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Whats the best way to get into reading and literature, other than "just read bro." Looking for any advice on where to start.

>> No.12229341

>>12229336
How the fuck is reading not the solution to wanting to read. Maybe read the barrel of a gun instead.

>> No.12229342

>>12229336
Start with the Greeks.

>> No.12229343

>>12229341
Hahah epic man!

>> No.12229345
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12229345

By checking this 5

>> No.12229348

>>12229343
Yeah it is, faggot. Sorry you’re too stupid to read literally any book.

>> No.12229349

In 1944 my 17 year old grandfather was slaughtering Germans on Omaha beach and you are asking how to read a book. Jesus.

>> No.12229350

>>12229345
MAD!

>> No.12229351

>>12229348
You got me bro i cant even tell what you're typing.

>> No.12229359

>>12229349
Your grandfather fought for the wrong side, must be hard being a mutt.

>> No.12229365

>>12229342
Thanks anon!

>> No.12229369

>>12229359
The winning side is never the wrong side.

>> No.12229372

>>12229369
Whatever you say kike.

>> No.12229378

>>12229351
The issue isn’t your literacy. Most retards can read. It’s your lack of cognitive ability which apparently makes you incapable of applying that most basic of modern skills in any useful way.

>> No.12229381

>>12229378
This board really is the brainlet NPC's of this website. :)

>> No.12229385
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12229385

>>12229336
>it’s another op willingly asks a stupid question and then somehow manages to get offended at all the responses

>> No.12229388

>>12229385
Thats what i call a victory royal.

>> No.12229398

>>12229336
I get what you mean, but it simply is "just read bro".

Figure out what genres you might like based on what videos you like to watch, movies, podcasts, interests etc. Watching a movie based on a book (ie. Harry Potter) helped me when I was younger as I could stick to a book when it got boring as I was already interested in the story and wanted to re-live those moments. Pick up more and more books, read them and put them down if you don't like em, keep reading the ones you do like and figure out why you like them, slowly carve more time in your day for reading. After reading your books, go online like this board and try to talk about what you read, read about what other people have said about it, see how it changes your perception etc. Get introduced to more books.

>> No.12229417

>>12229398
Thanks anon those were the kinda tips i was looking for, cheers!

>> No.12229466
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12229466

>>12229336
Just read bro. Start with pick related.

>> No.12229486

>>12229466
>How To Read A Book
>is in book form

how does this work?

>> No.12229498

>>12229486
It's actually a fake book with a vhs tape inside

>> No.12229510

>>12229336
Why do you want to get into literature

>> No.12229519

>>12229345
nicee

>> No.12229522

>>12229510
I never thought it would be something i would be interested in, similar to art. Recently found a new appreciation for art so i thought that there was something i was missing in literature as well.

>> No.12229530

>>12229510
To impress girls at parties of course -- little does OP know that he could just read the wikipedia summaries and probably do better because there is no thot on planet earth that wants to hear some autist's nuanced opinion on Nabakov

>> No.12229532

>>12229522
>>12229510
i recently read the conquest of gaul and really enjoyed it. So looking for more ways to get into reading.

>> No.12229533

Don't start. Don't read literature nor philosophy nor history. Learn a trade and try to become self-sufficient.

>> No.12229546

>>12229533
"Don't learn to enjoy anything and work on the oil rigs." alright man.

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>>12229336
I always recommend this to noobs. Its one of my favourite books and its quite short and easy to read while simultaneously having really great prose and a beautiful aesthetic and theme. Its also probably a good start that will have you walking away from it also with an understanding for why reading literature is actually valuable on an individual level because the the aesthetic of serious commitment to your craft that it presents will probably impact you in a positive way. All around great starter /lit/ IMO

>> No.12230086

>>12229345
Look at my 8

>> No.12230207

>>12229385

>has a basedsauce pic saved

mods, ban this man