Hi there, I've been trying to get into philosophy and I've read the following books – The Republic, Epictetus' Discourses, Meditations, Letters from a Stoic and A. A. Longs "Epictetus a Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life". The next book on my list is The Last Days of Socrates, I tried to read Beyond Good and Evil and Pierre Hadots Philosophy as a Way of Life but they were too far above my level, not only in the language they used but the concepts they spoke of (more so in BGE case, I felt that I needed to know more of the history of philosophy in the case of Philosophy as a Way of Life). I would like to get to a level in which I can understand those books, so long story short – what books can I read to get to that stage? I should also mention that I want to read more stories with philosophical themes maybe more so than strictly philosophical books, though I guess that could probably be found in most places. Some of the books I've listed for the future, (The Setting Sun), (The Count of Monte Cristo), (Nicomachean Ethics), (The Myth of Sisyphus).
Sorry if I rambled on for too long. Also I posted this in askphilosophy in case you thought you had seen this already.
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