Classics have always been hard for me. I'm trying to read more of them, but I'm not a scholar of literature. I read for enjoyment, insight, and learning new things. Last night I started Hemingway's Farewell to Arms because I saw it mentioned on a thread here and it's short. My thinking was if it's difficult or boring it isn't a huge time commitment. Much to my surprise, I absolutely LOVE it! Now I'm looking for suggestions for classics that an unscholarly person like me would enjoy. For reference, I've found Steinbeck difficult and both Wuthering Heights and The Great Gadsby were hard for me. Also, what's your favorite Hemingway?
by PinkPonytail
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Pride and Prejudice?
Also, pride and prejudice and zombies
Currently listening to It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (1935) – “this prescient novel tells a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy and offers an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America.” 😬😳
I didn’t mind The Old Man and The Sea. I find Charles Dickens fairly easy to read – I really liked Great Expectations and David Copperfield