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Favourite novels that have poverty?
lifejoy:
I like reading fiction where the main character has very little and often appreciates the little they have because it is all they have!
It reminds me to be grateful for all that I have. Got any recommendations for me?
With This Herring:
I recommend the "Little House" series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, which is about her pioneer family's life and many moves further and further West as the Territories were being settled (in the US). The series follows a somewhat fictionalized version of Laura's life from age 6-ish to the early years of her marriage. The series is more aimed at older children than adults, but it's still very enjoyable. The first book is Little House in the Big Woods.
There are other families they know that are "rich," but I don't remember Laura ever considering her family poor.
syednaeemul:
Would Charles Dickens count? Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist come to mind, maybe there are a couple more.
Bracken_Joy:
-My Antonia by Willa Cather
-Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
It's been a while since I read either, but I seem to recall them having those themes.
marion10:
Of Human Bondage - Somerset Maugham
Les Miserables Victor Hugo
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