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Can I start reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra as my first Nietzsche Book or would someone recommend rather something else?
Brandon If you have already read a dozen or two books in the western philosophical tradition as well as at least a few other of the great works, then I think …moreIf you have already read a dozen or two books in the western philosophical tradition as well as at least a few other of the great works, then I think starting there is fine. As was pointed out elsewhere, this is not so much a philosophy work as an epic poem, a dramatic take on the ideas in his other works. Beyond good and evil is a much less dramatic presentation of his thought.

I recommend setting aside a few days and reading it straight through.(less)
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche
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