Classics For Classics - best books of all times
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Re: Classics For Classics - best books of all times
Agree with Crime and Punishment and though 800 pages is daunting I look forward to The Brothers K. The two classics I would put in the same bracket as Dostoevsky are Jane Eyre and Madame Bovary. Sublime.
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I just started reading Margaret Mitchell Gone with the wind and have a feeling that I will enjoy it a lot.
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There are lots of such writers. i'll add Graham Greene into that list. Strangely his works are sometimes not considered to be 'there', even though he is one of the greats.
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The Heart of the Matter
The Power and the Glory
The End of the Affair
With Brighton Rock & The Quiet American as “entertainments” that are so good they could be counted as classics.
I’d recommend Italo Calvino’s essay on what makes a classic that is available online.
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Gone with the Wind is a great american classic, you certainly will enjoy it. When finished, after a good eye rest, read the sequel Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley. It really does the first story justice. For years after Gone with the Wind, I said I wanted to write a sequel, because of the way it ended. But, let me tell you, I would never have done such a good job as Ripley.Lileike wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 06:16 I was surprised that Jane Eyre was not mentioned more times in this topic - it definitely is one of my favorites, I was still thinking about that story and living with it for some time after finishing.
I just started reading Margaret Mitchell Gone with the wind and have a feeling that I will enjoy it a lot.
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