Is reading Veeky Forums's starter book list good to start enlightening myself? I haven't done daily reading in a long time and would like to go back to that better time. How about Veeky Forums's top 100?
Is reading Veeky Forums's starter book list good to start enlightening myself...
Jason Perry
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Tyler Jones
For comprehensiveness use Bloom's western canon list or something like that.
I'd say just read what you like. If a book's synopsis doesn't sound interesting to you, then why read it.
Asher Perry
I don't know what you mean by enlightening. Most of those books are assigned to high schoolers; you're not going to gain thirty IQ points and become at peace with the world because you read The Catcher in the Rye. You should read whatever you think you'll enjoy
Justin Walker
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James Scott
"Enlightening" is kind of a big word. These are just easily accessible books for you to hone your literary analysis skills. They're easy to "read into," and get you thinking about deeper things such as themes, prose style, character development, and historical and social context.
Cooper Miller
Start with Brave New World and 1984.
Matthew Gonzalez
Sorry, enlightening wasn't the proper word. I'm just trying to become well-read again after many years; I've read all but 3 on the starter list. Are there some books in your guys' opinions that have come out recently that should merit a mention?
Christian Long
I'm on the same boat. Do any anons have experience in jumping straight into the classics of American, British, Russian, etc. literature? Is it really necessary or beneficial to read a good amount of the more modern, comprehensible lit first?
Elijah Collins
Start with the greeks, western canon, etc.
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Elijah Turner
why didn't you include harry potter, a work of such vital influence to contemporary political discourse???