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What does /lit/ think about Jordan Petersons reading list and where should I start?

Crime and Punishment
The Brothers Karamazov
Notes from Underground
The Devils
The Idiot

Tolstoy

Confessions
The Kingdom of God is Within You

Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita

Solzhenitsyn

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch
The Gulag Archipelago

The First Circle

Cancer Ward

Other books of critical importance:

Carl Jung

The Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious
Aion

Symbols of Transformation

Answer to Job

Erich Neumann

The Origins and History of Consciousness
The Great Mother

George Orwell

1984
The Road to Wigan Pier
Animal Farm
Down and Out in Paris and London
Homage to Catalonia

Aldous Huxley

Brave New World
The Doors of Perception

Other Works

The Discovery of the Unconscious (Henri Ellenberger)
The Neuropsychology of Anxiety (Jeffrey Gray)
Affective Neuroscience (Jaak Panksepp)
The Emotional Brain (Joseph LeDoux)

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So if you haven't heard by now, we're working on a new collaborative novel!

This one is slightly more structured than most previous efforts, so the planning process might seem more in-depth than some anons may be used to. One of the positive side effects of this though, is that everyone can have equal opportunity in shaping the greater creative vision. And, if you don't particularly like planning, and want to jump into writing right away, there is a place for that too, even during these early stages.

Basically, if you want to jump into the planning side of the creative process (whether it's coming up with character names, chapter arcs, potential titles, themes, styles, cover art, etc) then jump in this doc:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mRH7rfS21WKMPzLEDMxcRtnB38rpkraTgL4dOKBlJIo/edit?usp=sharing

And if you just wanna put something down on the page, whether its something you wrote three years ago and think it might fit somehow, or something you wanna write specifically for the project, then jump in this doc:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-cp4Avh4E2VYGLPdV1afZnKsZeY-2_GUVjqyRNeKFmE/edit?usp=sharing

If you are having trouble understanding how this all works, which is very understandable, do not worry. In the posts below will be a quick, but detailed, rundown of the basic premise for the project. I would recommend ALL anons read through this rundown before contributing to either doc, to ensure that we are all on the same page.

Worth Noting:
- The current title (Pantheon) is just a working title. Title and cover art discussion is currently taking place in the first linked document
- Eventually, once the initial details are fleshed out, there will be individual google docs for each core chapter (see premise rundown below for info on how chapters are going to work)
- Periodically, you may find that public editing is restricted. This will usually be because a pesky anon has been meddling with or mass deleting the document. During these times you can still edit and add comments, your edits will simply remain pending until approval. I will do my best to approve all edits as soon as possible during these times.
- Always feel free to post your contributions, criticisms, discussions and whatever else in the thread as well, if you don't feel like going straight to the documents
- And finally, if you have any questions or confusions about the project, do not hesitate to ask!

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>maybe the real infinite jest was the friends we made along the way
times when you dropped a book?

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If I post here a short history with 2 pages, would you guys read it? its on my 2nd language (english); I think its pretty good the work...

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Of all the novels written during the 20th century, which were the comfiest?

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I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't give a shit about all the boring as fuck turgid classics novels or philosophical works. But if I don't read them then I'll be considered a pleb.

I know before reading it that The Republic will have one particular point of view out of infinitely many and will be filled with trivial insights and stupid assertions. Why the fuck do I need to slog through it?
I know beforehand that Nietzche is a Mr Motivator for pseudo intellectuals.

I know that all of Dostoevsky's long books are boring as fuck. I know his "profound philosophical insights" will be worthless shit and trivial and probably have mostly been invented by people writing "literary interpretations" (e.g., bullshit, and I'll be criticised for saying that).

Forcing myself through Nicholas Nickleby caused me to read less than 10 books in a year. And I didn't even finish Nicholas Nickleby. It was horrifically dull. I can't believe Dickens gets praised for this. It fully confirms the idea that literature is a dead medium that is used mainly as a social signalling mechanism for pseudo intellectuals.

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Non-native English speakers, how fast do you read? Do you get tired of reading when you have to look up for translate of words?

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Why should the works of Shakespeare be taught in schools?

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wtf i hate schopenhauer now!

In all seriousness, I genuinely enjoyed this show, although it did get repetitive and/or pander at times. 7/10 would see again.

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/ourguy/

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Sorry if this is a retard question, but why do i need to start with the greeks if i want to fully understand other works?

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Does anyone here stack their books horizontally instead of vertically?

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Could we discuss this?

I enjoyed it. Why was Darl going crazy? Why was the mom referred to as a fish ?

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Everyone's trying to read faster but is anyone else actually trying to slow down?

I just get into a book more when I really savor each word and detail, but part of me just wants to get through it all quickly.

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It's not that I dislike highbrow literature. If I read three genre fiction books in a row, I'd be begging to be given a meaningful book. The point is, I need variety or I get burnt out.

How do some of you guys only read intellectual books? How can you relax after a long day's work by getting intellectually raped? I get the value of literature that isn't fun, I just don't get how you guys can go without getting a breath of fresh air?

I haven't read an "easy" book in months, and I'm looking forward to being able to switch off my thinking cap. Why do some of you guys not do the same?

Maybe some of you are just intellectually tougher, but surely, at one point the same thoughts as mine crossed your mind.