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Nov 14, 2017
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mobomanjoe
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Though I really liked The Call of the Wild, too.
The Hobbit is also generally listed now in classic literature.
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What is the best work of renowned classic literature?
Geldir
11/14/17 5:42am
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
mobomanjoe
11/14/17 5:44am
Injun Joe? Really? Pre-Jr High, maybe.
mantis mutu
11/14/17 7:04am
I honestly haven't read many classics that I really liked.
JuicyJam
11/14/17 5:50am
I also agree withe Monte Cristo as best. The Moonstone is high up there for me
Murray
11/14/17 8:01am
The Wendy's menu, before the Big Bacon Classic was discontinued.
kunarcougar
11/14/17 5:52am
That was a dark day.
buffgato
11/14/17 6:33am
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Avery
11/14/17 6:08am
I just finished The Mayor of Casterbridge. I'll have to read that next.
Freddie Cougar
11/14/17 6:42am
Did you like the book...my favorite by him
Nat Gas Man
11/14/17 10:39am
It was very good. Kind of a reverse Les Mis.
Freddie Cougar
11/14/17 11:09am
Les Miserables
bennerc
11/14/17 6:10am
Currently working through Brothers Karamazov.
Deputy Zip
11/14/17 6:11am
Same here...
TheKing
11/14/17 6:22am
Demons by Dostoevsky is also very good.
Freddie Cougar
11/14/17 6:39am
I like Crime and Punishment a lot more than Brothers Karamazov.
displacedute
11/14/17 11:18am
Great Expectations
CBaass
11/14/17 6:18am
Charles Dickens is amazing. I love Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Little Dorrit
Freddie Cougar
11/14/17 6:37am
The Count of Monte Cristo is the best.
byujacob
11/14/17 6:23am
Definitely.
Loon to the Moon
11/14/17 6:29am
This and Dracula are my favorites.
benny1982
11/14/17 6:40am
Ive enjoyed count of monte cristo and three musketeers the most.
sgriff
11/14/17 6:28am
The Count of Monte Cristo is my all time favorite. The Three Musketeers is very
Loon to the Moon
11/14/17 6:31am
Dumas is probably the closest to a modern writer in terms of high concept action and excitement.
byujacob
11/14/17 6:32am
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cvd6262
11/14/17 8:56am
My thoughts exactly.
dilbert
11/14/17 9:02am
I'd go with either Crime and Punishment or Lord of the Flies
jbcoug
11/14/17 6:34am
Lord of the Flies is great.
byujacob
11/14/17 6:35am
Anna Karenina or Brothers Karamazov
Iman23
11/14/17 6:37am
All the King's Men, Graham Greene's The Power and the Glory, King Lear, Macbeth
84 Grad
11/14/17 6:49am
I think Absalom, Absalom is better than The Sound and the Fury
Coop
11/14/17 6:56am
I like Absalom, Absalom as well but decided to mention only one Faulkner book.
84 Grad
11/14/17 7:07am
My favorites are probably Dubliners and War and Peace
Gustav
11/14/17 6:52am
The Book of Mormon will see its day. I'm serious.
mantis mutu
11/14/17 7:05am
Harry Potter followed closely by The Hunger Games. All volumes.
The Board Genius
11/14/17 7:07am
Also, the Twilight series is fantastic.
cougarmeister
11/14/17 10:24am
I we're talkin Amer fiction, I'm w ya on Steinbeck. Grapes of Wrath for me.
mantis mutu
11/14/17 7:21am
The Puppy Who Lost His Way by Chrissy Taylor
LeftOfNormal
11/14/17 7:24am
You go out and find that bleeping dog!!!
COUGZ
11/14/17 7:27am
RE: You go out and find that bleeping dog!!!
Pete
11/14/17 8:56am
Pretty much anything written by grapevine.
Sandstone Cougar
11/14/17 7:57am
Here's my top 10 (Roughly in order, but they're all fantastic).......
BoiseBlue
11/14/17 8:26am
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cvd6262
11/14/17 8:28am
I really don't get Jane Austen. I read both those books and I can't remember
cujo22
11/14/17 8:41am
Just read Uncle Tom's Cabin. Loved it. I was moved.
cujo22
11/14/17 8:39am
Anna Karenina and Les Miserables
hutch11
11/14/17 9:08am
I could never get past the first 150 ish pages of les mis. Where could I skip
sgriff
11/14/17 9:10am
Read the abridged version
dilbert
11/14/17 9:11am
I was gratified to hear that Hugo was paid by the word to write that book. Surely he didn't think it needed all those
Pete
11/14/17 11:06am
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cvd6262
11/14/17 11:20am
There are definitely some slow-going stretches in there.
hutch11
11/14/17 9:53am
To Kill a Mockingbird
Florwood
11/14/17 9:12am
A Tale of Two Cities is my favorite
Nat Gas Man
11/14/17 9:20am
Scarlet Letter, Tale of Two Cities, and The Once and Future King
NorthernLight
11/14/17 10:15am
Does 'The Giver' count?
Misteak
11/14/17 10:47am
Absolutely!
Geldir
11/14/17 11:20am
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