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I haven't read anything in years, and I have a pretty short attention span. rec me a book.

>> No.22503446

Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald.

>> No.22503452

>>22503446
is this a serious answer bc my question was serious

>> No.22503461

>>22503444
A collection of aphorisms

>> No.22503464

>>22503452
Yes.

>> No.22503467

>>22503464
ok I will look into it thanks

>> No.22503492

>>22503444
The Cat Inside by William Burroughs. Few (very short) chapters that don't require much attention for too long.

>> No.22503494

>>22503461
So like the bibles book of proverbs?

>> No.22503527

>>22503494
Lol. No

>> No.22503561

The Stranger by Camus

>> No.22503567

Ulysses

>> No.22503667

>>22503444
First read a book that got turned into a movie that you vaguely remember. Next read some modern classic that isn't too hard
This is what I did 6 months ago when I was in your shoes

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The Aleph and Other Stories, by Jorge Luis Borges, trans. by Norman Thomas di Giovanni

>> No.22503686

>>22503444
Pride and Prejudice by Austen ma'am. Nothing else even comes close. Also, don't trip over and and accidentally strangle yourself with that telephone cord.

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