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Got cash, need reading material. Finally decided to get lazy-ass moving towards a future 17 Junior..

What are some books that changed your life for the better?

>> No.1441074

>>1441068
also read:

>inb4 Catcher in the Rye

>> No.1441068

>17 Junior

inb4 shitstorm

>> No.1441084

>inb4 1984

>> No.1441085

Your 17? Unless your a pill pooping piece of shit, keep on doing whatever and hang with friends.

>> No.1441087

Ulysses by James Joyce.

>> No.1441090

>>1441085
>pill pooping

lulz

>> No.1441157

bumping! Have read Catcher in the Rye and 1984 (prefer Brave New World)

Only male in school book-club -> Reading Twilight

Upcoming discussion will be full o' rage

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The Outsider
Colin Wilson

>> No.1441174

Wow. Nobody's said Atlas Shrugged yet? Shame on you all.

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>> No.1441196

>>1441157
>>1441157
This is what is one of the major things wrong with the school system. Thebiggest mistake of modern education is the assumption that all reading good. This seems to be the stance of most educators so we find that young students usually if at all, only read fluffy shit, the same fluffy shit read by there peers, thinking that conforming into a inauthentic mediocrity is acceptable. This is conditioning them only to read what’s selected by Oprah for her “book club“. Anytime any large group of people read the same book, it never turns out well.

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>> No.1441209

>>1441196
All books are good because books have been used to convey great ideas.

I'm not the OP but they're making us read a graphic novel in a class actually titled "Literature and Composition".

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>> No.1441221

agreeable

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>> No.1441233

OP here...so will I be able to comprehend books like Critique of Pure Reason and A Portrait of the Artist?

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>>1441233
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man will only require a little bit of patience. The problem most disgruntled readers encounter is being unable to enjoy the text while reading. However, if you read a brief introduction of some sort or simply approach the text with an open mind, you'll be okay.

Kant demands more patients. My advice is read a decent introduction (the edition I posted has a sufficient one), and don't worry about understanding every sentence. Go for the general idea of each section, and try to understand at least some of his rationale. That much is easy enough.

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>>1441209
Thats like saying all movies or records are good because some are.

>>1441233
You will probably be able to comprehend Portrait. Kant writes in a style that is very hard to follow for almost everyone.

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>> No.1441253

>>1441233
You're not stupid, are you?

As far as I understand it (I haven't actually read it, I suppose) portrait of the artist as a young man is one of joyce's more ... understandable? works. Ulysses is known for being a tough read and finnegan's wake is a bunch of gibberish that means something through about fifteen layers of god know's what.

As for philosophy ... philosophy isn't usually tough to read. It'd be stupid to present ideas to people in ways that wouldn't make sense for them to comprehend.

I don't know you personally, so maybe you are a dolt. Can't hurt to try?

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>> No.1441274

>>1441196
>comment on the flaws of our education system

>Thebiggest
>the assumption that all reading good.
>by there peers,

>> No.1441276

>>1441271
>crampin' my style

>> No.1441316

OP here, TYVM all who posted, time for me to get to work and find these books.

>> No.1441331

>>1441244
Razor's Edge is the first that came to my mind. It is not profound but it is from the heart and often that makes up for lack elsewhere.

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If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by John McGregor.

>> No.1441383

>>1441340

I've never seen that being discussed here before. I've not finished it but it's written beautifully. The opening chapter is possibly one of the best opening chapters I've ever read.

>> No.1441394

>>1441340
>>1441383

I'm gonna check this one out. Thanks, both of you.

>> No.1441470

Atlas Shrugged