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I'm heading off on holiday to Belgium and the Netherlands for a week and I'm stumped for what to take to read.
I'm kind of looking for a readable classic (so no Ulysesses!), or some other book that is readable reasonably slim to carry and has some depth to it. I'd kind of like something which has a plot that carries me along like a thriller out of a airport bookshop, but not be absolutely insipid.
On a trip to a bookshop this afternoon The Drowned World by JG Ballard caught my eye, if that aids the search.
Thanks for any help!
I'm kind of looking for a readable classic (so no Ulysesses!), or some other book that is readable reasonably slim to carry and has some depth to it. I'd kind of like something which has a plot that carries me along like a thriller out of a airport bookshop, but not be absolutely insipid.
On a trip to a bookshop this afternoon The Drowned World by JG Ballard caught my eye, if that aids the search.
Thanks for any help!
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slim? check.
depth? check.
classic? check.
This happens to be my favorite book.
Whether or not you make this your choice, OP, read this at some point. It's an easy read in case you're in a place where it's difficult to concentrate, and is still simultaneously bizarre and terribly interesting enough to pull you along.
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a bit of a stretch calling that a classic.
The Two Georges - Harry Turtledove (not quite a 'classic' but quite good)
The Stranger - Albert Camus (helps if you dislike humans)
The Art of War - Sun Tzu (most translations also have modern day commentary)
Plays from Sophocles? (you can usually find collections of them)
Just how 'classic' do you want things? Like things you could write about on the Advanced Placement exam for English or just stuff that has been around awhile and is generally well liked even after aging? Or Greek classics?
For something that is thrilling, classic, and unexpectedly charming (every time I read it), you may want to check out Richard Adam's Watership Down. It's a little bit more than slim, but not by much and it's very compelling stuff.
Ray Bradbury's short stories are awesome.
I really like Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.
The Jungle Book and Call of the Wild are still two of my favorite books, even after all this time.
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they're full of classics that tend to be on high school students' summer reading lists
i just picked up Atlas Shrugged, and Brave New World... also Magicians, which is turning out to be awesome, but by no means a classic
I only wish that I could lime harder. It is a very readable classic, and fits the bill as far as an engrossing plot that will carry you along without being insipid.