>be me >like books as a kid >kinda read whatever >get into The Classics TM at ~13 >read a lot of Serious Literature >learn about Finnegans Wake >"The final boss of literature" >"but you have to read the western canon to understand it" >challengeaccepted.jpg >spend years reading diligently, from the greeks, working my way up to the modern day >even read the pomo stuff just for good measure >finally read to read finnegans wake >find out finnegans wake is actually just an intermediate step for pic related
WHEN DOES IT END Veeky Forums? HAS LITERATURE GONE TOO FAR?
Evan Morris
*finally ready to read finnegans wake
Brody Nelson
lmaoo ikr haha hard books its so funny haha my sides a re in orbit
Carter Anderson
I've read Bottom's Dream in German (I'm German) and it's easier than FW (which I haven't finished yet). It's a lot stranger, but I was able to read a great deal of it without a guide book or anything, whereas when reading FW, a guidebook is pretty much necessary for any level of comprehension. Also, please don't spend your time reading just for the sake of being able to read a difficult book.
Gavin Morgan
I'm somehow beginning to like those threads. Go on, Bottom-kun. But I'm disappointed that you're only reading a translation.
Andrew Garcia
go back to r/books
Jose Ward
I'm honestly starting to believe the people talking about Dalkey shills are telling the truth
Juan Howard
It truly is the final boss
Jack Walker
People have been shilling ZT here for ages. Also, it would make sense to shill here.
Joshua Thompson
It's such a big and thick book. Frankly, it's intimidating to imagine reading it. What if I enjoy it too much? Could I go back to enjoying smaller books after this?
