Originally Posted by
Onebyone
Are there any books written in the last few years destined to be classics in the future? I'm so tired of reading books written on the general 8th grade level. Where is the new Austin, Tolstoy, Tolkien, Alcott, Eliot, Wharton, Steinbeck......... I don't expect another Shakespeare, never cared for his works. LOL I do read books for fun and a fast read like Harry Potter, now those are fun reads. I have read all the 100 classics on all the lists so finding more is hard. So far none have come close.
Have you tried books by Ernest Hebert? His are written well, I like a book that makes you think. Don't be put off by the subject matter (rural lower-class families).
I also like the Neely Trilogy, by T. R. Pearson. His writing style is not for everyone, but I love it.
"The Neely trilogy by T.R. Pearson refers to
a set of Southern Gothic novels set in the fictional town of Neely, North Carolina. The series, published in the mid-1980s by Linden Press, consists of
A Short History of a Small Place (1985),
Off for the Sweet Hereafter (1986), and
The Last of How It Was (1987").
These books are in my "kept" bookcase and I do go back and read them over again. Each one is hilarious and yet tragic at the end.