Tolstoy, Dostoevsky etc

Hello. I like to read classic books too. I have a collection of classic novels. I also, whenever I have the time, go to the city library and sit down reading the classics. Yes, Leo Tolstoy is one of my favorites. "War and Peace" is one I very muched liked. Charles Dickens is my other favorite classics author. I have a few books of Charles Dickens.

I've only read "Notes from Underground". It's a short novel by Dostoevsky.

Well done you, diving into the works of the Classical philosophers. I have the book A Calendar of Wisdom, by Leo Tolstoy which not only includes thought provoking words from the man himself but many others. There is a fictional book called Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder which simplifies the teachings of philosophers such as Plato, Socrates and Aristotle, and well worth picking up if you see it (I found this in Oxfam!). My personal favourite is Pythagoras, though he can be heavy going. Not a bedtime read. I have never read Dostoevsky, but like you, I enjoy horror. Stephen King is my leader! A master with words. Enjoy your books, I'm sure you'll be hooked.

Tolstoy and Dostoevsky? Good for you. War and Peace is excellent but it is huge. If you want something that is not quite so long, try Anna Karenina. For Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment is a good place to start. I have read nearly all of the "classic" authors and there is a good reason they are famous. The only one I have no use for is Proust. I tried reading his stuff and found it tedious. Go for it. If you are really interested in exposing yourself to some of the famous literature you have not encountered, the Harvard Classics are available online. Free.