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I'm trying to break some bad habits by getting into /lit/. I'm going to the library for the first time in ages tomorrow. What is some essential literature? Books you think eveybody should read. It doesn't even matter, just name one.

>> No.11586543

>>11586539
120 Days of Sodom

>> No.11586553

Utopia by Thomas Moore.
You see that word thrown around sort of willy-nilly, but the book is really not exactly what you expect.

>> No.11586554

The Catcher in the Rye
Watership Down
A Separate Peace
The Sun Also Rises
The Blacker the Berry...
Stoner
The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea

here's some entry-level quality reading. have fun.

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>>11586539
Start here, pal. Maybe you read some of it in school but if you're really new to /lit/erature, then this isn't a bad place to start. I'd also like to second this anon >>11586554 and recommend Watership Down and The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea. Watership Down is a personal favourite of mine and it's a real treat.

When you've finished reading a few books, come back here and let's talk about them sometime. A lot of us have already read the starter kit so you'd probably get a lot of people talking from the get go.

Always remember, reading is meant to be fun! If you find it tiring or exhausting, take a break and return to it when you feel more refreshed. No harm with starting with some shorter books too to get yourself into a good routine. 5-10 pages an hour isn't a bad start if you're new to reading (not that you can't do more if you want) <3.

>> No.11587788 [DELETED] 

>>11587672
this guy has really bad taste

>> No.11587801

>>11587672
Why do people still post this starter pack, half of the books no one even talks about here.

>> No.11587805

The Great Gatsby
1984
The Culture of Critique
War and Peace
Harry Potter

>> No.11587807

>>11587801
It's a starter pack because they are good first novels for someone who has never read serious literature before, you can't just jump straight to The Tunnel and Pale Fire.

>> No.11587813

>>11587807
But starting on books no one like can be off putting to. One Flew over the Cuckoo Nest? Fear and Loathing in Lost Vegas? Cmon

>> No.11587855

>>11587801
It's a good collection of books that many of us have read already so if someone new were to strike up a conversation about them here, most people can get involved.

>> No.11588244

is moby dick entry level or trash?

>> No.11588261

>>11588244
No

>> No.11588283

>>11588261
neither?

>> No.11588286

>>11588283
Neimar.

>> No.11588292

>>11586539
the Bible

>> No.11588341

>>11588286
Heимap?

>> No.11588372

the Quran

>> No.11588378

>>11587813
A lot of people here love Thompson man, what are you talking about? I agree that Cuckoo and maybe Clockwork Orange barely ever get brought up, but the rest are talked about pretty regularly. And even those that /lit/ loves to hate on, like Vonnegut, has some people who like them.

>> No.11589644

>>11586539
Pick up the entire Western Canon and post a picture when you get back from the library to show us what else you got.

>> No.11590086

OP here. I forgot to mention that this is a French library, so I'm not sure how many English books they will have. Hopefully I can find most of these suggestions. I'll update in a few hours. Thanks lads.