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!
always look forward to your videos, ty for uploading
Nausea is one of my all time favourite novels, I do hope you'll like it too❤
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
We also have namesday, it sounds so weird in English lolll
Happy belated birthday!
thank you!!!
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 ☺️
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!
Hope you enjoy the Dorothy Whipple book
yay, looking forward to reading it!
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
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 ☺️
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New subscriber here! Lote is fantastic, pretentious too, but also exquisitely written and strange. Hope you like it.