Erudite Readers discussion

Yes, I know most classics are required reading in school and we all hate that. BUT you cannot deny that some are really good!

I love too many :P

What are some of your favorites?
Which did you hate?

Our English teacher in 7th grade made us read Where The Red Grows. I love the book and we did watch the movie as well. Another favorite classic book of mine is Old Yeller. The book is really sad. I have not read any classic book so far that I do not dislike.

I don't think I have either!
I think i read that book in the 7th grade as well but i don't really remember it. and I've never herd of Old Yeller!..im going to check it out.

I loved Great Expectations, The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies.

I really disliked Animal Farm, 1984 and Of Mice and Men (well I did like the ending, just not the rest of the book)

yay! another Catcher in the Rye fan! Loved both To Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies(recommended to me by my brother a few years ago)

I plan to read 1984 and of Mine and Men, we will see how I end up liking those.

Has anyone read War and Peace?

My favorite is Romeo & Juliet

I love that one too! I think the fact that its a tragic love story is what makes it very interesting. Yeah, i know people have a problem with how they handled the situation and don't believe it possible for the two to fall in love so quickly but they were young *shrug*
i need to re-read it (:

we are reading A Midsummer Night's Dream. i like it. we also read Little Women. i didnt like it.

I want to read that one! Ive been told its really good (:
i liked Little women but I probably wouldn't re read it or read the other two books.

Karina wrote: "yay! another Catcher in the Rye fan! Loved both To Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies(recommended to me by my brother a few years ago)

I plan to read 1984 and of Mine and Men, we will see ho..."

TKAM is such a good book! Deff one of my favorites! I actually really liked Of Mice and Men.

I agree, Its one of my favorites as well :D
i really want to read it! There is actually a band with that same name...ive never heard their music though

oh you should read it! It's really short and the English is very simple so it's very easy to read. It's a pretty depressing book yet this is how it is/was for many many people trying to follow and have their American Dream

I like To Kill A Mockingbird

I love Of Mice and Men, To Kill A Mockingbird, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Romeo and Juilet.
Lord of the Flies was okayish.

Likes: The Jungle Book, Animal Farm

disliked: matilda

Oooh I should read the Jungle Book!

It's really different from the Disney version. In the movie the snake is a villain, but in the book he's one of Mowgli's teachers...

oh really...Well I'm still curious to read it (:

Sorry, I didn't mean to bore you with that random fact :P

You didn't! i am sorry if it sounded that way i really meant like "Ooh Reeeaaaally?" and in my head i was thinking "Thats interesting, i wonder what else is different" (don't tell me!) :D

Lol! I won't ;)

I loved Romeo and Juliet and Jane Eyre.

I feel like my school tries to pick the worst classics for us to read

kevinjonaslover.♥ wrote: "I feel like my school tries to pick the worst classics for us to read"
My school does the same.. they made me read ALL MY SONS :o

Scott wrote: "kevinjonaslover.♥ wrote: "I feel like my school tries to pick the worst classics for us to read"
My school does the same.. they made me read ALL MY SONS :o"

By arthur miller? I saw The Crucible by him and it was so bad!

The one book I can think of that I had a hard time reading was The Odyssey!

I really enjoyed The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn :D

Karina wrote: "The one book I can think of that I had a hard time reading was The Odyssey!

I really enjoyed The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn :D"

I hated huck finn.

:O Why!?

kevinjonaslover.♥ wrote: "Scott wrote: "kevinjonaslover.♥ wrote: "I feel like my school tries to pick the worst classics for us to read"
My school does the same.. they made me read ALL MY SONS :o"

By arthur miller? I saw T..."
Yes. It was quite painful.

It was for school and I just thought it was pretty boring. I bought an audiobook just to finish it

i think its easier and more enjoyable when you read a book because YOU want to not because you are required to read it. But I loved it, it was probably because it was in Huck's POV though.

Yeah i hate being told what to read! I never read Tom Sawyer but I heard it's much better

I started reading it but never got around to finishing it. I do plan to though!

I hate many of the books they make us read in school. We are starting

I read for school and hated it. I wish I had chosen something else!

Courtney wrote: "I read for school and hated it. I wish I had chosen something else!"
I heard that one was really long . What were your other choices?

I have to read Oedipus Rex for my Psychology class.

I READ THAT! But for Psychology? That's a new one ;P

Shreya wrote: "I READ THAT! But for Psychology? That's a new one ;P"

I read it years ago but don't remember a lot of it. Yup, my professor says psychology is all around us...especially in this book haha.

Karina wrote: "Shreya wrote: "I READ THAT! But for Psychology? That's a new one ;P"

I read it years ago but don't remember a lot of it. Yup, my professor says psychology is all around us...especially in this boo..."

Is this the book related To Fred's Odepius and Elecltra complex?

Karina wrote: "I have to read Oedipus Rex for my Psychology class."
Is that the Greek story about the guy who marries his mom?

Scott wrote: "Karina wrote: "I have to read Oedipus Rex for my Psychology class."
Is that the Greek story about the guy who marries his mom?"

Thats what im referring to but idk if thats it

Yep thats the one!

Oh we talked about it psych! So gross but then again he didn't know accoridng to my teacher

We are discussing it in class as well. No he didn't know but when he was born it had already been predicted.

Intreseting! Is psych your major?

Karina wrote: "We are discussing it in class as well. No he didn't know but when he was born it had already been predicted."
Yup the Oracle had predicted he would kill his father, and marry his mom.. Sophocles wrote it!

Scott wrote: "Karina wrote: "We are discussing it in class as well. No he didn't know but when he was born it had already been predicted."
Yup the Oracle had predicted he would kill his father, and marry his mom..."


Oh just like Julius Caesar and the soothsayer saying beware the ides of march. If only Caesar listened

kevinjonaslover.♥ wrote: "Intreseting! Is psych your major?"

I knew I wanted to major in psych since I was in high school, but now I'm not so sure if thats what i want :/

Scott wrote: "Karina wrote: "We are discussing it in class as well. No he didn't know but when he was born it had already been predicted."
Yup the Oracle had predicted he would kill his father, and marry his mom..."

Haha you should hear some students in my class try to say Sophocles it is funny because they try to mumble it hoping to get away with it but our professor makes them repeat it loudly and then fun of anyone who says it wrong.