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newfag 2016-04-04 18:19:22 Post No. 7886138
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newfag Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:19:22 Post No. 7886138 [Report]

Hi everyone, i'm new to reading and literature in general. What book do you recommend I read first ? I've read some Shaekespeare, and although I loved it the language was more of an obstacle than anything. I've read some Cormac McCarthy too. I want something not too long, pleasant, with some kind of moral.
Any ideas to help a newb like me ?
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Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:20:18 Post No.7886144
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Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:22:51 Post No.7886155
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>>7886144
Gonna check it out, thx

Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:33:51 Post No.7886198
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Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:33:51 Post No.7886198 [Report]

>>7886144
Excellent suggestion bro, esp. for aspiring literature lovers.

Also: check out some Tolstoy novella's.

Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:36:12 Post No.7886208
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Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:36:12 Post No.7886208 [Report]

Tolstoy is your man. Check out Chekhov as well.

Pick up these two:

About Love and Other Stories - Anton Chekhov (Bartlett Translation)

(try to get Maude translations for these)

The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Tolstoy
The Cossacks - Tolstoy
How Much Land Does a Man Need? - Tolstoy

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Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:45:41 Post No.7886245
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Anonymous 2016-04-04 18:45:41 Post No.7886245 [Report]

>>7886208

>not Kholstomer
>not Alyosha the Pot

jokes aside, tolstoy is a great segue to non-western literature, but some people find russian literature unbearable as an entry work

>>7886138

A lot of "recommended" books for high school are literary icons, even if everyone hates them here. Try Catcher in the Rye, Madame Bovary, The Great Gatsby, and see if you're a fan. If you have trouble with stamina, try an anthology of short stories - there's a short stories thread in the catalog that is halfway decent.

Anonymous 2016-04-04 20:15:08 Post No.7886567
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>>7886215
r u retardad

Anonymous 2016-04-05 00:20:27 Post No.7887277
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>>7886144
This is a really great beginning book. Sparked my Interest in literature when I was 15. Enjoy

Anonymous 2016-04-05 00:21:18 Post No.7887280
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Anonymous 2016-04-05 00:21:18 Post No.7887280 [Report]

READ THE FUCKING STICKY

Anonymous 2016-04-05 00:23:18 Post No.7887285
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I'm not joking. This is a good easy, pleasant, and emotional read. Also, its very attainable

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