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2007-01-14 08:55:56 · 28 answers · asked by Doodle 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Catcher In The Rye JD Salinger
One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest by Ken Keasy
Huckelberry Finn by Mark Twain
Animal Farm or 1984 by George Orwell
The Sound and Fury by William Faulkner
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2007-01-14 09:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by ajtheactress 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on your interests. If you like depressing futuristic satire-ish type novels, try 1984 or A Brave New World (my personal favorites! they are awesomely great...). If you want something exciting but also long and rambling enough to put you to sleep, try Les Miserables. If you want history, try almost any classic, like To Kill a mockingbird, one of Jane Austen's books, or something by CHarles Dickens. If you want a quick read, try Of Mice and Men. FOr something that is amazingly written AND has a great intriguing plot that will make you sound incredibly smart/ romantic when you quote it, SHakespeare's what you should read.And for sci fi, there's always Ray Bradbury. Etc etc etc. The best thing to do is to go to the library and browse the classics shelf till you find somthing that looks fun. Everyone can eventually find a good classic that they personally will enjoy, or so I've noticed.
If that didn't help you a bit, just browse all of the above posts and find something on there that looks fun.
2007-01-14 09:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by treehuggingveganhippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you interested in American classics only? Are you trying to expand your knowledge of literature?
Here are some suggestions. There are American novels, British novels, 19th century, 20th century
Huck Finn ---- Mark Twain
Grapes of Wrath ---- John Steinbeck
House of Seven Gables ----Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moby Dick ---- Hermann Melville
Great Expectations ---- Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist ---- Charles Dickens
Catcher in the Rye ---- J. B. Salinger
Sound and the Fury ---- William Falkner
Brave New World ---- Huxley
Pride and Prejudice ---- Austen
Madame Bovary ---- Gustave Flaubert
Here is a website that has 'classics' available for online reading!
http://www.literature.org/authors/
Here is a website that you can use to search for other choices. Can look up authors by time period, country, name, genre.
Happy reading!!
2007-01-14 09:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by pwernie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Grey,
Thomas Hardy: Tess of the D'Urbervilles,
Joseph Conrad: Lord Jim,
Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe
2007-01-14 09:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are some suggestions. I suppose it depends on your tastes and preferences whether or not you will enjoy these.
Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
Cervantes' classic tale of the Knight-Errant and his faithful companion Sancho Panza.
Beowulf by Anonymous
Come face to face with the terrible Grendel in this ancient epic. For fans of epic verse, this is a must see. This is a great way to digest a quite heavy piece of literature.
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
When the Time Traveller courageously stepped out of his machine for the first time, he found himself in the year 802,700--and everything has changed. In another, more utopian age, creatures seemed to dwell together in perfect harmony.
Tartuffe by Moliere
Moliere brings us Tartuffe, the scoundrel in this witty and hilarious story of an uninvited guest.
Of course, there's always To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee, The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ulysses - James Joyce, The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger, As I Lqy Dyung - William Faulkner
There's just so many - I suppose that's why they're classics.
2007-01-14 09:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Great titles all...no doubt!But Franz Kafka is awfully missing.One is not certain of what a great read means to individuals...some novels are classic from their heightened language; others are for the human experience they portray...along these lines, i recommend a short list:
The Trial - Franz Kafka
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
Petals of Blood - Ngugi
You asked for four...i've given five from my personal experience.
2007-01-14 20:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grapes of Wrath
Tale of Two Cities
The Invisible Man
Huckleberry Finn
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Red Badge of Courage
2007-01-14 09:17:30 · answer #7 · answered by angela_adduci 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Vanity Fair by Thackery
2007-01-14 11:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are my recommendations:
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
2007-01-14 09:42:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just pick what suits you...if you can't cope with long drawn-out descriptive passages..stay away from George Elliot...BUT..what about...
"Where the wild things are" Maurice Sendack
"Not now Bernard!"
"The Wizard of Earthsea"
"Alice in Wonderland"
ok..they are kid's books...but look beyond the words..cos that's what kids do...look very closely at the pictures
Actually..if you want to read only 4 classics...you are SPOILT for choice...cos you can just abandon any that don't take your fancy
2007-01-14 09:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by i_am_jean_s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋