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So far I have read,
>American Psycho
>Fahrenheit 451
>The Trial
>The Corrections
>Blood Meridian
>Suttree
>The Road
>Infinite Jest
>Pale Fire
>The Metamorphosis

My favorites have been IJ, Suttree, and the Corrections

>> No.22171785

What about meditations?

>> No.22171802

Start with the Greeks

>> No.22171820

Game of Thrones

>> No.22171849

>>22171780
The History of the Runestaff, Moorcock
Jurgen, Cabell
The Crock of Gold, Stephens
Kalevala, Lonnrot

>> No.22171939

>>22171780
Start with the Greeks
Iliad -> Odyssey -> Oresteia -> Herodotus

>> No.22172019

>>22171780
The Idiot, Anna Karenina, Moby-Dick, Don Quixote, Shakespeare (Macbeth, King Lear, Caesar), Dante's Comedy, and then don't forget Against Nature by Hyusmans.

>> No.22172051
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>>22171780
I'll tell you about these.

So far I have read,
>American Psycho
Funny
>Fahrenheit 451
You're not in HS anymore.
>The Trial
Meh
>The Corrections
No
>Blood Meridian
Fun
>Suttree
No
>The Road
No
>Infinite Jest
No
>Pale Fire
No
>The Metamorphosis
Boo

I don't know what you're reading for, for pleasure or for education, but most of the ones you listed were just not worth the time to read them.

Could you tell me why you're reading?

>> No.22172093

>>22172051
*fart* kys

>> No.22172169

>>22172051
I read because I’m pretty lonely and I find it entertaining. I’m also in college so I want to be well enough read to coast through conversations with my peers if I have to. Your critique of those books is absolutely retarded however, so I can’t trust your opinion. Blood Meridian isn’t fun. It’s pretty garbage desu. IJ and American Psycho are the most fun from the list

>> No.22172199

>>22171780
Not bad. a few recs based on these
>as i lay dying
>perfume
>white noise

Try some russian lit as well

>> No.22172208

definitely feels like you'd like faulkner

>> No.22172214

>>22172199
>>22172208
Alright, I’ll look into Faulkner. I’m a southerner myself so maybe I’d be able to relate to it. Should I start with as I lay dying?

>> No.22172220

>>22171780
Besides the trial all of these are garbage. Dude start with the russians. Or Sherwood Anderson’s stories. Or read Stoner if you want a true /lit/ staple.

>> No.22172224

>>22172214
yeah probably, or the sound and the fury. i don't personally approve of the idea of easing yourself into a writer through guides and stuff though, i say just read whichever seems most interesting to you

>> No.22172239

>>22172214
Based on your liking of The Corrections, yeah

>> No.22172243

i think you'd also like berlin alexanderplatz

>> No.22172244

>>22171780
Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis.

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>>22172169
I'm probably the most well read and most experienced person here. I don't need to waste time debating the worth of those books.

If you're here to read for entertainment I'd recommend Voltaire and Francois de la Rochefoucald as authors to pick from, as well as any epic poems found in the western tradition such as Beowulf or Paradise Lost.

>> No.22172300

>>22172275
You’re a fucking idiot dude

>> No.22172328

>>22172300
Which of the books do you own that has the most creased spine? That says a lot about a man.

>> No.22172339

>>22172328
lmao at you (not the guy you're arguing with)

>> No.22172371

>>22172328
My favorite book is by far The Book of Disquiet.

>> No.22172457

>>22171780
The Holy Bible

>> No.22172466

>>22171780
Harry Potter