I need some recommendations. Personally, my favorite genre is "Classic" or "Coming-of-Age". I read Jane Eyre, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, David Copperfield, Little Women, and Robinson Crusoe...any more?
And just please tell me a very brief sentence of the plot.
2006-07-18 11:04:51 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Dracula" by Bram Stoker
2006-07-18 12:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.The hero is Edmond Dantés, a young French sailor who, falsely accused of treason, is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of Château d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantés, believing himself to be an `Angel of Providence', pursuing his vengeance to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.For God's sake don't see any of the movies based on the book.They don't do justice to the book.
The three musketeers by Alexander Dumas.The three musketeers have become symbols for the spirit of youth, daring, and comradeship. The action takes place in the 1620s at the court of Louis XIII, where the musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with their companion, the headstrong d'Artagnan, are engaged in a battle against Richelieu, the King's minister, and the beautiful, unscrupulous spy, Milady. Behind the flashing blades and bravura, in this first adventure of the Musketeers, Dumas explores the eternal conflict between good and evil.Be warned.This book does not have a happy ending.The heroine dies at the end.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.In Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser is shown his past, his present, and if he does not change, his future.The first ghost reminds him how he once enjoyed life's pleasures. The second ghost shows Scrooge his current deplorable state. The final ghost foretells the likely outcome of his skinflint ways.
2006-07-19 06:25:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens.
I also liked his David Copperfield & A Tale Of Two Cities.
2006-07-19 00:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by scientific 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love Little Women and Robinson Crusoe. I would highly recommend Lord of the Flies. It's about a bunch of boys who are stranded on an island and forced to fend for themselves. The law of the jungle quickly takes over, and it becomes a struggle for survival of the fittest. Brilliant book. I believe it's been ranked again and again as one of the most popular classics ever.
2006-07-18 11:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings...The Yearling.
Story about a young boy growing up and learning about responsibility and heart break.....He finds a deer fawn and attempts to raise and care for it while all kinds of stuff is going on in his life and he is growing up, excellent book! very classic, there was also a movie based on the book but as always the movie doesnt even come close to the book in comparison.
Synopsis
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.
2006-07-18 18:21:51 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those are books I examine as an adolescent and that i enjoyed them!! some I examine whilst i replace into youthful than that, yet re-examine as an adolescent a number of cases because of the fact I enjoyed them plenty. a million. something with the aid of Louisa could Alcott 2. something with the aid of Charles Dickens 3. something with the aid of Jane Austen 4. something with the aid of the Bronte sisters 5. something with the aid of Mark Twain 5. Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes sequence 6. present day classics - Agatha Christie's books 7. plenty extra. don't get me started!
2016-11-02 07:33:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen
The story addresses courtship and marriage among the landed gentry in the early 19th century. The main character is Elizabeth Bennet, a beautiful 20-year-old woman possessed of a quick mind and a quick tongue.
I think u'll like it!...i read it twice and saw the movie ...numerous times:)
2006-07-18 11:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by lavi_or_lavinia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery. Orphan girl ends up at a farm that is own by a unmarried man and his spinster sister. Where is learns what is like to be part of a family and bring some joy into this man and womans' hearts.
2006-07-18 16:38:33 · answer #8 · answered by Gail M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
East of Eden, - John Steinbeck, its a very involved story about two brothers coming of age in N. California during the 1800. Some very memorable characters.
2006-07-18 17:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Ms. Jay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1984 by George Orwell. It's a spooky futuristic novel about a man who trys to breka free of a society ruled by a Big Brother watcher and having to go through torture in the process. Real good book with a message for today. I really recommend it.
2006-07-18 11:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by Opinion Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gone With The Wind
2006-07-18 11:06:04 · answer #11 · answered by Bugs_Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋