12 EASY! classic literature books for ACTUAL beginners (where to start)

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I mean if you want to get into reading more classics my first advice would be to remember that you are a beginner and let’s not bite off more than we can chew. I’m rereading to the lighthouse right now and just adoring it, but I remember the first time I dutifully made my way through it in my late teens and was like, what the hell is even going on, I don’t understand who anyone is or what anyone is doing. So, I’ve picked out 10 books that I think are great for actual beginners BUT equally good for you know, highly intelligent expert master readers too. Also, most of these are good if english is your second language and you want to improve your english reading skills. So let’s go!
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- the best classic books for beginners
- why you need to train your brain
- how to become a better reader
- the best books of the 19th century
- easy books to read
- oscar wilde
- jane austen
- ernest hemingway
- why you should read more classics
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Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse
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Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
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A Movable Feast - Ernest Hemingway
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War & Peace - Leo Tolstoy
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In Search of Lost Time - Marcel Proust
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The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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[@TheDavidMustard]

Next up: classic movies for beginners 😊

[@matildebagnis383]

I’m a bookseller and your recommendations are excellents😍

[@evam5134]

Jane Eyre. I read it when I was 15 years old. I had no concept of classics. I had bought the book just because I liked the cover. But fell in love with it. It didn't feel like it was written that long ago

[@Medusa3944]

One of my current favourites is '100 years of solitude'. Again, not short, since it talks about 5 or so generations BUT it is such a sentimental and touching story. The magical realism makes the story a breeze to read in my opinion

[@Claudia-Jotun]

Dostoyevskis short stories are really good for beginners as well. White Nights is amazing.

[@iterumm]

some more recommendations !!

[@christinak.1337]

Loved this! Looking forward to read them 🥰 thanks for the recommendations Jenny !

[@lisabruning8451]

I just enjoy your book related content so much - not that I don't enjoy content related to other topics you cover! Everything you do is so well done, thoughtful and creative. I felt very cozy when watching this and can't wait to not only read 'Okay Days' but also for more content like this. Thank you Jenny and David :)

[@ainurabikenova6057]

Thank you Jenny!

[@sophiekh3334]

Oh, may I add: Hermann Hesse Narcissus and Goldmund! I started with Steppenwolf, which is rather difficult, but Narcissus and Goldmund is a rather easy read for a Hermann Hesse book. I loved the story and the contrast between the characters. I loved a moveable feast. When I spend some time in Paris I adored the book! I'm really excited for Eve Babitz, it sounds like a book I could love

[@valeriesantillo5120]

I was hoping you’d make this video! ❤️ thank you!!

[@greenlandgem]

Awesome video! I also recommend F Scott Fitzgerald for those wanting to start reading literature - Great Gatsby is relatively short, clearly written, and has several movie adaptations for those who find that helpful, as you mentioned. One of my absolute favourite authors is Edith Wharton, whose prose and plots are very readable. She also has some short stories and compilations - I recently read "Old New York" and enjoyed it - though Custom of the Country and Glimpses of the Moon are still my faves. And for youth/children's literature, Arthur Ransome and his Swallows and Amazons series is just so magical and immersive and adventurous in the sweetest most wholesome 1920s way - I reread them when I'm sick or having a rough time and they just soothe my soul. :)

[@alexandratracey8252]

Your recommendations are flawless, as are every single one of the cover art! I've never seen a more stunning list. <3

[@jagodakryg6354]

Yay, this book series sounds wonderful! Your Swedish favourites as the next one would be so great 💛🩵

[@boomerang537]

Jenny!! Im reading Giovanni’s room right now and LOVE the whole scene of their meeting. Also Jacques and David’s conversation about what is going on is one of the most moving scenes I have ever read!

[@Katie1219.]

Thank you Jenny ❤

[@tiia-liisakansakangas9569]

Loving this! Thank you ❤

[@arcana4944]

I love when you talk about books and literature Jenny, please more! 😊

[@kaleighvictoria]

Love when you make book recommendation videos!!

[@itskaseydawn3780]

Wuthering Heights is my favorite book. I am excited to start on this reading list and I look forward to your next book recommendation video!