Classics? - Page 4

Originally posted by: Morgoth

If you're starting off the classics for pleasure, then I suggest starting off easy and finding authors you enjoy reading.

I recommend this initial list:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

The Swiss Family Robinson

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Around the World in 80 Days

Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger - You may connect with this book easily - the narrator is much younger and very sardonic

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - Yes, this is a LONG book, but the language is pretty standard and commonly used even today by literary authors.

The Anne of Green Gables series is lovely. Little Women by the same author is also excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed those books when I was younger.

P.S. You can try reading the abridged versions - they're a little easier if you're having a hard time getting into the originals.

Originally posted by: sourpuss

I second what the others said. There's also Dickens, but I'm not sure he's everyone's cup of tea. You could try his Great Expectations and see if you like it though! :D If you're in the mood for something darker, I say go for Edgar Allan Poe. His short stories are amazing. 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' are extremely thrilling, 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' is a rather interesting murder mystery, 'Ligeia' and 'The Oval Portrait' have really interesting depictions of women...

I'm sorry I can't be of more help! My teenage years were spent reading novels on witches and vampires. 😆

Love,
Bhav (:

Originally posted by: EatPrayLove

Recently I read "To Kill a Mocking Bird" and loved it...so maybe you could give it a try...
then.....(and this one's my fav novel so far)... "Gone With The Wind" by Margaret Mitchell...

btw what's the definition of a "classic"? i think old novels that became bestsellers in their time, right? i'm not so sure....

Originally posted by: amy22

Wuthering Heights, To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone with the Wind, Dangerous Liaisons ALL THE WAY!!