This summer I plan to read at least one 400+ page classic book. It's hard to pick the right one! And it's such a commitment. Which book should I read and why?
Some info about my book preferences: I just finished David Copperfield and really enjoyed it! I'm open to more Dickens. One thing I really appreciated with Dickens was that the chapters were very manageable. I am mostly a non-fiction reader typically. Some of my favorite books are: The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Madame Restell, All the Living and the Dead, Dark Archives, Written in Bone, and The Sparrow. I'm a fan of J.D. Salinger, John Scalzi, Caitlin Doughty, and Shirley Jackson. I hated Love in the Time of Cholera, As I Lay Dying and Demon Copperhead, and I never really liked Hemingway. I enjoyed Steinbeck's America and Americans immensely.
I'm currently considering East of Eden, Les Mis, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Origin of Species, and Moby Dick. But I'm open to other suggestions as well.
by hardlyawesome
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If you like Dickens, then Bleak House for sure.
Possibly, Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith