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Anonymous03/13/26, 20:04No.25138258
what's the oldest book you'd recommend or gift to someone before you'd expect them to say, much like with movies, "that was old and boring"
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Anon03/13/26, 20:05No.25138260
Epic of Gilgamesh
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Anon03/13/26, 20:08No.25138269
anything written before cinema became mainstream enough to condition the way people write
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Anon03/13/26, 20:12No.25138275
The Odyssey. I personally like it less than the Iliad, but it's way less likely to filter people.
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Anon03/14/26, 00:11No.25138679
Gilgamesh
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Anon03/14/26, 00:21No.25138694
Uhh Artemis Fowl maybe?
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Anon03/14/26, 16:49No.25139947
That type of person generally doesn't read so probably one of the Far Side anthologies.
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Anon03/14/26, 22:11No.25140451
that depends entirely on the person you want to give a book to.
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Anon03/14/26, 22:42No.25140574
a lovecraft anthology, right? people love those.