Here’s a bit of fiction for this Twitterature roundup.
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
I have a love of early twentieth century literature which includes a wide variety of authors including Hemingway. I enjoyed this novel, although I prefer A Farewell to Arms.
Crossing to Safety, Wallace Stegner
After MMD recommended this to those who love Wendell Berry (raising my hand) I knew I had to try it. It’s a fabulous novel. To me the tie between the two authors is their genius for creating characters who are unmistakably flawed and yet wholly likable and sympathetic.
Middlemarch, George Eliot
There are classics and then there are gems of literature. Middlemarch is one of the latter. I read a lot of great literature and this one stands above most. The way she explores the marriage relationship is beautiful and her deft interweaving of so many storylines never feels contrived or forced. It was a pleasure to read this one.
Anne’s House of Dreams, L.M. Montgomery
This is my upteenth re-read of my battered copy of this novel. It may be sacrilege, but Anne’s relationship with Diana Barry always leaves me wanting something. In her college years she came much closer to true friendship. But it’s in Anne’s House of Dreams that I feel she finds a true and lasting kindred spirit in Leslie Moore. Plus, the other characters, the descriptions of landscape and seasons, and the heartbreak and joy of motherhood all round out this very adult continuation of Anne’s story.
Out of the Silent Planet, C.S. Lewis
Just as I love the Narnia books and Lord of the Rings, even though I’m not generally a fantasy fan, I loved Out of the Silent Planet despite not being a sci-fi aficionado. In the end you should read it because it’s by C.S. Lewis and has the golden threads of his philosophical genius threaded all through it.
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I am a Hemingway devotee. Love him! And if there’s a series I love more than the Anne books I don’t know what it is. Makes me want to reread them again! They’re so worn they’re taped together 🙂
Several of mine are taped together too!! I will say I love the Emily books even more than Anne, but I adore Anne too.
I so need to reread the Anne books…I have a bunch stored on my Kindle now after I had to downsize my book collection when we moved. I loved those books!
I re-read them pretty regularly. I just love them.
I’m so glad you liked Crossing to Safety!
This is the second time I’ve seen The Sun Also Rises in twitterature posts so far. I didn’t expect that.
Middlemarch is one of the books I’m embarrassed I haven’t read yet. Thanks for the nudge. 🙂
Thanks for the Stegner rec! And I think you’ll really like Middlemarch. It’s a bit of a long haul, but worth it.
I love your taste in books!
Thanks! I do too! (surprise, surprise)
You hit the nail on the head with Out of the Silent Planet: I am not a sci-fi girl (reading-wise at least; my husband’s bringing me around to sci-fi movies/shows), but I loved Lewis’s.
I still remember how much I loved Out of the Silent Planet in high school-another book I really should re-read as an adult. I’m embarrassed to admit though that I’ve never read Hemingway…any suggestions on which of his to start with?