I'm looking for something along the caliber of Ulysees or War and Peace for example. I just finished Finnegans Wake, which has done a number on my spelling and speech, I'm spelling phoenetically. I want something that has good character developement.
2007-06-20 16:30:01 · 14 answers · asked by Sara 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
crime and punishment by fydor dosotevesky
2007-06-20 16:38:04 · answer #1 · answered by n 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorites. Tess D'Uberville, Don Quioxte, Canterbury Tales, The Scarlet letter was another one I really liked. Pride and Predjudice is good. Jane Eyre, Great Expectations are good. This one is a play but it is great. Lysistrata by Aristophanes. Oedipius Rex is also a good one. I have a thing for the ancient Greeks and Romans lol. I also read a lot and have read everyone I recommended. If you are still in high school or planning on college these should also help you because at some time or another you are libel to have to read them.,
2007-06-20 23:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by thumpergirl_1979 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a VERY good dictionary and read The Web and the Rock by Thomas Wolfe.....anything by Wolfe is great BUT it takes some work the man had a vocabulary and knew how to use it.
I read them last to first and that is not really the way but you can start with You Can't Go Home Again....he was brilliant. Look Homeward Angel is another title.
If you start don't give up they are worth it.
2007-06-21 03:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by Bashful Reader 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read quite an exciting book some years ago titled "The King Must Die! by author: Mary Renaut. If you are a fan of Ulysses
then I'm sure this book will give you much pleasure. I have no idea where you may acquire it or if its still in print. Quite frankly,
I never understood why this book was never made into a movie.
Try locating it. it is well worth while.
Jersey Jim
2007-06-24 22:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by jersey jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, congratulations on actually finishing Finnegan's Wake, something that few people ever accomplish.
What I would suggest to you next is Vanity Fair by Thackeray, or one of the many excellent novels by Trollope or Balzac. If you prefer something more modern, Sophie's Choice by Styron is outstanding.
2007-06-21 00:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by A M Frantz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
2007-06-21 04:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tom Sawyer
Gone With the Wind
To Kill a Mockingbird
In Cold Blood
2007-06-20 23:42:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Homeric Hymns - various translations are available. They are poems dedicated to various gods and are attributed to Homer. The language is simple, but direct, and beautiful. They tell stories, and give insights into the character of the gods.
2007-06-21 12:16:32 · answer #8 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you read Zeno's Conscience? The book is a response to psychoanalysis. The novel is a fictional diary of Zeno who is asked to keep a journal for his psychoanalyst. Looks fun. I'm starting it soon.
2007-06-21 00:24:51 · answer #9 · answered by God_Lives_Underwater 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Solzhenitsyn, or "Night" by Wiesel? "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe might be another good one to try.
2007-06-21 00:29:40 · answer #10 · answered by The Skin Horse (formerly ll2) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Solomon's Mine... The Picture of Dorian Grey...
2007-06-21 00:33:35 · answer #11 · answered by vaitiare 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋