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>The Art of War
required reading for every edgy and angsty young man
What do you consider classics?
Ancient works, polybius, Suetonius, Plutarch, and Livy are all great.
Shakespeare deserves the hype.
For 19th century Mark Twain is seriously undervalued as literature. Reread him as an adult, it’s worth it. His travel accounts and other non fiction are great.
That’s a few recs off the top of my head. But the most important thing is to read a bunch and then decide what you like and read more.
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Not worth recommending actual individual titles:
there are far too many of them.
read the NT then Josephus with a focus on parallel events. ie learn how Jesus was created. Combined they're the greatest work of literature ever created.
Read some Joseph Conrad besides Heart of Darkness (which is good but the only book people are exposed to) , Uptain Sinclair besides besides The Jungle. And some Walter Scott besides Ivanoe. Too often people forget about classic writers other books. And of course Dickens (recommend Bleak House) and Kipling. Soldiers Three is good if you can get past the accents and the short "Without Benefit of Clergy" is definitely worth the read if you're looking for feels..
Read Gilgamesh. Penguin edition is less accurate but more literary. Good reminder that throughout human history we've ben asking the same questions: what's the point and what happens after?
most useless most compelling list of instructions ever
1984 by George Orwell; more useful now than ever.