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>"to read" list is 45023 books long

>> No.15160883
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>My "have read" list is 45023 books long

>> No.15160885
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Maybe start with just one book and see what happens from there.

>> No.15160934

>>15160885

I decided to go by popularity on goodreads so the most important works are read first. I skipped the most popular book, harry potter and the philosopher's stone, because I didn't have it and the libraries are closed. The second book is 1984. It kind of sucks, but I have to read it to get it out of the way and stuff.

>> No.15160960

>>15160934
Kill yourself

>> No.15160966

>>15160934
read more than one book at the same time, read 20 pages each day and you'll end before you know it, if you can read mor than 20 each day then do so

>> No.15161002

>>15160934
Think about what you want to accomplish and why. Do you want to understand philosophy, poetry, theology, etc, or do you just enjoy Stories. Overloading yourself with thousands of books with no goal will be more harmful than anything, and you will lose momentum.

>> No.15161034

>>15161002

I'm just reading for personal pleasure. I like just anything that's well written and interesting. I read some classics in uni so I'm probably more well read than the average person, but there are still a lot of books I want to check out.

>> No.15161081

>>15161034
That's very good and I hope university goes well for you. If you just want to read for pleasure try finding a theme that interests you and build out from there. Like French literature, or Romanticism literature, or a particular author and read a couple of books that go together and then reevaluate.

>> No.15161087

>>15161034
Dare I say the mind set of a patrician

>> No.15161107

>>15160798
>"to read" list is exactly 60 books long
not too bad

>> No.15161245

>>15161081
how to into french literature

>> No.15161283

>>15160883
Op btfo

>> No.15161317
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>>15161245
Definitely not my area of expertise but I think this /lit/ infographic might help.

>> No.15161353

>>15161081
>>15161317
Is there any good place I could read up on the different themes/type of literature there are to have options of what to look at first

>> No.15161386

>>15161353
I recommend potentially looking at university reading lists for or asking around /lit/. Or think back on what some of your favorite books are or books you really want to read. Also You don't have to read everything in a category if you get bored you can switch it up.

>> No.15161405

>>15161317
french sounds gay

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>>15161405
Kinda, I recommend the Greeks myself.

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>"to read" list is 1312 good books
>found only 80 so far