The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

If you're in the mood for a book with a more classical twist that still draws your attention, this is the book for you.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the genius who brought you Sherlock Holmes wrote The Lost World, a story about a London reporter in search of adventure to win over the heart of a girl. Cliched slightly? Not really because this book was written before there were such things as cliches (well, almost).

Any who, the book begins with a young lad named Ed Malone. Ed just had his heart broken by a girl; she told him she could never love a man who didn't have an adventure to his name. Luckily for Ed Malone, he winds up on one of the greatest adventures ever. When forced to interview the hot-tempered Professor Challenger, Ed sees his opportunity for at least some minimal action. What he receives is an offer he never excepts. Professor Challenger invites him to a sort of press conference for science. Challenger shocks his audience with a fascinating story of dinosaurs in the present world. Words are spoken and shouted, and the next thing Malone knows, he's off to South America to discover the lost world. He faces challenges along the way, including betrayal, dinosaurs, hairy ape men, and much, much more.

Overall, the book is extremely exciting, and it kept me on the edge of my seat right up to the end. If you're worried that classical literature is much to wordy for you to handle, don't be. This book is easy to read. If you're wanting to break into classical literature, this could be the book for you. 4 stars out of five, two thumbs up.