Public post in the reader discussion for Far from the Madding Crowd.
In the vernacular: what are some novels written in 'the people's tongue'?
By WildBowl8
The first ones that popped into my head are Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, and then Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. Also maybe A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. What else fits that kind of vibe? Edit: Another one I thought of is Forrest Gump & Gump & Co. by Winston Groom.