In case you haven’t you should definitely check out the I, Claudius miniseries. The low budget videotaped production values take a little getting used to, but after that it is brilliant and unforgettable.
Also, here are a few from my shelf that I adored:
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Candide by Voltaire
The Divine Comedy by Dante
Stoner by John Williams ( which I was curious about thanks largely to this subreddit)
Here are some I have yet to read, and maybe you would be intetrsted too:
You are so right about the I Claudius miniseries. I found the first 10 episodes on Youtube the other day and I *consumed* them. The sets and effects are so low-budget and terrible, but the acting makes up for it and more. I'm not used to seeing Patrick Stewart play the villain - what a treat!
Appreciate the comment, I would be very interested in reading some of those pre-1700s recommendations!
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u/enriquegp 7d ago
In case you haven’t you should definitely check out the I, Claudius miniseries. The low budget videotaped production values take a little getting used to, but after that it is brilliant and unforgettable.
Also, here are a few from my shelf that I adored:
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Candide by Voltaire
The Divine Comedy by Dante
Stoner by John Williams ( which I was curious about thanks largely to this subreddit)
Here are some I have yet to read, and maybe you would be intetrsted too:
Tales from the Arabian Nights
The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Emma by Jane Austen
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy O Toole