/lit/ - Literature

>muh violence

where should I start with bataille?

not good looking, just downright fucking evil looking. like you'd go to his house to have dinner and discuss literature and end up dismembered in a bathtub in his cellar.

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>I am an occasional psychonaut and enthralled by the mystical experience in any mind-state

>Brave New World. High rated book but I did not enjoy it at all.
>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Another highly rated book but I found it totally boring.

>existentialism
>substance and character development
>Why didn't he try to defend himself in court? What was his problem?
>far too postmodern
>went into the book expecting my world to be turned upside down
>le stranger is le leddit tier m8

Why was Bataille so interested in sacrifice?

are you?

Sup /lit/

Aside from scanning through 'Philosophy for Dummies', I know pretty much nothing in regards to philosophy and its history. I desire to check out Nietzsche and Battaile. Are they difficult to read for novices? Should I read up on Plato and Descartes first?

I've already attempted Nietzsche's 'Twilight of the Idols' and 'Beyond Good and Evil', but could not comprehend what the hell was going on about. I've been recommended Thus Spoke Zarathustra as a more-adequate starting point, but I'm pretty hesitant..