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humor The Hard Times 2026-04-06

Dude Buying 22-Volume Epic Fantasy to Forget Life's Mess

Looks like a man, having gone through some emotional turmoil, found solace in a library by purchasing an overwhelmingly large fantasy series. Seems like escapism is *very* bookish for him.


<p>LOS ANGELES&#160; β€” Local 33-year-old Dylan Arnold, who is either in the middle of a breakup or just lost his job, was... <a class="font-medium" href="https://thehardtimes.net/culture/man-clearly-going-through-something-buys-really-big-fantasy-book/" style="color: #3eb565;">Read more nonsense</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://thehardtimes.net/culture/man-clearly-going-through-something-buys-really-big-fantasy-book/">Man Clearly Going Through Something Buys Really Big Fantasy Book</a> appea...

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