So /lit/ I'm a turbo pleb who had no direction but decided to follow the starter kit picture posted on the wiki. I just finished reading everything on it and was wondering where I should go from here. Should I start with the Greeks now? Dive into post-modernism? I would like to be able to read Infinite Jest and Gravity's Rainbow, along with some Joyce but I'd also like to get a better overall understanding of literature before tackling some of the meme trilogy touted here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
>>9229940
Read whatever you want to read.There is no order you should follow.
>>9229940
pick up whatever interests you. you've already read some important things after finishing that chart. ill admit ive only read like 6 from that chart. i read infinite jest recently though and didnt feel like i needed any better overall understanding of literature before tackling it.
what im trying to say is just read what you want at this point
>>9229940
Shakespeare is pleasant and rewarding, read everything he wrote at least three or four times.
some shorter stuff first maybe. dont dive into the tippety top memes.
i always tell people to read Gatsby if they havent yet. short and perfect book, read that.
>>9229940
As the others have said, just read whatever you want. If you're a pleb as you say, there's no reason for you to take a scholarly approach to literature. In fact, I doubt there are many cases in which someone scrutinizes literature prior to just appreciating/enjoying it. So just read whatever you want whenever you want. Buy a book on an impulse.
Oh, and you can read read Infinite Jest now if you want. You have my permission. It's not nearly as difficult as hipsters make it seem.
>>9229940
my first /lit/ book was Infinite Jest. Just read it