/lit/ - Literature

> Hector's death and the acceptance from his family, comrades and followers - after they give their final words to Hector (including how Hector's son will never become a man due to what is bound to be his own demise) - that the fall of Troy is inevitable

Post a name.

Post a book.

If your name is called, it's the next book you read.

Go for it, Ezra.

Tennessee
Quinton
Garth
Gareth
Cedric
Hubert
Hugh
Ashton
Ernest, Ernie
Dwayne
Arlington
Austin

Also some female names just in case if women here are quieter about their names being mentioned:

Kirsty, Kirstie
Kelsey
Lauren, Laura, Lauryn
Becky, Rebecca
Janelle

Please read the best book I've read so far this year.

jonathan, john, jon, or any other variation

treat yourself, my dudes

I don't tend to use this word much, but really I can only describe The Iliad as fucking awesome.

> Zeus is a cunt to every other Greek god
> Hector and Diomedes are hardcore motherfuckers
> brutality of war is not shied away from
> themes such as honour and integrity beautifully developed

How come I didn't read this sooner, /lit/?

I just started The Iliad, my dudes. I'm enjoying it so far but I've heard so much disdain for certain passages (ship catalogue, referencing the names of every soldier and something to do with some games in a cemetery?). So far so good though. What was your initial thoughts after a first reading of The Iliad? Also, out of curiosity, which books have the passages people seem to dislike the most? (I don't intend on skipping them or anything but I feel I should know which book they're in so I can mentally prepare myself if I need to).

what do I need to read/know before reading the Iliad?

Western literature reached its perfection 2700 years ago.

Why do you even bother reading anything post-Iliad?

>Zeus spoils the entirety of the plot in the third fucking chapter.

Why do people read this garbage?

Patrician: Homeric Greek
Haute Bourgeois: Rodney Merrill
Petit Bourgeois: Lattimore
Plebeian: Fagles
Lumpen: lol idk translation is impossible, read a comic book or just watch Troy