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My NEXT READIN LIST

My Next Reading List

My Next Reading List

Are you confused about which book to read next … look no further … there are lists and lists, and lists for all sorts of preferences here!

Classics

The Classics section has been divided in two as there is a distinction about when a book is written among other criteria that classifies it as a classic.  Generally, a book has to be written before World War Two to be considered as a classic and endure engagement across generations.  There are other criteria, which have been hotly debated by critics and renowned authors.    Below are three articles which provide a good introduction to the criteria used.

The Definition of a Classic in Literature

Italo Calvino’s 14 Criteria for What Makes a Classic

What makes a classic? – this article focuses on children’s classic literature

Posted on February 8, 2019February 21, 2019

Atonement by Ian McEwan

England and France; !935, Second World War and Present Day; Male Author

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Posted on February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye

India and England during the British Raj; Second Half of the 19th Century; Female Author

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Posted on February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Calcutta, Boston, New York; 1960s to 1980s; Female Author – Winner of Pulitzer Prize

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Posted on February 7, 2019July 31, 2019

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

Frankie writes about his astonishingly miserable childhood which starts in New York and moves to Limerick. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997.

Limerick – Ireland and Brooklyn – New York; 1930-40 ; Male Author

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Posted on February 7, 2019February 8, 2019

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie

Pre and Post Partition in India; Male Author – Booker Prize Winner

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Posted on February 7, 2019February 17, 2019

Kane And Abel by Jeffrey Archer

U.S.A.; 1900s; Male Author

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Posted on February 7, 2019February 21, 2019

The Clan Of The Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

Pre-historic Times; Polar Ice Sheets; Female Author

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Posted on February 7, 2019February 8, 2019

Godfather by Mario Puzo

New York; 1945-1955; Male Author

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Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

South India; 1969- 1993; Female Author – Booker Prize Winner

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Posted on February 6, 2019February 21, 2019

Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake

Fantasy trilogy about the people living in the gothic Castle Gormenghast; Male Author

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