/lit/ - Literature

Just finished reading part one of pic related. It was dense, I have to say, and I spent an hour or more sometimes reading just 10 pages of the book. I read about Nietzsche before I started, so I feel like I can understand some of what he's saying. I also watched the Human, All too Human documentary. Yet some of it can be confusing, I suppose I would have to go back and reread to tie it together. I've read that it's better to get acquainted with some of his other works first to get a better understanding and appreciation of the text. While I did enjoy reading some of the book, I feel like I'm missing out, yet I don't want to put the book down.

Should I keep reading or stop and head to another one of his works? I have a copy of A Nietzsche Reader (Penguin) and a book on Nietzsche I have yet to tackle that would give me a fuller picture on his philosophy than I have right now. I have a copy of Beyond Good and Evil coming in soon. I found it confusing when I first read it, and forgot about it quickly. I might end up going back to it though.

I also wanted to know if I'm reading too slowly. I usually try to take it apart and read block of text by block, which are quite small in the text. Sometimes I'd keep rereading until I realized it was nothing more than a reiteration of what he just wrote. I feel like I get stuck in his writing sometimes. Is this the norm or should I pick up the pace on my reading?

My plan so far is to read the introduction in Zarathustra by Hollingdale, read the short book on Nietzsche I have, go back and finish Zarathustra, then move on to A Nietzsche Reader and then on to whatever else.

Thoughts, /lit/? I'm asking a lot of questions, but if you could get to them all it'd be most appreciated.

Is this the greatest book ever written?

In before "hurr durr dementia.""

I tried reading Nietzsche but I am too stupid

>dat prose

I heard this is easier to read if I read some of Nietzsche other work. Is this true?

What does /lit/ think of Thus spoke Zarathustra.

Haven't gotten to Beyond Good and Evil, but Thus Spoke Zarathustra is definitely the most profound book I have read.