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The really good classic reads✨
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items Discover the novels that defined eras, inspired movements, and continue to captivate readers around the world. This list gathers my favorite classic books—stories full of wisdom, beauty, and unforgettable moments.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐loved every page! The first enemies to lovers!
Pride and Prejudice (Puffin in Bloom)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This book is truly one of a kind! I have never read a book so full of dislikable characters, but still feeling so attached to them at the same time. I am in awe of the Brontë sisters and can't wait to keep reading more of their work. Few books m...
Wuthering Heights (DK Classics)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All time favorite!!! I finished reading this last night, and afterwards I spent an entire hour staring into space so I could contemplate over the majesty of this work. It left me speechless. This book is exquisite; it is an investigation into t...
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Fingerprint! Classics)
⭐⭐⭐⭐Dracula is a truly timeless MASTERPIECE.
Dracula (Special Edition) - Signature Gilded
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐It is a REALLY great read!!!
Anna Karenina (Wordsworth Classics)
⭐⭐⭐⭐4.5…maybe 5 stars?!? Wow, this book is a gentle punch in the face.
The Stranger
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐It's written 1948? Clearly History has its twisted ways to repeat itself.. A Note that MUST be written in the cover of every edition..
1984: 75th Anniversary
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I have never cried so hard in my life over a book. It's an amazing book, but hard to read because it's quite heavy
The Book Thief
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Some books read like a lifelong friendship, each page a warm or comforting embrace as you laugh and weep along with the characters.
Little Women (Penguin Classics)
⭐⭐⭐⭐A Clockwork Orange is one of those books which everyone has heard of but which few people have actually read –- mostly, I think, because it is preceded by a reputation of shocking ultra-violence. I’m not going to deny here that the book contains ...
A Clockwork Orange
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Someone said "you think you know love and then you read white nights" and holy moly they were right. The yearning! The hope! The unrequited love! A new favourite short story / novella for sure. Two lonely people bond over a series of conversatio...
White Nights (Penguin Little Black Classics)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This was a short book that carried a big punch. Although it is often labeled as a children’s story, it is so full of beautiful symbolism. The Little Prince is worth reading once a year.
The Little Prince
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Certainly one of the best novels ever written.
Jane Eyre (Special Edition) Signature
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Is it possible that I had only read the first 4 scenes and Hamlet already became one of my favorite male characters ever? YES! Why? He’s constantly wearing black and monologuing about how literally everything is hard and making everything more d...
Hamlet
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I’ve always believed that Iago is one of the greatest literary villains ever! A nemesis who was so twisted by hate and even acknowledged that he had no good reason for wanting to destroy the hero. Iago is the archetype for so many modern villain...
Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favorite Shakespeare novel!!!
Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
⭐⭐⭐⭐I'll admit that I first saw the broadway show, then the 2004 film, and read the book afterwards. The book was a fairly different animal then its other incarnations, but I enjoyed it a great deal, especially the ending, which was much different. I...
The Phantom of the Opera
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''so what if she killed a few people? let women have hobbies'' I just adore this book. Highly recommend
Carmilla, Deluxe Edition
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I am utterly speechless…
The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Wow, this was brilliant! (I wasn’t surprised to learn that one of Kafka’s greatest influences was Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Metamorphosis (Bantam Classics)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If there was still any doubt, let me confirm that this actually is the greatest book ever written. But be warned that you need to set aside a solid month to get through it. And it's not light reading--this is a dense work of philosophy disguise...
The Brothers Karamazov: Bicentennial Edition
⭐⭐⭐⭐This book is full of symbolism and if you are reading carefully enough, you can see how it applies to modern day problems and why it is categorised as a classic. In the end, our society is just like the Animal farm. Some people really are just so...
Animal Farm by George Orwell
⭐⭐⭐⭐Every time I read this book, I fall more and more in love.
The Great Gatsby|Hardcover
⭐⭐⭐⭐4.5 Brave New World is the sort of book about which you have to speak for hours or hardly speak at all. It is jolting, disturbing, and fiercely dislocating. I didn’t want to read it half the time and was almost limp with relief when it was over. ...
Brave New World|Paperback