/lit/ - Literature

What books should I read that make me less elitist, /lit/?

Lately I've sort of been making peace with the ignorance of the masses and it's a good feel. I can relax. What works have made you more tolerant of other peoples tastes, opinions and level of sophistication?

>mfw people taking hipster pose guy seriously

>>2538874
>mfw I just realised "sophisticate" is derived from sophistry and was actually an insulting term all along.

>>2498155
Yes, the lowest common denominator will probably be even lower if it is a global/wider affair. On the other hand we have a far more accessible space for niche stuff because of the internet. That said, I don't blame either Mickey D's or Beiber for fulfilling a need that's already there. In earlier days it might have been watery gruel and simplistic folk songs. Plebs gonna pleb.