>>7639320
The Tunnel by William Gass.

>>7639326
seems just as complex as the starter kit.

i am asking if I need to start with a book like harry potter before moving to the /lit/ approved. I have never read a book in my life.

>>7639337
Catch-22

>>7639320
dr seuss

>>7639320
Finnegans Wake

>>7639320
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>>7639320

They are too advanced. Honestly just start with the Metamorphosis.

>>7639381
non-meme answer right here

>>7639381
i vote this

>>7639421
I started with this and The Stranger, worked well enough

Catcher in the Rye & 1984 are probably safe bets

Maybe read something by Haruki Murakami

1984

thanks guys gonna read catch 22

>>7639421
>>7639430

These. Also Demian or Siddhartha by Hesse. Either can be read in a few hours and are just dense enough to be captivating and emotive.

>>7639320

Maybe Godel Escher Back if you haven't read it.
Also Borges might be up your alley, in particular 'The Library of Babel' for some combinatorics.

>>7639320
When you start going back for classics I recommend Much Ado About Nothing and The Misanthrope. They're easier than say the Divine Comedy.