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Classic books
What would you say are some classic books that no-one should go without reading? I recently bought The Count of Monte Cristo, any other suggestions?
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The Great Gatsby.
A Farewell to Arms.
Pride and Prejudice.
Crime and Punishment.
The Catcher in the Rye.
^ Those are classic novels I've read for AP English classes that I've actually enjoyed and would recommend! If you'd like more, just send me an inbox :)
-Laura (18-f)
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John Steinbeck: In Dubious Battle, The Grapes of Wrath, The Wayward Bus, etc.
I didn't care for Travels with Charlie, but except for that, (which is probably just me anyway), anything by Steinbeck is good.
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Lolita and Anna Karenina.
And for a future classic, Neil Gaiman is incredible, I highly recommend American Gods. (It's not the most exciting book ever at first but gets really good.) If you wanna start with something shorter, Neverwhere is also really good. :)
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Anything Kurt Vonnegut, particularly Slaughter House Five and Cat's Cradle. He is an excellent writer, and I rarely say that about anyone. Slaughter House Five is very graphic, though, but if you're looking for classic books, I imagine you're open to that - writing wasn't nearly as censored in ye olden days.
His son, Mark Vonnegut, also wrote a book entitled Eden Express, I believe, which was written through the eyes of a schizophrenic. I have not read this one yet, but a friend of mine said it was very interesting.
Dante's Inferno is also a great book - you have to have a good translation, though (it was written in Italian). It's also part of a trilogy (The Divine Comedy) that includes Purgatorio and Paradiso. I haven't read those two yet, but I hear Inferno is the best one anyway.
I also recommend Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. The original story is really cool. Again, though, you'll need a good translation, as the original language was French.
Blindness be Jose Saramago is very good, but kind of a difficult read - the original text, I believe, doesn't actually have quotation marks. It's just ongoing text...I struggled with it in class, but I read it again after at my own pace and really enjoyed it. Again, though, it's graphic.
Good for you for trying to keep up with actual literature. Not many people care anymore. Hope you like these!
Siren
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Hey There(: these aren't classic books but they are the best books I have ever read I fell in love with them. My suggestion is The book Found by Margeret Peterson Haddix. The books go in order from Found, Sent, and Sabotaged. Which of course are three books in that serious. You should look them up. I think you would love them they are great!! hope this helped(: -Sara
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