How to get into /lit/?
I think it would be a good idea to read the high-school tier classics like Gatsby and TKAM before starting with the Greeks. After the Greeks I would continue with philosophy and branch out into other classic literature at the same time.
Does this sound like a good plan?
I've already read some YA and genre trash so I have a good vocab and speed.
What are some good entry level books to read? I'm thinking the Catcher in the Rye first, but I'd like advice and suggestions for other books.
you should start by reading the sticky.
reading something because you think you should read it because it's mandatory is silly
also >>8056587
The Great Gatsby is not a bad idea to get. But you should also get Critical Theory Today: A User Friendly Guide, it teaches literary theory/criticism using The Great Gatsby.
"get" into /lit/?? i think you should "get" laid :)
the great gatsby it's a gimmick whose main noticeable quality it's not using the letter 'e'
man I'm fucking retarded and I just read all the hard books for fun. fuck starting anywhere. read what ever you want. I read infinite jest (easy), mason and Dixon (easy), bloodmeridian (shit) the recognitions (slightly not easy), J R (easy), on a winter's night a traveler (odd), all recently since I started coming here. I just pick out what ever you guys say is hard and read that. did I mention I'm retarded. barely graduated highschool.
>>8056578
Yes its a good idea. Read the starter kit.
It's a good mental exercise for reading more cognitively demanding work.
Tender > Gatsby
>>8056578
I think you should get into literature, not /lit/erature.
>>8056578
Frankly read the sticky and pick stories you like.
Anyhow I really like The Clown by Böll and I don't see it being talked here. I strongly suggest it.
Just google the name and if you like the story, read it!
