/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.3910745]

Hi /lit/.
Can I have some help with something?

What book would be good to read to my mother?

She had a rough life.

>Left by her parents when she was a kid
>No studies
>Have to work on streets to get food because aunt treat her like that
>No options
>Living alone with a 25 years old strange in another state
>Mother at 15 years old
>Beaten
>Humiliated
>Abused

But she stayed and took all that for us.
My brothers and me, her kids.
She's my hero and love her for educating me and not telling me this until now that I'm 21 and I can understand what she is talking about and not get traumatized for the whole thing.

I just want to make her happy, give her back something, and make her feel that life is a beautiful thing.
I already make her proud by being a good student, son and never failing her.
Talked to her my entire life, she is my friend which I tell everything.
Never lied to her or tried to hurt her in any sence.
She is my mom, you understand.

[Anonymous No.3910748]

Is she hot?

[Anonymous No.3910751]

OP here.

Already go and dance salsa with her every thursday on our town plaza, but I want to do something else for her.

Sorry about my english.

>>3910748
She was really hot and beautiful when she was young.
Now you can notice the age in her face and body.

[Celebes !!NWFwVGUkpTc No.3910758]

>>3910745
aww, I think I'm about to cry.

I think she'd enjoy Gone With the Wind, some Woolf and Austen.

[Anonymous No.3910765]

>>3910758
>Woolf
This.

[Anonymous No.3910772]

Poisonwood Bible - B. Kingsolver. My mother and many of her friends adored this book. Lots of motherhood, girlhood, adversity etc.

[Anonymous No.3910776]

>>3910758
Not trying to move hearts here, just make a smaller range of selections by talking a little about her.

>feminism

Will that be a good idea?
I think that will bring her rash instead of peace and happiness.
Correct me if I'm wrong please.

>>3910772
Will give it try.
Thanks!

[Anonymous No.3910868]

>>3910745
Frankenstein is really about the need for the mother in a family and how dudes fucking suck. She might like that.

[Anonymous No.3910916]

>>3910776
>Wanting to do something good for your mother
>introduce her to feminism

Have you considered Islam? It constitutes an equally good alternative.

[Anonymous No.3910977]

>>3910745
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Fitting for anyone who's had to live through hardships

[Anonymous No.3911039]

The Bible.

[Screwtape !!tdBUE9PLvpz No.3911069]

>>3910916
Have you considered killing yourself
people suggest it to me a lot I don't know

>>3910776
It's not like you're giving her the SCUM Manifesto or anything; I can't imagine anyone who'd be radicalized by ~100 year-old literature.
You can get The Five People You Meet In Heaven if you're afraid of offending someone.

[Anonymous No.3911104]

The lyrical ballads book of romantic poetry offer some interesting themes whilst also remaining simple and accessible.

[Anonymous No.3911123]

Oh!

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

Give it a try, OP. It's modern, it's not classic but it's worth it. It was emotionally heart wrenching, because of what the main character had to go through. It discusses a lot of important social issues that an emotionally battered woman may go through without being overtly rash like a modern feminist. The author can mimic a perfect female tone and voice and oh boy, the book was really worth it. At times though, I wanted to cry and stop reading, but I think because of what your mother had been through she can handle it.

[Anonymous No.3911125]

>>3911123
And please please don't let the "Oprah Book Tag" offend or discourage you. I've read, and only learned now that it's "Oprah approved".

[Anonymous No.3912111]

>>3910977
This sound really good. Thanks for the idea.
I'll look more into topic (meditation) and see If I can find something else.

>>3910868
Never thought about that. It will give a flip to what she's used to.

>>3911039
She does already. I think that book is the reason I'm here writing this right now and not in some dumpster.

>>3911069
Seems like maybe I'll enjoy this one too. I like this kind of books.
Thank you.

>>3911104
>Simple
Thats the word. Thanks anon.

>>3911123
>>3911125
Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me, anon.
Now I'm really insterested in this one.

[Anonymous No.3913674]

>>3910745
This thread warmed my heart.

I don't know what to recommend and to those saying Woolf, no. She's depressing and neurotic. Maybe she'd like The Waves but it's all stream of consciousness.

God Bless

[Anonymous No.3913676]

red er sam Beckett d00d

[Anonymous No.3913680]

[Anonymous No.3913682]

[Anonymous No.3913684]

[Anonymous No.3913688]

[Anonymous No.3913690]

Read her Lolita

[Anonymous No.3913692]