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You may like this Marxist-Leninist intro list I made. Rather than just recommending a bunch of good works, it's formatted to build up on itself over time, so you are more prepared for the later works by reading the earlier ones. Might fix your momentum obstacle!
Politzer's Elementary Principles of Philosophy is the first ever book on philosophy I tried to read as a child: I found it in my parent's bookcase and I was curious to know what philosophy was about. Even though I gave up very quickly, the first distinction it makes between materialist and idealist philosophy had left quite an impression on me. Seeing the title brought back some memories
Ah, what I would give to have an old, physical copy! Used copies are prohibitively expensive these days. I love the book, it's really such a great intro and really gets you excited about philosophy.
I bought a new print from the Foreign Languages Press, it took a while to get here but it was cheap and nicely made and when it comes to out of print theory thats all I can ask for.
Yep, considered giving that a go. Glad to hear it turned out well!
When I visit my parent's place I will look to see if I can find it again and give it a real read this time
Go for it! It's a great intro and really helps contextualize philosophy for other theory. When Marx or Lenin talk about other philosophers, you aren't grasping in the dark like some intros to just Dialectical Materialism can do.