Books like

Books like Julius Caesar

12 books with a reading profile close to Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Deep and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Also deep and thought-provoking · academic, dense

Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem presents a fictional storytelling competition among thirty pilgrims traveling from London to the shrine of Thomas Becket.
2

Beowulf

by Unknown

Also deep · academic, dense

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem centered on a Geatish warrior who travels to Denmark to assist King Hrothgar.
3

The Iliad

by Homer

Also deep and thought-provoking · academic, dense

Set during the final year of the Trojan War, this epic poem centers on the devastating pride and anger of the Greek warrior Achilles.
4

Obras completas

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

This 1841 collection compiles the literary output of Miguel de Cervantes, centering on the adventures of Alonso Quijano, a country gentleman who adopts the persona of Don Quixote.
5

The Bonfire of the Vanities

by Tom Wolfe

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

Bond Market trader Sherman McCoy sees his life as a self-proclaimed Master of the Universe collapse after a wrong turn into the Bronx.
6

Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare

Also deep · dense, literary

After a shipwrecks near the coast of Illyria, Viola believes her twin brother Sebastian is dead.
7

Civakacintamani

by Tiruttakkatevar

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

This ninth-century Tamil epic follows the life of Civakan, a prince born in a cremation ground after his father’s kingdom is stolen by the treacherous minister Kattiyankaran.
8

Memorial do Convento

by José Saramago

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

In early eighteenth-century Portugal, King João V promises to build a convent in Mafra if his wife, Queen Maria Ana, gives him an heir.
9

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

Prospero, the usurped Duke of Milan, lives in exile on a remote island with his daughter, Miranda.
10

Daniel Deronda

by George Eliot

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

George Eliot’s final novel follows two primary paths that eventually merge through the encounter of Gwendolen Harleth and Daniel Deronda.
11

Vanity Fair

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the narrative follows Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley as they navigate British high society.
12

Light in August

by William Faulkner

Also deep and thought-provoking · dense, literary

Set in 1930s Mississippi, the narrative follows three central figures: Lena Grove, a pregnant woman traveling barefoot from Alabama to find her child's father; Gail Hightower, a disgraced minister living in isolation; a…

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