Ambivalent1

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I am continually rereading the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, and in addition always have an Italian novel on the go, currently Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet.
You understand the Hindu epics? I can't grasp them. Too many long names for one
 
thebelljarrr

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Oh Just finished Kafka's The Metamorphosis a few days ago. I love classics too. Rn I'm reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
 
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Oh Just finished Kafka's The Metamorphosis a few days ago. I love classics too. Rn I'm reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The metamorphosis was depressing and the visual of a big wriggly bug on a bed was nauseating.
 
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I pretty much only read crime/detective/mystery/cozy mystery. I'm currently reading one book, with about another 100 Hardy Boys books to get through. And I just got more Nancy Drew as well. Also about 100. I read the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew in between books.
 
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I pretty much only read crime/detective/mystery/cozy mystery. I'm currently reading one book, with about another 100 Hardy Boys books to get through. And I just got more Nancy Drew as well. Also about 100. I read the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew in between books.
Can adults still enjoy the hardy boys?
 
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Currently doing Now Wait for Last Year by Philip Dick
 
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Ashu

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You understand the Hindu epics? I can't grasp them. Too many long names for one
I wouldn't go so far as to claim to understand them, but I've been reading them in Sanskrit for more than twenty years, so they mean something to me, anyway. You've read them a bit, it seems?
 
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I wouldn't go so far as to claim to understand them, but I've been reading them in Sanskrit for more than twenty years, so they mean something to me, anyway. You've read them a bit, it seems?
The first page lol
 
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Lady Laudanum

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Currently reading Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert for the second time. I love French literature.
 
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Malaria

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I want to read more. School killed my enjoyment of reading for a while but I'd like to get back into it. I think it'd be a better use of my time than wasting time on Twitter and the like.

I'm not sure yet what I like to read, but I am interested in sci fi and horror.
 
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I used to read a lot (both as a child and as an adult) before depression eventually killed my interest in it.
Its a pity really.
 
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I want to read more. School killed my enjoyment of reading for a while but I'd like to get back into it. I think it'd be a better use of my time than wasting time on Twitter and the like.

I'm not sure yet what I like to read, but I am interested in sci fi and horror.
I had to force myself to read at 20 out of a lack of things to do and then I eventually learned to enjoy it.

Try Isaac Asimov, Phillip k dick, Ray Bradbury for sci Fi. Stephen king and HP Lovecraft for horror.
 
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I had to force myself to read at 20 out of a lack of things to do and then I eventually learned to enjoy it.

Try Isaac Asimov, Phillip k dick, Ray Bradbury for sci Fi. Stephen king and HP Lovecraft for horror.
I actually did purchase some books from the authors you mentioned. I plan on reading them very soon.
 
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AnonThinker

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I used to read a lot (both as a child and as an adult) before depression eventually killed my interest in it.
Its a pity really.
I usually read before bed as a wind-down. Even if it's a few pages. The key is to find a book about something you enjoy. For me, it's the mystery genre. There are so many books out there these days in so many different genres.
 
AnonThinker

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@Ambivalent1 I can dm you the site if you like? Or you can dm me.
 
Otaku

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I mean I would like to?
But if I read something that is longer than a few sentences, my concentration starts failing rapidly.
 
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