/lit/ - Literature

I would say drop Naked Lunch if you're not a very experienced reader. It's a divisive book to begin with, but it'll be even worse if you're not used to more experimental styles and can't make any sense of it.

I would drop The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test and Call of Cthulhu as well, not because they're bad books but just because there are better things a new reader could be checking out.

By all means, if you have your heart set on those books read them, but I would suggest maybe trying Crime and Punishment, The Myth of Sisyphus, A Farewell To Arms, and The Odyssey, for more introductory works.

Fear and Loathing, Lolita, and The Trial are excellent choices though. Brave New World is okay, but maybe something you could just check out of the library to save money on.

Anyways, welcome to /lit/

Hey /lit/,

So which are the best translations of the Norse sagas? I've read the Prose Edda (Byock and Faulkes) and the Poetic Edda (Bellows), so I think I'm ready to tackle them.