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New Dawn goes literary!
New Dawn:
I started to think that my knowledge in general literature was lower than I could bear with so I have recently started to read some 'classics' in (mostly) the English/American literature. So far I've read 'To kill a mocking bird', 'Great expectation', 'Pride and prejudice' and 'The catcher in the rye'. Right now I'm reading 'Heart of darkness'. Have you got any ideas of classics I ought to read?
Peacemaker:
The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck. I read it in high school. One of the best reads ever.
Russian literature is great too. Anna Karenina is profoundly well written understanding of human motivations and actions.
New Dawn:
Thank you . I'll look into it. The Grapes of Wrath and Lord of the Flies are also on my list. Are they worth the read?
Peacemaker:
I've not read angry grapes but I recall Lord of the Flies as a good read. I read it when I was around 13 years old so there was naturally more age-oriented identification with the characters for my part however I believe it was fairly well written.
Sir Osis of Thuliver:
Grapes of Wrath is a must-read, but for Steinbeck, I prefer East of Eden. Both great though.
I like Hemingway too, The Sun Also Rises or Farewell to Arms would be the places to start there.
I've not read Anna Karenina, but have had it on my bookshelf for years, maybe I'll get to it this summer. I've read The Brothers Karamazov, and my wife wants me to read Crime and Punishment... but I'm thinking one big Russian novel per year is plenty.
Of the ones you've mentioned that you've already read New Dawn, which are your faves? I love Heart of Darkness (you'll have to geek out on Apocalypse Now after finishing it, then check out Hearts of Darkness, about the making of Apocalypse Now), and To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my faves as well...
A couple other recommendations: Ken Kesey: Sometimes a Great Notion... One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is more famous, but SAGN is probably my favorite novel ever.
And, of course, The Great Gatsby is brilliant as well. I think I read that once every couple years or so...
Fun stuff.
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