I've only read 4 books in my entire life, but I'm ready to stop being retarded

I've only read 4 books in my entire life, but I'm ready to stop being retarded
please tell me what books to read

I recommended postponing reading Nietzsche, and to first study Aristotle for ten to fifteen years.

The Ego and its Own

The Twelve Chairs

Start with the Greeks

Room by Emma Donogue. That will be a great beginning.

Check out the rec charts...start with easier stuff thats classic like Catcher In The Rye, Gatsby, some Shakespeare...basically grab a hs reading list

The Tunnel

Complete stories of flannery O'Connor.

Also, check the wiki.

Bible

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In search of lost time

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Maybe start with classic children literature, like Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, etc.

Alice in Wonderland is a great suggestion. It is easy to read and understand. The story and the writing are also quite good.

Start with the mesopotamians.

Start with the Greeks

This.

I would also recommend one of the shortened up versions of Les Miserables.

>wants to stop being retarded
>asks Veeky Forums what to read

there's your problem

Enlighten us with your intelligence.

sticky
lurkmoar

Since you decided to make a shitty rec thread instead of doing any of these things, I think it's too late for you to stop being retarded.

It's hard to start reading if you don't enjoy what you're reading. Find something that sounds interesting first. Then start to expand your perpective. Learning to read first will help you enjoy reading the boring or uninteresting books. You'll start to appreciate them. You will take something from them.