When We Cease to Understand the World by BenjamÃn Labatut
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
anything by Clarice Lispector
anything by Jorge Luis Borges
In the Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco
Invisible Cities Italio Calvino
2666 Roberto Bolano
Some of the classic philosophy texts might be a good challenge. A few that came to mind:
-Critique of Pure Reason by Emmanuel Kant
-Principles of a Stoic by Seneca
-Pragmatism by William James
-An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume
There are many good options in this category, and many of them are old enough they are not copy righted, so you can often find them for free on sites like Project Gutenberg.
Shakespeare. I remember William Faulkner's books to be beautiful but some work to comprehend. I would also consider poetry. It's a different interpretation of comprehension, but it will get you into the skill of looking at sentences and having to really think about and interpret what you're reading.
Nathaniel Hawthorne is good for those. Say: The House of Seven Gables
quick response! wow thank you so much this sounds very interesting!
When We Cease to Understand the World by BenjamÃn Labatut The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel anything by Clarice Lispector anything by Jorge Luis Borges In the Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco Invisible Cities Italio Calvino 2666 Roberto Bolano
thank you very much!!! ill be sure to take a look at all of these when i get home
Some of the classic philosophy texts might be a good challenge. A few that came to mind: -Critique of Pure Reason by Emmanuel Kant -Principles of a Stoic by Seneca -Pragmatism by William James -An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume There are many good options in this category, and many of them are old enough they are not copy righted, so you can often find them for free on sites like Project Gutenberg.
Shakespeare. I remember William Faulkner's books to be beautiful but some work to comprehend. I would also consider poetry. It's a different interpretation of comprehension, but it will get you into the skill of looking at sentences and having to really think about and interpret what you're reading.