/lit/ - Literature

>>17836664
>prophet dies
>immediately goes to war with itself along ethnic lines over who's the real successor
>still fighting over it
>universal faith

>>16866917
I've encountered several. Iv'e found them all off-putting. In a business setting you have to walk on eggshells around them.

can I read the Iliad with only a shallow understanding of greek mythology? I wanted to start the book but it felt like reading "a storm of swords" without knowing anything of song of ice and fire or game of thrones.

>>12523541
>series is named after the first book's title
when will this meme end?

So much effort into research and time all for only rembering like 6 things. Any way I can improve memory? I can fucking remember pictures but words and sound I have trouble with. Imagine the conversations I could have if I had perfect memory.