Recommending unwieldy literature

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Recommending unwieldy literature 2017-09-04 04:10:31 Post No. 9978852
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Recommending unwieldy literature Anonymous 2017-09-04 04:10:31 Post No. 9978852 [Report]

So my wife and I are having a baby soon, meaning if I've got a baby in one hand, the book in the other needs to be small/light/easy to put down.

So before the baby arrives, I'd like to read some larger books, specifically ones that require reading a physical, non-e-reader copy (ex: War & Peace and The Count of Monte Cristo can be read on an e-reader, but The House of Leaves has multicolor text, Infinite Jest was made to force you to flip, etc)

Aside from recommendations, I'd also love to know if I have to read Portrait of an Artist before Ulysses. People on here say it's a requisite, but is it? I've read Dubliners (along with most of Shakespeare, the Odyssey, etc). But am I missing out on something if I skip it for now?

tl;dr, what are long/large books that all but necessitate reading the physical book copy?

Anonymous 2017-09-04 04:57:28 Post No.9979006
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>>9978852
Have you read pic related?

Anonymous 2017-09-04 05:04:41 Post No.9979031
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>>9979006
Ha! That IJ is pretty accurate.

Looking for advice on Ulysses, already read GR and IJ.

Anonymous 2017-09-04 05:06:04 Post No.9979038
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Anonymous 2017-09-04 05:06:04 Post No.9979038 [Report]

I don't think you should be holding your child with just one hand...

Anonymous 2017-09-04 05:09:19 Post No.9979045
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Anonymous 2017-09-04 05:09:19 Post No.9979045 [Report]

>>9979038
>Football hold
>Over-the-shoulder burp
New moms manage too cook and clean while holding a squirming infant; I'm sure with my hands & arms being the size they are I'll be fine with a newborn and a paperback

Anonymous 2017-09-04 09:41:26 Post No.9980292
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Anonymous 2017-09-04 09:41:26 Post No.9980292 [Report]

>>9978852
You can put the baby down occasionally, you know. It doesn't have to suck on your tit all the time.

>>9979045
>New moms manage too cook and clean while holding a squirming infant
m8 do you live in a fucking cartoon?

Anonymous 2017-09-04 10:06:24 Post No.9980383
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Anonymous 2017-09-04 10:06:24 Post No.9980383 [Report]

>>9979038
>>9979045
>>9980292
Let's get off holding the baby and let's talk books. There's large, dense books out there that are going to be more demanding of my attention than an infant will allow. I'll also have to stay away from larger physical books, as I may need to move them, set them down, etc, at a moment's notice. House of Leaves is an example of a book I'm probably not going to be able to manage with a crying newborn.

Also, thoughts on Ulysses before Portrait? I'm thinking of just diving right in, but I'm not sure how related they are.

Anonymous 2017-09-05 12:27:44 Post No.9980771
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>>9980383
What about Bolaño?

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