/lit/ - Literature

Hello /lit/, I'm coming to you with an ill formed question: how do I become well-read?

I've lurked here for a long time, and I've noticed many people with strong opinions on literature and philosophy, but I feel like I have trouble following a lot of them. Especially in regard to philosophy, it seems that reading primary material is impossible without reading nearly all the books that came before (e.g. needing to read everyone leading up to Kant). It seems like everyone here has done that already, and I have no idea where you find the time to.

In terms of literature outside of philosophy it's even more confusing; I've read a number of the books from the /lit/ wiki, but I don't feel any closer to understanding the level of dialogue presented here.

I sincerely appreciate any advice all of you might have. Thanks for all the interesting threads over the years.

/lit/ hasn't changed even slightly since 2011 and it's both comforting and unnerving