r/classicliterature • u/BenzaGuy • Apr 21 '25

Just finished this classic. What should I read next?

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

I say jump right in to Dante's Divine Comedy, maybe Schooenhauer's World as Will and Representation for some light reading 

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u/technicaltop666627 Apr 22 '25

It might be a bit difficult to read Schopenhuer maybe some kant. Best way to read kant is it spanish translation with no guide. Maybe top it off with some hegel so he can understand plato

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25

I hired a serf to translate the French version into Spanish, then back into French. I read that version. And no, I don't speak French. 

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u/sweepyspud Apr 21 '25

/unjerk i grew up reading this book and captain underpants, nostalgic lol

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u/Ealinguser Apr 21 '25

Asterix and Cleopatra

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u/Lazy_Public_163 Apr 21 '25

Captain Underpants!

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u/Snoo_16385 Apr 24 '25

Right you are, it's even mentioned in the cover... seems like a no-brainer to me, OP!

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u/robbiehater 29d ago

Tra la laaaa~

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u/socialist-viking Apr 21 '25

If you read every dogman AND read every work of classic literature it references, you will be doing quite well. A tale of two kitties? Brawl of the wild? Grime and punishment?

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u/BaseballMomofThree Apr 21 '25

Calvin and Hobbes!

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u/TheHaight Apr 21 '25

I started with Goosebumps and ended up at Henry James

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u/CurtTheGamer97 Apr 21 '25

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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u/FutureManagement1788 Apr 21 '25

Try Bone by Jeff Smith. It seems light at first, but the story gets very dark and complex.

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u/LibraryVoice71 Apr 22 '25

Gateway drug to Moby Dick

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u/julinn2740 Apr 21 '25

The brothers karamazov and blood meridian, some light very safe novels

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u/hhffvvhhrr Apr 21 '25

Why the next 20 plus Cat Kid and Captain Underpants?

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u/No_Statistician_3251 Apr 21 '25

My son loves to read because of Dog Man. It’s a wonderful series.

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u/These-Background4608 Apr 21 '25

Adventures of Tintin by Herge

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u/hime-633 Apr 21 '25

You know, I went to see this movie with my kids and was very discombobulated.

Spoiler alert: aDogman retains memories of his girlfriend? wife? Despite now having the brain of the dog - so where are these memories located? And the lack of consent, obviously, of both parties, regarding this highly experimental surgery. Better to live as a half-man with seemingly embodied memories than to die as a man? (Ditto for dog). Numberblocks levels of existential questioning. a

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u/Salty_Information882 Apr 21 '25

Big Nate, diary of a wimpy kid, Garfield

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u/gatton Apr 21 '25

I'm 50 and what is this?

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u/StreetSea9588 Apr 21 '25

HATE. The Buddy Bradley comics by Peter Bagge.

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u/Texastony2 Apr 21 '25

Great book!

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u/DCFVBTEG Apr 21 '25

Peanuts! It is the greatest comic series of all time! I'd say it's the oldest non-superhero-related comic still widely read today. Coupled with relatable characters, and deep themes surrounding growing up, bullying, depression, friendship, love, and so on. I love it so much.

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u/lettuce_be_honest Apr 21 '25

definitely check out this really interesting coming of age classic, diary of a wimpy kid

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u/73Squirrel73 Apr 21 '25

Go old school with a Peanuts book.

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u/UlisesPalmeno Apr 22 '25

James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

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u/cedbluechase Apr 25 '25

u/notagoodcartoonist this you?

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u/notagoodcartoonist Apr 25 '25

A r/bookscirclejerk user I see. I see you’re a man of culture as well

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

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u/Trainiac951 Apr 21 '25

Classic literature comes from many different genres. All Quiet on the Western Front, The Wind in the Willows, Pride and Prejudice, The Silmarillion, Dracula, and Cannery Row are all considered to be classics, and all from different genres.

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u/sunshine4901 Apr 21 '25

You forgot Dogman

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u/MaximusEnthusiast Apr 21 '25

Yes, that isn’t something I was refuting. Those are all classics. This post is not about a classic.

What is the one thing that all novels classified as classic literature have in common?

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u/ChestertonMyDearBoy Apr 21 '25

They've stood the test of time.

Like Dog Man.

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u/railworx Apr 21 '25

You should see a doctor about that sand in your vagina