Feb. 4, 2026
Looking for English books
I'd like to read something in English in order to broaden my lexicon and to learn new idiomatic collocations.
I've already read a lot of English (such as Thomas Hardy) and American authors (among others D. Foster Wallace) in Italian, but I feel ready to plunge into reading in original language. I aim at learning polished and refined literary expressions. I definitely love American Postmodernism but Pynchon is even hard in Italian, let alone in English..
I'm open to advice from anyone who has a passion for reading!
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Looking for English books
I'd like to read something in English in order to broaden my lexicon and to learn new idiomatic collocations.
I've already read a lot of English (such as Thomas Hardy) and American authors (among others D. Foster Wallace) in Italian, but I feel ready to plunge into reading in the original language. I've already read a lot of English (such as Thomas Hardy) and American authors (among others D. Foster Wallace) in Italian, but I feel ready to plunge into reading in the original language.
An article is required here and the only one that makes sense is "the" because you're referring to something definite (there is only one original language).
I aim ato learning polished and refined literary expressions.
I aim to learn polished and refined literary expressions.
I definitely love American Postmodernism but Pynchon is even hardhard, even in Italian, let alone in English...
I love American Postmodernism but Pynchon is hard, even in Italian, let alone in English...
Three dots are required for an ellipsis. Also reordered slightly for a more natural word order.
I'm open to advice from anyone who has a passion for reading!
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You could try some Ursula K. Le Guin. I really enjoyed her novels "The Left Hand Of Darkness", "The Dispossessed" and "A Wizard of Earthsea". She was a fantastic prose stylist, and wrote some incredible speculative fiction. "A Wizard Of Earthsea" and its follow-up books were aimed towards younger audiences so might be an easier place to start. Another recommendation I could give is Terry Pratchett and his Discworld series. The overall level of language in those books isn't particularly high, but they may still be difficult because the books contain a lot of puns and humour.
If you want something quite simple to start with, I could also recommend J.R.R Tolkien's "The Hobbit". It is a children's book, but I think even adults can appreciate it.
Feb. 5, 2026
Oh, thanks! I've heard of Ursula Le Guin before but never read anything by her. I think her books would suit my taste.
I'm not that into Tolkien, unfortunately - I always lose track of the plot and the characters. I guess it’s the genre itself. I just can’t really stick with the story when it comes to fantasy epics.
Looking for English books
I'd like to read something in English in order to broaden my lexiconvocabulary and to learn new idiomatic collocationphrases.
I'd like to read something in English in order to broaden my vocabulary and learn new idiomatic phrases.
I've already read a lot of English (such as Thomas Hardy) and American authors (among others D. Foster Wallace) in Italian, but I feel ready to plunge into reading in the original languageEnglish.
I've already read a lot of English (such as Thomas Hardy) and American authors (among others D. Foster Wallace) in Italian, but I feel ready to plunge into reading in the original English.
I aim ato learning polished and refined literary expressions.
I aim to learn polished and refined literary expressions.
I definitely love American Postmodernism, but Pynchon is even hardhard even in Italian, let alone in English..
I definitely love American Postmodernism, but Pynchon is hard even in Italian, let alone in English..
I'm open to advice from anyone who has a passion for reading!
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Wow! I have no corrections for you. Readers in the US and UK may look at different prizes and booklists to help them choose books. I would suggest looking at those and at book reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. Perhaps if you mention two or three fiction genres you would like to read, it would help readers suggest specific titles.
Feb. 4, 2026
Oh, right. Well, novels fur sure then. I'm interested in reading genuine literature not that romantic rubbish one can stumble across an Wattpad 😂. And with reference to the availability, I'll just borrow them from the Uni library.
For instance, could Hawthorne be a right choice for a non-native but quite advanced reader? (don't know whether you are American or not though)
Feb. 4, 2026
I am American, and Hawthorne is comparable to Hardy in that they are both authors whose works were included in the literary canon for years, and some of their books (and poems) were required reading for many high school and university students through the 20th century. However, neither author reflects contemporary society, so that is why I suggest you might look at literary prize lists. If you are looking specifically for American authors, there are Pulitzer prize lists: https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/219
By "genre" I meant realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, fantasy, etc., all of which can include novels.
Feb. 4, 2026
I looked up "American post modern authors" and there is a huge list on Wikipedia, where you can click on an author and read more about him/her https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postmodern_writers.
Feb. 4, 2026
@silviola Wattpad has good books but they aren't easy to find 😪.
I'll recommend Wuthering heights, the literature students in my school read it. George Orwell's 1968 [I'm not sure of the book title].
Feb. 5, 2026
Thanks to everybody who has replied!
From that list, I've only read the Italian translation of American Pastoral by Roth. As for Postmodernism, I don't think I'd be able to read Barth, Pynchon, DFW in English because their writings are full of hypotaxis, obscure and verbose prose, neologisms, enigmatic puns I wouldn't grasp as a non native speaker. @Liag
Last summer I read Wuthering Heights in Italian, and it was such a great book!
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I definitely love American Postmodernism but Pynchon is even hard in Italian, let alone in English..
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