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[Ilikewaterkusa]

From advice from a friend I had decided it upon myself to look towards the true authentic classics as means to reform my writing style

 

[T.K._Paradox]

From advice from a friend I had decided it upon myself to look towards the true authentic classics as means to reform my writing style

Read: The Odyssey, The Iliad, Dante's Inferno, and Lord of the Rings. Those are great starts to improve your writing or even general enjoyment.

 

[Irl_Rat]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Prince, Crime and Punishment. Highly recommend Gutenberg project to read these without purchasing.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

"Visits to the Confabulatorium" by Soramimi Hanarejima
"Confessions of a Gentleman Arachnid" by Michael Coolwood
"The Broken Coast" by Bruce Lee Bond

 

[ThrillingHuman]

Try Elementary Particles by Houellebecq. It is certainly a new and well-written story

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

 

[atgongumerki]

the only true first classics are mythology, religious texts and legends of old

they have very peculiar writing styles though so not sure if they are all that helpful

 

[Alfir]

The bible...
History.
And some thesis, they are absolute originals, right?

 

[Lloyd]

Any Haruki Murakami novel

 

[skillet]

Ahem flexes English major muscles

Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is said to be the first psychological novel of the world.
Edgar Allen Poe is considered to have written the first modern mystery.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is considered to be the first science fiction novel, and Castle of Otranto (I heard it's a hot mess lol) is considered to be the first Gothic novel.
Speaking of Gothic, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre has Gothic elements in them and is supposed to be the first Western novel to have dealt with female perspective that begins with childhood.

Focusing more on writing styles, Jane Austen was known for her way of using free indirect discourse, and Virginia Woolf for her stream of consciousness, who is a figurehead of modernism along with James Joyce and a couple of others. Both are recommended for different kinds of modernist writing styles. If you'd like some more options for classics, Beowulf, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are all in the Western canon, though they're in verse. For something more prose-y, Julian of Norwich's, like, diary or something is supposedly important too lol, so you can check that out.
You'd also do well to read Charles Dickens and Ernest Hemingway as they were both very well known for their distinctive writing styles. Also recommend Lewis Carroll for no other reason than because he's super fun. :D

Happy reading!

 

[RavensQuill]

From advice from a friend I had decided it upon myself to look towards the true authentic classics as means to reform my writing style

Feel free to check out my trilogy, Tomes of Ahya. Or, if you've only got time for one story, read Tome of the Body. Its all free on my SH profile.

 

[zac_k4ry]

please let my work speak for itself (bcus im thirsity as hell spamming other forums)

Isekai’d

Life was relatively normal and cozy for Itsuki and Haruto—two Japanese high school best friends living in the peaceful little town of Chizu on the foot of the great mounts of Tottori Prefecture. Takemura Itsuki, an all-time bedroom gamer, and Shiratori Haruto, a noob game fanatic, were just...

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[Shaizic]

I think my book is very original.

The Drifter Era

Within a messed-up world, Zaily, who was born on government run slave farm, finds herself within a life that she was never meant to be a part of. Throughout her travels, she invents a frag container, a disguised black hole, which helps her remain free. As Zaily interacts with others,...

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[RavenRunes]

Anything by Dickens. I actually enjoyed David Copperfield and the Pickwick Papers. Out of the Bronte sisters, I prefer Anne. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall reads like Victorian YA haha. If you want something considered 'classic' but also ridiculous, Charlotte's 'The Green Dwarf' is fun.

 

[Erivva]

If in terms of our stories. I’ll. Say mine”s also original in a way. Unless you read and see for yourself.

Novel, Saintess? not Anymore i’d rather be a destroyer

I don’t know how to attach the story but the link is above.

 

[Deleted member 68927]

I heard that the Song of Achilles is good, but haven't had the time to read it, myself.

 

[zac_k4ry]

You might learn a thing or two from my first episode. :) At least give the first episode a try.

Isekai’d

Life was relatively normal and cozy for Itsuki and Haruto—two Japanese high school best friends living in the peaceful little town of Chizu on the foot of the great mounts of Tottori Prefecture. Takemura Itsuki, an all-time bedroom gamer, and Shiratori Haruto, a noob game fanatic, were just...

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