/lit/ - Literature

>be me get recs for interesting authors and books here, download PDFs and listen to audio books and even get some from Amazon
>get fairy well versed in Philosophy and am generally now able to enjoy reading since government schooling ruined that for me by forcefeeding me horribly uninteresting garbage.
>decide to drop my barnes & noble, haven't been there since I was a kid
>as I'm driving up to to the parking lot for a place to park see "BLACK LIVES MATTER!" in writing on the back of some shitty SUV takes my attention and disgust
>slam on my breaks
>almost hit an old woman cause I was distracted
>roll down my window and apologize
>park
>get out of my car
>halfway to the entrance and I realize I forgot my mask and they'll freak out and call the cops if I don't have it
>get mask
>lets try this again
>see some disgusting faggot with a scarf, glasses and a latte walking up to the entrance
>enter
>it's all women
>not a single male
>look at books surrounding me
>all complete trash
>expecting some sort of Philosophy or history section
>nothing but poppy garbage from the last five years
>quickly stroll through the aisles looking for a decent section
>literally all garbage
>find "religion"
>"living under jihad"
>"the diary of anne frank"
>"how Judaism built america"
>"st Augustine's life lessons"
>"anne of green gables"
>"Hitler's religion: twisted beliefs of the third reich"
>"pride and prejudice"
>nope out and try again
>get to the back
>are you fucking kidding me
>an entire kids toy section decked out with legos and everything
>start backing away
>turn around
>AN ENTIRE FUCKING WALL OF FUNKO POP DOLLS THIRTY FEET LONG
>AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
>make straight for the exit
>apparently they have some cafe where faggots can drink their lattes
>get to my car
>open /lit/ to calm myself, browse for 10 minutes
>go get some bacon and fill up gas
>go home.

Holy shit, I thought reading was supposed to make people smart and appeal to smart people. Is this really the best our society can do in the name of books and literature?

Also p.s. I love you guys.