Classic Book Genre Help/Recommendations

Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 01 Jun 2020, 15:33

Do you have any recommendations for classic books to read this month? Or are you looking for some inspiration? You are in the right place!

I'm sure we all know several classics, but here are some that came to my mind:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Animal Farm by George Orwell
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Here is a Goodreads link that might be helpful to look through:
- https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/classic-literature

gali · Post by **gali** » 02 Jun 2020, 07:23

I recommend "Pride and Prejudice", one of my favorite books that I read more than once. I also liked "Little Women" and "To Kill a Mockingbird". Right now I re-read "Three Men in a Boat".

Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 03 Jun 2020, 17:42

gali wrote: ↑02 Jun 2020, 07:23 I recommend "Pride and Prejudice", one of my favorite books that I read more than once. I also liked "Little Women" and "To Kill a Mockingbird". Right now I re-read "Three Men in a Boat".

I've been meaning to read Pride and Prejudice for quite some time, but haven't made the jump into doing so...Little Women is another I've been meaning to read, however, I made the mistake in watching the movie first, so we'll see if I end up reading it, lol. Hm...I tried To Kill a Mockingbird, but I had a hard time getting into it. Not sure why.

I recently read Anne of Green Gables and really enjoyed it!

gali · Post by **gali** » 03 Jun 2020, 23:20

hsimone wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 17:42
gali wrote: ↑02 Jun 2020, 07:23 I recommend "Pride and Prejudice", one of my favorite books that I read more than once. I also liked "Little Women" and "To Kill a Mockingbird". Right now I re-read "Three Men in a Boat".
I've been meaning to read Pride and Prejudice for quite some time, but haven't made the jump into doing so...Little Women is another I've been meaning to read, however, I made the mistake in watching the movie first, so we'll see if I end up reading it, lol. Hm...I tried To Kill a Mockingbird, but I had a hard time getting into it. Not sure why.

I recently read Anne of Green Gables and really enjoyed it!

I have also read Anne of Green Gables and enjoyed it.

ShadowsPub · Post by **ShadowsPub** » 04 Jun 2020, 07:51

hsimone wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 15:33 Do you have any recommendations for classic books to read this month? Or are you looking for some inspiration? You are in the right place!

I'm sure we all know several classics, but here are some that came to my mind:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Animal Farm by George Orwell

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Seems I need to do some catching up on classics. I've read To Kill a Mockingbird years ago but haven't read the others. And I call myself a reader.

Amanda Nicole Newton · Post by **Amanda Nicole Newton** » 05 Jun 2020, 19:04

I plan to read Dracula sometime this month. I've never read Pride and Prejudice, I may have to see about that one soon! One of my favorite classic books has been 1984 by Orwell

gali · Post by **gali** » 06 Jun 2020, 03:26

Amanda Newton wrote: ↑05 Jun 2020, 19:04 I plan to read Dracula sometime this month. I've never read Pride and Prejudice, I may have to see about that one soon! One of my favorite classic books has been 1984 by Orwell

I read and liked 1984 and highly recommend Pride and Prejudice.

Wy_Bertram · Post by **Wy_Bertram** » 09 Jul 2020, 16:19

When I first read Animal Farm, I was ten, and I had no concept of allegory or why in the heck there were no pictures in a book about talking animals, but recently I read 1984 and it remains one of the best pieces of literature I've ever read.

Currently, though, I'm reading The Island of Doctor Moreau.

Darshana Sikidar · Post by **Darshana Sikidar** » 10 Jul 2020, 13:42

I will recommend
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NashTanui · Post by **NashTanui** » 20 Nov 2020, 12:27

Dracula is a really good one. I plan to read Pride and Prejudice soon. The Anne series by Lucy Maud Montgomery is also a very captivating story. I am currently reading the #3 book Anne of the Island and it is delightful.