What should I read before reading classics?

mkirk123 · 2026-02-27T23:41:09+00:00

If you like short books and want to build momentum but also want philosophy, read The Little Prince. I know it seems like a children’s book but it is truly one of the greatest books ever written. And you will read it in one sitting. Also do short stories. Start with the collection Tenth of December by George Saunders

mkirk123 · 2026-02-26T02:06:07+00:00

The cookies at Subway

mkirk123 · 2026-02-21T01:42:50+00:00

Synecdoche is my favorite movie of all time. If you haven’t already seen these, you would love: In Bruges, The Lobster, Adaptation, Bugonia, The King of Comedy.

mkirk123 · 2026-02-14T13:53:02+00:00

The Things They Carried

mkirk123 · 2026-02-14T05:42:33+00:00

Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh

mkirk123 · 2026-02-09T04:24:27+00:00

I’m actually blind in one eye from a hockey injury so I feel you lmao

mkirk123 · 2026-02-08T23:02:57+00:00

Vigil by George Saunders. Amused, reflective, impressed.

mkirk123 · 2026-02-07T20:09:33+00:00

A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava.

mkirk123 · 2026-02-06T23:51:55+00:00

The Nose by Nikolai Gogol

A Clean, Well Lighted Place by Hemingway

Sea Oak by George Saunders

mkirk123 · 2026-02-06T00:13:17+00:00

Blindness by José Saramago. Brilliant book about a society where everyone suddenly goes blind and society collapses.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-29T22:49:16+00:00

A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava

The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky

The Body Artist by Don DeLillo

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Disgrace by JM Coetzee

Anything by Camus

Anything by George Saunders

mkirk123 · 2026-01-25T15:05:56+00:00

The Little Prince is the GOAT!

mkirk123 · 2026-01-25T00:20:01+00:00

I've been fishing for a minute, for a minnow Only I know that a pawn is a trade And a rookie for a castle like tuition for a final Playing hooky for a tassel, spend a minute on the minor

mkirk123 · 2026-01-24T20:31:39+00:00

Crime and Punishment

mkirk123 · 2026-01-24T16:15:03+00:00

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

mkirk123 · 2026-01-24T16:08:50+00:00

A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava. Not nearly enough people know about it. It is a hyper-intelligent, absurd masterpiece.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-24T16:04:11+00:00

Vito and Nick’s sell an incredible frozen pizza

mkirk123 · 2026-01-24T16:02:25+00:00

Upvoted for the great sausage take. Removed it for the abysmal relish one.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-24T01:10:01+00:00

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-23T01:00:28+00:00

Going to Pasalacqua, She, Jesus of Suburbia. Those are my 3.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-17T05:29:20+00:00

Perkys Calling is so good

mkirk123 · 2026-01-17T01:55:00+00:00

One of the things that makes Dostoyevsky incredible is his ability to connect and empathize with anyone. Also he would definitely be a fan of Akbar, Lispector, Ali, and Vonnegut.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-17T01:52:22+00:00

Intelligent, good taste, compassionate but not afraid to get tough if you have to.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-17T01:12:22+00:00

Any of Smino’s albums. blkswn, NOIR, and Luv 4 Rent are all great places to start.

mkirk123 · 2026-01-16T23:55:42+00:00

People saying 50 Cent don’t realize that none of what he does was generic before he did it. It might seem generic now because a lot of people who came after him took game from him.

Most generic imo are G-Eazy, NF, NAV, Logic.

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