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What are your favorite books?

I finished Blood Meridian :marseysoutherner: in like 3 days last week and now need something new to read :marseycry: enlighten me !bookworms

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What kinda stuff do you wanna read

I have a few hundred books


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I loved Blood Meridian more than I anticipated so I'm honestly open to anything insofar as it's captivating and meaningful. Whatever you think is a must-read book! It doesn't have to just be lit, I'm open to philosophy as well. I'm trying to expand my palate and read more so whatever works

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Maybe try another McCarthy book if you liked his style, No Country for Old Men perhaps?

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I saw somewhere that No Country for Old Men was meant to be a screenplay so it's not a super enjoyable read as it's mostly dialogue but I did like The Road so I'll definitely add it to my list and look into more of his stuff. Have you read it?

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No Country for Old Men is my favorite McCarthy book, it's got a lot of monologues but it is not in any way a screenplay. IMO it is his best storytelling work.

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Have you read it?

No, not yet, Blood Meridian is my first McCarthy book, but NCFOM always pops among McCarthy recommendations.

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Coin Locker Babies and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle are both pretty excellent and (relatively) unknown novels in the English world I think, if you're looking for heady, meaty fiction.

Evola is compelling, even if his philosophy isn't your jam, but he's generally a bit of a difficult read. Also like super moid so I'm not sure I'd recommend that after all. You're young, it's a good idea to get familiar with Dostoevsky's works because for whatever reason Russian classics seem to both impress people and get you looked down on if you've not read them. Give Dostoevsky a try.

In Search Of Lost Time is also, inexplicably, considered the greatest work of fiction by many for some reason? I think it's just the most boring thing ever written, but it's also important to have read just for the sake of having read it. Many things are like that and it's good to read them for the sake of optics and discussion. Pick up a nice Proust set and get suffering.


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Thank you carp :marseyheart: I like Dostoevsky a lot so I honestly need to look into more of his shit as I've only read two of his books but I'll start with your first two recs and lyk what I think. Meaty fiction is exactly what I'm looking for, that's what I loved ab McCarthy I think lol. You're the best :marseyfluffy:

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In Search Of Lost Time is also, inexplicably, considered the greatest work of fiction by many for some reason? I think it's just the most boring thing ever written, but it's also important to have read just for the sake of having read it

I reaaally tried to finish Du côté de chez Swann, I remember a review compared it to watching the paint go dry and I think that's an accurate way to describe it. Maybe someday I'll finish the whole thing just for the sake of it as you put it.

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The Brothers Karamazov is sublime

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Yes I love Dostoevsky :marseymarseyloveorgy:

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If you like Russian lit in general I would say give Master and Margarita a try.

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Whatever you think is a must-read book!

There's a book called How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren. Give it a read. Some of the advice is a bit dated, but most of it is timeless. :marseylongpost:

When you finish, there's an appendix at the end with a "recommended reading" list. Read everything ever written by every author listed. If they mention something you don't understand, make a note of it and look it up. If they mention another author, or if you find another author mentioned in your research, read their work as well. :marseylongpost2:

By the time you've made it to the bottom of the list, you'll be at the starting point of what I would consider "well read". You'll also have received a better education than 90% of college graduates. :marseygrad:

Oh, one more thing. The biggest weakness of Adler and Van Doren's list is that it's very Eurocentric, so be sure to read some works outside the Western canon as well. :marseykente: :marseychingchong:

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