A Classic Novel

2023 DMPL Reading Challenge - hosted by desmoinespubliclibrary

Choose a classic novel to read or reread. A classic could be a modern classic that was written 20-30 years ago or it could be an epic that was written 300 years ago.

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The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton with Jim Fyfe (Narrator)

5 hours • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics young adult adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

The Outsiders

S.E. Hinton with Jim Fyfe (Narrator)

5 hours • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics young adult adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

Dune
Dune #1

Frank Herbert with Scott Brick (Narrator), Orlagh Cassidy (Narrator), Euan Morton (Narrator), Simon Vance (Narrator), Ilyana Kadushin (Narrator), Byron Jennings (Narrator), David R. Gordon (Narrator), Jason Culp (Narrator), Kent Broadhurst (Narrator), Oliver Wyman (Narrator), Patricia Kilgarriff (Narrator), Scott Sowers (Narrator)

21 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert with Scott Brick (Narrator), Orlagh Cassidy (Narrator), Euan Morton (Narrator), Simon Vance (Narrator), Ilyana Kadushin (Narrator), Byron Jennings (Narrator), David R. Gordon (Narrator), Jason Culp (Narrator), Kent Broadhurst (Narrator), Oliver Wyman (Narrator), Patricia Kilgarriff (Narrator), Scott Sowers (Narrator)

21 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back #1

Erich Maria Remarque with A.W. Wheen (Translator), Frank Muller (Narrator)

6 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back #1

Erich Maria Remarque with A.W. Wheen (Translator), Frank Muller (Narrator)

6 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury with Alfredo Crespo (Translator)

175 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury with Alfredo Crespo (Translator)

175 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced

Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen

368 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

368 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Bleak House
Charles Dickens with Nicola Bradbury (Contributor)

1088 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics crime historical literary mystery romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Bleak House

Charles Dickens with Nicola Bradbury (Contributor)

1088 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics crime historical literary mystery romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower
Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers with Cherry Jones (Narrator)

12 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional sad medium-paced

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

Carson McCullers with Cherry Jones (Narrator)

12 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional sad medium-paced

The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie

264 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

264 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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