>Call of the Crocodile
>Infinite Jest
>Bronze Age Mindset
>Yukio Mishima
>Cormac McCarthy
>Plato
What else should I be ordering and reading if I’m new to books beyond YA? I haven’t read all that much since high school and usually play video games
Dao De Jing
>Bronze Age Mindset
>Infinite Jest
>Call of the Crocodile
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Check out the sticky thread. Those are not books for "beginners", you should start with these
If you’re older than 20 don’t even bother with any of those. Their prose is simplistic and the narratives are weak. Read the Apology.
That's the point moron, it's a beginners kit. It's aimed for beginners.
>American Psycho
>Fear and loathing
These don't belong. They're both painfully bad. 1984 is poorly written too, but at least the ideas keep it interesting.
The rest are good enough to be somewhat rewarding in their own right. I would only read them if you're actually interested in enjoying the act of reading though, IQfyizens shouldn't waste their time with such works, and should instead focus their time reading books that will make them seem well educated.
Catch-22 isn't simplistic, it's a good introduction to non-standard narrative structures.
I actually started with American Psycho a few years back and I think its a perfectly fine starting point if your a big fan of the movie. Otherwise avoid it because its not that good if you dont see the comedy in it. Although if you dont you are probably soulless.
I haven't seen the movie, but the movie is probably better. The book is too repetitious, it becomes tiresome after a few chapters. Also it's 'you're.'
Mishima is pretty accessible. If you’re a deeply neurotic closet homo. I.e. most of this board then it will feel like you’re reading your own thoughts.
>Call of the Crocodile
Excellent book, changed my life.
Definitely add some Jane Austen.
What’s her best work?
It’s just Link
Shotas...
Why are shotas so cute?
Good thing he posted CotC. Gardner’s books are loaded with shotas.
I love books
I love reading
I love the world
I love travelling
Whos the anime boy?
Full Metal Alchemist
Edward Elric.
He is smart, cute and happy.
Has has a lovely little brother, Alphonse Elric.
I really like that image.
Dumas, Junger, Fitzgerald, Orwell, Tolstoy, Zamyatin, Hemingway, Kerouac, Thompson, Steinbeck; these are all good places to start.
Don't get bogged down by the elitism of IQfyizens the names don't matter. Do what you would do in real life read the summary and see if it captivates you.
But if your a vidya guy then the scifi genre probably would be the most accessible.
I recommend
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Also, keep in mind that your reading level is probably low, so keep it simple. Don't rush to DFW or Hegel when you can't pay attention enough to get through Kerouac.
GL Anon 🙂
various philosophy books read at random
Random? Why?
So you can be pretentious while still being a schizo
Just for funny hahas
Hi Gardner
Guenon
>East and West
>Crisis
>Reign
>Men and His Becoming
>Multiple States of Being
Ellul
>Technological Society
>Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
Evola
>Revolt
>Ride the Tiger
>Men among Ruins
Spengler
>Decline
>Man and Technics
>The Hour of Decision
ToT Uoooooooooohhhhh ToT
Man and his symbols. Jung is a must read.
Read candide by voltaire that shit is funny as frick
It sure smells like Frank in here
Hogg by Samuel Delany is a must.
Need a sho bf
kafka on the shore
Why are bunny ears so much more cute than cat/dog/raccoon ears?
I dunno, I think cats are cuter than bunnies. But bunnyboys are cuter than catboys. It's something about the ears being tall which is appealing for some reason.
Have you read waldun yet? L'academie is ok, but his best work is clearly The Learned Disguise
>t.literally ALL my knowledge of books come from IQfy