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Choose 3 books from this shelf that I should immediately start reading.

Hard Mode: no Bleak House, Brothers Karamazov or Ulysses

>> No.1067701
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>hasn't read romeo and juliet

>> No.1067704

Both Kafka works & On The Soul.

>> No.1067709
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My time machine has worked!

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Holy Bible
Koran
Plato

>> No.1067713

the castle by kafka because that translation fucking rocks.

i don't care about hard mode. read the brothers k. that's one of the best books ever.

>> No.1067716

>ask what to read
>rule out the best two options

>> No.1067718

I say roadside picnic, you will probably finish it in one go.

>> No.1067720

Foucault, castle by kafka, smith.

>> No.1067725

Valley of Fear, The Tempest, The Metamorphosis.

Inb4 haters for recommending The Metamorphosis

>> No.1067731

OP here, I'm liking alot of these suggestions. The Castle is coming up alot, but I just discovered one problem - my library no longer has it in stock!

So I guess I wouldn't mind reading on psp if it's as short as The Trial. Any kind anons know where there's an version available for download? Already tried gutenberg.org :(

>> No.1067745

discipline and punish, metamorphosis, wealth of nations

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OP,
>http://rapidshare.com/files/27184583/48057369-C658-4A3F-A936-51C6EEF9C81D.rar
Franz Kafka - The Castle.Doc

>> No.1067778

>>1067758
Thanks!

So far I've decided on The Castle & Discipline & Punish. I leaning towards Roadside Picnic as something easy to compliment them.

>> No.1067783

>>1067758
thanks, stag

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>>1067783
>stag

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>>1067783
I AM NOT ESTAGOLEE!

>>1067778
Well have you read any Nabokov? Ada should be you're third choice if not.

>> No.1067797

avoid the Critique Of Pure Reason unless you are extremely familiar with western philosphy. I tried it a few weeks ago and it was so bad written and so dense that I couldn't get past the introduction

>> No.1067798

>>1067790
We know you're stag, just give it up

>> No.1067806

>>1067797
Yeah I'm gonna leave that one until after Hume.

>>1067790
I've read Ada. What would you recommend after that?

>> No.1067809

The Metamorphosis. It'll take you like an hour.

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>>1067790
>you're

>> No.1067860

>>1067829
Come back when your're fucking philistine language is as eloquent as Russian ,or German.

>> No.1067884

Do you really need to use "philistine" in every other post?

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>>1067884
What?

>> No.1067915

Apology, Crito, and Phaedo on Socrates. I like that publisher.

>> No.1067924

>>1067896
see
>>1067860
It seems some motherfucker is going around /lit/ using the word "philistine" most irresponsibly. Maybe it wasn't the same person, though.

>> No.1067936

Roadside Picnic and Foucault.

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>> No.1067959

What site is that?

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>>1067924
>

>> No.1067965

>>1067959

looks like shelfari

>> No.1068004 [DELETED] 

snoot/
AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING
Immediately, if possible.
Then, if you truly haven't read it, Hamlet, as it will help you get over the lingering malaise from Hume.
Then, Meditations (I assume that's the Marcus Aurelius, it's hard to see), because Stoicism will help you gather the shattered remnants of your worldview.
/snoot

>> No.1068044

>>1068004
I was having difficulty with the Hume because of his 18th century? writing style. Would there be a better way to work up to that?

I mean, it was alot easier to understand than Kant but I still had much trouble with it :(

Also, yes that's Marcus Aurelius.

>> No.1068064

Fuck Shelfari. Fuck Shelfari and it's "pewty shelves" graphical gimmick to win over dumb kids.

>> No.1068103

>>1068064
I agree. They should make it look like shit just to make sure only hardcore readers go there.

>> No.1068109

>>1068064
I made a Shelfari because the Goodreads & Librarything "list" style is so unintuitive compared to a shelf view.

That's despite contempt for the company.

>> No.1068116

>>1067709
wtf?

>> No.1068121

>lists are unintuitive

OK. Fuck you.

>> No.1068124

>>1068121
Enjoy your selective reading & false-truths.

>> No.1068133

>>1068044
hume is important in understanding 18th century british lit, including the way in which it was written. you just have to reread and persevere if you're really interested in this period of lit. otherwise, move on.

>> No.1068148

why are you reading these books? seriously, why?

>> No.1068167

>>1068133
I don't mind persevering but I also hate the thought that I'm just going through it blindly when it might be more beneficial to read the simpler stuff first.

I heard Hume is one of the clearer philosophers though so I shall bare with it & possibly follow your inspired order as I've been meaning to read Hamlet for a long time anyway.

>>1068148
As opposed to what other books? These are just ones that either seem interesting or I enjoyed other stuff by the authors....

>> No.1068168

HOW CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND HUME YOU ILLITERATE FUCKING PLEBEIANS

YOU CAN'T READ PLAIN FUCKING ENGLISH AND YOU THUNK YOU'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND HUME? FUCKING HELL MAN, READ SOME ENTRY LEVEL RETARDED SHIT THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR YOU FIRST

FUCK

not capsguy btw, I just mad.

>> No.1068171

>>1068168
;_;

>> No.1068176

Roadside
Castle
Critique

>> No.1068187

i would say Roadside Picknick, especially if you've enjoyed Tarkovsky's Stalker. then also Metamorphosis

>> No.1068195

Why the hell is Roadside Picnic so popular?

I never heard of it before this thread.

>> No.1068206

>>1068167
not trolling, just thinking out loud, but...
i had to read Hume (and loved it) because I'm an English major and british lit is my specific focus. but why are you reading it? it's in an important work and everything, but there so much that you could read, why read this? you don't even understand it and probably don't even like it. what i'm saying is, don't read it because you think you should or because everyone says you must. there are so many other works of literature you could read that you would enjoy better, whether "important works of high art and enlightened thinking" or pop lit (see: V for Vendetta, which is really good and british). Information for the sake of obtaining information is useless, a waste of time, and perhaps even destructive. you don't know everything, will never know, so don't try, but instead follow your interests and become knowledgeable it what you like.

tl;dr: do stuff because you want to, not because you think your suppose to.

>> No.1068215

>>1068195

Get out of here, stalker.

>> No.1068216

>>1068195
probably because Tarkovsky's Stalker is based on the story of Roadside Picnic. it's like the best movie i've seen

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>>1068216

On 4chan, this is a more likely culprit.

>> No.1068236

>>1068230
Amazing game. But then again I think video games might be too plebeian for /lit/.

>> No.1068284

>>1067758
Whats the password?

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>>1068284
Phew, good thing I'm still here!

Password is
>books_for_all

>> No.1068360

>>1068298
Also note that the .doc file doesn't seem to be formatted correctly, it's missing spacing between paragraphs & putting numbers or something instead.

>> No.1068606

>>1067699
What site is that?

>> No.1070207

age