/lit/ - Literature

My list right now:

>Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
>The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
>Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
>A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick
>Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
>Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
>The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald
>Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
>The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
>The Dharma Burns by Jack Kerouac
>Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
>The Trial by Franz Kafka
>House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
>John Dies at the End by David Wong
>Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
>Dune by Frank Herbert
>The Gun Slinger by Stephen King

Dune and Ice and Fire series will keep you busy for a while.

>>454132
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

>>454149
Seconded

>>454154
>>454149

I don't think this would be very fun for someone who doesn't read much

Out of the books you've read what ones did you like and dislike and the reasons why?

>>454157
thats true, but it is fun for us imagining him struggling with it.

>>454160

My favorite book is Richard Wright's Native Son. It's dark and empowering.

But I have a problem with books like 1984 and Catch 22. They're always talked about with such high praise and I just find them alright. That's why I'm reading more so I can appreciate books where appreciation is due.

sorry I didn't fully answer your question. I don't really know the answer myself. :/

>>454174

If you like Native Son you'll probably like Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.

>>454160

I don't really know the answer to that myself.

that's my problem. I read books like 1984 and Catch 22 and don't find them as wonderful as most people do. I just think of them as good not masterpieces.

THat's why I want to read more.

I loved the Count of Monte Cristo

>>454182

Sorry about that double post... Something messed up and I forgot to delete that gay tripcode.

>>454172

Lol. Thanks Douchebag :)

>>454190
It's a great book though, if you want a challenge I would recommend reading it. I actually found it fun because instead of the author coming right out and telling you things you actually have to piece together information yourself.

Im in your same boat OP and your list is pretty similar to mine!
Ive read a few that you have on the list though so Ill provide some short personal feedbacks.
Slaughterhouse is a must read, Cats cradle is good too.
house of leaves didnt do much for me. I was put off by the subplots. never finished it.
Great Gatsby was enjoyable to me, though I know some hate it.

>>454182

well what bits did you like about them and what bits didn't you enjoy so much

are there any books you've REALLY enjoyed? They don't have to be considered masterpieces by other people..I enjoyed 1984 but have never completed it as I can't get past when he starts reading the book within the book

>>454135

I'd recommend kerouac's On the Road before dharma.

>>454217

I think I like the violence. The violence in Native Son was graphic and not subtle.

I think I just don't like subtle language right now. I have an attention span that's as short as.... Something short. So subtleness isn't a great starting point for me.

I'm sorry if I seem retarded.

>>454183

this is a good one.

>>454279

Like a said, short attention span.

Can't really bring myself to read a 1500 page book. At least not so soon.

>>454258

Try American Psycho, could improve your attention span with pay off for some graphic violence

>>454322

Good One. Thanks bro

>>454258

Verne Troyer? He's pretty short.

Try some Matthew Reilly, i'd recomend Scarecrow as a taster. freaking EPIC books

>>454322
I've heard it's really, really boring the first half though.

>>454149
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

>>454401

or my dick.... From the GROUND!

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

(secretly has a small penis)

bigger thomas got what he deserved.

read some kurt vonnegut.

>>454135
Get rid of the last six, add The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Kafka.

Also a generous serving of pic related.

ITT: OP is an ADHD-riddled teenager who wants to learn to read.

>>454436

Read the Metamorphosis. I'll probably just keep Hitchhikers and The Trail.

>>454439
I obviously know how to read but the rest is pretty spot on. Oh. And... You are a fag.

>>454135


BROTIP: Drop House of Leaves, Lolita, and David Wong.

I'd recommend the Trial by Kafka, but in all honesty I found it a lot more boring than I expected. My friend said it was like Catch 22. it's like Catch 22 on Valium.

>>454472
lolita is a good book that goes way beyond the "hurr durr pedophilia" paradigm.

OP Here...

What about Fear and Loathing...

Worth the Read?
Too boring?
Wouldn't recommend it for someone with an attention span shorter than Verne Troyer?

>>454520
Do you like drugs? Then read it.

Fight Club. Can't really vouch for anything else Chuck Palahniuk, but come on. Y'gotta read Fight Club.

>>454530

I have read Choke.
Don't really want to read another Palahniuk novel. But I'll probably just read it some other time.

These are all books I want to finish by the end of the year so I want them to be (mostly) classics.

>>454520
Having an interest in drugs is a massive bonus to reading this, but it's the best book on the 60's that I've ever read. It's hilarious / tragic.

>>454520
I enjoyed fear and loathing but I'd seen the movie 50 times before this.

>>454135
good list

I think your list is lacking French and Victorian literature.

the portrait of dorian gray is pretty good, if you can get passed the blatant homoeroticism.

>>454850
I'm only up to chapter 2 and the gay is already at danger levels

I'm in about the same boat as you: seventeen, looking to appreciate literature more. Here's my top three favorites (so of course I'd suggest them):

Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt) - A memoir about growing up poor as fuck in 1930's Limerick.
On the Road (Jack Kerouac) - The greatest bromance ever written. Also, all around amazing.
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson) - Fuck the movie.