Novels that do not die

[Scheherazade]

(It's all a blur).

*nods knowingly at Papaya's direction*

Mar-ga-ri-taaaasss!

[andave_ya]

Well (of course I had to mention her) Dorothy L. Sayers.

A couple of her mysteries stick with me forever. DLS had an exquisitely thorough education in classical literature and it comes through even in her mysteries though she has written more than them.

What's nice about DLS is that she can be enjoyed on so many different levels. When I first started reading her at the age of 13, I think it was, I enjoyed the whimsy coupled with adventure. Then as I go back and reread the stories as I get older, I learn so much more. She refers to Homer several times so when I read Homer and go back to DLS I learn something new. She has entrancing philosophical discussions placed strategically in her book, not short but not long enough to make you lose interest.

Gaudy Night is my favorite but if you want the whole story begin with Strong Poison. There are about seven books in the series and each of them vary in method and style.
I hope they work for you!

[MarcMcGrath]

Sure, Austin is one of my favorite. She has a great sense for the society and its events. I love when she pasteurizes the gossips that goes in women's community lol . what about Elizabeth Gaskell, any one interested in her stories that dig deeply into the catastrophes of the societies, namely the English society during the time she lived?

I read North and South and enjoyed it, although I am not to fond of the marriage plot novels of the 19th Century even though it works well as a means to unify the representatives of the classes in the novel. Gaskell is good though.

[whatsername]

A book I will never forget:

The Alchemist-Paulo Coelho

[Brendan Madley]

Though not really specific, my mum directed me to Kane and Abel as a project for school. I truly believe that it is one of the best novels of the last 50 years; it's brilliant. Kane and Abel, both the novel and characters, will never die for me.

[Janine]

I read North and South and enjoyed it, although I am not to fond of the marriage plot novels of the 19th Century even though it works well as a means to unify the representatives of the classes in the novel. Gaskell is good though.

MarcMcGrath, Someone gave me this book awhile ago and I have not read it yet. Now I will have to take down from the bookshelf, dust it off and read it soon. It sounded interesting.

Any of the Thomas Hardy novels, especially Tess of D, Mayor of Casterbridge, Woodlanders, Jude, Far From the Madding Crowd, etc...need I name them all? They are all timeless.