The last two books I've read were "The Idiot" by Dostoevsky and Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina". Which of the following do you recommend reading next?
1. "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie
2. "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville
3. "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4. "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy
5. "Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust
6. "Ulysses" by James Joyce
7. "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy
8. "Snow" by Orhan Pamuk
9. "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev
10. Other (suggestions welcome)
Thanks!
2006-12-31 08:47:59 · 11 answers · asked by hollis_sheets 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2006-12-31 13:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIrst to Last
"Ulysses" by James Joyce
"The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy
"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville
"Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust
"Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy
"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie
"Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev
"Snow" by Orhan Pamuk
other suggestions:
romance: Twilight, new moon,
adventure: The frog Princess, Dragon's Breath, Unce upon a Curse, Telling Pool, THe bringer, THe sight, the princess academy.
Fairy Tales: ella enchanted, fairest, the goose girl, the goose chase, enna burning.
These books r good.
2006-12-31 19:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by hamster gurl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My preference would be "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky orThe Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy if you wish to continue in the same "russian" vein.
If you want something different, then I would read "Snow"- it is a rather surprising novel.
2006-12-31 16:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by cookiegirlmc1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ulysses, then Resurrection. Those two are an adventure you will never forget. You should check out other Leo Tolstoy and Marcel Proust books as well. They're incredible.
2006-12-31 17:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by Brommy A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very nice list. Since you seem to be in a "Russian" mood, why not try Number 3: "The Brothers Karamazov" or perhaps "Crime and Punishment", also by Dostoevsky.
2006-12-31 16:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by johnslat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you like. I'd read Ulysses by James Joyce since I haven't read it either. Moby Dick is boring and so are Russian writers. Plus, I've often been accused of being a little mad myself. I guess that's the Irish in me.
2006-12-31 17:03:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
2. Mopey Dick by Herman Melville
2006-12-31 16:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by surfergrrl101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5) Swann's Way
2006-12-31 16:55:28 · answer #8 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really into big "smart" books like that but I've read quite a few books that stuck with me. One that I would definately recommend is "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.
2006-12-31 16:59:09 · answer #9 · answered by Tiffany 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go with Johnslat's recommendation.
2006-12-31 16:58:08 · answer #10 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋