ALL ABOUT CLASSIC NOVELS, classic novels you love and hate.. |
 Feb 26 2006, 05:52 AM
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Hallo, just want to talk about books, i havent found anyone to talk to about it lately..
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Mar 9 2006, 11:07 AM
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with all this talk of dickens, i'm astonished that no one has mentioned Great Expectations.
i read it during my freshman year of high school. while reading it, i despised it. i've always resented having to analyse books to death (lord of the flies, any shakespeare, dickens, etc.) but, by the time i read the last few pages, i was in love. the characters are absolutely vibrant and easy to get attached to. the story is just plain classic and dickens wrote beautifully. although it does require some patience. i was also a bit surprised to see such negative feedback about the Things They Carried. i read that during my senior year and was quite in love with it for a time, prior to having to write an enormous essay on it. but, then again, i'm a sucker for political/war related materials. they are always interesting and full of emotions, and people driven to extremes. very psychological and intriguing. one of my absolute favourites is Steppenwolf by hermann hesse. i've read it three times now and have found new notes to make each time. it's an amazing novel, plain and simple. hesse was an incredible author. also, i adored reading On the Road by kerouac. but, to fall in line with most of you, i've adored being sucked into books/stories such as To Kill a Mockingbird, anything by Orwell (including his short stories), and Gatsby. but, i've never been a fan of shakespeare. i can't explain why, exactly, but...i've honestly never been able to really get into any of it. and i've also never been able to pick up any jane austen or emily bronte and enjoy it. i suppose they're just not my cup of tea. |
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hangfire ALL ABOUT CLASSIC NOVELS Feb 26 2006, 05:52 AM
The Name's Billy i like shakespeare
i know im a nerd but shakespear... Feb 26 2006, 10:36 AM
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To Kill A Mockingbird
The Great Gatsby
The ... Mar 1 2006, 06:35 PM ranniel QUOTE(Teesa @ Mar 1 2006, 6:35 PM) Hmm..
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... Mar 7 2006, 10:07 PM Teesa QUOTE(Rachel is love @ Mar 7 2006, 10:07 ... Mar 21 2006, 10:02 PM nothing_plus_this QUOTE(Teesa @ Mar 21 2006, 10:02 PM) Hmm,... Mar 21 2006, 11:50 PM silver rain Oh, I really like Shakespeare too. In fact, the en... Mar 1 2006, 06:55 PM Statues/Shadows I still can't figure out why everyone who read... Mar 1 2006, 07:08 PM silver rain QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Mar 1 2006, 7:08 ... Mar 1 2006, 10:54 PM Blow_Don't_SUCK Pride and Prejudice.
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Emma...I forgot the auth... Mar 1 2006, 07:09 PM Statues/Shadows Both of those were written by Jane Austen... Mar 1 2006, 07:36 PM Blow_Don't_SUCK QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Mar 1 2006, 7:36 ... Mar 2 2006, 04:33 PM Statues/Shadows I'm reading Ethan Frome right now, but I'm... Mar 2 2006, 03:47 PM sunissed14127 eh, I'm not a very bigg classic novel fan. I l... Mar 2 2006, 03:52 PM Paradox of Life One of my favorite books of all time is A Christma... Mar 2 2006, 08:43 PM Classical Twist QUOTE(Paradox of Life @ Mar 2 2006, 8:43 ... Mar 2 2006, 10:04 PM Kristinaa And "Persuasion" Mar 2 2006, 10:07 PM Classical Twist QUOTE(Kristinaa @ Mar 2 2006, 10:07 PM) A... Mar 4 2006, 06:20 PM Blow_Don't_SUCK ^Oh I have that on my book shelf but I haven't... Mar 2 2006, 11:42 PM Statues/Shadows mmm, I read The Jungle this summer. Well, kind of.... Mar 4 2006, 07:07 PM FreeStickers Albert Camus - The Stranger was pretty good. Mar 6 2006, 04:39 PM mipadi Camus is a really fascinating writer. Mar 6 2006, 04:42 PM FreeStickers QUOTE(mipadi @ Mar 6 2006, 4:42 PM) Camus... Mar 7 2006, 05:03 PM Im too punk rock for this once again i noe im a complete dork but Cyrano DeB... Mar 7 2006, 09:58 AM herizon xP Anything Chuck Palahniuk. Grabbed my attention.
Ye... Mar 7 2006, 05:19 PM Teesa The Stranger was pretty good, too. Call of the Wil... Mar 7 2006, 06:08 PM Krateguy09 George Orwell and Anthony Burgess. Needless to say... Mar 7 2006, 09:07 PM Statues/Shadows I read Ethan Frome on Sunday, and I'm not quit... Mar 8 2006, 12:04 AM Im too punk rock for this i noe u may call me crazy but personally i think D... Mar 9 2006, 08:50 AM FreeStickers To Kill a Mockingbird was a good story, but the g... Mar 10 2006, 09:17 PM Statues/Shadows ^That's what happened with me too. Well, pre-I... Mar 10 2006, 10:07 PM GetMiNE_GetY0URS - Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha
- John ... Mar 10 2006, 10:57 PM FreeStickers QUOTE(GetMiNE_GetY0URS @ Mar 10 2006, 10... Mar 10 2006, 11:22 PM Rachel is love QUOTE(FreeStickers @ Mar 10 2006, 9:22 PM... Mar 11 2006, 01:38 PM yanners QUOTE(GetMiNE_GetY0URS @ Mar 11 2006, 11... Mar 22 2006, 08:21 AM Statues/Shadows Err. I read Steinbeck in 6th and 7th grade. Mar 11 2006, 05:54 PM FreeStickers QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Mar 11 2006, 5:54... Mar 11 2006, 09:49 PM Statues/Shadows QUOTE(FreeStickers @ Mar 11 2006, 9:49 PM... Mar 11 2006, 10:23 PM nothing_plus_this i enjoyed In Dubious Battle. along with Working by... Mar 11 2006, 10:05 PM Rachel is love Mice of Men was a tad depressing! Mar 12 2006, 12:35 AM pastellove_ ^ indeed it was.
i've started on Sense and Se... Mar 12 2006, 12:54 AM nothing_plus_this heh. when my honors english class read othello, ou... Mar 12 2006, 01:07 AM pastellove_ that's better than mine.
she seems to me like ... Mar 12 2006, 03:11 PM Im too punk rock for this the pearl wasnt the best book i have ever read i m... Mar 19 2006, 04:21 PM Libertie Just about everything mentioned in here was assign... Mar 19 2006, 04:32 PM sillakilla220 i enjoy steinbeck thoroughly. The end of mice and... Mar 19 2006, 04:51 PM Statues/Shadows I started The Bell Jar today and am really enjoyin... Mar 19 2006, 08:09 PM Phoenixx Most definitely Catcher in the Rye.
I'm readi... Mar 21 2006, 09:13 PM sillakilla220 i also liked the great gatsby when that bitch got ... Mar 21 2006, 09:58 PM aicilah999 reading these books...(good books )
Pride&... Mar 21 2006, 11:24 PM RiC3xBoy Yeah, O'Brien was a soldier himself. The chara... Mar 22 2006, 01:15 AM jeung moved to interests -> books forum Apr 4 2006, 03:23 PM xxamandajanexx where the red fern grows. not sure if its exactly ... May 25 2006, 03:00 PM mzkandi To Kill a Mockingbird
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Catcher in t... May 25 2006, 07:32 PM jooleeah I actually hated Animal Farm. Maybe I'll rerea... May 26 2006, 01:34 PM loopylandscapes47 I like some things of shakespeare and homer...
but... Jun 9 2006, 09:26 AM gigiopolis I'm currently reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Br... Jun 13 2006, 07:30 PM Monday To Kill a Mockingbird is very good, along with Far... Sep 8 2006, 06:11 PM yrrnotelekktric ^ to kill a mocking bird!
i <3 this book. Sep 9 2006, 12:14 AM The E-Man To Kill A Mockingbird was an excellent book in my ... Sep 10 2006, 01:50 PM x.d.o.0.f.u.s i like the classic Les Miserables. such an awsome ... Sep 13 2006, 03:31 PM rawr SOCK I HATE Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
It... Sep 13 2006, 06:23 PM myWings510 We're reading "The Scarlet Letter" f... Sep 14 2006, 10:18 PM xxamandajanexx Catcher in the rye
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the great... Sep 28 2006, 03:03 PM hixfive do Matilda and The BFG count? Oct 2 2006, 08:56 AM peggysturr Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare:
Oh, I love i... Oct 24 2006, 10:17 PM QueenAkasha I totally and completely LOVE Charles Dickens.
Lik... Oct 25 2006, 02:26 PM eavesdroppers I like to read the "classics" just to ha... Feb 27 2007, 09:09 PM Kathleen Read anything by William Faulkner. I suppose his ... Feb 28 2007, 12:08 PM Azarel John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany is absol... Feb 28 2007, 04:17 PM Duchess of Dork Topics Merged :)
Classics? Hmm.. off the top of... Feb 28 2007, 04:25 PM Humanity I really like To Kill A Mockingbird and Animal Far... Apr 7 2007, 01:24 AM mishyerr The Scarlet Letter and Wuthering Heights. Apr 7 2007, 05:20 PM |
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