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Re: Can you list some books?

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There are some really good suggestions here. I would have to concur with 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Heart of Darkness'. May I also recommend 'Mrs Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf, or 'To the Lighthouse' by the same author, both short, but very good.
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I loved The Stranger by Albert Camus. It's about 150 pages.
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Post by MjBain9 »

These are all really good suggestions and I can definitely agree with 'To the Lighthouse'. Other books that I don't think have yet been mentioned are:

Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe'
Orwell's 'Animal Farm'
Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
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Definitely of Mice and Men. I had to read this a few years ago for school but ended up enjoying it way more than I could have thought. it has a great, great story line
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Post by Lishytoast »

If you are looking for shorter classics:
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte is lovely.
Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde.
The Phantom of the Opera might be another one to try.
Others have posted about Fahrenheit 451 which is wonderful and one you should certainly try :)
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Candide by Voltaire
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (novel) by James Weldon Johnson
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Maus (graphic novel) by Art Spiegelman
The Mouse That Roared by Leonard Wibberly
Stuart Little by E. B. White
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
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Little Women and Good Wives - you will be left wishing for more when you finish it!
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It was in 1960,that I read Robert Michael Ballantyne's 'Coral Island for the first time. I Read it again in 2010, that is after the lapse of half a century, and what a great Work! I found it as interesting as it had been during my first reading. It is nostalgic to recall. Similar is the case with Ernest Hemingway's,'Old Man and the Sea.
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Post by madness_lady_black »

Moll Flanders! One of my favourites book ever!

-- 15 Jan 2014, 05:52 --

Also Maitreyi by Mircea Eliade is a great read...not very long!
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Oh my goodness, so many good ones have already been mentioned. To add to this never ending list:

Anthem by Ayn Rand
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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Post by ConnectiveStardust »

Barnes and Noble have a wonderful line of classics out that you may want to look into. The cover art is gorgeous and the editors notes are informative.
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Post by christiecotcamp »

A few under 200 pages:
Animal Farm - by George Orwell
The Little Prince - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Importance of Being Earnest - by Oscar Wilde (so funny and a favorite)
The Pearl - by John Steinbeck
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Bram Stokers Dracula
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Great Expectations
Disgrace
Things Fall Apart
Dombey and Son
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Post by scriptbunny »

It is probably a bit more than 200 pages, but I recommend Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut. Sharp, glib, and a quick read despite the page count.
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