If you hate overly contextualised author-focused analysis, and analysis focused on “deep” readings, Deleuze’s readings of literature such as the work of Sacher-Masoch, Proust and Kafka will be a breath of fresh air. His essay on Sacher-Masoch ‘Masochism: Coldness and Cruelty’ changed everything for me, and I really enjoy his book ‘Essays: critical and clinical‘ as well. Sometimes the person who best knows how to read a book is a philosopher lol.
