Hey, /lit/ how should I begin to get into literature. I'm

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2016-05-15 20:15:54 Post No. 8041640
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Hey, /lit/ how should I begin to get into literature. I'm not entirely sure how I should start.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:57:47 Post No.8041833
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:57:47 Post No.8041833 [Report]

step 1. pick up book
step 2. read book

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:59:00 Post No.8041846
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:59:04 Post No.8041847
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>>8041833
dubs confirm this method

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:03:14 Post No.8041868
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:03:14 Post No.8041868 [Report]

>>8041846
why do people recommend the greeks all the time? am i missing a meme?

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:09:53 Post No.8041897
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:09:53 Post No.8041897 [Report]

>>8041868
I honestly don't get it either.
Just read whatever the fuck interests you, which is probably not the Greeks.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:15:24 Post No.8041923
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:15:24 Post No.8041923 [Report]

>>8041868
>>8041897
Greeks are important if you are going on to read the Western Canon. If you just want an easy read then try Camus or Hesse.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:19:57 Post No.8041949
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:19:57 Post No.8041949 [Report]

>>8041897
it's clearly seen that lit went to shit in the last year

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:35:22 Post No.8042015
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is it okay to start with the bible?

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:36:56 Post No.8042023
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:36:56 Post No.8042023 [Report]

>>8042015
start with the quran

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:38:30 Post No.8042033
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:38:30 Post No.8042033 [Report]

>>8041640
>>8041833

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:38:54 Post No.8042035
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:38:54 Post No.8042035 [Report]

>>8042015
The Bible is probably the best starting point you'll get besides the Greeks.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:39:51 Post No.8042038
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:39:51 Post No.8042038 [Report]

>>8042023
my plan was to start with the bible, then Dante´s Divine Comedy, then quran.