/lit/ - Literature

>>15847612
Because you are too weak and not protec.

>>15495817
I'm not well read and I also could not get into a copy of Paradiso i picked up at value village thinking reading about a paradise sounded comfy.

When I read a book I tend to want to avoid footnotes (as suggested >>15495825)
or introductions. If an intro is longer than 4 pages I don't read it. This is just me and like I said I'm not well read. Maybe my aversion to doing extra work for reading is why I don't enjoy many of "the greats" of literature.

I watched the animated (netflix I think) adaptation of the divine comedy. Had no idea it was about a guy trying to save his gf.

In my opinion if you are looking to get enjoyment out of reading(and if you aren't you'd better have good reason) you don't grab many hundred year old tomes of epic grandeur until much preparation and you are looking for a challenge. I have gotten more from a simple book of american poetry than I did out of all my other 1000 year old books combined.

I tend to buy revered literature thinking they are a shortcut to the pinnacles of humanity. I am always disappointed because grand literature is a taste, a refinement of flavor. There are much more accessible writings that do more for me. It turns out the literary landscape is more broad than it is tall and the greats are just buoys in the water. IN MY OPINION.

TLDR: Skip the divine comedy. (for now)