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17592618 No.17592618 [Reply] [Original]

What books should be mandatory reading in schools?

>> No.17592650

>>17592618
Das Kapital

>> No.17592656

Who cares? If you're a male, you are doing the most important aspects of your thinking (critically and creatively) in your 20s and 30s. Most human accomplishments have been done within those times.

As you age, you'll look back on your childhood years favorably somewhat, but with a bit of embarrassment, since you acted like you were: a kid.

Mandatory reading should be something that helps the child grow and learn more, however the most important works would not be in high school, they would be in college.

>> No.17592686

>>17592618
Is this book really worth reading? I see it posted a lot over the years. How schizo is it on a scale of 1 to reptilian overlords?

>> No.17592699
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17592699

>>17592618

>> No.17592715

>>17592686
It will give you schizoid personality disorder. And you will like it.

>> No.17592723

>>17592686
You could probably read the whole book in like an hour if you don’t do any of the activities. Just download a pdf and decide for yourself.

>> No.17592988

>>17592618
Mein Kampf

>> No.17593014

>>17592618
Call of the Crocodile

>> No.17593085

the grass is singing

>> No.17593182

>>17592686
its a pretty short read desu.

>> No.17593230

>>17592618
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (to teach them that science is real).

Frankenstein (to teach them that women are the true originals, inventing science fiction)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (to teach them about love and because it’s beautiful)

100 Years of Solitude (to fight colonialism)

And:

James Franco’s book Palo Alto (to teach about experimenting in creative forms outside of your specialty).

>> No.17593239

>>17593230
this is very well thought out, well explained, and also totally gay

>> No.17593266

>>17592618
>The Odyssey (to honor Greece's trailblazing in the LGBTQIA+ movement)
>Othello (to honor one of the most historical non-white leads in English literature
>something by Virginia Woolf because she's the only woman writer worth reading
And then run the dystopia gammit for demoralization, since that's the actual purpose of our education system.

>> No.17593273

>>17593239
What’s your problem?

>> No.17593398

>>17592715
Errr

>>17592723
Ummm

>>17593182
OK

I'll read it thanks fellas. Must be pretty good I've not heard anything bad about it.

>> No.17593492

>>17592686
Like a solid 4 I'd say if you don't take it as dogma.

>> No.17593499

>>17593398
Do the exercises tho, for real. Atleast some of them.

>> No.17594138

>>17593492
>>17593499
OK cool thanks guys. I have no idea what to expect just always heard it was a good crazy ass read. The fact that you're saying there are exercises in it is very intriguing

>> No.17594691

>>17594138
It's not so crazy as I though, easier to read more than Deleuze and Heidegger kek, the 1st exercise is about metaphysics, the rest is on you.