I have dedicated my life to the field of Literature since 5years ago.What else would you suggest me to read to

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I have dedicated my life to the field of Literature since 5years ago.What else would you suggest me to read to

Answer 1

One I know you would really like is by a female author called...

"A History of the Senses" very cool book...

Read..."The Evolution of the Human Mind...

"The Selfish Gene"

Any book by Carl Sagan...

A book called "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

"The Phenomenom of Man" by Teilhard de Chardin

"The Braindead Megaphone Essays" by George Saunders

"Kurt Cobain's Journal"

"The Heroin Diaries" by Nikki Sixx

"No One Gets Out Of Here Alive" the biography of Jim Morrison

"In Search of the Edge of Time" by John Gribbin

"Illium" and "Olympos" and "The Terror" by Dan Simmons and any other book by him...

Any non-fiction book by Isaac Asimov...

Any book by Bill Bryson...

"Super String Theory" forget the name of the author...

"Testament" also forget the author's name...



That should "round out" your knowledge quite well...

Answer 2

for me. I suggest that go with another subject try bussiness and money. im sure it will give you more than literature...

Answer 3

All who've answered have given great advice. In an effort to do for myself what you're tyring to do I started reading Psychology Today and it had incredible true life stories which were instrumental in my own understanding and personal growth. Furthermore I wrote a book about a life experience. Math is my strong point and I never get tired of number crunching. Hiking or walking in the park [always mindful of safety] I've found "opens" my mind and releases the stress and the "blinders" which might affect my personal growth. Interact with your friends all of whom certainly have other areas of interest and pay attention to what they say. Learn from them.

Answer 4

Unless you are some kind of super-reader, I'm sure you are like most of us and haven't even began to taste the river of literature that runs through the history of human civilization.



As for magazines, I like American Cinematographer. It is technical and very informative, concerning the techniques used to acquire the specific look or certain films. Fashion magazines often have the best photos. When I was younger, I loved a magazine called OMNI. It was a forward-thinking science magazine, with thought provoking articles and interesting fiction.



As business goes, I'm retarded in those matters as well. You are not alone.

Answer 5

Someone recently told me to read The Choir Boys.

Novels I have read that I would recommend to women:

In the Shadow of the Ark

The Secret Life of Bees

The Red Tent

Answer 6

If you haven't done so yet, read Tolkien. He spins a good tale. Also if you haven't yet, read the Harry Potter series. Ms. Rowling is also a good writer. And by all means, read the paperback romance novels. The writing isn't always good, at times it's even horrid, but it will give you different views of the world of men and women. If you get really bored, read a few books on computer programming, or electronics theory. That should be good for a few naps. You might even find that you can write your own word processing program and create a spell checker that actually works. There is so much to read, and so little time to read it all, especially once you find out your sight has a limitied time span. Read it all now, just in case.

Answer 7

Give Terry Pratchett a try. He writes excellent satiric fantasy. Since you're interested in literature, I recommend you start with Wyrd Sisters, Lords and Ladies, and Maskerade. These are based on Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Phantom of the Opera respectively.

Answer 8

If you enjoy English Literature, I'd recommend continuing with it, and possibly teaching it in the future. If you really love that stuff, you're someone who could maybe make it sound interesting to others who might otherwise shun it.



To cleverly weed yourself from so much focus on English Literature, and better connect with people outside your circle, I'd recommend courses in English. (You know, real English, as some jokingly say.) Such courses won't be too shocking to your system or leave you feeling like you're abandoning your true love. They'll allow you to sneak out of your circle for short and almost unnoticeable little escapades. You may also want to consider reading books on fear of math, but only as an outsider looking in. You know, to satisfy a curiosity about it, rather than from wanting to rid yourself of any personal fears. The insights you gain from such readings might be of great value to you in your quest to broaden and balance your intellectual growth. I think it's all a matter of slowly and easily slipping yourself outside your current boundries through the use of minor changes in your current academic interests. Before you know it, you could be a different person, and might have accomplished your goals without any pain.

Answer 9

Perhaps you would consider taking some martial arts classes? Karate dan do a lot for self defense.

Answer 10

It seems to me you are on the right path.

Soon you'll embark on the odious and arduous process of chasing elusive professors like a neurotic, armed with diss. chapters, all over campus. Count yourself lucky if you manage to corner one and succeeding to thrust the product of your intellectual labor under their nose. Count yourself blessed if they won't dump it unopened amongst piles of unfinished manuscripts marked "incomplete" before proceeding on a two-month away-from-office Leave!

At the end of all the ordeal, you'd be quite courageous, if you'd still mumble anything about studying literature in grad school! You'd be too humbled, albeit too "retarded" to even argue whether indeed literature is the madness of philosophy! But you shall have comprehended a few truths: that sanity is only a socially approved form of madness. And that we often go about our daily business, . . . trying not to dwell on our inevitable death, the eventual loss of those we care for, and the possibility that all our beliefs are false. You shall have become modest, accomplished enough to write your own biography of the self!

Welcome to the hyperbolic world of Aristotle's tragedies, the world of Arnold Ludwig.

More, later. Be encouraged. (No cynicism about your discipline intended above. just spicy small humor. It's my discipline too)

cheerio



good luck

Answer 11

Do you love your subject? I think literature teaches you many lessons of life but to have a break- read your newspaper- front page and editorials on current events. Watch some funny/romance/reality show on tv, go for movies etc. See if you find interest in watching any sports, or playing yourself.

Nerds can be found everywhere. By reading literature, you don't necessarily become one. I am in my final year of Eng.Lit BA, and 2 of my professors are the most interesting, dynamic, witty men I have ever met!

Last tip: Love yourself. Others will love you.

Answer 12

history

biography

philosophy



Anything by David McCullough is fascinating.



Try reading the biographies of your favorite authors, that would be a good transition.



Have you read The Lord of the Rings?



If you are interested in Romance novels, try Julia Quinn's series aobut the Bridgeton family. The first one is called The Duke & I. My favorite is Romancing Mr. Bridgerton. They are light reads, some sex content but you can skip those parts, historical romance fiction.



Finally, do you read The New Yorker magazine? It has fiction but it has a lot of other stuff too.

Answer 13

Have you made the shift to reading blogs and setting up an RSS Feed on bloglines or e-blogger? I know that might sound funny to some people reading this answer, but go to your local library, or someone you know who can explain how they work and have them help you set it up the first time, and you will be amazed at what topics are out there.



Then check your feeds every day. It is so fun!!! I am 54 and learned what/how to do and I am so glad. (I don't feel retarded anymore and you won't either). My feeds range from literature/books to technology to pets to knitting to music to gardening, and I check them every day. I add new topics, too.

Answer 14

You told me you were losing contact with humor. Maybe something by Dave Barry, Erma Bombeck, or Patrick McManus? I am a sometime contestant (translated: inundated with life last 6 months) at HumorMeOnline.com and try to be the next George Carlin or Steve Allen sometimes over there - it starts with reading the books.



Humor makes us release tension that otherwise would keep us from extending our consciousness.

Answer 15

What about foreign Literature. One of my most favorite genres. I would suggest "The tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu. Murasaki was the very first female novelist ever. She is listed among the 100 most influential women of all time. I think you will would enjoy it. Others, I have enjoyed:

"Family" by Pa Chin,

"A Passage to India" by EM Forester (only sort of foreign).

"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe

"The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck (heart breaker)

"A Bend in the River" by V.S. Naipaul

I believe that learning about other cultures is a very good way to broaden our perspectives in life and about people. I loved everyone one of these books and they definitely opened my eyes.

Answer 16

Written words can take you only so far. Perhaps you should read less & imerse yourself in or embrace a new disciple, culture, project or activity. Something which will bring to the surface your inner beauty & make you a stronger, more complete individual.

Answer 17

Wow merry you really have been getting a great education and i applaud you for that,I had to drop out of school when i was 14 as i needed to work as we had no food at home and i had a baby sister,i wish i could go to college and learn but your there enjoy it to it;s fullest and like all said read anything and everything...You;ll be a teacher one day or someone with lots of knowledge and a great sense of humor ..

Answer 18

Did you read that short story we talked about last month, "Leiningen versus the Ants"?



Also, there are lots of text books to read: Freud, Jung, Hawking, Einstein.



Another, Eugen Weber "Apocalypses"

Answer 19

These links take the guess work out of choosing a book; they will match you and your preferences to a book that covers what you like to read about.

(Good links for suggestions on what to read next.)



Enter a book you like and the site will analyse our database of real readers' favourite books (over 32,000 and growing) to suggest what you could read next.



http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/



http://www.gnod.net/



http://www.allconsuming.net/

Answer 20

Read your local newspaper. Read some best sellers, even if you don't think you'll like them. Sad to say this, but watch some TV. You'll have plenty to talk about!

Answer 21

Have your read all the classics?

Answer 22

star magazine.

Answer 23

playboy