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A man grows up, not reading any literature. He spent most of his teenage years on comic books and shitty television.
He wants to change.

What's the first book you suggest?

>> No.1448164

>mfw this is the case with most of my friends
I usually suggest something light-weight, although with a slight filosophical touch.

>> No.1448162

The Republic - Plato

>> No.1448168

Die Hard: The Novel

>> No.1448188

>>1448164
>filosophical touch

>> No.1448190

you're fucked op

>> No.1448192

cat's cradle by vonnegut.

>> No.1448245
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1448245

Animal farm
The outsider (camus)
Brave new world

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1448253

The Cat in the Hat.

Or most any other Dr. Suess book, except the Lorax or The Butter Battle Book. They are a little too deep for beginners.

>> No.1448260

>>1448253
did you ever read Yertle the turtle? talk about dense symbolism.

>> No.1448264

>>1448245
>Animal Farm

Yeah, I'll second that.

>> No.1448268

The first book I read when I was that man(minus the comic books): Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

>> No.1448280

the old man and the sea. its a short read but a great one

i have not been around 4chan in a long time, can someone tell me what does mfw means?

>> No.1448284

Illuminatus!

>> No.1448286

>>1448280
my face when

>> No.1448285

>>1448280
My face when.

>> No.1448287

>>1448286
>>1448285
samefag

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1448288

>>1448287

>> No.1448302

>>1448280
I'm a oldfag, it means "mother fucking what".

>> No.1448328

the stranger

>> No.1448352

>>1448284

Fuck yeah R.A.W.!

>> No.1448356

survivor by chuck palahniuk

>> No.1448389

the hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy

avoid the complete one if thickness scares him and give him the first part only

>> No.1448641

>>1448245
>>1448328
Camus is great.

>> No.1448647

Nothing, enjoy your happy redneck life and leave me and my nihilism alone