I would recommend Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray by Jorge Amado, The Beautiful Cassandra by Jane Austen, and Africa’s Tarnished Name by Chinua Achebe. All the shortest classics I can think of with different vibes.
I actually filmed one already! it should be coming out in the next few days 🫡 thank you for the recommendations though (especially for reminding me of Chess Story, I've been meaning to read it), I might do another round in the future!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these works some time down the line and thanks for sharing! I learned about the idea of Name Day from War & Peace - it is reminiscent of the concept of “lunar” birthdays amongst eastern Asian cultures in that mostly only the older generation cares/celebrates (I know the purpose is completely unrelated to Name Day). Would love to see a 24-hr reading vlog with classics, but I think you should just read whatever you feel drawn to - it’ll be fun to watch either way =D
Once you’ve read Our Town, you might want to pick up Ann Pachett’s Tom Lake. Similar to how Mansfield Park has a play inside, it could be a rewarding followup :)
personally I'm still not sure where I stand when it comes to this "genre" of books - i guess it depends on the tone and whether it leans too far into the weirdness or not. we'll see how I feel about A Certain Hunger!
Hello again! I came up with a few ideas for your classics vlog (if you choose to do one - and I hope you do!) Now that I look at them, they are largely modern classics. :P Schoolgirl - Osamu Dazai Novella, about 100 pages, a great writer, about a teenage girl struggling to fit in with her world. The Bridges - Tarjei Vesaas 180 pages, an interesting/weird story, lyrical, dreamy, sparse writing style, but not pretentious, imo. Scandinavian writer. Three Men In a Boat - from 1889. If you like British humor, a very funny book, even John Cleese said this was one of only two books that made him laugh out loud Marina Tsvetaeva -Earthly Signs, Moscow Diaries. 1917-1922 A highly-regarded poet’s diary entries while living through the revolution and civil war in soviet Russia. Silas Marner - George Eliot, maybe the only certifiable classic of all these, which you’ve probably read.;) Look forward to seeing your next vlog regardless. Take care!
Nausea is one of my all time favourite novels, I do hope you'll like it too❤
always look forward to your videos, ty for uploading
I just finished Good Morning, Midnight yesterday - it was fantastic!
yay, I'm looking forward to reading it!
a 24h readathon with only classics would be a great challenge! I want to see that now lol
I would recommend Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray by Jorge Amado, The Beautiful Cassandra by Jane Austen, and Africa’s Tarnished Name by Chinua Achebe. All the shortest classics I can think of with different vibes.
I actually filmed one already! it should be coming out in the next few days 🫡 thank you for the recommendations though (especially for reminding me of Chess Story, I've been meaning to read it), I might do another round in the future!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these works some time down the line and thanks for sharing! I learned about the idea of Name Day from War & Peace - it is reminiscent of the concept of “lunar” birthdays amongst eastern Asian cultures in that mostly only the older generation cares/celebrates (I know the purpose is completely unrelated to Name Day). Would love to see a 24-hr reading vlog with classics, but I think you should just read whatever you feel drawn to - it’ll be fun to watch either way =D
good advice! I guess it's better to just see what I already have on my bookshelves
Once you’ve read Our Town, you might want to pick up Ann Pachett’s Tom Lake. Similar to how Mansfield Park has a play inside, it could be a rewarding followup :)
oh, I had no idea! thank you for telling me ☺️
Hope you enjoy the Dorothy Whipple book
yay, looking forward to reading it!
We also have namesday, it sounds so weird in English lolll
Happy belated birthday!
thank you!!!
I also have a gift list hihi ;) it makes all the gift giving easier
right??? like it's a win-win situation, for me and people who struggle with gifts
I found I tend to not like "unhinged women" type books but I still really want to try out "a certain hunger" still. It seems interesting
personally I'm still not sure where I stand when it comes to this "genre" of books - i guess it depends on the tone and whether it leans too far into the weirdness or not. we'll see how I feel about A Certain Hunger!
They make a lot of graphic novel classics. They are just regular classics made into graphic novels. I get them for my kids.
Hello again! I came up with a few ideas for your classics vlog (if you choose to do one - and I hope you do!) Now that I look at them, they are largely modern classics. :P
Schoolgirl - Osamu Dazai
Novella, about 100 pages, a great writer, about a teenage girl struggling to fit in with her world.
The Bridges - Tarjei Vesaas
180 pages, an interesting/weird story, lyrical, dreamy, sparse writing style, but not pretentious, imo. Scandinavian writer.
Three Men In a Boat - from 1889. If you like British humor, a very funny book, even John Cleese said this was one of only two books that made him laugh out loud
Marina Tsvetaeva -Earthly Signs, Moscow Diaries. 1917-1922
A highly-regarded poet’s diary entries while living through the revolution and civil war in soviet Russia.
Silas Marner - George Eliot, maybe the only certifiable classic of all these, which you’ve probably read.;)
Look forward to seeing your next vlog regardless.
Take care!
thank you for the recommendations! I actually own Silas Marner but I haven't read it yet, so thank you for reminding me of it ☺️
New subscriber here! Lote is fantastic, pretentious too, but also exquisitely written and strange. Hope you like it.
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