/lit/ - Literature

What books can I read to get started on stoicism?

Sorry about the blog post but I am new to /lit/. I just finished reading my first few novels (Frankenstein, Alice in Wonderland, Fahrenheit 451, and some short stories). When I finish reading something, I have a hard time articulating and thinking deeper into what I just read. I think that I have a good understanding for what I read but have a hard time expressing it verbally and in written form. I spend a lot of time alone and rarely talk to people. I can go weeks before I have a conversation with anyone and I talk to the coffee shop teller more(asking for my order) than any co-worker, which I'm guessing could be part of the reason why I have a hard time. So what I am asking is if there is anything that I could do to improve these things? Will it improve with time the more that I write and read? Any suggestions would be great.

>>17731657
A man made utopia.

How does one retain enough useful life info from reading a book non-fiction or fiction other than for entertainment purposes?

I want to get in to reading more often but i just usualy loose intrest in reading a book after im halfway finished, sometimes i just pick up a book and dont even read it for like a month. Do u guys have any tips how to combat this ?

How do I read big and bulky books comfortably in my bed?

Part Three:

Whew, what is that, like 30 works? When you need a break from that, here's a couple of light, enjoyable reads:
Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly {even better than the film, which is the single greatest adaptation I've ever read/seen. If you want more Dick (heh-heh), Ubik and The Man in the High Castle are also near-perfect; avoid the lackluster-yet-famous Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?}
Alan Lightman, Einstein's Dreams {the concept of this short work is the various dreams Einstein has in the month leading up to his discovery of special relativity, each dream taking place in various realms where the laws of science operate differently. A beautiful summertime read}
Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas {even if you've already read it, it never gets old to re-read}
Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions {not as good as Slaughterhouse-Five, but arguably funnier. Also check out Vonnegut's short story collection Welcome to the Monkey House. And I've never read the Sirens of Titan, but it's been recommended to me highly}
Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park {a book that will disappoint you greatly when you finish it, not because it was bad but because it was perfect and so much fun that you're disappointed it's over. Luckily, the sequel The Lost World is just as good as the first and way better than the second film, and if you're looking for more Crichton, Sphere is probably his third-best work. (I loved State of Fear when I was younger, as it reads like Dan Brown if Dan Brown was actually good, but I don't think I can accept its climate change denial and preposterous plot of "terrorists are manufacturing symptoms of climate change, so let's stop them from blowing a rift in the Antarctic ice sheet, etc. etc.)}
Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood's End {the book that inspired Led Zeppelin's cover to Houses of the Holy. Probably the single greatest sci-fi book I've ever read, though it's been a few years. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: Odyssey Two are close behind though}
Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange {so good that I'm pretty sure everyone who loves Kubrick's film has never read it, because it will make you realise how piss-poor of an adaptation it is}
Anything by Haruki Murakami. Isn't it all the same? {In all seriousness, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is his most accomplished work, followed by his incredible nonfiction piece on the 1995 Tokyo Metro sarin attacks, but this is supposed to be the fun lighthearted reading section so we can't talk about that here. For characters and emotion, his relatively early work Norwegian Wood is actually his most mature. If you're looking for short stories, I recommend after the quake. Kafka on the Shore is pretty good, though similar to Wind-Up Bird and not quite as complex. And if you really want a lighthearted adventure that feels more akin to Journey to the Centre of the Earth or The Maltese Falcon, go for his early works like A Wild Sheep Chase}

What does /lit/ recommand for a e-reader, books are starting to be annoying to keep. Also, some take too much space in my bag so I'm looking for an e-reader. What would you recommand for someone who lives in a city and moves alot. 30 - 120$ price range. (Fuck paying 300 bucks for a PDF reader.

Where does the meme that the older the book is the better it is come from? Like people look at me and try to argue that Gilgamesh is legitimately a well-written story instead of just being neat because of how old it is