How do i get into reading?

i'm just looking to do something more beneficial with my time, as i've stated several other times in this thread. it's the same thing as someone who wants to start working out at the gym. it's not like they actually enjoy working their ass off and getting all sweaty. they just want the benefits of getting good physical exercise

>it's not like they actually enjoy working their ass off and getting all sweaty
you're wrong.
also nothing good will come from forcing yourself. you may just end up getting burned out and even less motivate than before.
and what's this shit about being productive? what does this even mean? reading does not equal studying.

If you don't like the sweating and "working you as off" of reading, you shouldn't try so hard to get into it. It won't be beneficial in the way you wish it to be.

>what's this shit about being productive? what does this even mean? reading does not equal studying.
yeah but it still makes me smarter. it gives me new knowledge and opens my mind to ideas i'd never considered before.

you're right that i shouldn't force myself. but it's not like i'm torturing myself or anything. once i do actually open a book and start getting into it, i enjoy reading quite a bit. the problem is just that i'm lazy and i tend to prefer the instant gratification of mindlessly surfing the web, over putting in the mental effort to read a book (especially a challenging one)

it's a bit straightforward and plot-driven, but engaging enough for a beginner

>>inb4 start with the greeks
The Greeks are actually fun.

Read Lysistrata by Aristophanes. It has the sub title Women against War because the plot revovles around women getting fed up their husbands keep fucking off to battle and leaving them with nothing and nobody to do, so they decide to blueball all the men until they promise to stay home and fuck. It's full of dick and cunt jokes, and would read like a modern work if only the modern world weren't so uptight about nudity.

Lucian is also great fun but from a later period. He writes mocking commentary of philosophers and poets and playwrights like Aristophanes does in his other works, and is credited with starting sci-fi because of his True Story. He also started the true story meme.

If you liked Brave New World, you might also like Huxley's Island (starts slow, but after the first chapter or so, it's probably better than BNW). Though if you want more futuristic dystopia, since Island is set in the current world, you could read We by Zamyatin.

awesome thanks for the recommendations. Lysistrata sounds pretty funny and interesting from your description. i heard about island when looking a bit further into huxley's works and i've been curious about it, so it's nice to hear that you enjoyed it so much

Huxley is always a good choice, Point Counterpoint and Eyeless in Gaza are really good.

isn't me but is right. I felt the need to warn you about the first chapter because some people find the first chapter or so of Island dry and boring and quit, but once it kicks off, it's worth the initial bit of slog.
I love all his shit, even the nonfiction stuff, but keep in mind he has a wide range of books and so don't expect the same type of thing from his other works as Island or BNW, because you might be disappointed if you're expecting sci-fi and get Victorian parties or French monks.
[On the subject of French monks, he wrote a history about a famous possession case, called Devils of Loudon, which was made into an insane film called The Devils by Ken Russell. The movie is actually a tame version of the history in the book, but definitely worth a watch even if they couldn't get the full range of blasphemy released on film]

Lysistrata is excellent fun, but you have to get a bit more into the Greeks to get some of the stuff in his other works.
[The Clouds mocks Socrates, The Frogs mocks the three major playwrights, and so on, so you might want to start properly on the Greeks before getting into the rest of him, though you won't lose anything reading Lysistrata without any background]

We's a very quick read and Veeky Forums usually calls it the first in the progression We>BNW>1984, so you'll probably find anons to compare and contrast with too.

Since you liked BNW you could try 1984
It's a very light read, plot driven, but is a fun book, to a beginner i would reccomend it

Don't listen to these assholes telling you not to "force yourself" into reading, your working-out analogy is spot on. The only way to do it is making a routine and sticking with it. It will suck in the beginning but after a few months when you start seeing the benefits of it you'll never want to stop.

>It will suck in the beginning
How enticing.

>tfw this asshole didn't force himself into learning Greek
>tfw i learnt Greek to get more of the puns

Your feeling is mistaken.

Wasting your time reading books is exactly the same as wasting your time jerking it and playing videogames.

Why do you think Don Quixote's family burned his chivalric romances?

Because he was the 17th century's equivalent to a NEET with a WOW addiction.

You don't actually believe this. And if you do, you don't belong on a literature board.

>Because he was the 17th century's equivalent to a NEET with a WOW addiction.

Read Moby Dick.

Counterpoint; I play videogames and jerk off plenty too.

thanks for all the recs guys
i actually just read 1984 fairly recently and i enjoyed it quite a bit. still can't decide if i like bnw or 1984 better though. i think the method of control that they used in bnw was a lot more interesting and relevant in today's society. but as far as story-telling, and tying off every loose knot imaginable goes, i think 1984 has it beaten.

>every loose knot
i think the phrase is actually loose ends, but you get the idea

>a fun book

kek don't you have a youtube video to make varg?

What was Sancho Panza? His LARP buddy?

Look, i know that they are giving you great books

but read things that you like. Start with Young Adult or harry potter or whatever you like. Eventually, you'll grow up and start reading things for the theme or the language, and less for the actual story. Honestly, story ends up being less important

Read the sticky you fucktard.

Why aren't fucking rec threads banned yet?

Pretty much; after his family torched his rig he decided to become a lifestyle larper; Sancho lacking much of a social life (read; indentured servitude) hesitantly joins him as his healbot.

I'm not asking for recs. I'm just asking how to make better reading habits. Some anons happen to think that can be accomplished by simply reading the right books

Good advice user. I've read a few of these books that they're recommending but I think my next undertaking is going to be lord of the rings:^)

>confessions of a mask
>truly a light, beginner read

id say start with some scifi/fantasy and then delve into Veeky Forums

>being this lazy

i would almost guarantee that you have a dadbod at best

>tfw this theory makes a hell of a lot of sense out of Arabella

>Started with the Greeks
Continue with the Russians
Carry on with the beats
Disregard the blacks
Write your own shit
????
Profit

kek

>Disregard the blacks
>disregarding Iceberg Slim
bitch you need some tuning up

Get tuned up like this, shitskin.

shameful post

>i don't read for prose
>read the beats but not blacks
god you're an idiot, and you deserve all the unrequited homolust that is On the Road. don't worry, we all worked out you don't understand greek or russian

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