I mean, do you prefer theatre or narrative? Poetry is definitely not for beginners, since you don’t get the meaning of things from context there.
Do you like adventure, drama, comedy, absurd (it’s own little Spanish tendence), social commentary, experimental narrative styles within some category? A mix of those?
I think drama and comedy would be good for getting across the regular language you need.
After that adventure maybe would be a little more advanced.
I kind of like stuff that is timeless/light/happy or lightly paced and doesn’t get me all disturbed like a bunch of ‘casual’ trashy pretentious doomerist pop media does these days.
Edit: I recommend the theatre and modern novels listed first.
Relatively affordable and nice reading.
Edit2: I can recommend some picaresque novels if you like Quixote, a good example would be “el lazarillo de tormes”, a surprisingly good read for sometbing written in 1554.
I’m taking a look now, it really is a bit hard because modern content really is around the 1900s, and post 1898 life didn’t quite lend itself to lighthearted stories, it’s either dramatic to some degree, remembering old comedy (with old language) or absurdist comedy, which is hard to understand.
Also I really don’t want to recommend heavy readings, although you have quijote already so…
I am leaning towards the absurdist/comedic comedy/fantasy narrative. I will reply to this comment of yours again with a few of my recommendations, and extra recommendations for when you feel more comfortable.
I would recommend so many other books than one using 400 year old vocabulary.
There’s many good books from semi modern authors (last 100 years), from when the language was really solidified into a more modern version.
If you want, I can try to undust my Spanish literature notes and recommend you some depending on what kind of book topics you like.
if I had a pick one in particular how would I?
I mean, do you prefer theatre or narrative? Poetry is definitely not for beginners, since you don’t get the meaning of things from context there.
Do you like adventure, drama, comedy, absurd (it’s own little Spanish tendence), social commentary, experimental narrative styles within some category? A mix of those?
I think drama and comedy would be good for getting across the regular language you need.
After that adventure maybe would be a little more advanced.
I kind of like stuff that is timeless/light/happy or lightly paced and doesn’t get me all disturbed like a bunch of ‘casual’ trashy pretentious doomerist pop media does these days.
I will try to find some comedy stuff tomorrow from semi-recent authors, it’s a bit late now.
Mostly because drama is a bit… Not really light/happy and timeless. Some is a bit of a “reflection of social issues of the time” kind of drama.
gracias amigo… ik it’s really hit or miss with me being kinda sensitive, but sometimes I really like something.
Edit: I recommend the theatre and modern novels listed first. Relatively affordable and nice reading.
Edit2: I can recommend some picaresque novels if you like Quixote, a good example would be “el lazarillo de tormes”, a surprisingly good read for sometbing written in 1554.
Fantasy - https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_bosque_animado
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_saga/fuga_de_J._B.
Absurdist Comedy Theatre - https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usted_tiene_ojos_de_mujer_fatal
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_ladrones_somos_gente_honrada
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tres_sombreros_de_copa
Novel mixing mistery-realism styles (recommend, easy reading) - https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_verdad_sobre_el_caso_Savolta
Good modern novels (stuff by Eduardo Mendoza, some modern authors) : https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_ciudad_de_los_prodigios
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_noticias_de_Gurb
(kind of stuff for when I was a kid:) https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_asesinato_del_profesor_de_matemáticas
I’m taking a look now, it really is a bit hard because modern content really is around the 1900s, and post 1898 life didn’t quite lend itself to lighthearted stories, it’s either dramatic to some degree, remembering old comedy (with old language) or absurdist comedy, which is hard to understand. Also I really don’t want to recommend heavy readings, although you have quijote already so…
I am leaning towards the absurdist/comedic comedy/fantasy narrative. I will reply to this comment of yours again with a few of my recommendations, and extra recommendations for when you feel more comfortable.