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what is the most important book youve ever read, i have the motivation to read 1 book only

>> No.14499988

>>14499982
That’s what this board needs, another thread inviting 30 responses of “the Bible.” Kill yourself, you christcuck enabler.

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14499995

The most important book in my life as a whole was probably the late 80s edition of The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told. Would never have gotten into reading as a child and continued as a teen and adult without it.

>> No.14500006

my diary desu

>> No.14500021

>>14500006
Post it or stfu.

>> No.14500031

>>14499982
the Rigveda

>> No.14500040

>>14500021
sorry it'll only be published after my death, but don't worry about that, it won't take long

>> No.14500045

>>14499982
If you give a mouse a cookie.

>> No.14500064

>>14499982
The Bible

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>>14499982
This is the most important book right now.

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>>14499982

>> No.14500089
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>> No.14500101

>>14500069
i guess that's why it's so expensive
fuck

>> No.14500127

>>14500101
How much? I DLed mine.

>> No.14500586

>>14499982
Candide

>> No.14500628

>>14499982
Whatever religion you are closest to read their holy text

>> No.14500696
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14500696

I needed a book like that at the age I read it. Mostly because it said all problems I had out loud and showed general direction to deal with them.
Also Stoner. Stoner is less age-dependent.

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Yet to read Laws, which will only make it even higher.
And yes this is a complete answer because all the dialogues are interconnected and designed to have the structure from introductory (Meno, Ion, Alcibiades) to irrefutable scripture of divine inspiration (Philebus, Phaedrus, Timaeus). There's no "early" and "late" Plato, any apparent development is minor or from misinterpretation. And yes Plato didn't directly write all of them, but the majority of them were either co-written by Plato (like First Alcibiades) or Written during the period of the Old Academy after his death, meaning they were guided by Plato's unwritten doctrines (like Minos or some of the Letters).

>> No.14500729

Probably VALIS by PKD. If you have the attention span it really will change your life at least in regards to operating on the unseen.

>> No.14500749

>>14499982
Spinoza’s Ethics

>> No.14500767

>>14500089
I hear the McDuff translation is the way to go.

>> No.14500770

>>14500696
At what age did you read the book in your image

>> No.14500793

The New Testament

>> No.14500802

>>14500770
Around 16.

>> No.14501545

>>14499982
the talmud

>> No.14501546

>>14499982
Dhammapada

>> No.14501550

>>14499982
The lord of the rings. It made me appreciate nature more.

>> No.14501586

>>14499982
Lolita
I really identify with Humbert

>> No.14501601

Letters to a young poet - Rainer Maria Rilke

It's a great read if you want to do some soul-searching.

>> No.14501609

>>14500696

How did anything by Murakami feel "Important" to you? Not judging, genuinely curious.

>> No.14501610

Seneca.

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>>14501610
A day late, but not a bad birthdaeg ift.~

>> No.14501701

>>14499982
War and Peace
>>14501546
butterfly is based???

>> No.14501735

Mein Kampf

>> No.14501782

>>14501735
holy shti. you did the thing. have a (you) for your troubles

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That I have read, was the Tractatus. But YOU want something that will incentivize you to read more than one book.

>> No.14501884

>>14501877
tractatus is shit, read PI

>> No.14502154

>>14501609
I wasn't very exposed to literature until that moment, plus his books do feel pretty honest. I guess that's what was important to me at the time.

>> No.14502214

>>14499982
Stoner.
Source on that anime?

>> No.14502412

>>14500127
Like $80 used on Amaz'n

>> No.14502454

Ecclesiastes, duh

takes like 1 hour

>> No.14502499

>>14500729
Tell us more about Valis

>> No.14502821

>>14500064
Yes we get it, christcuck.

>> No.14503192

The Orthodox Holy Bible

>> No.14503207

>>14499982
Fiction?
Anna Karenina
As of non fiction, i'm not sure yet

>> No.14503356

>>14499982
The Bible.

>> No.14504068

>>14499982
hmm me fink da most impowtant book was da bibow bc god is good!

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>>14499982
Time Enough for Love

Robert knew his shit, and made one of (in my opinion) the greatest literary masterpieces, great for almost any audience (minus those of great religious fanaticism)

>> No.14504233

>>14499988
Slit your throat you secular dog

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Epictetus' Discourses

Everyone needs to learn to nut up and stop being a bitch but while still ensuring they're doing their part for society. (Proper society, not corporate ambitions)

>> No.14504311

>>14499982
Probably a collection of Poe's stories since it got me into actually reading for pleasure and I owe it to him that.

>> No.14504376

>>14504311
I'm glad I never read Poe when I was younger, I'd be turned off from reading fiction entirely.

>> No.14504395

>>14500793
This

>> No.14504502

>>14504376
Ok, friend

>> No.14505140

>>14500767
i'd say so

>> No.14505291

>>14499982
embarrassing to say but for me it was the tao of pooh

>> No.14505307

>>14500089
This

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14505389

No longer human, easily.

>> No.14506055

>>14499982
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi.
Anyone who has seriously crossed swords with over 100 people in a unique environment that allowed it to happen in the first place and with the balls to actually sit down in the last year of his life and pinpoint exactly how he survived is worth listening to. And he's particularly easier to sympathize with because he's humble and a warrior for himself, he's not a chief or an army general.

>> No.14506084

Takin' Over by Imposing the Positive: My Personal Rap to You by Brandon McCartney

>> No.14506524

>>14501601
Love me some Rilke; recently reread Duinoelegierna (I don't know the english title).

>> No.14506538

>>14501884
You've got that backwards mate.

>> No.14506711

Musashi

>> No.14506731

Wallace Stevens's collected poems forced me to become a poet. It also made me realize that so much contemporary American poetry references Stevens, perhaps moreso than anyone else, including Eliot. According to my best teacher, Stevens is "a toxic influence," and that's a compliment--he dwarfs us all.

>> No.14507038

>>14500793
Most of the epistles are super repetitive and boringly theological. The gospels also tend to be super repetitive and the allegories are already commonly known enough to not have to read and re-read them, unless you're particularly interested.

Read Mark.
Read John.
Read Luke.
Read Romans.
Read Ephesians.
Read James.
Read Revelations.

All other new testament books and letters you can put aside for later.

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>>14499982
https://www.readthesequences.com/

>> No.14507406

the giving tree

>> No.14507421

>>14501609
Different anon, but he's got a pretty honest, raw feel to his works that makes up for his shortcomings in other aspects

>> No.14508072

>>14500089
How do you pronounce 'Karamazov'? Is it kara mazov or karma zov?

>> No.14508080

Gravity's Rainbow

>> No.14508082

>>14508080
Haha

>> No.14508102

>>14508072
The former.

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>> No.14508111

>>14500089
>The Brothers Karamazov
>cover art is a painting of Les Poétes Maudits

>> No.14508134

>>14508082
Prove me wrong

>> No.14508684

The Aeneid. That book had pretty and cool pictures.

>> No.14508705

>>14508134
Literally how do i? Its your opinion but read more. Get off Pynchon's dick

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>>14499982
The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts

>> No.14508717

>>14508705
>argue for me!

lol

>> No.14508779

>>14508717
You asked me to prove you wrong when i laughed at your suggestion of the most important book in your life, what do i even need to prove? Go read the thread again retard.

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This book really opened my eyes. It all fell into place once I just looked at the facts. I buy copies and send them to my friends and family. Should be required reading in jr. high.

>> No.14508855

>>14499995
Awesome!

>> No.14508864

>>14508779
Your midwit is showing ;)

>> No.14508957

>>14505291
read this last night, thanks for bringing it up anon

>> No.14508962

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

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>>14499982

>> No.14509172

>>14500696
fuck Murakami, but that's the only one of his book worth reading

>> No.14509224

>>14499982
Idk check out Man and His Symbols I guess

>> No.14509231

Book of Job

>> No.14509252

>>14499982
The tiny prince

>> No.14509255

>>14509231
Lol by far the funniest book in the bible. Funniest event in christianity is still the Great Schism. Calvins betrayal of Michael Servatus and his complete hypocrisy in doing so takes second place especially because an off shoot of his sect founded the US because everyone thought they were cunts.

>> No.14509400

>>14508864
You read the midwit author and talking like that!