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i want to become known as that one smartboy who is well read and knows everything, what do you read to achieve this mode?

one problem i have read basically nothing, i just troll /lit/

here is the complete list of books i have read:
> crime & punishment
> infinite jest
> the stranger
> jp 12 rules
> blood meridian (i just finished it 30 minutes ago)

what do i read next?? i figure i should get some classics out of the way like homer and divine comedy to be able to understand other stuff. strongly considering banging out some of the very short works in pseud-canon for having a high intellectual-mileage-to-effort-invested ratio:
> plato's dialogues
> the prince
> meditations
> notes from underground
> stirner

anons, please ignore below this line
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you knew better

>> No.11186312

I wouldn't bother with all of that shit, especially Stirner who is barely known outside of this board.

Just read all of Shakespeare, the bible, the divine comedy and Don Quixote and you'd have a pretty decent framework.

>> No.11186313
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11186313

Gogol desu

>> No.11186322

Voltaire's philosophic dictionary will make you into a know it all if you want.

>> No.11186325

>>11186312
Why would you say that about Stirner? He is not well known but his theory is very insightful and, virtuously, can btfo any other ideology.

>> No.11186332

>>11186312
nice framework lol

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>>11186293
>> jp 12 rules

Sorry OP, no one with an IQ over 100 is ever going to think you're smart. Its just not happening

>> No.11186357

>"i want to become known as that one smartboy who is well read and knows everything"

Well you may run into some problems, being a self-proclaimed pseud.

>> No.11186432

We have a lot of books you may read listed on our wiki, which may be found in the sticky.

>> No.11186438

>>11186293
you dont need to read them just carry them around with you for a while and say you have

>> No.11186449

>>11186293
>here is the complete list of books i have read:
>> crime & punishment
>> infinite jest
>> the stranger
>> jp 12 rules
>> blood meridian (i just finished it 30 minutes ago)
>he thinks he's trolling /lit/
>when /lit/ made him read this list
Read the sticky too, rule breaker.

>> No.11186461

>>11186449
care to extrapolate?

>> No.11186906

wow being thought of as smart by a bunch of dumb people. how appealing.

>> No.11188589

>>11186906
Lol. Seeming well read is somewhere on the way to being well read though. Would you rather everyone be well read for their own vanity, or retain authenticity while not reading at all?

I might prefer the latter, but what's worse, people who don't care or people who pretend to? It might seem obvious that it's the latter...but not caring might be on the path to caring.

>> No.11188621

To seem smart all you have to do is argue with everyone.