Which classic book should I read next?

crime and punishment by fydor dosotevesky

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorites. Tess D'Uberville, Don Quioxte, Canterbury Tales, The Scarlet letter was another one I really liked. Pride and Predjudice is good. Jane Eyre, Great Expectations are good. This one is a play but it is great. Lysistrata by Aristophanes. Oedipius Rex is also a good one. I have a thing for the ancient Greeks and Romans lol. I also read a lot and have read everyone I recommended. If you are still in high school or planning on college these should also help you because at some time or another you are libel to have to read them.,

Get a VERY good dictionary and read The Web and the Rock by Thomas Wolfe.....anything by Wolfe is great BUT it takes some work the man had a vocabulary and knew how to use it.

I read them last to first and that is not really the way but you can start with You Can't Go Home Again....he was brilliant. Look Homeward Angel is another title.

If you start don't give up they are worth it.

I read quite an exciting book some years ago titled "The King Must Die! by author: Mary Renaut. If you are a fan of Ulysses

then I'm sure this book will give you much pleasure. I have no idea where you may acquire it or if its still in print. Quite frankly,

I never understood why this book was never made into a movie.

Try locating it. it is well worth while.

Jersey Jim

First, congratulations on actually finishing Finnegan's Wake, something that few people ever accomplish.

What I would suggest to you next is Vanity Fair by Thackeray, or one of the many excellent novels by Trollope or Balzac. If you prefer something more modern, Sophie's Choice by Styron is outstanding.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Tom Sawyer

Gone With the Wind

To Kill a Mockingbird

In Cold Blood

The Homeric Hymns - various translations are available. They are poems dedicated to various gods and are attributed to Homer. The language is simple, but direct, and beautiful. They tell stories, and give insights into the character of the gods.

Why don't you read Zeno's Conscience? The book is a response to psychoanalysis. The novel is a fictional diary of Zeno who is asked to keep a journal for his psychoanalyst. Looks fun. I'm starting it soon.

How about "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Solzhenitsyn, or "Night" by Wiesel? "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe might be another good one to try.

Try Solomon's Mine... The Picture of Dorian Grey...