Melissa asked:
It doesn’t have to be extremely light, I just don’t want something immensely thought-provoking. I’d like something enjoyable. Are there any Classics that are light? As I enjoy reading those the most but I’ll read anything, really. Autobiographies/Biographies are nice as well. Please, no Science Fiction.
Joseph
It doesn’t have to be extremely light, I just don’t want something immensely thought-provoking. I’d like something enjoyable. Are there any Classics that are light? As I enjoy reading those the most but I’ll read anything, really. Autobiographies/Biographies are nice as well. Please, no Science Fiction.
Joseph
Tags: Biographies, Books, Science Fiction
Around the World in 80 Days is a “light classic.” It’s cute and funny and unlike most Victorian novels actually moves at a decent pace. Anything by Mark Twain is usually good too.
Have you read Of Mice and Men? It’s a novella so it’s fairly easy reading.
1. Any of the Jane Austen books.
2. Any of the Agatha Christie mysteries.
3. The Narnia Chronicles.
4. Any of the books by Mrs. Oliphant (you’ll have to go to
the library for those - especially her novels)
5. Any books by Walter Farley
6. Any books by James Hilton
7. Any of the books by Anthony Trollope.
Happy Reading
Maggie
I’m an avid reader and I really enjoyed the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series for light summer reading, even though they are young-adult oriented. As for Classics, Willa Cather’s stuff is pretty light. And it’s always nice to pick up one of Mark Twain’s lesser known novels. His sense of humor makes for a good read.
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Jane Austen’s novels are, I think, quite light, as they do all the thinking for you, almost, as when the lesson is learned she (Austen) fully explains the lesson. But the wording is a bit *****…..
The Princess Bride, if you can find a version that isn’t so edited it’s annoying, is humerous and very, very light, but not so much that you can’t feel the drama and the story.
And of course, there are numerous really, really light books our there that are just fun-reads, like Plum Sykes novels and whatever.
“The Race” by Kare Holt. A novel of polar exploration. Interesting and light. Put me to sleep last night. I’m going to have to read the last 1/2 chapter again as I was reading it half asleep.
Do you like reading plays at all? Oscar Wilde’s plays (The Importance of Being Ernst, An Ideal Husband) are classics that are light, entertaining, and funny.
A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck is very funny
The Magician’s Ward by Patricia C. Wrede (enjoyable)
Try the classic “The Three Musketeers” by Andre Dumas. There is also a sequel called “Twenty Years After” (I think that is the title). Light reading, but funny, and the movies leave out a lot.
Also by Dumas is “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Again the movie left out a lot.
These have lots of swordplay, as well as plotting and revenge. I would consider these “fantasy” versus “science fiction” (to me that is anything related to space travel).
If you want contemporary but hilarious, try Janet Evanovich for her Stephanie Plum novels. Starts with “One For The Money” and goes through 13 now. Stephanie is a bounty hunter who is really bad at her job, but it pays really well so she keeps trying …