I have one month before I can choose the degree I'm going to study again, and while going through the options, one called "comparative literature" caught my interest.

To be honest, reading has been a regular part of my life, but for a few years there was a sort of void, during which all I did was rot in bed. Because of that, I haven't been able to read as many books as I would have liked, but I really enjoy reading exegeses and critical interpretations of the works I’ve managed to finish.

That’s why I’m so uncertain. I may have read only around 11 books in my entire life, which is a very low number compared to what my future classmates may have read. I know it may not just be about consuming information, but about integrating it, still I don’t know if I’ll be up to the level required.

There aren’t many other degrees I can apply to, and this is one of the few options that feels truly viable to me.

My reading comprehension is optimal, and my vocabulary in my native language is good, nothing exceptional, but that might be the easiest part to improve. I know the basics about each major philosopher (Kant, Plato, Hegel, Kierkegaard…), but sometimes I struggle a lot to understand their texts

>>24524992 (OP)
Do something else. Go to a maritime academy and work on container ships. Work on an oil rig. Be a park ranger.

Go do something that will give you something to write about. Also read more.

>>24524992 (OP)
>I may have read only around 11 books in my entire life
>reading has been a regular part of my life
l m a o. No it has not.

What actually appeals to you about this degree? You've hardly read anything, so what you're sayng is more that you want to read (or want to become the kind of person who reads) and that you think this particular degree will enable that for you. What outcome do you actually want from the degree? What makes you think you'd enjoy studying---intensively---for it if you've read so few books and have struggled to understand them?

Consider that you can read books for fun on your own time. Pick a degree that aligns to your skills and aptitudes.

also >>>/adv/

>>24525038
I always read books, but they weren’t very intellectually demanding. Just imagine the kind of things a child might read between the ages of 5 and 12 lol. I don't even count them, but I read a lot

>What actually appeals to you about this degree? You've hardly read anything, so what you're saying is more that you want to read (or want to become the kind of person who reads)

I’m very interested in literature, and I’m also a very curious person who enjoys learning about topics that can be very different from one another. I can also adapt quickly to new situations. I just genuinely like literature and I enjoy reading and learning :(

>Pick a degree that aligns to your skills and aptitudes

That's what I'm doing, I also picked some others from humanities that have a little bit of everything, but I don't think they require lots of studying

Also, I forgot to mention that I'm 19 (if that matters)

>>24525100
>I’m very interested in literature, and I’m also a very curious person who enjoys learning about topics that can be very different from one another.
Ask yourself if this is currently true and demonstrable or if you just aspire to be this kind of person. If you genuinely like literature (which, being fair, you haven't really shown having read only 11 books past your early adolescence) and think you'll be good at the degree and think the outcome will actually suit what you want to do with your life, then go for it.

In a degree you'll be assigned the books you're expected to read, so the number of books you've read at the outset shouldn't matter if you can keep up going forward. But reading a lot does lead to better comprehension and speed, which will matter. And are you really going to keep up with the reading if in spite of your supposed curiosity and interest in literature it's only led you to read 11 books during the last 7 years?

You'd be better off on >>>/adv/.

>>24525100
you're a "bed rotter" seeking an escape from living and self-actualization, a lit degree won't fix that

go to a job board and look for occupations that sound appealing and work your way backwards. also if you're going to get any value out of a degree these days you must network, that is where your jobs will come from not shooting 1000 resumes into a black hole. you'll want to ignore this and think "ah it'll all work out" but it won't, who do you think is working in all those coffee shops.