Hey, /lit/, I want to get the most out of my books, but I'm not /professor/ enough to read old (and relatively new) literature without missing some important details and a lot of historical context. Are sites like Shmoop good for people trying to learn, or just for high-school students on the verge of failing? Are there sites out there better than it that'd you recommend? Any help appreciated, pic very related.
>>8221102
sparknotes can give you some idea with its analysis and motifs etc. of what are the main ideas the author is trying to convey, but if you wana go deeper you have to get a specific book guide
>>8221102
but i dont personally support the idea that you should get just read some guide and be done with it, you should try to think yourself what the book is trying to say/ describe and maybe you can also write your ideas down to organize them and so on
Read Shmoop after you finish the book.
Though I've found it highly effective for post-modern literature like Ulysses and Ezra Pound's poetry.
>>8221423
Yeah that's something I try to avoid, I don't want something to tell me all the "answers" or tell me what something means, just to highlight the clues and historical context so I can tell myself what I think it means.
>>8221440
>post-modern literature like Ulysses and Ezra Pound's poetry.
wew lad
>>8221440
>post-modern literature like Ulysses and Ezra Pound's poetry.
Mate...
>>8221102
I like schmoops.
