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What should i read first? 2016-03-18 18:30:06Post No. 7825904
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What should i read first? Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:30:06 Post No. 7825904 [Report]
Alright /lit/, long time lurker here, I finally want to get into proper literature. So, I have a bunch of books to choose from but i want a good first choice.
The choices are:
>Blood Meridian
>The Karmazov Brothers
>The Republic
>Lolita
>The Prince

Worth noting i'm reading The Lotus Eaters, is it any good?
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:34:12 Post No.7825912
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:34:12 Post No.7825912 [Report]
>>7825904
The Brothers Karamazov
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:44:52 Post No.7825935
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:44:52 Post No.7825935 [Report]
The Republic will improve your enjoyment of the other books afterward.
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:51:48 Post No.7825943
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:51:48 Post No.7825943 [Report]
>>7825912
>>7825904

Karamazov is great, but I think something else would be a better introduction to him since Karamazov is the culmination of his thought and writing.

From among the books listed, I recommend The Republic.
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:54:57 Post No.7825949
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:54:57 Post No.7825949 [Report]
The Prince is more fun than The Republic imho. Both are short so if you want a short one: one of those.

I'd order them
>The Prince
>Lolita
>The Republic
>Blood Meridian
>Dostoevsky's other work with better translation
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:55:14 Post No.7825951
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:55:14 Post No.7825951 [Report]
>>7825935
>>7825943

Yeah, unironcally start with the Greeks.
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:59:37 Post No.7825965
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 18:59:37 Post No.7825965 [Report]
>>7825943
Karamazov is brillant as a stand alone work
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