/lit/ - Literature

>>14519537
just read lmao

What have you read and what have you liked?

I have this thing where I become a near-hermit for months at a time doing nothing but read and then after I've returned to reality and relearned how to deliver social niceties I'm lauded for being well-read.

>>14519538
Well, not really. You also need to learn how to choose what to read.

>>14519537
Well, maybe look into HRT and see if testosterone and behavioral therapy is right for you. Good look transitioning! :)

>>14519541
From Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Musk's Biography
Hyperion (first 2 books) and other sci-fi, war fiction for guilty pleasure
Some investment books
Last serious book I read was crime and punishment, but it's not like you can discuss a book like this with a girl.
I want to get disciplined so probably going to read something related to that.

>>14519567
Have you read NNT?

>>14519567
You should read Taleb

>>14519567
Read the end of a knife blade.

>>14519537
How to Read a Book
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
The Greeks
Everything else.
"Well-read" is synonymous with "well-rounded" you'll have to be knowledgeable about a wide variety of subjects.

>>14519567
Russian lit is pretty good. I loved A Hero of Our Time. They all have some short stories to sample too
What books are girls reading? A lot crap too often

>>14519584
Psshhh

>>14519537
you must possess desire to learn many things. to answer questions that burn a hole in your skull. but you don't want that. you want the status of "well-read man". without giving any thought to the substance of that status. you're a woman.

>>14519759
I don't want status, I literally just want to be well read.

>>14519537
If you want to show off, memorize philosophy/psychology/science. If you want to be a douchebag, write off as your own ideas and hope that nobody knows where they come from. If you don't want to show off, then it doesn't matter if you read or not. If you don't want to show off but want to be able to contribute with wisdom when the opportunity presents itself, forget about philosophy/psychology/science and focus on esoteric subjects, spirituality, astrology, etc. There is no wisdom to be had anywhere else, especially not in philosophy/psychology/science. These are pathetic attempts at explaining how the universe and humans work. But, remember, wisdom must always be simplified, as if you are speaking to a young child.

>>14519792
>astrology

>>14519537
1.crack open book
2. begin to read
3. repeat
4. stop making threads on /lit/

>>14519792
quality bait

Read How to Read a Book lmao

>>14519537
first thing is:
stop being a cat

Read

Everyone answers this question with "read", but they tend to miss the crucial part: reread

>>14519537
Select from Bloom's Canon of Western literature. Can't go wrong, really.

>>14519537
Read well.