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Best Doris Lessing book?

Doris Lessing won this year's Nobel Literature Prize. I never read any of her books. Which book should I start with?


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Go with The Golden Notebook.

Though not recent it is still a ground breaking novel in terms of gender. Be advised, though, it is not necessarily an easy read, and it is surprisingly feminist despite the 45 years since it was first published. 
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Golden notebook. No doubt.

Maybe the most complex, thought provoking and heart breaking account of gender communication failure. And that's just the beginning.

 

 
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To BEGIN with, I'd go with an easier novel, like The Grass is Singing. Th her short story collection. If you are a fan at this point, read her two volumes of autobiography. Since she writes a lot about her inspirations through her life for characters in The Golden Notebook, it will definitely get you in the mood to read it, which you should pick up next.
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