I have summer reading to do. I need a quick read thats actually interesting .. I hate settings that date back to the 1800s or in foriegn countries... These are the authors I have to choose from..
Charlotte or Emily Bronte
Charles Dickens
Henry James
Amy Tan
Any one know of a good book one of these authors wrote thats not ridiculously long?
2007-07-13 04:43:36 · 13 answers · asked by Mandy 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'm pretty sure I didn't ask this question to be insulted by bookworms saying I'm "close-minded" .. the reason I asked for a short book was because I dont have much time to finish one.. stop wasting your time on this website if youre gonna say useless things.
2007-07-13 05:32:51 · update #1
Well ridiculously long is not the proper way to define Charles Dickens, but that is the author I will recommed. Dickens is a master in the art of Story telling. He wrote long books like David Copperfield but there are some small ones as well like Tale of Two Cities,
TW K
2007-07-13 04:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by TW K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read a lot of Dickens. The shorter ones that I can think of are Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. I haven't read Hard Times but have read the other two. I think The Mystery of Edwin Drood would be better for you out of these two because A Tale of Two Cities was historical, even when written, and dates way back to the French Revolution. Oliver Twist is my favourite Dickens book and I think if you tried it, you would become engrossed even though it is long. Next, I would suggest David Copperfield or Nicholas Nickleby. The two that I didn't like at all are Martin Chuzzlewit and Great Expectations. Of the other authors I have only read Jane Eyre. I liked it but it's a bit depressing in places and lacks the humour that lightens Dickens a little.
2007-07-13 05:27:44 · answer #2 · answered by No Longer Dizzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre
Charles Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby
Henry James: The Turn of the Screw
Amy Tan: The Kitchen God's Wife
2007-07-13 04:48:17 · answer #3 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Brontes: Emily, Wuthering Heights
Charlotte: Jane Eyre
Dickens: David Copperfield or Tale of Two Cities
Henry James: Washington Square (a story) "Wings of the Dove"
I never read Amy Tan and suspect she's quite different from the others.
2007-07-15 15:14:15 · answer #4 · answered by Letizia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know the others, but I do know Stephen King and Dean Koontz. I like King's movies better, his books are waaay too detailed. I don't like having to go through three pages of the description of the foot of the chair in the yellow walled room with a purple paisley print. That's just an example, not an actual prose from one of his books or anything. Dean Koontz on the other, love his books. I like most of them, but you can tell his earlier books are not as well written. I think i've read nearly all of them. The books I recommend more than others: Watchers (creepy, but awesome) Life Expectancy Servants of Twilight Dragon Tears Twilight Eyes Hideaway False Memory (1st one I read of his) Velocity Intensity Sole Survivor There is one Stephen King that I have read entirely, and that was a collection of 14 of his short stories. "Everything's Eventual". In that one, "The Road Virus Heads North", I couldn't stop reading until I finished the story. If you want anymore suggestions, feel free to let me know.
2016-05-21 13:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by corrine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read a book by Emily Bronte. It's called Wuthering Heights. I can't remember a lot about it because it was over 3 years ago, but I remember it was interesting and I kinda liked it.
2007-07-13 04:52:38 · answer #6 · answered by somebody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am reading "great expectations" by charles dickens for my english honors class. It is an "ok" book, but sorry..I don't recomend it.
For Amy Tan: The Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat =]
2007-07-13 04:48:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely go for Amy Tan; it's easier to read than the others because she's more contemporary; also, it's good writing and good plots. I'd read the Joy Luck Club.
2007-07-13 04:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Why would they put Amy Tan in with the others? That's odd* Anyway, my suggestions would be...
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte
Joyluck Club by Amy Tan
2007-07-13 04:52:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Turn of the Screw is a great Henry James read...deals with the psycho-sexual issues of the time but not overtly so...is she really seeing ghosts? or just dealing with repressed feelings??
2007-07-13 04:53:23 · answer #10 · answered by flieburrell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋