For The L♥ve of Reading discussion

Which classics have you read? Favorites? If you were forced to read any classic is school did you like it better if you read it on your own?

I have read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. I have also read the modern classics To Kill a Mockingbird (hated it) and The Bell Jar. I loved Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and The Bell Jar.

I remember reading To Kill a Mockingbird in class. But I couldn't remember most of what it was about. So, I picked it up in audio and listened to it not to long ago on my drive to school. The story was controversial for that time and I think that is what I enjoyed the most about the story. The author stepped out of the norm of the day.

My all time favorite classic is Persuasion by Jane Austen. I also really like Jane Eyre and the author Thomas Hardy

My favorite classics I had to read in school were Of Mice and Men, Heart of Darkness, and Siddhartha. My least favorite was Lord of the Flies. I just could not stand that book. I do tend to like classics better when I read them on my own. I don't feel like I have to analyze every single word and sentence and can just enjoy what I am reading.

I haven't read any classics lately, but I'm planning on reading Little Women and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Im reading lots of classics right now, but I have something to warn you




CHARLES DICKENS IS BETTER THAN A SLEEPING PILLL

trust me, I know...

LOL :)
I'll take your word for it.

i mean it, really, Icouldnt get over the first, lets say...5 pages

and Im being nice

:) Charles dickens is a good author though. I'm trying to get ahold of Oliver Twist.

i hate his language

I'm glad to find someone else who is not a Dickens fan.

Same, Dickens bores me.
I like Great Gatsby and I LOVED Midsummer Night's Dream!!!

Ha, I'm actually trying to read so many books right now, that I have a list of all the books that are being recommended in the group. I will look at a little more closely at them and most likely add them to my TBR pile.

:)

I also plan on reading Little Women.

I've yet to read anything by Jane Austen but I want to.

I would also like to read Little Women. I tried to read Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, but couldn't get through it. However, I have been told that that one is different from her usual fare, so I won't judge her on that one book.

I love classics, which is weird for someone my age. Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and John Steinbeck are excellent authors.

I read Little Women in elementary school and loved it, as well as the sequels. Catamorandi, try Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility (both are in my ever-growing list of favorites, but I can't choose).

I absolutely adore Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and Lady Chatterley's Lover. Lucky me, I didn't get to read any of these in school :)

I honestly hated Wuthering Heights (the characters, not the writing itself). Jane Eyre is one of my favorites, and a good introduction to Jane Austen-esque writing.

Just read Jane Eyre, and LOVED it! Something about romance just makes me happy. I honestly was unsure that I'd like this book when I first picked it up in my quest to read more Classics, but it was a great story about a girl who finds herself in a world where it seemed everything was against her.

Before that I have read some Jane Austen (Pride and Predjudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility), and just loved the hilarity of Austen's style. Kind of like how Elizabeth's character loves to laugh at the ridiculous things she discovers in the people of her life, I love the playful style some of those books.

Still trying to get in more classics, as well. If I was forced to read classics in school, I don't have very many memories of them.

I have Wuthering Heights TBR. However, I haven't opening it because I didn't want to be one of the post Twilight Statistics for picking it up instead of for the pure interest of finding out what is between the covers. So, I'm holding off for a little while.

I am waiting for The Count of Monte Cristo and Jane Eyre to come from the library. I can't wait to read them. I have heard great things about both of them.

jane eyre is great, a lot better than what i thought.after reading the count of monte cristo, tll me what you thought, I want to read that one too

I have not read The Count of Monte Cristo but I've listened to it. Close. I liked it. One of my favorite books is a spin off of this classic. Master: An Erotic Novel of the Count of Monte Cristo by Colette Gale.

❤ ☠ Elyssa ☠ ❤ wrote: "I have Wuthering Heights TBR. However, I haven't opening it because I didn't want to be one of the post Twilight Statistics for picking it up instead of for the pure interest of findin..."

Phew! Glad I read that a few years ago then. :P

About half of the classics I've read are were required by a class. I try every once in a while to read a classic on my own and have enjoyed them more (though it might be because I picked the classics that I thought I would like instead of one being closen for me). However, I still really liked The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn even though I had to read in 11th grade English.

I'd rather read a classic (or any book) on my own because I can go my own pace and I don't have to over think anything. I don't have to worry about deadlines or points that I have to make on my paper. If I read it on my own I can just enjoy it as is.

Jane Austen is a must for any woman to read. I would also recommend Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte which is one of my favorites.

i read wuthering hights..-before reading twilight-and it's one of my favourite classics

❤ ☠ Elyssa ☠ ❤ wrote: "I have Wuthering Heights TBR. However, I haven't opening it because I didn't want to be one of the post Twilight Statistics for picking it up instead of for the pure interest of findin..."

lol i read it because of twilight, relly.it wasnt as good as bella described it

i thought so too the first time i read it..but wuthering hights gets better everytime..
i actually read romeo and juliet cuz edward said a part of the play..lol..and i loved it

I still don't get why we like Edward? What does he even do?

cuz he's romantice..handsome..hot..and he has a great character..

I would describe him as stalker, controlling, and way too over protective. Try and tell me I can't hang out with a friend. Edward is def hotter in my mind though. This year I actually spent time on the Olympic peninsula and talked to some of the Quileute Tribe members about Twilight when I was attending a Native American Event.

On that i have to agree..he was soo over protective sometimes..and the way he was soo angry everytime she saw jacob..and he is waaay hotter in the books ..the way he is described is like his looks are beyond human..
what did the Quileute Tribe say about twilight when you talked to them???

❤ ☠ Elyssa ☠ ❤ wrote: "I would describe him as stalker, controlling, and way too over protective."

Yes! Thank you. Nobody else understands why I say that. They justify it "Oh, he's romantic." or "Oh, he has flaws, which makes him more amazing."

But Bella only likes him cause he's ridiculously good looking and smells like flowers.

He likes her basically for the same reason. Except she smells good enough to have for breakfast.

That's just poorly written characters.

Yeah.

Yea, I'm glad to see Jane Eyre listed. I am definitely on Team Edward (Rochester, that is). John never seemed to understand.

Julie wrote: "I am definitely on Team Edward (Rochester, that is)."

I'd have to classify myself as Team Edward (Ferrars). It's funny when my friends are talking about Twilight, and they reply "Who?"

haha lol youre right

Myosh wrote: "what did the Quileute Tribe say about twilight when you talked to them???"

I'll reply and move this conversation to Twilight.

*goes to twilight conversation*

I will start The Count of Monte Cristo in 2-3 days. I just got it mailed to me. Are all classics this long? It is almost 1100 pages long! I get intimidated by big books, but I am going to read this book any way. I have heard nothing but good things about this book. Jane Eyre is waiting for me at the library. I hope it isn't this long. Really, are all classic huge like this one?

To Kill A Mockingbird is pretty short. Same with Catcher in the Rye.

The classics that I loved: A Farewell to Arms The Last of the Mohicans Jane Eyre Pride and Prejudice The Great Gatsby.

Wuthering Heights is not too bad. However, many do tend to be long. Moby Dick comes to mind.

I am so excited. I found The Count of Monte Cristo and Jane Eyre on audiobook. I can't wait to get them.

I will be getting The Count of Monte Cristo in the next 5 business days or before.

i watched the movie of the count of monte cristo..it's a pretty good story