/lit/ - Literature

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>riding out the apocalypse in a comfy catholic monastery

this one was top comfy

catholic kino

as far as greeks go if you want to expand beyond philosophy you should probably check out stuff like "The histories" and stuff like "the history of the peloponnesian war, and of course, the writing of Homer, the illiad and the odyssey

I imagine just exploring the western canon in general is probably in your interest if you are after both literature in general and more specifically if you are white and interested in the culture of your people before consumerism wrecked everything

if you want some lighter fiction pic related is probably my current favorite book, easily the closest sci fi will ever come to true literature and frankly i may even argue it deserves that title

a good protip if you are interested in getting into reading regularly, I like to have big collections of short stories on hand, and in between reading bigger books ill enjoy a few short morsels, or perhaps if you are getting fatigued during a 1000 page behemoth it can be nice to read a short story or two since it provides a nice break but it isn't a huge investment that will distract you from your main course

My white whale. Too bad they're all $150+ US online. None of the other editions hold up to this one.