FabSwingers.com forum: Classic novel you'd recommend/ hated

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just read Tess of the D'Ubervilles again, great read.

Hated Of Mice and Men. It's finally off some literature lists for exams! Thank goodness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hated Wuthering Heights

Love Pride & Prejudice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not a fan of novels as I'd rather read about factual stuff

So I would recommend Bury my heart at Wounded knee by Dee Brown

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To Kill A Mocking Bird is a classics, 1984 is majorly overrated

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

"To Kill A Mocking Bird is a classics, 1984 is majorly overrated"
beat me to it with mocking bird brilliant writing

hated animal farm at school

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"To Kill A Mocking Bird is a classics, 1984 is majorly overratedbeat me to it with mocking bird brilliant writing

hated animal farm at school "

I have no desire to read the follow up as it will ruin it for me

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

I loved Of Mice & Men, Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet

My eldest doing Animal Farm now but I've not read it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Huckleberry Finn used to read it over and over.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I'm enjoying One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich. It's also put me off of going to Siberia for a holiday.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love anything by Mark Billingham and Michael Connelly.

Some classics are on my to do list.

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

A Sport and a Pastime:

James Salter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love anything by Mark Billingham and Michael Connelly.

Some classics are on my to do list."

I love Mark Billingham. Also see Stuart MacBride

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I hated Wuthering Heights - one of the few books I gave up on.

I thoroughly enjoyed Dracula, though the Victorian writing style took a bit of getting used to.

Nita

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love any Thomas Hardy

Dislike any Dickens

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I'm enjoying 'The Count of Monte Christo' by Alexandre Dumas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I really liked Anna Karenina.

Not a big fan of Thomas Hardy.

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

like-Lord of the flies, Catcher in the rye.

just couldn't get into Brave new world.

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By *lovisMan
over a year ago

Twickenham

Little Dorrit for English A Level. 900 pages of yawnarama. The fact it's so long made clearer by the fact Dickens got paid by the page....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love any Thomas Hardy

Dislike any Dickens "

Not with you there!

Love Dickens - particularly Bleak House - thought Catcher In The Rye was complete tosh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"like-Lord of the flies, Catcher in the rye.

just couldn't get into Brave new world."

I went to see Brave New World at the theatre recently...fell asleep and missed most of it

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By *hetalkingstoveMan
over a year ago

London

"I really liked Anna Karenina.

Not a big fan of Thomas Hardy."

I love Hardy! Although, some of it is ridiculous to be fair.

I really struggle to get into the Russian classics.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pride and prejudice..

anything by Jane Austen really

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By *ittall2020Man
over a year ago

Norwich

Agree about Dracula, I also enjoyed the original Frankenstein althout it is rather a tragic tale. I'd also highly recommend For Whom the Bell Tolls, Brighton Rock, The Cruel Sea, and several Conrad novels, perhaps his short story Typhoon is the most accessible.

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