Great Books - The Red and the Black.

In a post from two days ago, I mentioned that Dr. Jordan Peterson has a list of "Great Books" on his website. I had neglected, however to furnish a link to that list. I'll remedy that oversight by putting a link to that list here.

There are 51 books listed in the category of "Literature". Going over the list, I see that I'd already read 16 of those 51 books before discovering Peterson's list. I've decided to reread some on the list, as well has read as many as I can that I haven't read before. Unfortunately, circumstances make it impossible for me to read all 51 books. Being on a locked down island (due to COVID), I'm unable to get my hands on printed copies of the books - it'll be ebooks only.

I'm having difficulties getting into my Amazon account, so I'll only be able to download ebooks from fadedpage.com/ - gutenberg australia - and project gutenberg.org. If a particular book is not in the public domain, it will difficult, if not impossible to download a copy. As I write this, I've downloaded 26 of the 51.

After finishing Crime and Punishment, I choose to read Stendhal's The Red and the Black, having seen that novel described as an "historical psychological novel". I'm half way through the novel.  

The Red and the Black has also been described as "an analytic, sociological satire of the French social order under the Bourbon Restoration". I'm glad I picked this novel - following Crime and Punishment, I was ready to read something not as heavy as Dostoevsky. This novel fits that category, and although I am enjoying the novel, I don't quite agree that it should be placed on the "Great Literature" list. But, as I said, I'm only half way through the novel. I could change my mind.