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>read the republic this year
>read the brothers Karamazov this year
>quarter of the way through war and peace

As soon as I finish this I can give up reading for pseud cred and just read what I want

>> No.10330933

>>10330930

I also received read the politics and great expectations, both essential pseudcredcore

>> No.10331039

>>10330930
Why is Tolstoy such a lovey dovey faggot

>> No.10331214

>>10330930
Honestly OP, if you manage to get even an average comprehension of these works, you're more than equiped to go into the arena and play with the pseuds.

>> No.10331218

You didn't enjoy The Brothers Karamazov?

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>>10330930
I just started brothers Kramazov
I have already read the BAKA and Crime and Punishment

>> No.10331371

>>10331218

The republic was ok but tbk was a rambling half assed plot that goes nowhere with half assed references to high minded topics. It is really unbelievable how awful it was and how it is talked about as some profound work. It will always stay in my mind as the epitome of the pseuds making lots of unfalsifiable extrapolations about a boring old book as a way to claim it is profound and insightful

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>>10331371
It's time to stop posting.

>> No.10331395

>>10331389

I have never seen a good rebuttal. Only soyboy tier replies from people who think continental philosophy is worthwhile

>> No.10331397

>>10331371
epic takedown man

>> No.10331413

>>10330930
I'm in a similar boat. I just have some Tolstoy to get under my belt until I can get my pseud cred and go back to 1 short story per day. This year I read:
>Read Ulysses in Jan/Feb this year after listening to all Re: Joyce podcasts, Odyssey, Hamlet, Portrait and Dubliners in Q4 2016. I was still pretty lost, but I loved the prose. Joyce is legit my favorite author.
>Crime & Punishment, but with no research, so I missed a lot of the philosophical points. Still great, loved Dostoevsky's storytelling, I felt a stronger sense of empathy
>In Search of Lost Time, read the first 3 very closely then kinda skimmed the last few. Honestly it was the same shit for 7 books, and while I loved it, I was just tired of it. Will likely return to it but not feeling pressured to do so.
>Chekhov's Forty Stories, read most of them, phenomenal, just really enjoyable reading.
>The Brothers Karamazov, with secondary lit and analyses for each chapter as I read. Life changing, almost believe in god.

>> No.10331414

>>10331371
HAHAHA

>> No.10331423

>>10331371
>caring about plot

>> No.10331432

>>10331371
You don't seem to know how to read if this is where your concerns truly are.

>> No.10331469

>>10331413
>The Brothers Karamazov, with secondary lit and analyses for each chapter as I read. Life changing, almost believe in god.
Care to share those analysis and secondary lit?

>> No.10331476

>>10331469
SparkNotes for very basic analyses, a book called "Fedor Dostoevsky" from my local pubic library, and one-off articles of things i googled. also researching Zosima's concept of "active love" was helpful, i try to practice active love every day

>> No.10331485

>>10331476
Thank you, now suck my dick.