tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post6830584865496503403..comments2024-03-16T22:32:46.026-06:00Comments on It's All About Books: My Brain on ClassicsSueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-24136669860473554592011-10-15T03:17:12.353-06:002011-10-15T03:17:12.353-06:00Don’t feel bad about not having read some of the c...Don’t feel bad about not having read some of the classics, you still have plenty of time.<br />Nobody will regret not having read “Moby Dick” or “War and Peace” once they’re dead. But when you are 80 and alive and there is nothing good left to be read, you might regret having rushed through all these volumes earlier.<br />Take your time throughout life with good books: http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/take-your-time-with-good-books/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-7130149221477712442011-10-14T09:00:31.261-06:002011-10-14T09:00:31.261-06:00I think you're right. I'm just rediscoveri...I think you're right. I'm just rediscovering the classics after spending my school years loathing anything I was forced to read (so, classics). They are definitely harder for me to read than the rest of what I pick up. I actually feel like I have to practice reading them, get my brain into shape or something! The good news is, it seems to (sloooowly) be working.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-72895277697698663202011-10-12T21:55:30.367-06:002011-10-12T21:55:30.367-06:00I'm getting more from classics than I used to,...I'm getting more from classics than I used to, but it does take my brain awhile to readjust to their pace and level of detail.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-3298114890549566322011-10-12T15:45:28.473-06:002011-10-12T15:45:28.473-06:00I love reading classics. But I've found it alo...I love reading classics. But I've found it alot easier with my Nook. Reading them digitally, the pages are more bite-sized, easier to manage; the sheer abundance of text less distracting. Plus, I've come to view the classics as something to savor instead of gulping down, so I don't worry about taking my time. I stop and ruminate more.<br /><br />Having said that, I also find in general as I'm getting older, that I have less patience to spare with books that just aren't resonating with me, and there are plenty of "classics" that don't. I don't have any desire to waste my time on 100 pages on dull writing, poorly drawn characters, inanities and meandering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-49305756877567055032011-10-12T15:38:49.933-06:002011-10-12T15:38:49.933-06:00I blame all the easy YA books. Not that they'r...I blame all the easy YA books. Not that they're bad but I definitely find that when I read a bunch my brain gets dumbed down and can't focus on anything. I don't know if it's the real reason or not but it seems to be MY problem. I guess all we can do is keep exercising our brains with more substantial books.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-52882040242643986142011-10-12T15:37:32.408-06:002011-10-12T15:37:32.408-06:00This post could have been written by me (except, y...This post could have been written by me (except, you wrote it much better!) I've been slogging through a classic right now and really wondering if I'm going to make it! Holy descriptions of scenery, batman, where's the action? In, like, 80 pages nothing of significance has happened. I think I'm too coddled by those faster-paced YA and MG books.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-44036242806928509792011-10-12T13:12:11.098-06:002011-10-12T13:12:11.098-06:00It's happened a bit to me, too. I have to go i...It's happened a bit to me, too. I have to go into a classic expecting it to take 50 pages or so to get back into the groove of the pace and the language.<br /><br />I took an entire course in college on Dickens and LOVED him. A year or so ago, I picked up one of his books and had the hardest time getting into it. So I read it piecemeal, slowly, taking breaks with other books. <br /><br />Sure enough, after several chapters, the language and feel that I'd loved returned (like my brain remembered it!) and I loved the rest of it.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-52977090287374234892011-10-12T13:02:09.274-06:002011-10-12T13:02:09.274-06:00I've never been one for classics. A lot of tim...I've never been one for classics. A lot of times they're too slow and too much work. But, I know they're good books and written well, so I try to still read them. I have a two classics per year goal, which I started this year and have managed to succeed with. While they many not be my favorite books, I've enjoyed the ones I've read. Maybe, I've finally mature enough to appreciate them. :)Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.com