/lit/ - Literature

Which philosopher has the most poggers sounding terminology? My vote goes to Deleuze. body without organs, deterritorialization, rhizome, war machine all fucking slap.

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Hegel? Refuted.

Okay /lit/, I've been interested in reading Deleuze for a long time now and I've finally worked up the courage to do so. Looking for any pointers to help get started. I should mention that I have a philosophy degree, so I'm familiar with the broad strokes of the history of philosophy. I also read plenty of theory on my own time, so I'm accustomed to the dense/baffling style of the genre although I've heard Deleuze is particularly difficult, thus the thread. I've read some texts from the ooo/spec realism crowd, affect theory, etc. so I feel like I've had some mild, oblique exposure to his ideas. I've recently been reading on cybernetics (Wiener, Bateson) which I've heard influenced him as well. I should also mention that my endgame here is really to read A Thousand Plateaus and get something out of it re applying his ideas to culture, art, etc, not necessarily to understand the nuts and bolts of his philosophical system at the level of comprehensive understanding of every single philosopher who influence him. My plan is to read:

Gilles Deleuze by Claire Colebrook (heard this is the best secondary intro text. Should I read Todd May's book instead/also?)
Postscript on Societies of Control (heard this is a good starter for Deleuze & I've read some Foucault)
Nietzsche & Philosophy by Deleuze (heard this is an approachable first Deleuze text. I've also read some Nietzsche)
Anti Oedipus w/ Eugene W. Holland's guide (should I use Ian Buchanan's Guide instead?)
A Thousand Plateaus w/ Eugene W. Holland's guide (again, any better options for a guide here?)

I plan on reading some Manuel DeLanda after to round it out as I also am interested in reading him for his own sake. Any glaring issues with this path? Any other recommended texts, online resources, lectures, etc? I should admit here that I have not read Spinoza nor Bergson although I've heard variously that they are important to understanding him (I've also heard "Just jump right in to ATP!"). Is it necessary to read them first? Or could I read them after D&G for a more comprehensive understanding? I plan on reading both philosophers eventually, I'm just impatient to start with Deleuze honestly. This post ended up being longer than I intended but I'm just trying to give as much information as possible in hope of some solid advice. Thanks in advance.