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I want to become a redditor. What literature should I read?

>> No.9276744

>>9276736
God Delusion.

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>> No.9276766

>>9276736
pop-science/pop-history that doesn't actually give you any more meaningful understanding of the field than a wikipedia article, especially if it involves cosmology or WWII
any humorist that can be considered off-brand and "quirky" without actual transgression, bonus points for Britons
historical fiction that anachronistically champions contemporary sociopolitical values
historical fiction that exaggerates the gulf between historic and contemporary sociopolitical values
anything related to the "great man theory"
self-help
any book that starts with a witty or one-word title
any book that is lavishly bound in pleather and paint from china
space operas
any book where the protagonist resembles Ender from Ender's Game in any shape or form
any book where the author's name is bigger than the book's title
any book whose cover is focused on a single item, like an apple, an eye, a crown, a sword, a gun, a crime-scene, etc.

"Game Of Thrones", "Pillars of the Earth" "Stiffs", "A Brief History of Time", "The Wheel of Time" "Discworld" and "You Are Not So Smart" are good starting points, good luck desu

>> No.9276867

>>9276766
>historical fiction that anachronistically champions contemporary sociopolitical values

It hurts lads

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>>9276736
Ender's Game
Guns Germs and Steel
The Fault in Our Stars
Kingkiller Chronicles
Franzen
Divergent
Picault

Also, top rated goodreads

>> No.9276906

>>9276884
>a court of mist and fury
Oh god the "an [x] of [y] and [z]" ones get me every time

>a cliche of independent females and cheese

>> No.9276908

le hitchhiker's guide to astronomy xd

>> No.9278741

>>9276884
>"the girl with the lower back tattoo"

that is a painfully bad title. it's not even a good book, and she probably hasn't even read the it. just referencing it because it sounds like she's smart for doing so. i know it's easy to shit on amy schumer but man that's really bad

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>> No.9278749

>>9276766
Pratchett is really good though.

>> No.9278759

hitchhikers guide, its one of the best out there

edit: thankss for the gold kind stranger!

>> No.9278775

>>9276736
John Green

>> No.9278784

Hard mode : What Reddit approved literature is actually good?

>> No.9278792

>>9278784
The Count of Monte Cristo, which is their token "le patrician le look at me" book and also happens to be good

>> No.9278797

>>9278784
classics probably

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>>9276736

>> No.9278896

>>9278784
Blood Meridian? I've seen that on reddit a few times.

>> No.9279048

>>9278799
It scares me that I'm kinda intrigued by this

>> No.9279090

>>9276736
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/read-in-high-school

>> No.9279260

>>9278792
>tfw nobody cares about Le Vicomte de Bragelonne

>> No.9279262

>>9278759
I don't understand why redditors do this. Someone giving you gold doesn't translate into anything meaningful for you personally. Like I get that it's a knd of validation but it's so weird how they all have to make an acceptance speech everytime someone pays reddit a few bucks to put a gold star next to their opinion

>> No.9279389

>>9278784
Good Omens

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>>9276766
Tfw you enjoyed Pillars of the Earth

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>>9276766
>any book where the author's name is bigger than the book's title

>> No.9279725

>>9278749
Pratchett's a cool guy desu

>> No.9279730

>>9278896
Pretty sure they hate blood meridian and can't understand it

>> No.9280019

>>9276736
Harry potter
A song of ice and fire
The name of the wind
Ready player one
To kill a mocking bird
Infinite jest
Steven King
Enders game
Eragon
Brave new world (remember to claim it was a utopia)
1984
Vonnegut

>> No.9280022

>>9278784
Vonnegut

>> No.9280080

>>9276766
>pop-science/pop-history that doesn't actually give you any more meaningful understanding of the field than a wikipedia article

any notable ones to avoid? i fear i can get lured into these easily

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>>9276884
>Sarah Andersen

>> No.9280367

>>9280103
Is this real?
Also, the porn of her cartoon persona is surprisingly good