lillykat25 t1_j6m5gqg wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:30 AM

I recently finished Madam Bovary and that was really easy to read. I’m not sure how old a novel has to be to be considered classic instead of modern classic, but The Haunting of Hill House, The Bell Jar and Gone With the Wind are all ready easy to read as well.

js4873 t1_j6neugy wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:55 PM

There’s a moment where Bovary just screams at her kid. And that felt so modern in terms of PPD and stuff. I loved that book even tho it broke my heart too

[deleted] t1_j6mbv9o wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:02 AM

Gone with the Wind - when I was a teen, I picked it up intending to just skim the first couple of pages, and was hooked by the first paragraph. Really engaging and interesting. Madame Bovary I found a little harder to read, but definitely worth the effort.

0629847 t1_j6od4iu wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Haunting of Hill House and The Bell Jar are two of my favourites. I was never a huge fan of classics when I had to read them in school but The Bell Jar changed that for me for sure.