Is it possible to avoid classic 19th century fiction, ancient greek books, the old testament and books about communism when my literacy is at ground zero? I have zero interest those kinds of books. I just want to read Thomas the Tank Engine books and practical books about model engineering and mechanical engineering, and history books about locomotive engineering/dedigns. I don't know if I can build my own literacy skills from the ground up with the books that I am interested in/already own. I assume going from The Railway Series books made for toddlers to a history book about the South African Railways Class 26 " The Red Devil" written by the mechanical engineer who designed the locomotive is a really big leap in literacy levels. The only ancient book i'd be interested in reading would be euclids elements but I'm too illiterate to read it. Are your run of the mill /lit/ books necessary reading that I cannot avoid if I want to up my reading game?
>>25309598>Are your run of the mill /lit/ books necessary reading that I cannot avoid if I want to up my reading game?Of course not, read what you enjoy reading. You’ll learn more by reading something fun for you than trudging through something you find dull or dry. Practice is practice.
>>25309618Dont listen to this guy. Start with the greeks.
Literally do not fathom this thread, you already know what books you want to read so why aren't you reading them?
>>25309598Read whatever you want, train autist
>>25309598>Is it possible to avoid classic 19th century fiction, ancient greek books, the old testament and books about communismno. those are the only books there are.
>>25309665The books i'm into are only available in physical paperback or hardback form. They are not cheap and many have been out of print for decades. You have to patiently wait for a listing or auction to pop up and in some cases you have to contact specific people to look for the book you want to purchase. There are some railway books that have not surfaced anywhere and are only confirmed to exist in a brief mention in some article or wiki page. I've been slowly building up a collection of railway books myself and I've had to go through this myself. It's not very fun.
