/lit/ - Literature

I want to get into philosophy.

I have The Republic of Plato. Is that a good place to start? If I like it, where do I go from there?

Yes, I read the philosophy pic in /lit/'s recommended reading, but it doesn't really say where to start and where to go from there.

I'm putting my foot down and starting the god damn book club.

Here are the books:

Genre:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Classic:
The Inferno by Dante

Wildcard:
The Phoenix on the Sword by Robert E Howard

These books are to be completed by 8/22 (Sunday). I will start three threads (one for each topic) at 4 PM (PST) to discuss what we read.

Any questions?

This is only requires reading 40-50 pages a day. Not too difficult.