/lit/ - Literature

go outside

>>18781536
I do. Got friends and a part time job. Probably going to do a lot of clubbing this summer as I live in a very big city

What do you want it to be about?
Read big Ses. Steppenwolf, Stoner, Siddhartha.

If you have picrel problems read Can't Hurt me by David Goggins and then go outside.

>>18781527
Believe it or not, I would recommend Norwegian Wood. I am not memeing or trolling. It is a book I wish I read when I was around that age. I am not sure I would actually recommend reading more Dosto, but The Idiot really hit hard. Not sure it is what you need though. I didnt get much out of Steppenwolf, but it might be nice for you. Best of luck, mate. It gets better

>>18781561
I doubt I would like Norwegian Wood as a kid, I don't like it even now. It wouldn't teach me anything, our experiences must be different. I agree he should read Steppenwolf though, and other Hesse books, it's good to read something about finding a way in a world where you feel isolated.

>>18781527
The one thing I truly wish I began earlier is meditation. There are good books on the subject, but the first podcast in this (long) video was what started it for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk0YLGVn4_s
*Note: I haven't meditated for a few days. That's why I'm on here.

>>18781572
>19 year old
>a kid
I guess it will depend on what kind of lost you are. OP, as you can see, at least read Steppenwolf.

>>18781594
Sorry, I'm a dumb boomer. But yeah, read Steppenwolf, then you'll think about the rest.

>>18781561
I think my main problem is overthinking coupled with extreme procrastination. I’d say I’m one of those ‘smart but lazy’ types like many others on this forum. I just got done with my first year of an econ degree and I’m still tryna figure out what I really want to do in the future. Additionally, I’ve been interested in Christianity lately, although my parents are agnostic, and so I’m mulling over the bigger questions constantly.

>>18781610
Orthodoxy by Chesterton
Apologetics books
Maybe something from William Lane Craig, look it up
Catholic theology

>>18781602
>read Steppenwolf
Thanks anons I’ve decided to read it

>>18781527
>>18781572
It depends on what you think the source of your isolation is. For me, I find myself isolated from wider society ( still have a healthy friends/family circle ) because my beliefs come from my home country ( immigrant family ) and contradict the modern values of Canada.
I have been reading a lot of Soseki and his themes really resonate with me for that reason. A man of the Meiji era if you will.

>>18781550
Go feel "lost" in your instagram clan or whatever, normalfag. Normies get feelings of dread for a day and they call it depression.

>>18781742
>Normies get feelings of dread for a day and they call it depression
I’ve been feeling this way my whole life desu

>>18781774
You need books to brag to other pseud girls who go clubbing and act literate to brush away the feelings of shame they get from having a high body count. Don't act as if you actually enjoy reading.

>>18781610
You seem like me, back when I was 19 and still now. It is hard to stop overthinking, especially those bigger questions. Maybe you will find answers in religion.

I don't think any book is going to help you with procrastination problems. Work a little every day. My suggestion is to just pick something that you can live with as a job. There might never be the perfect job for you, so find something that will give you a decent wage and wont kill you every day. I wish someone had told me that earlier, and that is why I tell you now.

Ignore this >>18781793 anon. He seems bitter. You might be a normie, but since you have read Notes from the House of the Dead I give you a pass. What did you think about the part with the two dogs?


>>18781602
No worries. Age is relative.

>>18781994
Thanks for the advice anon. I thought the part with the dogs was pretty sad, if you’re talking about the one that was killed to be used as clothing. Wasn’t one of the dogs his only close companion? Forgive me, it’s been a while since I read it. The lack of plot was a bit different to me at first, but there were a couple of little moments that stood out to me. His descriptions of the Jew, the bathhouse, his companionship with the young Circassian (they bonded over Jesus), and the story about the guy killing his wife. Sometimes Dostoevsky is quite funny but I am not sure whether he is trying to be. I found the part in Notes from the underground where he chews out the prostitute hilarious for some reason.

The Outsider, Colin Wilson

>>18782262
Same. I was thinking of the two-three pages were he just desrcribes the dogs and how pitiful one the dogs are. Great book, often overlooked I think. Dosto is great, though I really struggle to understand when he is memeing. Like the satire in Uncle's Dream

what you should do instead of reading is acting, that is, do what the OP quote tells you to do. if you must read, read bios of famous generals and conquistadors

>>18782494
>famous generals
Yeah I’ve got Napoleon’s biography by Andrew Roberts, I’ll read it soon

>>18782563
you should also read on cortes and pizarro, they have probably the most impressive achievements relative to army size, but most important is to actually act.

Tolstoy’s a confession changed my life, as did Resurrection, don’t go for the former if you’re not religious tho.

>>18782567
Thanks anon

>>18782487
>Uncle's Dream
Qrd?

>>18782822
An old, rich and senile dude almost gets tricked in to marrying the daughter of some high society lady that kind of needs money. All kinds of stuff happens. The old guy can be funny because he keeps talking nonsense and getting interrupted, but I still don't understand why it is praised as Dostos funniest book. I might be too dumb to understand, or that you had to live in those times to get it.

>>18782988
Sounds interesting t b h