tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post20974757170729745..comments2023-10-26T04:53:55.401-05:00Comments on Literary Musings: Top Ten Books I'd Recommend To Someone Who Doesn't Read ClassicsBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-65074384786495585472012-01-19T11:23:40.877-06:002012-01-19T11:23:40.877-06:00I have yet to read Animal Farm.. I love that last ...I have yet to read Animal Farm.. I love that last line! I really need to read it, and it's so short. Maybe this year!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-43883344658773652902012-01-18T05:29:11.587-06:002012-01-18T05:29:11.587-06:00Ooh - interesting list! I do read classics, but I ...Ooh - interesting list! I do read classics, but I haven't even heard of some of thing - !! Thanks for pointing some out!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467655046379247950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-21036781269741127042012-01-18T05:09:49.293-06:002012-01-18T05:09:49.293-06:00This is the year I finally read Huckleberry Finn, ...This is the year I finally read Huckleberry Finn, no excuses. I'll probably go for audiobook. I usually also recommend 1984 and Brave New World. Non-classic readers always seem to get really enthusiastic about the topics.Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-39592914005713069282012-01-17T23:25:33.091-06:002012-01-17T23:25:33.091-06:00I hope to read some Gerge Eliot this year. She...I hope to read some Gerge Eliot this year. She's been on my TBR pile for years! Thanks for this thoughtful list.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-13844718061357390352012-01-17T20:04:36.218-06:002012-01-17T20:04:36.218-06:00White Noise and Gatsby are on my list this week to...White Noise and Gatsby are on my list this week too, but I chose Pudd'nhead Wilson for my Twain. Have you read it? It is a little shorter than Huck Finn -- I think -- and a lot weirder. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a good one too.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-71096040121203478242012-01-17T15:46:21.365-06:002012-01-17T15:46:21.365-06:00Cath, Well put! You are right.Cath, Well put! You are right.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-38714765232610648522012-01-17T15:45:57.294-06:002012-01-17T15:45:57.294-06:00No luck with Wilkie? What did you start with?No luck with Wilkie? What did you start with?Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-80653627504083032792012-01-17T15:38:58.779-06:002012-01-17T15:38:58.779-06:00I agree especially with Twain and Collins! The bes...I agree especially with Twain and Collins! The best way to bridge the gap from popular fiction into classics is to find books that mimic the genre that just happen to BE classics. <br /><br />Great list! A Doll's House is underrated!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475183245822795384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-8616158447395448852012-01-17T14:50:39.477-06:002012-01-17T14:50:39.477-06:00Great list. To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Ga...Great list. To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Gatsby are phenomenal books. I have The Moonstone on my list to read this year but I haven't had luck with Wilkie Collins yet so we'll see.Amyhttp://www.justbookreading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-28090702554992346632012-01-17T14:45:46.034-06:002012-01-17T14:45:46.034-06:00Sam, Awesome! Thanks :)Sam, Awesome! Thanks :)Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-75541583254362144742012-01-17T14:45:36.234-06:002012-01-17T14:45:36.234-06:00Laura, Glad you agree! Also, don't be nervous ...Laura, Glad you agree! Also, don't be nervous for Things Fall Apart. For real, it's not a difficult book.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-65984397983977108372012-01-17T14:45:03.498-06:002012-01-17T14:45:03.498-06:00Cheers to White Noise! And I look forward to your ...Cheers to White Noise! And I look forward to your thoughts on Things Fall Apart.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-47543298153111308122012-01-17T14:44:31.371-06:002012-01-17T14:44:31.371-06:00Oh Lord of the Flies I forgot about that one.
I ...Oh Lord of the Flies I forgot about that one. <br /><br />I still haven't read As I Lay Dying, or any Faulkner for that matter. *shame on me*Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-39060550608793184082012-01-17T14:43:48.718-06:002012-01-17T14:43:48.718-06:00I have to admit, I'm not a huge Jane Austen gi...I have to admit, I'm not a huge Jane Austen girl. Also, I prefer Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility to P&P. I know I'm in the minority.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-10525784681799630842012-01-17T14:42:42.448-06:002012-01-17T14:42:42.448-06:00I can't wait until you read Mill on the Floss!...I can't wait until you read Mill on the Floss! It's so good. And you've got to read Native Son. Read that one first.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-80524621562323147152012-01-17T13:37:37.620-06:002012-01-17T13:37:37.620-06:00Great recommendations, Brenna. I've read quit...Great recommendations, Brenna. I've read quite a few of these and the ones that I have read were definitely accessible.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-35437724905826763082012-01-17T12:31:39.443-06:002012-01-17T12:31:39.443-06:00Of the ones of these I've read, I fully agree-...Of the ones of these I've read, I fully agree- they somehow manage to be really accessible as well as expressing complex things that you then feel cleverer for understanding and having an opinion on! Also, I'm glad you've put Things Fall Apart on this list, because I'm reading it for the Back to the Classics Challenge this year and I'm a little nervous...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-74755368557561796622012-01-17T12:17:32.221-06:002012-01-17T12:17:32.221-06:00I love that you included White Noise - such a grea...I love that you included White Noise - such a great book that many people don't get exposed to. I have Things Fall Apart coming up soon and can't wait to read it. Fantastic list!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474997114568231162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-50290267981484855932012-01-17T11:52:03.910-06:002012-01-17T11:52:03.910-06:00Great list, Brenna. It's weird, kind of, that ...Great list, Brenna. It's weird, kind of, that so many readers are afraid of so-called classic literature, thinking it won't have anything to offer them. But many of them are classics for a reason. They're beautifully written, or speak to universal truths. The first three you listed are some of my personal favorites as well... I'd also add Complete Short Stories, by Hemingway, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and maybe Faulkner's As I Lay Dying.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-30612960768418039442012-01-17T11:44:07.106-06:002012-01-17T11:44:07.106-06:00And Pride and Prejudice!!! :) Great list!
My Tues...And Pride and Prejudice!!! :) Great list!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.literaryexploration.com/2012/01/teaser-tuesday-21-cinder-top-ten.html" rel="nofollow">My Tuesday Posts</a>Anna @ Literary Explorationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030647208439202308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-2658151243911777012012-01-17T11:10:32.835-06:002012-01-17T11:10:32.835-06:00Good choices! I haven't read Mill on the Floss...Good choices! I haven't read Mill on the Floss Yet, but after Silas Marner and Middlemarch, I'm really looking forward to it. I've read all the rest except Native Son and that one is high on my list as well.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-77172584821914718522012-01-17T10:46:40.818-06:002012-01-17T10:46:40.818-06:00I'd agree that some are like that, but definit...I'd agree that some are like that, but definitely not many on this list.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-34761549307970391282012-01-17T10:46:00.792-06:002012-01-17T10:46:00.792-06:00I'm glad you found it helpful, Trish!I'm glad you found it helpful, Trish!Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-59902153018363391152012-01-17T10:45:40.611-06:002012-01-17T10:45:40.611-06:00Thanks Andi! I'm interested to see what short ...Thanks Andi! I'm interested to see what short stories made your list.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-78181826815841075602012-01-17T10:44:49.103-06:002012-01-17T10:44:49.103-06:00I haven't heard of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Off ...I haven't heard of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Off to find out what it's all about...Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.com