tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post2683932616469092949..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: Musing Monday...Don't Let The Classics Scare You!caitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-16312792451649696782011-07-12T19:14:57.146-04:002011-07-12T19:14:57.146-04:00I think it is interesting to consider what makes s...I think it is interesting to consider what makes someone well-read. If you read nothing but one genre, could you be considered an "expert" in it and well-read but you aren't well-rounded? If you read a little bit of everything but aren't an "expert" in any one genre, are you still well-read? I like what you say about being open to a good tale in any genre.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-39712431109143821232011-07-12T16:11:51.624-04:002011-07-12T16:11:51.624-04:00I think you should read books that you like and fi...I think you should read books that you like and find interesting. Everyone has different interests and that is normal. The world will be a really boring place if every individual was alike. So a persons knowledge and expertise lie in different areas of intelligence. I don't think that marks a person as well read or not. I think that everyone is well read in different subjects.Yehudisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-1316029137192082032011-07-12T08:06:16.550-04:002011-07-12T08:06:16.550-04:00I'm not big on reading the classics, although ...I'm not big on reading the classics, although I have read a few in recent years. There's no doubt that they are good stories and have lasted through time. It's just that there aren't enough hours in this lifetime for me to read everything. I mainly stick to the genres I like, but I do branch out if I hear about something good in a different genre. <br /><br />Basically, I'm reading for my own enjoyment (and, yes, often for reviews but those are books I accepted because I think I'll enjoy them - LOL).<br /><br />Classics don't scare me, it's just that I prefer the modern books.<br /><br />Interesting topic this week, isn't it?Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-11869687112072993642011-07-12T07:56:28.067-04:002011-07-12T07:56:28.067-04:00Well said, indeed! I seriously doubt too many of t...Well said, indeed! I seriously doubt too many of the current demon/vampire type books are going to be still be read in 100 + years. They will be long forgotten.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-33560423346922409122011-07-12T00:41:42.345-04:002011-07-12T00:41:42.345-04:00The year we were supposed to read all the classics...The year we were supposed to read all the classics in school I went into an AP class and ended up not reading any of them. Now I dedicate on classic every back to school. It's fun. Reminisce of the old days. Well kind of.heavenisabookstorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056056204401705535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-35443331548522116912011-07-11T16:36:48.919-04:002011-07-11T16:36:48.919-04:00Those books have survived through the ages because...Those books have survived through the ages because they are so good.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-88702613363695931102011-07-11T15:04:32.888-04:002011-07-11T15:04:32.888-04:00If being well read means you've read the class...If being well read means you've read the classics, I'm out of luck. There aren't many that I've read, even though I've been telling myself for years to get them read.<br /><br />If you'd like to visit my Musing, you can find it <a href="http://ratb2.blogspot.com/search/label/musing%20mondays" rel="nofollow">Here</a>Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-34502710985783170372011-07-11T14:26:41.886-04:002011-07-11T14:26:41.886-04:00Couldn't agree more.
I think a proof that ...Couldn't agree more.<br /><br />I think a proof that 'the classics' are indeed books everyone should read is the fact that you can find mega Hollywood productions for most.<br /><br />The only difference between the books and the films is Brad Pitt and a 50%off sale sign on top os a colourless book cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-31654915656472727282011-07-11T12:44:48.099-04:002011-07-11T12:44:48.099-04:00"Sometimes, some of these books may be a litt...<i>"Sometimes, some of these books may be a little more work to read than most popular modern novels, (although I have tried to read a couple of current books that were like slogging through oatmeal in hip boots) maybe because the style may be different than we are used to. But really, they are worth it. In fact, that is why they are classics. They speak to the timeless qualities of the human condition. The settings may be different that the world we live in today, but the essence of the stories speak to us today as clearly as when they were written 50 or 100 or 200 years ago."</i><br /><br />So true! You have exactly summed up my own feelings about the subject! <br /><br />I should so read something by Willa Cather. Why I still haven't read her books is a mystery to me.wutheringwillowhttp://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-8786050528681692011-07-11T12:30:28.839-04:002011-07-11T12:30:28.839-04:00The funniest thing about the Classics that most pe...The funniest thing about the Classics that most people don't realize it that most modern stories (and movies for their part) are based on the plot lines of the classics. Like you said many are "just rip-roaring good stories" I do think school itself scares many people away from reading the classics for fun. (Although, I never want to read through The Iliad again please). People need remove their dreaded memories of hateful, boring teachers from the wonderful words written long ago before Tv and the modern world tainted the humor and terror of the great ones. <br /><br />Here's my answer just for kicks and giggles: http://www.composingcat.com/2011/07/musing-mondays-is-bookish-meme-hosted.htmlCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06081756382029844327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-48939471504427893602011-07-11T12:18:19.976-04:002011-07-11T12:18:19.976-04:00There's just too many genres for a person to b...There's just too many genres for a person to be well read in all of them.<br /><br />Here's my answer:http://diannehartsocksalex.wordpress.com/alexs-blogs/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-72112986282427395332011-07-11T11:56:40.460-04:002011-07-11T11:56:40.460-04:00I have enjoyed the classics, too...nowadays, the &...I have enjoyed the classics, too...nowadays, the "classics" or timeless stories I choose are often literary fiction by authors like Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, etc.<br /><br />But I like a lot of variety, so I'm always searching through the lists of contemporary books as well.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-29470822747219930852011-07-11T11:40:36.657-04:002011-07-11T11:40:36.657-04:00Totally agree with you. Most of my favorite books ...Totally agree with you. Most of my favorite books are "classics." Don't let the label scare you!Julie @ Read Handedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14276118610042594397noreply@blogger.com