readers club

[phyloxena]

While we are at it, what would you, dear friends, recommend me to read?  A short (ten to hundred titles) list of
books  by missing which I'll miss the essence of the English-speaking culture.  I'm probably familiar with classic,  (Shakespeare,
Dickens? ) but mostly in translations.  Which classical books I must reread in original to get?  Are there any new titles worth reading?  I think the most recent fiction I read was Harry Potter.  Random novels from bestseller lists didn't quite capture my attention.
 

Comments

[bulkin.livejournal.com]

try "To Kill a Mocking Bird"
obviously all of Hemingway
Bel Canto (not a classic but i really liked it)

[phyloxena.livejournal.com]

Already. And Ken Keasey, too

[bulkin.livejournal.com]

already which?

[phyloxena.livejournal.com]

Harper Lee and Hemingway. The third one I never heard of.

[bulkin.livejournal.com]

it's good
not classic but good
also an american classic
is Native Son by Richard Write
the only thing is that I read it when i was 18
and it made quite an impression on me
not sure how it reads now
also try Jonathan Franzen Corrections (I am not a big fan but most people say its GREAT american literature)