Need help choosing a book

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Desu GoT isn't that good, but I find it enjoyable and fun

I'd get Shakespeare though

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Certainly Beowulf and Shakespeare.

Go for Beowulf over Shakespeare. Not for preference in quality, but simply for the fact that Shakespeare is easier (and cheaper) to get by through over means, rather then a translation (still owned in copyright/ private domain) of a classic poem. If you can, of course - get both.

However it is your decision to make, I recommend reading Samuel Headly's translation over Tolkien's - but it is better to read both, as they both bring something new and great to the table. Tolkien would serve as a great introduction to the classic though, so it is better to start with him - he brings insightfully commentary to the poem.

Let us know of anything else catches your eye.

>>9075078
You mean Seamus Heaney?

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OP, read "The Setting Sun" by Osamu Dazai. It's a really fucking good, sobering read about post-War Japan. Just look it over. Pic related, it's Dazai looking all sad.

Also, /lit/, should I read "Revolutionary Road" by Yates. I've read lots of good reviews about it, but I was wondering if it was actually good.

>>9075092
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>>9075078
Thanks for the advice man. I guess I'll go on a ramen diet for a couple days and get both Beowulf and Shakespeare.

I have a question though. How do you read plays? I often get have a hard time visualising everything with just the dialog and I lose track of what the hell is going on from time to time, especially in Shakespeare.

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>>9074294
Game of thrones is pretty entertaining and has good writing, IMO reading shakespeare plays is kind of stupid you are much better off watching it live or a recording with some great shakespearan actors like Ian McKlellan, Patrick Stewart, Judie dench or Kenneth Branagh. DGood shakespeare plays to read would be Macbeth, Titus stay away from the histories for now becasue they are all related.

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>>9075851
Normally you read it like a book, possible a little like poetry.

A good idea could be to read it like a chamber play, and read out loud every line in different characters, however it may be a problem with reading comprehension; but don't worry, you are not at all incapable of reading it, keep reading his work and you will get used to the language - it works pretty much automatically, and you will start picking up the language and nuances quite quickly.

One final recommendation: read it to a performance of the play, but only if you really struggle - as it's not ideal.

Other then that, I hope you enjoy them, good luck!

If you like the Discworld witches read Witches Abroad. Or Lords and Ladies if you enjoyed Shakespeare's influence on Wyrd Sisters. I think Lords and Ladies comes first chronologically if that matters to you.

>>9078303
Well, that sounds interesting, never thought about actually reading it aloud like a play, I'm sure I could also convince a couple friends who are into literature to do it with me, might be a fun evening.

>>9074294
Based on your tastes in literature, I'd say go for Finnegans Wake. It is a very fun and interesting read, you're very likely to enjoy it.

>>9078730
I tried Ulysses once, couldn't even get through 100 pages. Is this written differently?

>>9078587
Do it, enjoy yourselves!

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