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Classics to read based on your degree
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items Just classics I've read and which ones I think you should read, based on your degree. I've put lots of thoughts in this list so I hope it's accurate
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Psychology
Law
Political science
Medicine 🩺
Social science
Psychology
Life changing. It is long and a difficult read but worth it. You basically get inside raskolnikov's mind. He's a guilty man, slowly descending to madness and his psyhology is fascinating
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
I know this is not classic but I love it and it's perfect if you are into arts and aestethics. Especially acting or literature. Sheakspire has huge influence here. It's about students at acting college. They are all like one family, until something t...
If We Were Villains: A Novel
Everyone in this is fucking insane and you're gonna love it. For real. I don't think I can even explain the plot, it's too complicated. But everyone just goes descents to madness. Pls read the book don't watch the upcoming movie, it's gonna be terr...
Wuthering Heights
I don't think any author ever was a better psychiatrist than dostoyevski. He completely explains what happens in character's head, to details. With the way he explains them you can understand any character's actions. In this focus is on urequired lo...
White Nights
Law
Best american classic imo. About 1930s america where racial segregation is still very much present. An innocent black man is falsely accused of raping a girl. Only one lawyer wants to defend him. The story is told by lawyer's daughter. Overall amazi...
To Kill a Mockingbird
Trial that makes no sense. Josef K. Does not even know why he's going to a trial, nobody wants to tell him. Yet he gets a lawyer, visits judges and offices in attics. Perfect for law students.
The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text
Political science
Dystopian book set in society where one person rules everything. The ,,big brother" is watching everything and everyone, all the time. Is you do anything that might suggest your unfaithfulness, you get killed. The government controls everything. The ...
1984
,,All Animas are equal but some are more equal than others". Simply animals on a farm start revolution against farmers. They want to live peacefuly and rule themselves. But pigs take the leading position... You have to read it cuz I can't explain how...
Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition
Medicine 🩺
Reminds me of medicine students idk why. Mc is also a student, blinded by his ambition. He wants to create a living creature out of dead bodies. He succeeds, but it ends tragically. Gothic and beautiful. I've read it over and over because there is s...
Frankenstein
A man with a condition nobody understands. His whole family seems disgusted and they are slowly giving up on him. Although he was always trying his best for them. For some reason this reminds reminds me of medicine students rather than psychology stu...
The Metamorphosis
He was literally a doctor. He gets it.
Chekhov's Short Stories - 1881
How not to treat your patient-the tutorial. If this book does not teach you some empathy I don't know what will. I've never felt so bad for a character.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
Social science
Early feminism, Victorian social norms being questioned... Jane moved through pretty much every socal class. She was an orphan,than a teacher etc. Definitely reminds me of social science
Jane Eyre
Poor students moves to Paris, ready to move up the social ladder. Slowly he realizes how this society works. It's full of lies, deception and criminal. The most ,,social science" book I could think of. Except Marx ofc
Father Goriot
I KNOW IT'S LONG OK. But it's amazing. All the characters and their psychology, the social setting, the drama and gossip. There is everything you need really. Basically it's a 19th century gossiping over and over.
Anna Karenina: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
A man basically rewrites his whole persona to enter a different social class. He is ,,new money" trying to enter ,,old money" world. Don't want to give any spoilers but fr this is such an enjoyable read. Gives of summer vibes.
The Great Gatsby: The Only Authorized Edition