18 books like Brighton Beach memoirs

What to read after Brighton Beach memoirs — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Geography and Plays Gertrude Stein · 1922 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The Geography and Plays is a collection of Gertrude Stein’s. This edition makes it possible for students and other devotees of Stein to see the developing strategies of one of the acknowledged giants of literary modernism, whose pathbreaking departures in literary style have recently been assigned still greater importance in light of new theories about women’s writing. My brother had been at some… Shares: American drama, Drama

The Chosen Chaim Potok · 1966 · ★ 4.1 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate It's about two jewish boys from different jewish sects with very differing doctrine. The kids meet in the unlikely circumstance of a baseball game, and a terrible accident, that leads them to be lifelong friends Shares: Jewish families, Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve (Library of Wales) Dannie Abse · 1969 · ★ 4.5 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Widely acclaimed for its warm humor, lyricism, and honesty, this accurate evocation of the 1930s has become a classic. In this delightful autobiographical novel, Dannie Abse skilfully interweaves public and private themes, setting the fortunes of a Jewish family in Wales against the troubled backdrop of the times: unemployment, the rise of Hitler and Mussolini, and the Spanish Civil War. Shares: Jewish families, Coming-of-age

Dracula, the vampire play in three acts Hamilton Deane · 1933 · 109p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Shares: American drama, Drama

Twelve angry men Reginald Rose · 1955 · ★ 4.5 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A 'guilty' verdict seems a foregone conclusion. But one member of the jury has the will to probe more deeply into the evidence and the courage to confront the ignorance and prejudice of some of his fellow jurors. The conflict which follows is fierce and passionate, cutting straight to the heart of the issues of civil liberties and social justice. This landmark play remains as intriguing and… Shares: American drama, Drama

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 Sue Townsend · 1982 · ★ 3.9 · 261p · ≈ 8h · Moderate From book jacket: Adrian Mole is a worrier. The problems of existence hit him hard. Spots, bits of him that won't seem to keep still, the cracks in his parents' marriage, all prey heavily on his mind. There are some consolations. A 14 year old feminist, an 89 year old chain smoker and his spoilt best friend all help to lift the gloomy introspection of Mole's moods. Mole believes he is an… Shares: Teenage boys, Manners and customs, Drama, Social life and customs

The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.] O. Henry · 1899 · ★ 3.8 · 1396p · ≈ 46h · Demanding The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The troll garden Willa Cather · 1905 · 156p · ≈ 5h · Challenging "This collection of Willa Cather stories - her first book of fiction and the capstone of her early career - is as relevant today as at the time of its initial publication. As different and individually distinguished as the seven stories may be, they share as their subject the role and status of the artist in American society. The passions, ambitions, and pretensions, the cant and the pathos of… Shares: Manners and customs, Social life and customs

No Thoroughfare Charles Dickens · 1800 · ★ 3.6 · 106p · ≈ 3h · Challenging No Thoroughfare is a stage play and novel by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, both released in December 1867. Shares: Manners and customs, Drama, Social life and customs

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole Sue Townsend · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate If I turn out to be mentally deranged in adult life, it will be all my mother's fault.'Adrian Mole continues to struggle valiantly against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life in this second volume of his secret diary. Shares: Teenage boys, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The Memoirs of Cleopatra Margaret George · 1997 · ★ 4.2 · 976p · ≈ 32h · Moderate The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles. Told in the first person - from the young queen's earliest memories of her father's tenuous rule to her own reign over one of the most glittering kingdoms in the world - this is an enthralling saga of ambition and… Shares: Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Openings in the Old Trail Bret Harte · 1902 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Challenging It was high hot noon on the Casket Ridge. Its very scant shade was restricted to a few dwarf Scotch firs, and was so perpendicularly cast that Leonidas Boone, seeking shelter from the heat, was obliged to draw himself up under one of them, as if it were an umbrella. Occasionally, with a boy's perversity, he permitted one bared foot to protrude beyond the sharply marked shadow until the burning… Shares: Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The Book of Form and Emptiness Ruth L. Ozeki · 2021 · ★ 4.0 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The Book of Form and Emptiness is a novel by American author Ruth Ozeki, published in 2021 by Viking. Ozekis fourth novel, the book won the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction. The story follows a boy who hears voices from inanimate objects while the narrative explores themes of mental illness and bereavement. Shares: Teenage boys, Coming-of-age

Portnoy's Complaint Philip Roth · 1969 · ★ 3.7 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Though is caused outrage and controversy at the time of its publication Roth’s comic novel of sexual obsession and frustration is now widely regarded as one of the best novels of the twentieth century. Shares: Jewish families, Coming-of-age

Roaring Girl Thomas Middleton · 1998 · ★ 2.5 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This Jacobean city comedy is a curiosity in that it presents a real-life character, the notorious cross-dresser Moll Frith, who probably was among the first audiences of 'her' play before she was taken up for public misconduct. Middleton and Dekker's 'roaring girl' may outrage her society with her pipe, bluster and swagger, but she turns out to be the moral centre of the play. Her code of honour… Shares: Manners and customs, Drama, Social life and customs

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible. On both sides of the stage are benches.… Shares: Drama

La fête du mais Thomas Tryon · 1969 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate It was almost as if time had not touched the village of Cornwall Coombe. The quiet, peaceful place was straight out of a bygone era, with well-cared-for Colonial houses, a white-steepled church fronting a broad Common. Ned and Beth Constantine chanced upon the hamlet and immediately fell in love with it. This was exactly the haven they dream of. Or so they thought. For Ned and his family,… Shares: Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Philaster, or, Love lies a bleeding Francis Beaumont · 1634 · 68p · ≈ 2h · Demanding This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Performing Arts, Drama

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