Try to keep it in here.
'Where Do I Start With X?' General
Easton Taylor
Samuel Wood
That's actually a good idea .
Confining the "Where should I start threads" should be required by the Mods.
I'll post some charts later on as soon as I get home.
Jordan Smith
The Present Age is actually a nice short starting point for Kierkegaard.
Notes from Underground for Dostoevsky.
Nathan Hall
Grayson Miller
Connor Baker
99% of the time you should start with their first published book
Grayson Long
Where do I start with the Roman Empire?
Jeremiah Rivera
Veeky Forums has a wiki that can pretty much answer to all your questions and is filled with various charts.
Just consult it, don't be lazy.
Asher Williams
I don't know where you'd start, but you'd definitely finish with pic related.
Evan Martin
Could someone post one for Henry James?