/lit/ - Literature

I'm looking to get my parents some books for Christmas, but even though I have a good foundation for knowledge of literature, I'm having a pretty hard time deciding on what to get. My mom is a schoolteacher and a bit willingly-ignorant, and my dad is a really smart working class guy that hasn't picked up a book in years but enjoys history. I'm not really counting on either of them to finish the books I give them, but I'd be glad if the books suited them enough that they would be compelled to give them a solid shot.

I originally thought about Moby Dick for my dad, and Middlemarch for my mom, but then I decided that Moby Dick would probably be a bit of a battle to start reading as a reintroduction to literature, and I thought Middlemarch might go over my mom's head.

I'd be happy to give out any recommendations for holiday gifts or whatever if anyone has any questions. Thanks for reading.

>>8480305
Are you going to be forbicating with French Canadian qt's? I know pic related went there so I assume there have to be some other cute girls there.

>>8449940
Did she really lose her virginity in a gangbang? That's fucking weird.
>>8449954
Here's a cuter picture of her imo

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Shanghai, China (from Los Angeles though)
Phenomology of Spirit

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Signs and Symbols/Symbols and Signs by Vladmir Nabakov although I think Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut is super relevant today

>>8068552
You're honestly right. Many of the people on here read books that are considered "high brow" in comparison to Harry Potter or whatever YA fiction is currently popular, yet they aren't equipped to discuss anything deeper than YA fiction.

I honestly think this is the easiest way to discern the people who have migrated here from /r/books - I literally just saw someone there yesterday call Animal Farm, "one of the greatest works of Western literature in all of history."

o i am laffin

This thread is hilarious to me. It's like the epitome of /lit/, even down to the faux-patricians. The less you bring your (possibly false) life onto 4chan, the more residual cringe you avoid.

>>8047932
Pictures of your girl have been posted on here before OP by someone claiming it was their ex - I remember because they were shit talking her and I asked for her number because I thought she was cute. So anyways, think I can get that number now? Thanks man, I'm sure she'll be glad her friend helped her out.

Pic unrelated: my dream girl.