/lit/ - Literature

Can literature have universality? Or is "universality" just a product of the culture, politics, etc., of the time in which a piece of literature is written? Is it wrong to look for universality in literature?

What is the most profound book you've ever read?

I'm going through a bit of a slump right now. Not depressed, but pretty bummed about life in general -- my future looks a little bleak and, though I'm nowhere near suicidal, I have no motivation to deal with all of life's bullshit. Are there any books you've read that have gotten you out a rut like this?

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