Hi! I'm looking to start reading some more classics but I don't want to jump into an enormously complicated book right away. Any suggestions for a book that's accessible for a beginner to the genre?
These are all short and fairly accessible in terms of language.
Farmer_Ted_ on
Animal Farm
East of Eden
Catcher in the Rye
You should absolutely read The Count of Monte Cristo when you’re ready for something a little meatier.
Antique_Ad_6806 on
The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway
Texan-Trucker on
Anne of Green Gables
Oliver Twist
Tom Sawyer
Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier)
Be sure to avoid any abridged titles you may run across.
I also recommend trying audiobooks with classics. There’s many amazing reading performances out there that bring new levels of enjoyment to well-written novels.
IrishEils on
Adding my voice to “To kill a mockingbird” “Animal Farm” “Of Mice and Men” and “1984”
One thing I would suggest is take a break between classics. Don’t read one straight after the other.
icemagnus on
Huckleberry Finn!
Kimsetsu on
Slaughterhouse five by Vonnegut. One of my favorite books.
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Of Mice and Men
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Metamorphosis (Kafka)
Animal Farm
The Great Gatsby
These are all short and fairly accessible in terms of language.
Animal Farm
East of Eden
Catcher in the Rye
You should absolutely read The Count of Monte Cristo when you’re ready for something a little meatier.
The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway
Anne of Green Gables
Oliver Twist
Tom Sawyer
Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier)
Be sure to avoid any abridged titles you may run across.
I also recommend trying audiobooks with classics. There’s many amazing reading performances out there that bring new levels of enjoyment to well-written novels.
Adding my voice to “To kill a mockingbird” “Animal Farm” “Of Mice and Men” and “1984”
One thing I would suggest is take a break between classics. Don’t read one straight after the other.
Huckleberry Finn!
Slaughterhouse five by Vonnegut. One of my favorite books.
Things fall apart is pretty short one.