<p>I want to read some good classics over winter break does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks</p>
<p>Any specifics on the classics? Genres? Time period? Theme? Geography?</p>
<p>You can always just search great books.</p>
<p>Uncle Tom's Cabin, every one should at least read it once in their life. I loved it.</p>
<p>If you are a girl, which I am, I really recommend these books.
First anything by Jane Austen
-Pride and Prejudice
-Sense and Sensibility
-Northanger Abby
-Emma
-Mansfield Park
-Persuasion</p>
<p>If you want something like a rollercoaster, I recommend Pamela by Samuel Richardson. It is about a servant girl who gets harassed by her employer. Happy Ending, decent book. Most colleges assign it to their English Students.</p>
<p>If you are up for the best book in the world, try CLARISSA, also by Samuel Richardson. Here is a description. Sadly most people avoid this book because of its lengh. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa</a></p>
<p>A fun adventure is Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding. This is about a nice young man who most work to marry the love of his life.</p>
<p>Hope that helps. . . </p>
<p>NOTE: these books are a little difficult and not many people have read them, darn them, except for Austen who is popular and easy to read. If you want more "generic" classic books, this list is not for you. If you want to go off the beaten track, however, I recommend you check them out.</p>
<p>I remember when I was like 13, I read The Three Musketeers and it was awesome, if you can stand all of the confusing French names.</p>
<p>Heck yes, Jane Austin is fantastic. Charlotte Bronte is good too - Jane Eyre is the most well-known, obviously but Shirley is great as well. Um...so in list form, my suggestions...</p>
<ul>
<li>1984 (this is pretty much a necessary read)</li>
<li>Catch-22 (funny)</li>
<li>Lord of the Flies</li>
<li>Les Miserables</li>
<li>The Bell Jar</li>
<li>Virginia Woolf stuff (Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse) but maybe only if you have two X chromosomes</li>
<li>Alexandre Dumas's stuff...Count of Monte Cristo's my favorite, but it's longggg. Three Musketeers is good too.
-Ayn Rand (Anthem, The Fountainhead) if you lean towards/can take her politics</li>
</ul>
<p>A Canticle for Leibowitz isn't a classic per se but it was written a while ago (during the Cold War) and it's also an extremely well-done dystopian novel.</p>
<p>I'm reading The Bell Jar now and it's amazing! </p>
<p>Also, this is not a classic or anything, but My Sister's Keeeper was an amazing book and i highly recommend it!</p>
<p>I second Rand. The Fountainhead was amazing, and Atlas Shrugged ended up being the best book I've ever read. Both are quite long though - Atlas Shrugged is over 1000 pages and small print - so be sure you're up for it. Took me about a week and I was reading it every spare second I had.</p>
<p>East of Eden...I hate all of the other Steinbeck books that I've read, but this one is actually really good. It's divided into 3 parts, and the first 3-4 pages of each part is boring (setting the stage). After you get past that, though, the plot moves quickly. The storyline is really interesting...kind of scandalous, actually :)</p>
<p>One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is very, very good.
The Awakening by Kate Chopin is also very good, but it is straight up feminist.
Those two are more modern than Jane Austen, etc.</p>
<p>I also recommend The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, even though it is not a classic.</p>
<p>Emmmm... Good question.
To Kill a Mockingbird, obviously. Diary of a Young Girl has ended up becoming probably my 2nd favorite book. It's the kind that changes you outlook on life.</p>
<p>Atlas Shrugged= A W E S O M E
The first time you read it, you sort of get lost in the pages, but if you read more, you find a deeper meaning.</p>
<p>At what age can a child read Uncle Tom's Cabin?...I read it when I was young and loved it, but I can't remember details (I need to reread it!)</p>
<p>Ooh, I'm seconding East of Eden (how did I forget it?!) and The Awakening. East of Eden is quite literally one of the best books I've ever read and it has so many fantastic quotes. So many people dislike The Awakening and I can't even begin to fathom why (because they had to read it for school?), but if you don't want to invest in a hard copy due to the common discouragement, the copyright's gone so you can find it online.</p>
<p>Actually, the last bit is true for pretty much any classic novel. Project Gutenberg has a really good collection, google it if you want. I prefer having the actual book, though...</p>
<p>For Steinbeckites: I'm trying to decide which of his other books to buy...I'm leaning towards Of Mice and Men but The Moon is Down also looks good and suggestions would be welcome.</p>
<p>The Count Of Monte Cristo, but the shorter versions. Its really confusing with all the characters and such but its SUCH a good story</p>
<p>I second To Kill a Mockingbird, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Les Miserables - you might want the abridged version of that last one too, or just skip the parts where Hugo goes off on a random tangent.</p>
<p>A Tale of Two Cities - just get through the first 50 or so pages and it's awesome.</p>
<p>I also really enjoyed Catcher in the Rye.</p>
<p>i loved catcher in the rye
currently im reading the handmaid's tale and brave new world</p>
<p>The Bell Jar -- brilliant prose
Flowers for Algernon
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Good Earth</p>
<p>As for modern books that you should read..anything by Haruki Murakami.</p>
<p>Flowers for Algernon is a great book. REally sad
Oh, and I know its not a classic, but Tuesdays with Morrie is a great book</p>
<p>Middlemarch by TS Eliot
Nineteenth Century stuff.</p>
<p>I read The Count of Monte Cristo(abridged) last year. A new character for every page, it seems, but reading it slowly, as a class made it very enjoyable.</p>