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 Classic Literature, the ones you loved and the ones you hate
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rouge
Posted: Aug 12 2007, 10:05 PM


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so obviously, we have to read classical literature at one point.
in what language, i dont know.
but there's bound to be ones you liked in the mountain of books you didnt like.
i liked alice in wonderland, and i actuallly read that not because i had to, but because i wanted to. currently reading Through the looking glass. I also liked The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Easy to read with deep meaning. We spen weeks on analyzing it. I also like edgar allan poe's books, if that counts as classic. Wizard of Oz series isnt bad either. Jonathan Livingston Seagull was somewhat dull. OK, the ones i didint like. A looooot of ones i didnt like. the 2 that come up into my mind is "A Midsummer Nights Dream" and "Oliver Twist" A midsummer nights dream, i didnt get half the things going on. I read the cliffnotes to keep up. Oliver Twist, i DESPISE that book. from beginning to end, GAH!!! I read the ending like 10 times, and still didnt get it. Maybe im just stupid? anyways, oliver twist is my number one DONT READ book.
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.Haru-chan.
Posted: Aug 13 2007, 01:11 PM


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the last 2 years we had a really bad german teacher (i live in germany but actually i'm from russia = weird) and we had to read soo many clssical literature books kurou03.gif i have hated all of them!!!
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Posted: Aug 14 2007, 06:59 AM


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The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite Classic. The story is involved and it's definately an attention grabber.

And, for all those who soon have to or will be reading Great Expectations.... RUN!! I swear it took me all summer to finish this one when I had to read it. I fell asleep every six pages. I remember my mother sitting beside me (all day) to wake me up, and this being a week before school started, so I'd finish it... kurou19.gif
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rouge
Posted: Aug 14 2007, 01:12 PM


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hey, my ex english teacher said we might read "great expectations" but we didnt
good thing!
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Nina182B
Posted: Aug 21 2007, 03:01 AM


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My favorite classics are by the Bronte sisters, Jane Eyre & Wuthering Heights.
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haamal
Posted: Sep 6 2007, 04:50 PM


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my favorite classic is pride and prejudice.
every time I read it my heart just keep beating so fast, love it.
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angelkis00
Posted: Oct 12 2007, 06:56 AM


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A few of my favorites: The Iliad, Beowulf, Robinson Crusoe, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Franny & Zooey. Never could get into Dostoevsky. kurou04.gif
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ephie-sama
Posted: Oct 18 2007, 10:12 AM


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Urghh we had to do Wuthering Heights for our text thingy, ...needless to say, I hate it. But, I do like Jane Eyre by the sister. Hmm.
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Sakura_Syaoran
Posted: Dec 13 2007, 01:20 PM


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My fav classic is Jane Eyre! It's so romantic and beautiful! ^^
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Posted: Dec 26 2007, 05:07 AM


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My favorite piece of classic literature is Pride and Prejudice. It's romantic and it's funny. I'm not a classic literature person, but this classic by Jane Austen is really good.
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Posted: Dec 28 2007, 01:38 AM


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I love almost everything by Jane Austen. I also love Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Has anyone read her other works like The Professor or Villete?

I also really like Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. There's just so much pain and sadness in that work.

I also really like Alexander Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Ahh, it's my favorite book.

Hmm...Dostoevesky is also another favorite author of mine. I like The Brothers Karamazov. Right now I'm working through Devils.

I cannot stand though Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy. I read it twice, and I hated it equally both times. I read it once, didn't like it. Years later, I decided to read it again and give it a second shot, and I still couldn't like it.
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lola.pellola
Posted: Dec 28 2007, 03:26 AM


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as for me dostojewski's works that were in our class program
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Posted: Dec 28 2007, 07:41 AM


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I love all of Jane Austen's novels and also Jane Eyre.
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harajuku_maikeru
Posted: Mar 5 2008, 12:50 PM


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What a great thread. I really like Alice in Wonderland, and Through the looking glass wars too.

I really want to finish The Counte of Monte Cristo but don't have a copy where I live now and I know that I can't read the Japanese version. So I'll just have to wait.

Lets see this may sound weird because its a religious text but Exodus from the Christian bible. The stories are amazing and gripping.

I've always been a little afraid of Clockwork Orange but I'm giving it a try as one of my upcoming books.

I also wanna read some classic sci-fi like the time machine, war of the worlds, and 1984.

My all time fav classic is Candide. Its just so funny.

I can't really think of any I don't like right now, but I'm sure there are many.
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bloodlesskei
Posted: Mar 7 2008, 07:34 AM


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i loved Alice In wonderland and alot of Jane Austen's books. pride and prejudice is one of my favorite books of all time! kurou01.gif
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