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Do's and Don'ts of Reading Classics
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- 0:00 Intro
0:26 What is a "Classic"?
1:14 Don't bite off more than you can chew
1:42 Do find an author that you like
2:11 Don't get bogged down with the language
2:49 Do get a dictionary app
3:21 Don't read too fast
4:13 Do take a break
4:30 Don't give up!
5:00 Do explore different types of classics
5:42 What is YOUR favorite classic?
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"Don't get bogged down by the language"
E.g Emily Brontë trying to say "laugh"... "Rendered my hilarity audible"
🤣
why is this true-
Ha, ha, ha, ha! Indeed!
Some suggestions for classic newbies:
1. The Curious case of Benjamin Button : F Scott Fitzgerald
2. A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens.
3. The importance of being Earnest: Oscar Wilde
4. Emma: Jane Austen
Hope this might help.
I would like to add Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte to this list. ☺️
It took me forever to finally get around to reading it. I loved it!
Is Bram Stoker’s Dracula a good classic for beginners?
@@jaketheadventurer2772 yes I would say so. I didn't find the language hard and I just couldn't put the book down 🙂
War and Peace isn't really dense, the vocabulary used is quite simple and the themes are very much heavy handed. That is not to blemish the book's value, which is immense. It's mostly its length that intimidate people.
My favourite classic is 'Crime and Punishment' by Dostoyevsky; pretty much the sole novel that got me into classics as a whole (I had read other classics prior to tackling it). On the whole, Russian literature is very accessible in its themes and language, if you don't mind all the Russian names, nicknames, surnames, etc.
Not only war and peace's length but also the style. I tried to read it for the first time when I was sixteen or something like that and the dialogue in French at the beginning just made me give up. I was not ready for the Russians yet :)
@@thejoyofreading7661 There are scattered occasional phrases in french, but not a big deal. Great book.. Get written list of all the characters (each has name, family name and nickname) and refer to it as you read. Very worth reading.
Totally agree with this. I do think He could have told this story in half the space. Also, he could have made his diatribe against Napoleon a separate book altogether.
@@Caliban_80 Tolstoy did not regard “War and peace” as a novel - it’s a historical analysis/examination using fictional characters.
I started with Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe. Then, I read Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. I fell in love with it all. But, my favorite is Victorian Gothic.
Have you read Austen's Northanger Abbey? :))
I am going to start reading classics from the next week ❤️
A Tale of Two Cities is a good place to start. Short, easy to comprehend, but can be much deeper if you want to dedicate more time and understanding.
I screamed when i got to your no.4! So happy you pointed out the importance of having a dictionary (app/physical copy) at arm's length when reading a classic. Love this video!
Her: don’t start with massive books
Me only having read Farenheit 451 and 1984 in school: I will read first Crime and Punishment, then Anna Karenina and War and Peace lol😂
Loved the video!!
Very interesting video! These are the perfect manners wherein to read a classical work!
I haven’t read too many classical books, the only major ones being “Le Père Goriot” and “Illusions perdues,” both by Honoré de Balzac (both in French, of course). I am twelve years of age now, wherefore I haven’t had enough time and opportunities to read many. I am currently reading “Splendeurs et Misères des courtisanes” by Balzac (again), “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” by Charles Dickens and the much lesser known “Filozofská historie” by Alois Jirásek (in the Czech language). In poetry, I have read “Mazeppa” by Lord Byron, and am reading “Beppo” by the same author at the present moment; when I was nine, I began reading “As You Like It” by Shakespeare, but my disorganized self of the time discontinued it about three quarters through the play.
Of course, there is so much more I hope to read in the future!
I love Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and that’s the book that got me reading classics
I like gothic victorian literature.
Courtny E. then read the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde by robert louis stevenson or dracula by bram stoker
Me too. Wilkie Collins The Moonstone and The Lady in White are fantastic. And i love Arthur Machen, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. From the very beggining of the XX century Algernon Blackwood and Ambrose Bierce are great too.
Don't forget Ghost Stories from an Antiquary, The Lost Stradivarius, The House and the Brain, The Lair of the White Worm, The Werewolf of Paris, and the short ghost stories of Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker.
geez, same
I find a quiet space helps with books like these. I get more from David Copperfield in my car on my lunch break than at home whilst the family watches TV.😀
Lovely video! If I may add: remember classics come from all corners of the world and every literary tradition has its quintessential books, there is more to classics than American and European books 😊
When I was a preteen and reading a lot more often, I think the first classic I read was The Little House in the Big Woods.
Followed by stories of a similar genre, like Anne of Green Gables and Little Women
I just recently got back into reading again, and I've been reading mostly classics and absolutely loving it.
I'm especially drawn to particular genres: children's fantasy (Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia, etc),
and gothic horror (Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, etc).
Currently I'm re-reading The Hobbit for like the tenth time, and I've just started Dracula. I didn't find a particular author I like, but I did find some go-to genres and I'm having a blast 😆
How wonderful! Happy reading!
I’ve read quite a few classics in my time. Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favourites. I also like anything by Thomas Hardy, George Elliot and DH Lawrence. Vanity Fair is quite dense but imo worth it, Becky Sharp is an amazing character!
I love, love this!!! It's so straightforward ^.^
Oldies but goodie! Love this video of yours.. I keep watching this video over and over again to keep remind myself to read more classics. Thank you, Kailey
Hey , I just wanted to thank you for your words of encouragement. I never enjoyed reading and reading was dreary but recently I finished “ Crime and Punishment “ by Dostoevsky and boy ... I found my author ( like you mentioned lol ) ! I’m hooked , I’m a slow reader but reading has become such a pleasure and hobby ! Thanks again , you are pretty btw ☺️
Try also The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky 😁😁😁
Thank me soon... Lol
Great video. I am just finishing up the monster Les Mis for my channel. I absolutely love it and yes Dickens is my fave. I do not particularly like Dombey & Son but hey every one has their likes. Oliver Twist in my opinion is the best also A Tale of Two Cities.
The Old Man & the Sea and The Great Gatsby are awesome starter books for getting into modern classics. That’s where I started. On the Road is great too if you’ve got a gypsy soul. :)
Good points.
I started reading Hardy again yesterday and found I was having to regress, until I slowed right down.
The sentence structure is longer, but the prose is beautifully constructed and requires more attention.
People had better vocabulary then, compared with today's sloppy speech and took more time, without distractions, to meditate on life.
I really loved reading classics because there was something about old-fashioned things that really intrigued me. I love history.
I love Brontë’s books, I have read almost all of them. Your videos are great, very inspiring. Thank you.
Thanks! I'm trying to read more classics this year, and I still have a couple of Bronte books that I haven't read and would love to get to them this year. I would actually really love to reread Tenant of Wildfell Hall too! happy REading!
"Dont start reading anything massive like Wart and Peace" I find this a very funny because of the following 2 reasons:
a) I am reading War and Peace right now, I only have 100 pages left :D
b) The first classic that I've ever read was Le Miserables which is bigger than War and Peace and way more harder to read than War and Peace.
I do agree with finding what you like to read, I personally like a Russian literature (I am a hardcore Dostoevsky fan); I guess I can consider myself lucky because the 2nd classic that I read was Crime and Punishment, ergo it did't take me too long to find my niche.
That's wonderful! Russian Literature and I don't really get along, but I love hearing that other people enjoy it. I guess some people are intimidated by large books, because it requires more of a commitment of time, but I love long books!
Happy Reading!
I also started with les misérables in middle school and was surprised it wasn’t harder but sometimes size doesn’t matter!
my first classic was Alexandre Dumas - MontCrhrist´s cond ( I hope is written like that, im fron spain)
@@EconomicBearish "Count of Monte Cristo" is one of my favorite books of all time! Dumas is wonderful!
Happy Reading!
LOL My first was Brothers Karamazov and while it took me forever, it is still my most re-read classic! I think I've read it three times now!
I would also say mix in some poetry, short stories and essays......these short pieces can break the monotony if you need to take a break from a daunting classic.....
This is a beautiful and charming video with wonderful advice for those who love to read. When I was a kid in France I embarked on "the great read" and now that I am old I am still at it. The beauty of it is the journey is endless and taking time to revisit old friends is a treat. Strangely as my journey ends I am comforted by the thought of all the great books I will not have read. The first classic I read was Pride and Prejudice and I am now halfway through The Tale of Genji.
Jane Eyre was the book that got me into classics. I was actually obsessed with that story haha
Me too! I've read it so many times that I've lost count.
Happy Reading!
Jane Eyre in my opinion is the best western novel.
@@Merima28 I very much agree. I love Pride and Prejudice and the like. But, I always go back to Jane.
You are delightful! Thanks for the great tips
And then there are the CLASSICS written in Latin and Greek! LOL!
I Love the Books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He truly is a master of imagination. The Tarzan and Mars books are very addicting!!!
Your one point about reading all of an author's work: I did that with Dumas the elder and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sadly, I can't read anymore of Anna Sewell's work since Black Beauty was her only book. There are many classics authors that I love where the author only wrote and published one book.
I enjoyed this quick video and agreed with all your tips. Especially using the Webster’s app, which I use myself. Keep reading.
Really great tips. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciated hearing your classic / modern classic demarcation.
Just stumbled upon your video. *SUBSCRIBED* I am a huge classics fan. Great list of Dos and Don'ts. I highly concur with with #2. Latching onto an author has helped me immensely over the years. Edith Wharton is my newest love. As for dictionaries, I just use Google Play Books as my reading app (although I prefer the physical product). In Play Books, you just select the word and the definition pops right up. Also, audio books are sometimes the way to go with the larger classics, they really make some of the hefty language come to life. Great video. Thanks!
Thanks for subbing! I've actually found that I lose my concentration when I listen to classics on audiobook. When I'm reading, I tend to skim over lots of descriptive passages, but you can't do that when listening, so I tune it out and then miss something. haha! It depends on the book, I guess.
Happy REading!
I'm a late bloomer but recently started with A Farewell to Arms, then The Sun Also Rises, now reading For Whom the Bells Toll and will finish Hemingway with The Old Man and the Sea. I think that will be enough of him then may move on to Dickens next.
Don't start with war and peace...
Me a year ago:
Read 3 Jane Austen books, read Jane eyre, read Anne of green gables.
*Read WAR AND PEACE*
Great tips! :) I actually started with Shakespeare and Fitzgerald. I gotta say that even thpugh I am not an English native speaker, I don't think it's hard to understand. Once you get into the language (and the author's writing style), it's pretty easy to follow.
I would recommend the Folger Shakespeare Library editions for the individual plays. I think they are still in print (my editions are from the 1970's). They have the text of the on the right hand pages with the language clarified on the left. This makes the plays much easier to read.
Yeah I think Shakespeare is pretty chill tbh
This is out of topic but I'm so happeh to see a fellow moonwalker❤❤
Great video ! I loved ♥ Brazil says hi :)
Thank you!
Great video with good suggestions for the beginners :)
I have lots of favourites. I like Dostoevskij, especially Crime and punishment and the Brothers Karamazov. I like many French novelists of the 19th century like Hugo, Balzac and Stendhal. I like Greek classic like Homer's epic poems. Then there is literature from the 20th century with authors like Kafka and Hemingway. And then I adore Dante!
I cannot recall which book got me into classics. During my childhood, I read some children's classics like Astrid Lindgren, during my teenage years I read authors who according to your definition would be classics like Conan Doyle. I think the first huge classic I read was "The Master and Margarita" by M. Bulgakov.
I felt like a very odd child because, as my classmates dove for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, I searched out classics and modern classics such as The Secret Garden, The Little Princess, and Anne of Green Gables (I received the boxed set of 8 Anne books for Christmas.). I didn't have many people with whom I could discuss these books, so they felt like they were only mine.
I often felt that way too!! As though I were the only one who had ever read the book, because I was the only person I knew who liked to read. Thank God for BookTube and GoodReads and other communities where readers can share! Happy REading!
Thanks for your videos! I agree you don't need to know every word! Am with you on Wilkie Collins btw. I get him in a way I don't' feel with Dickens. Currently reading No Name and loving it.
Awesome! "No Name" is one of my favorites! Although I still love "The Moonstone" more. The only book by Collins that I haven't really liked (so far) was "Basil", and that was because poor Basil had no backbone. The plot was wonderful, and writing excellent, of course. I was just so frustrated with that character. haha!
Happy REading!
I love Herodotus's Histories ... So intriguing to hear how they lived in the ancient times, told by someone so very entertaining and offbeat. I picked up "The Lifetime Reading Plan" by Clifton Fadiman and am reading a lot of his suggestions in chronological order, starting with the earliest classics and working my way toward modern times (eventually) ..
That's a great way to stay motivated to read classics! Having a list really helps!
This was really helpful!
Yay! I'm so glad that this was useful to you. Happy REading!
yasssss i learned so much, thanks for the tips :''-)
Excellent advice. My personal tip for reading classic books is to spoil yourself. If there is a film available watch it, or research the story a bit. Knowing a little about the author, the time period, or even just the overall themes can help you to connect to the writing. My favorite classic is, "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexander Dumas, the story has so much action and adventure, I found it to be very readable and gripping.
Count of Monte Cristo is in my top 5 favorite books of all time!!! It is huge, but when you're actually reading it, it doesn't seem long at all.
Happy REading!
I like your pre/post WWI distinction. I agree (as a novice) that there is a clear difference pre and post WWI. I just finished Count of Monte Cristo, and loved it. I think my first completed pre-WWI novel is probably The Picture of Dorian Gray, which I think is approachable for somebody coming to classics.
I am a beginner and I am starting with Jane Austen and I can understand her literature very well. Is that okay?
That's great! Keep reading!
Definetly keep going
I also started with Austin
Thanks for the suggestion of getting a dictionary app!
The first classic that I enjoyed reading was Brave New World, it has been two and a half years and now I love classics, I read at least one per month, and my favourite were Frankenstein and Fahrenheit 451. I also enjoy reading Platon and Shakespeare.
The first modern classic I read was H. G . Wells the time machine was really amazing story
Thank you.Finally got some useful tips.
Great! I'm glad that it was helpful. So many people get intimidated by classics, but they are just like any other books. Find what you love and READ it!
Edgar Allen Poe got me into classics. I remember not liking him as much learning about him in school, but a couple years ago I checked out a massive book filled with his works at the library. The very first story was “Berenice” and I completely fell head over heels backwards in love, and was hooked on every single word he wrote. Which I find odd even to this day because I hate horror 🙈 Right now I’m trying to read all of Jane Austen’s novels, but I always go back to Poe ❤️
What a great video, I wish there had been something like it 25 (ahem...) years ago when I thought I would tackle Moby Dick as my first classic. And I made it all the way up until the portion of the book that becomes -spoiler alert here- a scientific catalog of all the different types of whales. For me, as a young reader new to classics, that was just too much. The first classic that I finished and absolutely loved was The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf. I think it can be considered a classic, as opposed to a modern classic by your guidelines, as it was published in 1915, but is more straightforward than her later work, which easily falls in to the modern classic category. After that the two books that really cemented my love of classic literature, modern and otherwise, were Jude the Obscure and East of Eden. Both of those were real page-turners for me and made me realize that I didn't need to be intimidated by the label "classic."
Oh no! Moby Dick is not a good place to start (for most people). haha! I'm glad that you found some classics that you like though. Happy Reading!
I really really loved this video!!! I am from Brazil and I am proud of myself when I finish to read a classic book written in English ^^
"Don't give up on classics"
All those you mentioned are among my favorites too! Except for Wuthering Heights... too depressing.
Happy REading!
REBECCA! LOVE IT
i guess my first classic that i can remember reading is the secret garden ^^' i loved it but i never get around finishing it (i think i read it when i was 8? 9? years old) but the one that got me into reading classics was great expectations
You should go back and finish Secret Garden! I've read it multiple times, and always enjoy it. Happy Reading!
Ironically i just read Mansfield Park in 3 days but loved the narrator and language as well as how much underhanded social critique and psychology there was compared to Pride and Prejudice which i read a few years ago and enjoyed but not nearly to the same extent.
I just think you are so smart and interesting without being at all stuffy. You’re a lot of fun to watch and learn from and I thank you.
Aw, thank you!
thank you Kaily.. ☺☺
Despite it not really being a novel, think the book that got me into classics was Walden. I was the ONLY person in my high school English class who loved it. Now my all-time favourite classic novel is, funnily enough, Moby-Dick!
Love the way you talk. Like it.
I've seen many videos about favorite classics and many mess up the classics with the modern classic ones, so thank God I found your video ^^.A couple of years ago I was a crazy bookworm, I used to read many books of many kinds but some things happened and books didn't seem to help me that much(like calm my stress etc...) , so I quit reading entirely. Now, after those 3 years, I am starting to like reading books again, but this time I thought of starting with classics. I bought a book, which guides you to the most classics from Homer to Steven King(I has many diagrams, information about the books and the authors from many decades and kinds).The thing was that it was quite hard to read the English authors (English is not my native language and sorry, if I made some mistakes) like Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe etc, so I felt a bit discouraged. That's why I searched for advices. Never thought of using a dictionary,😅😅those tips were useful to me so thanks ❤️
That's great that you are starting to read again! I'm so glad that you enjoyed this video, and I hope it inspires you to read more!
Great advice. Information on how to approach classics not about what books to choose. Tks.
Glad it was helpful!
u're right i shall take into considerarion your tips
Great! Thanks for watching!
Nice advice! When I was a kid in high school, the library had a set of the Great Books of the Western World by the Britannica Company. I wanted to check out volumes but the librarian would not allow it! Can you believe it? Well, I told myself that one day I would own a set and now I do! Some are pleasant reads. Some are, as you say, quite dense, Or maybe it is just me that is dense :)
I don’t know if she is considered a classical writer but I got into Virginia Woolf recently. I liked Mrs. Dalloway, I loved the waves. I tried reading to the lighthouse and found it absolutely Mandane boring not fun at all to read. I did not connect with any of the characters in to the lighthouse. But Mrs. Dalloway and the waves were so profound I’m going to buy them.
Is Edgar Allen Poe a good start for reading classics? My brother bought me a book called 'Classic Tales for Halloween' and I read a couple stories from Edgar Allen Poe and I liked them, even though I had to research them afterward to really comprehend what happened lol.
Yes!!! Poe is a great place to start because all his works are short stories. He believed very firmly that a story should be experienced in one sitting, so he only wrote short stories/novellas.
His works are mesmerizing and gripping too, so that it doesn't feel like a chore to read.
Happy REading!
Yes Poe is a great way to start. My favorite of his stories is the Black Cat. Although many people assume Poe was had a twisted mind and was depressed his whole life, that's not completely true. He did go through a period of depression after his wife died, but he was just like your average person at that time. In fact, he's more known for thrilling mystery than for his horror.
Although the Black Cat doesn't show this, Poe was a great cat lover. His cat consoled him after the death of his wife.
I never thought that I liked Poe. I always thought that he was depressing, but then I read The Fall of the House of Usher followed by The Tell-Tale Heart. I was like Wow! I can't even put into words what I felt after reading House of Usher and Tell-Tale Heart.
Jenna Ostroff Well, it is said that he was a charming person when in society,but when he drank and wrote he was another person. By his writings he is one of those historical figures worthy to be in the psychoanalyst couch.
Thanks for the video.. Love from India ❤
Would you recommend me some of the easier reads of the classics you speak of before 1914-15 and what do you think of Terri Windling books?
Thank you 🙂🙃
I'm not read classics till that date. Can I start with Penguin little black classics??
That's a great place to start!
too late, already read Moby Dick. it was my fifth classic. before that i read in order, The Great Gatsby, A Christmass Carol, Dr Jeckyll and mr Hide and Treasure Island (with an extra story The Ebb Tide). so in total i read five classic. although, if Jd Salingers the cather in the Reye is also a classic, than i read six, and it should be the fourth one i've read. classics are hard to read indeed...
When I first started reading classics, it was hard for me to understand what was going on, so I would find an audio version,listen to the first chapter, then read the rest
I prefer my dictionary as a book . I have one from the 1970's that I still use quite often (it's a Merriam Webster). Online dictionaries are helpful and occasionally I will use them. But I still would rather have a book for reference in case if my computer breaks down.
Excellent point
Thank you
Interesting. I was always taught that classics were written before 1900 (ish) and modern is anything after that, because the modernist literary movement was becoming a thing around that time. Hence the title "Modern." With a couple of exceptions here and there.
Good tips. I would add seeking out study guide versions of classics (and later annotated versions) as a lot of the time understanding a classic goes hand in hand with understanding the slang or perhaps the cultural references of the time. It makes classics extra accessible.
Yes, good idea to get annotated editions!
There's no real fixed date that can encompass all the trends of late 19th and early 20th century literature. Roger Shattuck in _The Banquet Years_ argues that the avant-garde in France got its start even before the turn of the century, in 1885 during the Belle Époque. And he does have a point, since Alfred Jarry, Guillaume Apollinaire, and the French decadent writers were certainly ahead of their time. In Norway, one of the first stream-of-consciousness novels was written by Knut Hamsun in 1888-90 ( _Hunger_ ). If you want to push it back even further, you can argue that Melville's _Moby-Dick_ (1851) is the precursor to postmodernist masterpieces like Pynchon's _Gravity's Rainbow_ and Foster Wallace's _Infinite Jest_ , which would make it a postmodernist novel even before there was a literary modernism to be post- about. However, the WWI era is generally recognized as the era of the great modernist writers like Joyce, Woolf, Mann, Proust, etc.
English is not my first language, and I've always somewhat avoided classics due to feeling intimidated by them. However, I've made the decision that this year is when I will (finally) start reading them. So far I've read basic ones like "Animal Farm," "The Great Gatsby," and "Pride and Prejudice." Following your second piece of advice, I believe I'm inclined to explore more of Jane Austen's works in the near future, as I absolutely adored "Pride and Prejudice." Warm regards from the Middle East
I am scared to start reading classics. But after watching this I might start one
That's great! No reason to be nervous or intimidated by classics. There are many accessible and easy classics that anyone, even children, can read and enjoy! Happy Reading!
I began reading Edgar Allan Poe when I was about 11. I stayed with my grandma sometimes on weekends and we would watch scary movies on Saturday night. I'd be afraid to go upstairs and stay in my great-grandmother's room (she died at 95) and couldn't sleep. The only book in the room was a book of stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe, who I think of now as my "home-boy." I began reading British literature with Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and have been an avid reader ever since. My favorite writers are Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens, Jack London, Flannery O'Connor, Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Frank Herbert. Last summer I finally read War and Peace and loved it! Now I'm reading Les Miserables and also love it! A love of the classics is a gift.
That's wonderful! I love hearing people's stories about families of readers. Hardy is a tough one to start with too, because his stories are so dreary; dramatic and wonderful, but depressing at times. haha!
Happy REading!
My first classic was The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes but recently I started to read his dark materials (I call it a classic because a lot of people know of it) which I absolutely hated and the descriptions of oxford were really confusing for even someone who goes there lots. Recently I've read two classics though, I read Treasure Island and The Indian in the Cupboard. I like reading them because it's almost like a historical fiction for some.
Sherlock Holmes stories are the perfect classics to start with! They're short and easy to read without a lot of complex language. Indian in the Cupboard was one of my favorites when I was a kid!
I'm not a fan of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials either. I just wasn't that impressed with his storytelling.
Happy REading!
Have you read Hemingway? I am really excited to start The Old Man and the Sea, it's short and quick... I think a good place to start with classics??
I have read Old Man and the Sea, and while it IS short, it's also boring. I despise Hemingway though, so someone else might really enjoy it. Give it a try, and let me know what you think! Happy REading!
Books for MKs Have you tried For Whom the Bell Tolls? I read it and it is a good historical novel ( the Spanish Civil War is one of the historical events of which I like to read).
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I love classics❤
The Iliad/Odyssey....good place to start.....
Love #6. Breaks are key. :)
I sometimes take a break and read some manga in between. Manga is quick and easy, light and fun, and such an entirely opposite format to reading a classic. It really gives your brain a break! Happy REading!
Just a tip you can start classics with adventure kind of genre, it works well for me
I love a tale of two cities!
My two favorite classics written before WWI are Jane Eyre and A Tale of Two Cities.
I love both of those!! Happy REading!
What's the hardest book you've ever read. Personally, I still haven't read a book from start to finish, got about 240 pages into The Hobbit, then for some reason just stopped. I'm 20 yo!
edit: have you read the any of Kant's works, apparently they're difficult reads. I have The Philosophy Book which summarises the ideas; I have some disagreements about one of the premises though.
i just started 'the three musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas and im loving it
Hooray! I love Dumas' books. So much drama and intrigue! Happy REading!
found “the three musketeers” challenging getting used to the lingo. However, I loved how the characters were strong both in warfare and debate.
I grew up in France so I was fed Zola And Victor Hugo at school, so the first classics I read were Germinal and Notre Dame. I thought they were amazing. My favorite classic is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, which is probably my favorite novel ever. I love the language and the characters and everything, and I would strongly recommend reading classics (even though I struggled through Jane Austen)
I love Jane Eyre too! Such a complex and beautiful story.
I love the redwall Abby books too!
I dont think i have ever read a true classic to be honest... the only one I own right now is dr jekyl and mr hyde so I believe that may be my first! I really want to find a good Poe compilation too
Jekyl and Hyde is a good one to start with! Happy REading!
What if I started with Dostoevsky and really enjoyed it so much but Charles Dickens bore me at times? Alexandre Dumas was very easy to go through(apart from the long long descriptions :P) but somehow I managed to read The Count of Monte Cristo much faster than Great Expectations. (as in I find more interest in it to spend more time reading it)
I'm really frustrated with Charles Dickens because I still have David Copperfield to read before I can go to my other books waiting to be read. (I have a numbered list but I'm considering abandoning it at this point)
Oddly enough I find myself having trouble with English authors (Jane Austan, Charles Dickens, the Brontes).
(just got a Master Class Ad by Neil Gaiman???YES??)
Thank you so much for the tip to go slow. I sometimes get frustrated at myself for reading so slow when I see my friends going through novels so fast. Must remember books and people are all different!!
The main goal of reading is to enjoy what you are reading. Don't force yourself to keep reading a book you aren't enjoying at all. I mean, give it a chance, but then know when it's time to let go and read something else. I usually give a book about 50 pages or 30% of the book before I decide to DNF.
Reading is a No Judgement Zone. Read fast or slow or somewhere in between. As long as you are reading something sometime, you are winning at life! Happy Reading!
@@LuminousLibro thank you ☺ the day after I watched this I decided to go for some easy read instead, just to relax for the holiday and am currently almost half way through The Goldfinch 😭😭
I love Jane Austen!
Funny that you said don't read War and Peace first, as that is exactly what my fiancée did when I tried to get him into reading. I recommend short stories like the Sherlock Holmes books or The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde but that fell on deaf ears lol. As predicted he didn't finish W&P.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was my first classic. I soon found my way to other classics. I think my era for classics is around the 18th century/early 19th century.
Jane Eyre is a big favorite of mine too!!
I see Redwall books on that shelf. You are the second person I've ever known of to have heard of them.
Yes, I love Redwall books! I haven't read all of them yet, but I've read about 17 of them so far.
My favourite classic is “the trial” by kafka
You should make a video about your favorite classic authors
Thank you! I'm going to do that probably at the end of this year sometime, after I've finished reading my Dickens goals for the year.
I disagree some, and have different advice at some points.
First, here are some short recommendations: Jane Austin's novels, Ernest Hemingway's novels, or Steven Crane's _The Red Badge of Courage._
_But,_ if you are game, go ahead and start with a big classic like _War and Peace._ Just be sure you know that you are in for a long haul and you will need commitment.
Second, I would suggest using an ebook like Kindle. These come with a built-in dictionary. This is well-worth it! You will run into obscure and old-fashioned words, and being able to quickly look them up is super convenient. Also, if you get into large books, ebooks are a convenient size to hold.
Third, life is too short to get bogged down into one author. If you find an author you like, definitely go back to that author, but read some other author, a new author, for your next book. After a few books go back to that first author. Skip around!
Fast reading...When I start a new book I generally read slowly. But when I get the rhythm and feel of the book I definitely pick up the speed, and when I can't wait to find out what happens next I read fast. Sorry, I can't help it.
For a thoughtful book, or a book that changes scenes, I will take a break between chapters to let the prior chapter's thoughts sink in. This is important to get the full benefit of a classic like _Crime and Punishment._
All books, but especially long classics, take unbending intent to read. When you start a book do so with _unbending intent,_ and don't give up! Note that the books that she is talking about (pre-WW1) were often written in serial format in magazines, where people would take months to read them. DNFing is a bad habit. Before you decide whether to commit to a book, _read a chapter first to see if you like it and might want to stay with it._
The last classic I read was a good one: Anthony Trollope's _The Way We Live Now._ This was my first Trollope novel. It's quite long, 700 or so pages. I will definitely pick up another Trollope novel, maybe by the end of the year.
Great tips! Everybody has their own reading style, and you have to go with your own strengths.