Pereferebly recently (contemoprary) published fiction. But classics are not excluded.
I'd really like to find a humorous title but I can deal with any thrillers or mysteries you may recommend
2006-09-30 15:37:58 · 9 answers · asked by yvjthl 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
The ultimate indictment of the modern world's loss of personal, moral, and spiritual values.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The American dream that anyone can achieve anything
Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill
A look at 30 years in the life of a modern woman
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The lost generation of expatriates
A Moveable Feast. not really fiction
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis |
A satirical look at small town life
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Details the moral decay of the Old South
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Black life in a Black community
2006-09-30 15:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of the older Pulp style stories should fit your bill.... The Shadow, Doc Savage, G-8.... you might check out http://pulpgen.com/pulp/downloads/index.html for some of the stories there.... they have a lot of fiction, some humorous, some serious, all older stuff.
Be prepared for some sleuth work of your own, I couldn't figure out why the Shadow could enter into the back of a cab without alerting the driver that he had gotten in... well the older cars had no "dome light" that came on when the doors were opened... and the window above some of the older doors (courthouses and older structures have them) are called transoms... happy reading!
2006-09-30 22:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by buckaroo_57 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald? For the longest time this book's movie version was my favorite movie. It is not a comedy but might be classified as a thriller or mystery but maybe more drama.
2006-09-30 22:52:13 · answer #3 · answered by dwayne_barclay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the classic option is The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Generally heralded as the defining book of the 20's and the generation who grew up in them.
2006-09-30 22:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you find satirizes funny here is one by SINCLAIR LEWIS; quote from link below;
"George E. Babbitt, a conniving, prosperous real estate man from Zenith, Ohio, revels in his popularity, his success, and, especially, in the material rewards they bring. He bullies his wife, flirts with other women, and patronizes the less successful. But when his best friend is sent to prison for killing his wife, Babbitt's middle-class complacency is shattered, and he rebels, seeking a more "meaningful" life. His small revolt is quickly defeated, however, by public opinion and his own need for acceptance. Babbitt captures the flavor of America during the economic boom years of the 1920s, and its protagonist has become the symbol of middle-class mediocrity, his name an enduring part of the American lexicon"
2006-09-30 22:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by Wicked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite old books are those written by Grace Livingston Hill, they are Christian romance thrillers dating from the 1900's to the 1930's... She died in 1940's. She was a prolific writer and her books are collectible and on Ebay....had back and paper back
2006-09-30 22:47:30 · answer #6 · answered by rejoiceinthelord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Gatsby, a classic.
2006-09-30 22:49:27 · answer #7 · answered by Nic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald is a must
others: Ragtime by EL Doctorow
2006-09-30 23:00:28 · answer #8 · answered by horse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The untouchables, Dick Tracy, Sam Slade
2006-09-30 22:53:57 · answer #9 · answered by krusty_blue_spaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋