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So I wanted to get in to reading, so of course I went to /lit/ and went to their top 100 chart. I chose #2 Ulysses. What the actual fuck. How did any of you rate this to #2 when you need an old English dictionary to accompany reading it. Complete waste of money. What book is good from the top #100 that a pleb like me can comprehend?

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21521213

>>21521210
This might be more your speed

>> No.21521226

>>21521213
thx m8

>> No.21521228

>>21521210
start with the greeks

>> No.21521240

>>21521210
When Ulysses was first published a century ago the average pleb queued up to read it and had no problems. The decline is real.

>> No.21521242

Why would anyone start with a 1000 page novel written in a weirdo dialect?

>> No.21521243

>>21521228

The greeks?

>> No.21521246

>>21521240

Oh yeah cos you were there 100 years ago

>> No.21521251

>>21521242
mate I just picked what was top rated on /lit/'s list, i didnt know what the fuck i was buying.

there are annotated books i get with it, but im not sure if that'd be a waste of money at £18...

>> No.21521255

>>21521210
start with the greeks

>> No.21521263

>>21521210
Try the /lit starter kit

>> No.21521267

>>21521263
post pic please

>> No.21521300

>>21521240
Yeah they started chanting Penelope on the buses too.

>> No.21521323

>>21521246
Yes, I was there. What are you going to do about it?

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>>21521267
We got a wiki with all the charts, start with something you find interesting
https://4chanlit.fandom.com/wiki/Charts

>> No.21521327

>>21521210
Terrible book to start with bro.
Try thus spake zarathustra for something good. I like nietzsches other books better but they are much harder.

>> No.21521336

>>21521327
nah better start with Jung's Liber Novus

>> No.21521346

>>21521210
If you're new to novels and you want something simple try Grossman's translation of Don Quixote. It's a modern translation, and fairly easy to read.

>> No.21521370

>>21521336
That looks really good. Im gonna add it to my reading list. I really like me some jung. But never know what to read by him (theres so much)

>> No.21521391

>>21521336
>>21521327
>>21521326
>>21521346

Thanks bros.

>> No.21521400

>>21521391
Dont actually start with liber novus. Hes trolling lol. Although jung is indeed one of the greatest geniuses and writers. But start small and work your way up.

>> No.21521424

>>21521400

lol ok tanks

>> No.21521886

>>21521240
obvious lie and bait

>> No.21522180 [DELETED] 

>>21521210
Fucking filtered. Imagine getting filter by Ulysses over words of all things. I'm an ESL and even I don't have any problem understanding. I just find the structure annoying. I'm not in the right state of mind to properly focus on the book and follow its weird meandering structure. Mostly because being online too much has destroyed my attention span.

>> No.21522293

>>21521323
Old ass nigga LMAOOO go put your dentures in bruh

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>>21521323
>Yes, I was there. What are you going to do about it?

>> No.21523634

>>21521242
>in a weirdo dialect
English?

>> No.21523992

>>21521210
The novel contains the entire western literary tradition inside it, shut the fuck up and do your schoolwork.