Reddit reviews Either/Or

yo dawg, i heard you liked Kierkegaard, so I figured i'd point you towards some dank bookskies.

Either/Or. is some good shit, too fucking long and meandering in total in my not so humble opinion, but some good shit to flip through, the individual essays are da baus, especially "the unhappiest man". Also, you may wanna check out Elliott Smith's album by the same name and blast it on your boom box while you're reading.

Fear and Trembling. Some other dank essays, I haven't personally gotten through all of it what with all the bitches that need my attention, but i've heard it's his best.

Hope I've helped a fellow brolosopher out.

Ninja edit: If I haven't, you can go fuck yourself.

I absolutely love Elliott Smith's music. Such a shame that we no longer have him around.

Going Nowhere is one of the most heartbreaking songs I've ever heard. "I was off in some empty daydream, going nowhere." Same goes for New Disaster "Well I wonder what it is your after keeping company with this disaster."

St. Ides Heaven is just straight-up hauntingly beautiful and so damn gut-wrenching. He does an amazing job of conveying solitude & despair in the chorus of this song.

Conversely, Say Yes is beautiful. A love song in the way only Elliott could do it--maintaining the doubt, uncertainty, and wonderful spontaneity of life and love.

Crazy Fucker/Another Standard Folk Song is just "fun" to me. So much of Elliott's music comes at you with a heavy heart from a hard life lived--and this song just seems lighter, and it makes me happy. Plus it's fun as hell to cover.

Honestly, picking just one is nearly impossible for me, so I'm sorry for the rant. If this is anyone's first experience with his music, I recommend getting yourself a copy of Either/Or. It's a masterpiece.