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Where do I start?

>> No.17484374

Start what?

>> No.17484391

>>17484354
pick 10 random books, read the first page, and proceed with the one that seems most interesting to you.

>> No.17484403

>>17484354
>schizo post where OP thinks he's more clever then he actually is

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Since you asked, I'll give you an answer.

>> No.17484669

at the base and work your way up to the tip

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>>17484354
First throw the wojacks away
Then proceed to the Greeks

>> No.17484679

>>17484354
From uterus

>> No.17484680

>>17484354
The Hellenics

>> No.17484693

>>17484354
Mein Kampf

>> No.17484731

>>17484354
Greeks

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homer > tragedians & aristophanes > virgil > ovid > bible > dante
once you read dante you can finally consider yourself literate

>> No.17485161

>>17484354
The Greeks, anon. It should be taken as a meme and at the same time seriously. the Greeks wrote some good shit (and are the foundation of western civilization) but you won't be able to appreciate them until you know how to enjoy reading.

>> No.17485171

>>17485110
>t. read all translations
Cringe.

>> No.17485179

>>17485171
he won't read shit if you tell him to learn greek and latin first

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>>17484354
children's literature. picture very much related.

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>>17484354
ignore what all these faggots are saying. Search the /lit/ wikia or the archives for the top 100 charts (there are some entry-core ones as well, i recommend starting with those) and pick at least 10 you find interesting. After you've finished those and got a taste, begin with the greeks.

also, you should at least have a basic knowledge of history. If you don't, take wikipedia trips every day until you do

>> No.17485427

>>17484354
Read “do androids dream of electric sheep?”
Philip K Dick is one of the best authors and all of his books are fun and easy to read but will really make you think

>> No.17485443

>>17485396
Based

>> No.17485456

>>17485427
Vonnegut is good shit too for starting out reading

>> No.17485537

>>17485179
>he won't read shit if you tell him to learn greek and latin first
Then he shouldn't read at all. Better to be ignorant than a midwit like you.

>> No.17485572

>>17485537
spoken with the ecclesiastical wrath of a pharisee

>> No.17485741

>>17484354
Don’t. Trust me. It’s a bad idea

>> No.17485748

>>17484354
The Epic of Gilgamesh c. 1800 BCE.
Come back when you've made your way through literary history to Ducks, Newburyport which came out 2 years ago.