Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Bluest Eye

I overhead someone in college say they "read at" at Toni Morrison book, they aren't a relaxing read.

Great literature nonetheless.

There are some great writers out there right now that write quality literature that is also fun to read. Check out the Women's Prize for Literature, formerly the Orange Prize, for some great ideas.

A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving

Anonymous wrote:The Bluest Eye

I overhead someone in college say they "read at" at Toni Morrison book, they aren't a relaxing read.

The Bluest Eye

Personally I think your best bet is in the "genre" ghetto-- great sci fi, fantasy writers.

I also really loved East of Eden and Rebecca. Another book I loved was Shantaram.

Malaysia air thread

East of Eden is my favorite book ever. I made myself read only one chapter a night so it would last longer.

For an interesting literary experience, I'd suggest Moll Flanders in the original and print out a reader's guide to help you with the references and older English.

I have read most of the above, and all are great books, but I wouldn't call them page turners. I am not sure "literature" and "page turner" can be in the same category.

Anonymous wrote:Rebecca
East Of Eden
A Fine Balance
Goldfinch

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is fantastic.

The BBC puts out a list of the 100 best books to read. Definitely worth going through.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/angel-rivero-brewrats/bbcs-top-100-books-to-read/10150147182773289

Rebecca
East Of Eden
A Fine Balance
Goldfinch

Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
Jack London, A Call of the Wild
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Rufyard Kipling, THe Jungle Bood
any Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle
Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer

Brothers Karamazov.
Anna Karenina.

Any suggestions? Preferably literature (even classics) as opposed to more popular fiction.