Many people read books as their source of entertainment. Some work by great authors has however stood the test of time and found itself in the list of new classic books because of their topics and setting that transcend all cultures, human experiences as well as seasons. Such have plots, characters, conflict and emotional connection that is superior compared to other reads. Some may have been written decades ago, but they still grace modern bookshops and home libraries.
Take some time to discover the following examples of classics, keeping in mind that, even old classics are still considered new because of their timeless qualities. For adults, a range of classic books clamor for attention. Here are some of the choices out there; this is by no means an exhaustive list.
A novel by Barbara Kingslover, The Poisonwood Bible, is set in the Belgian Congo in 1959. A fiery Baptist missionary, Nathan Price, decides to make this place his new home and mission along with his wife and four young daughters. He is confident he can snatch these uncivilized souls from the fire. But his efforts result only in tragedy amidst the fierce revolution by Congo against Belgium; Price finds himself and his family trapped in the bloody fallout of one of the most tragic political events of the twentieth century.
Three highly acclaimed classics are collections of short stories. These include Birds of America by Lorrie Moore, Selected Stories by Alice Munro and Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. One can hardly talk about classic reads without mentioning such.
Another good read is a novel by Yann Martel, Life of Pi(2001). An Indian boy, Pi Patel, boards a Japanese cargo ship with his family to begin a new life in North America. With him in the ship are zoo animals brought by his father, a zoo keeper. This novel depicts Pi as having wide knowledge of animal behaviour and keen interest in stories. During the journey, Pi is to survive a shipwreck alone with the wild animals. Those animals in the lifeboat include an orangutan, a hyena, an injured zebra and Richard Parker, a Bengal tiger.
Pi relies on his knowledge of tiger behaviour to escape death from claws of Parker. The surprising bit is that they later coexist at the sea for close to 230 days. However, Parker gets lost into the jungle once they reach the coast of Mexico. Pi is questioned by Japanese authorities on his extraordinary survival only to realize that they do not agree with his account. This leaves him with no choice but to make up a story that they could believe. Readers have to discover on their own if this could be the true encounter.
Young adults have plenty of choices available for them too. From the long-time classics like The Chronicles of Narnia, The Giver and The Diary of Anne Frank to recent pieces like The Book Thief and Harry Potter Series, any person out in search of a good book will not lack one.
With so many classics to explore, readers young and old will never run out of entertaining reads. All you need is to visit your nearest bookstore and find out what they have. Such good reads are also available online, both in hard and soft copy.
Take some time to discover the following examples of classics, keeping in mind that, even old classics are still considered new because of their timeless qualities. For adults, a range of classic books clamor for attention. Here are some of the choices out there; this is by no means an exhaustive list.
A novel by Barbara Kingslover, The Poisonwood Bible, is set in the Belgian Congo in 1959. A fiery Baptist missionary, Nathan Price, decides to make this place his new home and mission along with his wife and four young daughters. He is confident he can snatch these uncivilized souls from the fire. But his efforts result only in tragedy amidst the fierce revolution by Congo against Belgium; Price finds himself and his family trapped in the bloody fallout of one of the most tragic political events of the twentieth century.
Three highly acclaimed classics are collections of short stories. These include Birds of America by Lorrie Moore, Selected Stories by Alice Munro and Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. One can hardly talk about classic reads without mentioning such.
Another good read is a novel by Yann Martel, Life of Pi(2001). An Indian boy, Pi Patel, boards a Japanese cargo ship with his family to begin a new life in North America. With him in the ship are zoo animals brought by his father, a zoo keeper. This novel depicts Pi as having wide knowledge of animal behaviour and keen interest in stories. During the journey, Pi is to survive a shipwreck alone with the wild animals. Those animals in the lifeboat include an orangutan, a hyena, an injured zebra and Richard Parker, a Bengal tiger.
Pi relies on his knowledge of tiger behaviour to escape death from claws of Parker. The surprising bit is that they later coexist at the sea for close to 230 days. However, Parker gets lost into the jungle once they reach the coast of Mexico. Pi is questioned by Japanese authorities on his extraordinary survival only to realize that they do not agree with his account. This leaves him with no choice but to make up a story that they could believe. Readers have to discover on their own if this could be the true encounter.
Young adults have plenty of choices available for them too. From the long-time classics like The Chronicles of Narnia, The Giver and The Diary of Anne Frank to recent pieces like The Book Thief and Harry Potter Series, any person out in search of a good book will not lack one.
With so many classics to explore, readers young and old will never run out of entertaining reads. All you need is to visit your nearest bookstore and find out what they have. Such good reads are also available online, both in hard and soft copy.
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