mails 1]]</ref> In ''[[Sonichu 13]]'', written 2017-2018, when comic Chris is role-playing a date with [[Blanc]], the conversation turns to books and he talks about ''The Giver'' to her.
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			==Graphic novels==
			===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
			'''''Transformers/Back to the Future''''' is a crossover between the ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''Back to the Future'' franchises which consisted of four books and ran from [[October 2020]] to [[May 2021]]. Chris is a fan and in [[January 2021]] had read the first two and was waiting for the third to release. He liked a scene of the ''Transformers'' character Starscream being [[Arthur Spatchcock Interview 3\|dunked into manure]] - a gag usually meant for Biff from ''Back to the Future''.<ref>[[The Place chats (January 2021)#Quartz, Transformers, Trump]]</ref>

	==Adult literature==		==Adult literature==

	===The Canterbury Tales===		===The Canterbury Tales===

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	{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}		{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}
	{{quote\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are ~~[[Chris and reading\|~~still illiterate]] and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.		{{quote\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are still illiterate and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.

	In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}		In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}

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	{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}		{{Incomplete\|summary, [[:Category:Books\|books list]]}}
	{{quote~~\|{{quotebox~~\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are [[Chris and reading\|still illiterate]] and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.		{{quote\|Just a thought, but I am concerned about Gen Alpha. A lot of them are [[Chris and reading\|still illiterate]] and are likely not going to thrive or survive as well.

	In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}		In part, I blame [[Borb\|the parents]] who parobably were among the online haters and fakers. They ended up feeding their kids memes and overlooking the needs...\|Chris, misspelling the word "probably" as he complains about reading illiteracy among Gen Alpha.<ref>[[April 2026 social media posts#Rant against Kiwi Farms]]</ref>}}