So basically I was unschooled, and the amount of books I’ve read in my life is embarrassingly low. It was never emforced like in a school, and with my family’s religious hangups, I never tried getting into new things because I never knew what would be deemed “offensive”.

But I’m always interested when I hear people talk about both storycraft and also literary criticism, so I want to take an earnest stab at getting into books.

No real criteria, I don’t know what I like so I can’t tell you what I’m looking for, other than it needs to be in English or have an English translation. Just wanna know what y’all think would make good or important reading.

ETA holy shit thanks for all the suggestions! Definitely gonna make a list

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    3 months ago

    I really loved The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. I was surprised at how well they held up over time.

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      3 months ago

      Is the three musketeers really on par with the count? I’ve been meaning to read it for months but I always got the sense it would be disappointing.

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        Maybe unpopular opinion here, but I just read The Three Musketeers, and it’s not even close to The Count of Monte Cristo.

        The characters wildly change in tone and basic morals, the heroes are dirtbags, and the plot wanders.

        I still enjoyed it, but it just wasn’t the same.

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        No. The Count of Monte Cristo is a much better and deeper novel, but The Three Musketeers is much lighter and more fun. They’re both good reads for different reasons.