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One of these books will be the first I read in English. Help me decide:
- Infinite Jest
- Gravity's Rainbow
- Moby Dick
- Lolita
- Blood Meridian
- Mason & Dixon
- Ulyssess

I already read Portrait of an artist, V and Blood Meridian in my native, Serbian, but I heard it is sin to read books above translated. Should I read something to warm up kr should I just dive in?

>> No.9896163

That's a cute Turkey

>> No.9896181

>>9896157
bugs.. easy on the carrots

>> No.9896194

>>9896157

i would suggest reading modernist poetry in translation with side-by-side text. im doing this with apollinaire to learn french. although your level of english is probably higher than my french.

i just cant see why you would want to waste your first experience with these books without a more developed understanding of english. what about reading short stories first?

>> No.9896247

>>9896194
Well when I was younger I built almost a library with my dad, but then I started going to English-speaking school and discovered Nabokov, now I feel bad because all this money spent on books in Serbian while lit is telling me that books should be read in English so I want fresh start. Do you think books should be read in English?

>> No.9896258

>>9896157
zeko... lakše s mrkvama

>> No.9896260

>>9896247
You should read books in English only if they're written in English and if it's worthwhile. If you read Balzac in English you're just an idiot.

>> No.9896269

>>9896157
..sguB

>> No.9896300
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9896300

>>9896258
kek
>>9896260
So you are saying that I should read Balzac in French or in my native? On what "level" of English should I be to read Infinite Jest or Gravity's rainbow (these books aren't translated here) or Lolita as a matter of fact

>> No.9896999

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