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Hey! I'm looking for book recommendation, specially classics or something you think is really outstanding. If you're from anywhere around the world, I'd be glad if you prioritize indicating a local book (To be clear, as example: A japanese indicating...

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Tamara68 · 56-60, F

Some books by Dutch writers:
Winter in wartime by Jan Terlouw. (Dutch writer, died recently) about a boy in the 2nd WW in the Netherlands
Turkish Delight by Jan Wolkers - about love, life, and death
The assault by Harry Mulisch - about the 2nd WW in the Netherlands and the resistance.
Crusade in Jeans by Thea Beckman - about a boy who is transported to the time of the Crusades.
The evenings by Gerard Reve - a famous Dutch novel. about a bored young man, in the early 50s, in Amsterdam.

DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@Tamara68 Thanks! I'll check them out

Coralmist · 41-45, F

I'm from the U.S. I really loved The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, , The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald and The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. Not only are they classic novels, they are really my top favorite novels in general!

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Coralmist · 41-45, F

@DarkWaa Yes Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath, it was really good.

JonLosAngeles66 · M

@DarkWaa you'll find "Grapes of Wrath" very relevant to now. The socio-economic problems it deals with still exist unfortunately and explains it in a very human level.

DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@JonLosAngeles66 humm, interesting. I do enjoy this topic. Good thing I added it to my list

JonLosAngeles66 · M

"The Enormous Room" by EE Cummings. His only novel. Based on a real experience while he was an ambulance driver in Paris during WWI. It set the template for Catch 22, MASH and other war farce stories. And had to be a big influence on "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Next". Very funny, irreverent to authority and makes heroes of the misfits.

DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@JonLosAngeles66 humm, definitely gonna check it out, thanks

Ynotisay · M

If you're not an American, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. A slice of America in the 30's which is relevant today.

DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@Ynotisay Got this on my list, thank you! I'm Brazilian.

Ynotisay · M

@DarkWaa Awesome. It's a true American classic but the subject matter can be applicable most anywhere. The plight of the poor.

Justafantasy · M

Louis Lamour as the author. He has westerns, detective stuff and stuff about sailing from Europw to the new world

DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@Justafantasy thanks!

ABCDEF7 · M

What type of books you are looking for?

Here is a short ancient love story of Nala and Damayanti from India.

https://iskconeducation.org/media_library_old/Nala20Damayanti20-20Hemkunt.pdf

DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@ABCDEF7 mainly novels considered classic or really influencial for the country's literature, but I'm fine with chronicals or other forms of short stories. I'm just personally not a big fan of poems.
Will for sure check out this pdf

ABCDEF7 · M

@DarkWaa You can also try shortened version of Ramayana by R.K. Narayanan
http://dt.pepperdine.edu/courses/greatbooks_v/gbv-15/66697602-The-Ramayana-R-K-Narayan.pdf

Thevy29 · 41-45, M

I'm from Australia: The Complete Poems by Banjo Paterson

DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@Thevy29 thanks! I'll look for it

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DarkWaa · 26-30, M

@helenoftroy2000 thank you!

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