Read Good Novels. Stop Reading Trash!

"What should I read next?" How about classic literature and modern novels that might change the way you look at the world and even yourself? We're often looking for novels to read, but we don't to waste our precious reading time. We want the best novels to read -- great books, great works of art that will challenge us and open our minds! In this video I highlight some of the best novels I've ever read, some of the best modern novels and a classic novel that everyone should read.
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I'll talk about three great novels here:
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

[@deadknot]

I've been wanting to read Beloved by Toni Morisson, but I've also been rather undecided (looks at my HUGE TBR pile...). Your description of it made me borrow it immediately! Love books that use haunting, love this video too! Looking forward to more book recommendations from you, Andrew :-)

[@GreatBooksProf]

I can sympathize with the huge TBR pile. I seem to be able to buy books much faster than I can read them!
Beloved is the best. Really one of those books I think everyone should read in their lifetime. It’s heavy but I think you’ll enjoy it.
Thanks so much for watching!

[@kyleread2524]

Just finished Sputnik Sweetheart. Great recommendation, loved the novel, thank you!

[@GreatBooksProf]

@@kyleread2524 Glad to hear it! I think about that book all the time.

[@kyleread2524]

⁠@@GreatBooksProf I agree, it really draws you in. I feel like I’ll be pondering this book, and Greek music echoing from mountaintops, for many years to come. 😊
Again, excellent recommendation.

[@Jeffhowardmeade]

Murakami owes much of his international success to his translator, Alfred Birmbaum. Were his prose renderings (not really direct translations) of Murakami's Japanese not so evocative, he might never have gained an international audience.

[@GreatBooksProf]

Very interesting.