SillyObjectives
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Reply to comment by rene76 in Classic literature that’s also very readable. by MinxyMyrnaMinkoff
Duly noted! Sounds right up my alley! Thank you!
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My favourite Hardy book is definitely Tess of the D’Ubervilles and I find it so readable but that belies how utterly heartbreaking it is. It destroys me, every time.
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Reply to comment by Economy_Ingenuity_76 in Classic literature that’s also very readable. by MinxyMyrnaMinkoff
I find East of Eden more readable than Grapes of Wrath but otherwise agree. Just re read Rebecca a year or two back and was reminded of how much I like it
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Reply to comment by Timely-Huckleberry73 in Classic literature that’s also very readable. by MinxyMyrnaMinkoff
Translation matters a ton and I had a great audiobook version but I haven’t been able to find it again!
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Reply to comment by jdmay101 in Classic literature that’s also very readable. by MinxyMyrnaMinkoff
Oooooh such a page turner!!
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Reply to comment by rene76 in Classic literature that’s also very readable. by MinxyMyrnaMinkoff
THE DECAMERON - I completely forgot how obsessed I was with this book in high school yesss (wow I sound like a cool person 🙈)
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Reply to comment by Mittttzy in Classic literature that’s also very readable. by MinxyMyrnaMinkoff
Surprisingly agree on Dostoyevsky but haven’t read any Gogol- it’s on the to do list haha
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Reply to comment by SnooPickles8608 in Classic literature that’s also very readable. by MinxyMyrnaMinkoff
Loveeeeee The Awakening!
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I just re read this recently and I could not agree more. So completely magical. I really, really need to get the graphic novel!
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Reply to Are there any books that you actually would want to see figuratively or literally burned? by [deleted]
I don’t believe in book banning as an idea and would rather see labels slapped on things with historical or social context where needed and I support keeping genuinely harmful things in places where (for example) kids can’t get them or where marginalized groups don’t have to see them openly.
But if I was put on the spot and had to pick one book then it would be one that we had in our local library that basically described de-transitioning trans kids. Not naming it because fuck that book. I read it and cried. It is being checked out by people intending to abuse children.