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15647995 No.15647995 [Reply] [Original]

>when you finish reading all the books in your indispensables list and feel genuinely complete and satisfied with how edifying this journey was

>> No.15648014

post your indispensables list

>> No.15648036

>>15648014
Just a personal list of Philosophy, Politics and Science books. I have no need to seek validation nor criticism for something that is personal in nature and has already served its purpose successfully.

>> No.15648041

>tfw read the entirety of the Western Canon and find out you only like a handful of authors/books really

>> No.15648084

>>15648036
Dont get defensive anon im geniuenly curious

>> No.15648089

>>15648036
how many books were on it? I have an "indispensable" list of about 300 books, I'm 1/3rd of the way through it

>> No.15648172

>>15648036
damn nigga chill its just a question why you mad for lmao

>> No.15648181

>>15648036
People are just asking for recs anon.

>> No.15648354

>>15648084
>>15648181
My point is that it is personal. A part of the journey is to build your own library accommodated to your own situation.

>>15648089
Around 200 was enough for me.
Can't list them all in a post, really.

>>15648172
I also don't want to derail the thread to turn it into another discussion of based vs pseud books. I wanted the thread to be more like a collection of post-reading reactions