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KieselguhrKid13 t1_j9t3k7o wrote

Reply to Update: so, I'm going to read 100 "classic" books, and To Kill a Mockingbird was the first on the list by [deleted]

Great list - tons of excellent books on there!

Watchmen by Alan Moore (the only graphic novel to make Time Magazine's list of the 100 best books of the 20th century, and with good reason - it's incredible).

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

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Significant-Yam-267 t1_j9t2qur wrote

Reply to Read the last page by Dubbelharry

I used to do this when I was a little kid. I still had the habit to take a look at the last page, until recently when I accidentally saw a major spoiler when I was trying to find out how long my book was. Never again.

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BattleBreeches t1_j9t17w0 wrote

Reply to Update: so, I'm going to read 100 "classic" books, and To Kill a Mockingbird was the first on the list by [deleted]

I'd suggest Middlemarch, Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Beloved. No love for le Guin? If you're interested in Sci-Fi you should at least read The Left Hand of Darkness.

Personally, I wouldn't waste your time with The Stand and The Alchemist. If you must read King, I'd suggest one his books that are actually readable like The Shining or Different Seasons. I would pick Foundation over I, Robot for Asimov. It's a better book and more influential, I, Robot just has the name recognition from that Will Smith film.

Edit: When it comes to Hamlet. I strongly advise you don't just read it, you watch it. It wasn't written for you to read it was written for actors to perform to you. Watch a production first. Same goes for any Shakespeare or really any play for that matter.

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