Not sure how to describe it in words, it’s more of a feeling. By “classic” I just mean particularly noteworthy. They can be modern classics.
During summer months I tend toward books where a lot of the plot takes place during the summer or in a warm climate. During fall/winter, I read Russian novels or Dickens because I associate those with “cold and blustery winter” (Not all of the time—I know. War & Peace takes place over many seasons). I’ll take any fiction genre besides horror or magical realism. Southern gothic is on the table.
Some past “summery” books I’ve read and loved: East of Eden, My Antonia, The Sound and the Fury, The Sun Also Rises, The Stranger, Catch-22, Cat’s Cradle, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and all of Toni Morrison’s books. (I’ve read other works by the authors of the books listed above; those were just my top favorites—too many to list here!)
I read Black Boy by Richard Wright last summer, and it put me in a terrible headspace. It was too depressing for me at the time, but I am still open to sad stories. Don’t know if I’m ready for gut-wrenching right now.
by sky_limit71