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>in thriftstore
>find tolstoy The Death of Ivan Ilyich
>read the first chapter
>bored and not interested with it
>skimmed brothers karamazov and wasnt engaged
>find a dickens collection
>read the first chapter of great expectations
>bored and not interested
>read the first chapter of a tale of two cities
>same
>read prometheus bound completely
>take away nothing from it, have nothing to say, dont really care about it

I dont have zoomer brain, its not an attention issue. I am just not into these books. Id really like to find books I'm interested in. I have nothing else. I use to like reading as a kid. Id really like to try to find a hobby as an adult.

>> No.23130199

>>23130191
>I dont have a zoomer brain
The first step is to admit you have a problem

>> No.23130219

>>23130199
But I don't. I have no issues focusing in my life. I dont do zoomer activities. Im not terminally online( i go without internet at all most of the time)

>> No.23130275

>>23130191
Worthless thread by a worthless parasite. Fuck off from this board if you are incapable of appreciating any literature

>> No.23130284

>>23130275
But I am capable

>> No.23130515

>>23130219
How do you expect us to help you if you stay in denial?

>> No.23130542

bump

>> No.23130704

Hello? Is anyone out there? I don't think I said anything bad. Like I said I don't dislike reading and I have no issue with attention span.

>> No.23130772

>>23130191
stick to TikTok

>> No.23130780

>>23130772
I don't watch that.

>> No.23130788

>>23130191
OK but what do you want from us?

>> No.23130794

>>23130788
Just trying to find some books. If I say what didn't work for me may be that can cross other things off the list and highlight some others.

>> No.23130800

>>23130794
You might like this obscure book titled Call of the Crocodile. I have been hearing great things about it.

>> No.23130801

>>23130800
I'm not going to read that.

>> No.23130889

try Stoner. If you don't like that then there is truly nothing for you. It's a lot more "personal" and engaging than the works you listed. Perhaps that is the problem, you simply don't care about the characters.

The other posts are more pathetic than the OP. He has a genuine question and seeks help, and all the 6 other posters can do is seethe about it.

>> No.23130906

>>23130889
I shall look for Stoner, thank you.

>> No.23131048

You need to read stuff you relate to imo.

I think some "good" books are shit cause they're just stories about characters I dont identify with.

If you are based then read A Hero Of Our Time

>> No.23131290

>>23130191
Dickens sounds like complete shit. That’s not zoomerbrain. Try something more poetic.

>> No.23131486

>>23131290
Such as

>> No.23131494

>>23130191
Just stop reading nigga

>> No.23131596

That's right, you don't have a zoomer brain, you have no brain at all. Kill yourself as soon as possible you disgusting, souless weeb cunt.

>> No.23131608

>>23131596
Weeb?

>> No.23131622

>>23130191
I can understand not liking the dreary sentimentalism of Tolstoevsky, but Dickens' Tale of two cities is electrifying throughout.

>> No.23132160

>>23130284
>But I am capable
What books DO you like then?

>> No.23132181

>>23130191
There's a book out there for you for sure OP. Just Google search for some books that align with what you're genuinely interested in. You don't need to be a classicsfag at all.

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23132197

try reading pic rel it's my fav and way easier than those other books

>> No.23132209

>>23130191
Try reading James Ellroy’s LA Quartet, if you don’t like it you’re probably a homosexual.

>> No.23132220

>>23130191
Maybe you should read nonfiction instead

>> No.23132241

>>23130275
Based, Bus Driver

>> No.23132245

>>23130191
>dickens
he was paid one chapter at time, and you can tell he's stretching things out

try taking the non-fiction pill anon, I've been exclusively reading history books lately

>> No.23132251

>>23130275
nta but I don't like the modern classics either. I just read (actual, that is ancient) Classics.

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23132294

>>23130191
Maybe try something in the shorter range, like a short story? Dubliners is always a good entry point.

>> No.23132341

>>23130191
Read bestsellers.

>> No.23132749

Just pick any subject you like and read a book about it. You don't have to read fucking Dickens and Tolstoy.

>> No.23132758

>>23132749
He should own a copy of each, however.
For larping sake
Also get infinite jest and blood meridian for the same reason. Larping ain't easy, you gotta bring it.
Eventually get a Faulkner book