The Top 10 (?:) ) Greatest Novels Ever Written. Did you meant it? There are so many books on this list that I’ve read and enjoyed! Literature is not a competition and its more due to your circumstances /experiences what writer/books you prefer. I thought War&Peace was better written , but Seven Pillars of Wisdom more touching. I would never say one is better, they are just different and offer both exceptional reading experiences.
Mishima Yukio ( luxurious vocabulary and decadent metaphors, its fusion of traditional Japanese and modern Western literary styles); Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Dostoevsky is the godfather of anyone who begins to read, he’s a true legend); Leo Tolstoy (Tolstoy is just great, also like incredible Dostoyevsky, but Tolstoy is also great because he wrote something that has no comparison in any other literature except Russian, "War, and Peace"; Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude is my favorite...and those last couple of chapters are more frightening than any horror novel ever written) ; Miguel de Cervantes ( Don Quite de la Mancha , since French is closer to Spanish (both being Romance languages)), if I were you I would probably read it in French (also I’m Lebanese this is why I talk French)Don't make the mistake of reading Don Quixote quickly. The best scenes are those of Don Quixote and Sancho conversing as they amble across the countryside. Try to imagine you are moving alongside this mismatched pair as they discuss life, love and virtue. Take your time, as they did.); #1 Herman Melville (Moby Dick, It’s easily one of my top 3 or if not favorite books of all time. You may find the writing style of Moby-Dick a little stilted if most of your reading is twentieth and twenty-first novelists. But persevere. It is well worth it!)
This was a fantastic list!Thank you for that. It was very interesting. I have often wondered what it is to read Don Quixote in its original language. I love how you present these books. I admire and thank you for recommending books!
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Date: 2023-08-30 05:17 pm (UTC)That's awesome! I see.
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us.
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Date: 2023-08-31 06:06 am (UTC)ETA: I finally started reading Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan and am really enjoying it.
Followed your advise and just bought the book
Date: 2023-08-31 08:00 am (UTC)Phenomenal book indeed).
Re: Followed your advise and just bought the book
Date: 2023-08-31 12:21 pm (UTC)Re: Followed your advise and just bought the book
Date: 2023-09-01 05:35 am (UTC)There are so many books on this list that I’ve read and enjoyed!
Literature is not a competition and its more due to your circumstances /experiences what writer/books you prefer. I thought War&Peace was better written , but Seven Pillars of Wisdom more touching. I would never say one is better, they are just different and offer both exceptional reading experiences.
Re: Followed your advise and just bought the book
Date: 2023-09-01 08:23 am (UTC)You're so genuine. Thank you
Re: Followed your advise and just bought the book
Date: 2023-09-01 09:00 am (UTC)Re: Followed your advise and just bought the book
Date: 2023-09-01 09:15 am (UTC)I love how you present these books. I admire and thank you for recommending books!