4 Great Classic Books
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When you quote a book at people, then I think it's earned its status as a classic.
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I have never read any of those books, but I am making a point, right here and now to establish my own reading list of Modern Classics, and get to work on exploring each and every one of them.
I think Im going to start first with 1984, and then The Catcher in the Rye. If anyone else has any suggestions please message me and let me know!
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To find good classic books, there are trusted recommendations that can help us. The recommendations are found in the books How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren, and The Well-Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer, both of which I believe are high-quality books. You can read the books for complete information about their recommendations (with suggestions on how to read them), but here I will directly give you the titles of the books which are recommended by both of them.
While I believe a book which is recommended by any of them is good, I think it’s safe to say that a book which is recommended by both of them is great.
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i've also heard of the catcher in the rye! i've always, always wanted to read it. i still do not know why i haven't grabbed a copy yet. /rushes to a bookstore
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If there are readers who really liked George Orwell's 1984, they might also be affected strongly by Animal Farm , his satirical novella about Russian communism using the takeover of a farm by it's animals to poke fun at the Russian revolution.
Or if sci-fi's your thing H.G.Wells' The Time Machine is really juicy as well.
Any thoughts?
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Anna Karenina by Tolstoy - The best description of an expectant Father's anxiety I have ever read. Again you fall in love with the characters, and Tolstoy takes you inside their skulls like nobody else.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo - This is the book that made me bawl like a baby more than any other. Perhaps the musical has cheapened it a little in the eyes of many, but it is 1400 pages of pure joy.
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway - I read this in the 11th grade because of a book report, but was captivated by Hemingway's styling of the English Language. TIme for a re-read.