Question Concerning the Classics

cornicopia · ‎06-26-2013

What do you consider your most favorite classic that you have read.

One of mine is "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."

I also like, but is very scary, is "1984." I read it

in the pre-internet times and was so glad it was fiction,

but these days, I'm not so sure. It may becoming too

true.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

One Hundred Years of Solitude

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Crime and Punishment

Pride and Prejudice

The Black Stallion

I could go on and on and on. . .

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

The Other Side Of Midnight - Sidney Sheldon

Lucky - Jackie Collins

Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

ellaphant · ‎12-13-2010

@Mz iMac wrote:
The Other Side Of Midnight - Sidney Sheldon
Lucky - Jackie Collins
Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins

I wouldn't consider books by Collins and Sheldon "Classics"

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

@cornicopia wrote:
What do you consider your most favorite classic that you have read.
One of mine is "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."
I also like, but is very scary, is "1984." I read it
in the pre-internet times and was so glad it was fiction,
but these days, I'm not so sure. It may becoming too
true.

@cornicopia I also liked those two books mentioned a lot. I read 1984 in high school (in 1970). It seemed so futurisitc then. I read it again over the pandemic because some if it seemed to be coming true!

Ronettes · ‎12-13-2022

"Gone With The Wind" was my favorite, and now that I am living in the South, I can understand it more.

In fact some of my friends would call me 'Scarlett', because I was forever saying, 'Oh I'll worry about that tomorrow'!

LOL

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

I consider a book a "classic" when I can reread it several times and still find it interesting. The first one that comes to mind is To Kill a Mockingbird. Another is Catcher in the Rye.

FancyPhillyshopper · ‎05-02-2017

I read a lot, and have read hundreds of classics, some in the original languages, but most from Western cultures. There is an organization called Great Books of the Western World that tried to capture many important titles.

I would like to read more from the East to expand my experience and knowledge.

I found Crime and Punishment a bit ponderous.

All Jane Austen is light and sweet, but I think the movies are cuter.

The Canterbury Tales was always a must-read in schools.

Cien Años de Soledad is a bit confusing and long. Don Quixote is somewhat humorous, but also sad.

Dracula is extremely scary, especially if read late at night.

The Great Gatsby is easy to read, but has heavy themes.

I could not make it through Moby ******.

Little Women is great for younger readers.

I have read almost all works by Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, and Frank Herbert--great writers!!

I also like historical poetry and theater--IMO everything by Shakespeare is a classic!

Beowulf is an ancient masterpiece.

I just purchased recently new updated translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and I am going to try to make it through both of them this year.

I have read some of the Mayan Popul Vuh.

I have also read a few historical Icelandic sagas, which inspired books like Lord of the Rings.

I cannot choose one favorite, because literature reflects the culture, the time, and the people, and all are unique and special.