Great classical literature reads to pick up now

Looking for a great classic to read now? When not choose one of these handpicked by the Craveread review team.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

This is the story of the Buendia family and its seven generations of family members, and of the town of Macondo, which they built. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles. This book is a microcosm of Columbian life, with its hidden secrets and mysteries which only Aureliano Buendia can fathom.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state formerly known as the US. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford, to serve just one function which is to breed. If she refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged to death. This is a story about repression, persecution and Offred’s future which makes it a must read.

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