What's a book which is 1) relatively modern 2) emotionally

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>>9752538

>>9752538
You just posted the master of that.

>1) relatively modern
>2) emotionally and philosophically deep
>3) actually enjoyable

Anything by a German. See The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass or anything by Sebald or Thomas Mann. Tomas Mann if you want early 20thc, Sebald if you want late.

Victor Pelevin

>>9752538
define relatively modern

>>9752726
last 40 years

>>9752538
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.

>>9752538
>emotionally deep
>philsophically deep
pick one.

>>9753474
I can't decide.
You pick.

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infinite jest

Almost every Soviet or modern Russian author.

Most modern I can think of that may be relevant is 'Voices From Chernobyl' by Svetlana Alexievich. She won the 2015 Nobel Prize.

heres a goddam question, im reading kaufmann's translation of beyond good and evil for the first time (admittedly the first book in philosophy ive ever read but i would appreciate if you didnt get hung up on this fact) and i have to read every sentence twice to feel like i understand half of it. whats your experience with this

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>>9753533
this

not memeing

>>9754018
It's because you don't know how to read philosophy you fucking idiot. Fucking teenager. Go back to reading SAO LNs you cuntmunch. Fuck you.

>>9754100
wtf I hate human decency now

>>9754018
DONT GET HUNG UP ON THE FACT THAT I DONT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THE LITERARY GENRE OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING OR THE FACT THAT I CHOSE AN 'EDGY' PHILOSOPHER WHO IS INCREDIBLY REACTIONARY TO PAST PHILOSOPHERS WHO I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, THAT CANNOT BE THE PROBLEM. BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL IS TOTALLY SELF-CONTAINED, AS ARE ALL OF NEECHEES WRITINGS.

>>9754082
nah

houellebecq is vapid

>>9752538
Metro 2033

>>9752604
this man knows.
and so does Viktor

The Foundation for Exploration

>>9752538
The Turner Diaries