First book I actually enjoyed and finished. What should I read

If you think Infinite Jest is pretentious, you're gonna have a hard time reading nearly everything.

>No translations.

Say goodbye to reading the undisputed GOAT of literature (Dostoevsky).

Try some Steinbeck next. I started reading Of Mice and Men today and so far its a really comfy book with a nice story.

>>8645418
Read his two other novels, Butcher's Crossing then Augustus. All three are some of the finest American novels.

>>8645418
>doesn't read
Then how do you know IJ is "pretentious"?

>taking /lit/'s word for it (or anything) really
lmao you are truly lost

>>8645446
>dostoevsky
I love Dostoewskij nearly the most, and his works resonate with spirit; but come on. Tolstoy is better of the two.

>>8645455
How?

Read the fucking sticky you turbo fucking faggggggoooooottttt

>>8645447
strongly recommend this. if all NYRB ever did was republish his 3 novels, it would be considered a success

>>8645418
>no pretentious suggestions
>refuses to read translations
????
And here I present to you the Underground Man. A walking contradiction. A man who thinks himself an intellectual above everyone else, yet everything he does he knowingly does to degrade himself in front of others.

>one flew over the cuckoos nest
>the catcher in the rye
>dying inside
>lonesome dove

All introspective and heart wrenching books. If you liked stoner you will like these. Pretty easy reads too.

You would probably like flowers for Algernon as well.

>>8645446
I second Steinbeck, but go with East of Eden. They had a very similar feel to me. Finished Stoner yesterday too and I really enjoyed it. Reading Notes From the Underground now.

>>8645447
Nice try, bud - but I'm going to read Augustus before I read Butcher's Crossing.

>>8645418
Honestly start with the greeks. Not even memeing. You don't have to but that's what I did and found it quite enjoyable. Of course if you ever want to dive into philosophy, you have to start with the greeks anyways.

>>8645446
>If you think Infinite Jest is pretentious, you're gonna have a hard time reading nearly everything.

Harold Bloom agrees with him.

>>8645929
Those who can't do, teach.

>>8645938
>spouting clichés

DFW fanboi detected

The "no translations" part is retarded, but he can read a whole lot of great literature without touching any of the postmodern bricks that fight the reader and dare him to keep reading.

>>8645463
through prose and sincerity I'd guess.