classicsforclassichaters

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Andrea D'Aquino

These are some #classicsforclassichaters. #fallintobooks

Clwojick Those covers are stunning. 😍 7y

jpmcwisemorgan I gave a friend my copy of that Alice in Wonderland. 7y

LibrarianRyan @jpmcwisemorgan apparently I was going to do the same thing. There is a post it note on the back explaining to my friends daughter why she should read this book. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan And it‘s such a pretty copy! 7y

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Rekki

Dracula | Bram Stoker

#fallintobooks Day 14 - Classics for classic haters
Last one tonight to catch me up! (I couldn't find any good Carpe diem books in my collection) Kit kept trying to steal Dracula.

#september #classics #classic #classicsforclassichaters #haters #dracula #frankenstein #aliceinwonderland #countofmontecristo #vampire #monster #cat #cats #photobomb #catsoflitsy
@RealLifeReading

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Andrew65

The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This has to be one of the all time classic Mystery and Suspense books, who hasn't heard of the Hound of the Baskervilles or Sherlock Holmes! Recently read all the Sherlock Holmes books narrated by Simon Vance, one of my favourite narrators.

#classicsforclassichaters

@Cinfhen

TheBookAddict He performed Holmes' stories very well! 💕🙌🏽 7y

Andrew65 @TheBookAddict I would definitely agree. He also brought the second Book in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy by Hilary Mantel to life for me.

Bring Up the Bodies

TheBookAddict I may have to look into that! 😅 7y

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Richryan52 @andrew65 Now you need to start reading the pastiches 7y

Andrew65 @Richryan52 Have already started on these, if 1 counts as a start. 7y

Richryan52 Of course it does. Which one? 7y

Andrew65 @Richryan52

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

Richryan52 Great choice!!! 7y

Andrew65 @Richryan52 I have to say I was very surprised by it and really enjoyed the feel of it and the story. Anthony Horowitz certainly did an excellent job. 7y

Richryan52 @andrew65 you have to read Moriarty and let me know what you think 7y

Andrew65 @richryan52 I'm hoping to get to it soon, and will let you know what I think of it. 7y

Richryan52 @andrew65 then you can try The Vatican Cameos. Jk 7y

Andrew65 @Richryan52 Will check it out. 😊 7y

Richryan52 I wrote it so I am biased 7y

Richryan52 @andrew65 I write it so I'm biased 7y

Andrew65 @Richryan52 Something seriously wrong if you weren't biased! 7y

Richryan52 @andrew65 ty 7y

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Brie

Invisible Man | Ralph Ellison

If you can get past the high page count, I think this is a great #classicsforclassichaters. Published 60+ years ago, it's both timely and timeless as an examination of race and racism in America. The writing flows smoothly and the story is the familiar Bildungsroman with a twist-this time the hero is an unnamed black man who goes on a personal journey. For perspective, a nonfiction book about race in America would complement it well #fallintobooks

RealLifeReading

JazzFeathers I read it a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Full of symbolisms 7y

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Siannalyn

In Cold Blood | Truman Capote

Reading at the #sea!
#currentlyreading

Kaye Excellent choice ! 7y

Siannalyn @Kaye Thanks! I hope to enjoy it! :) 7y

Kaye @Siannalyn Writing is terrific. It makes you want to scream, "RUN !!! ". (edited) 7y

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Siannalyn @Kaye that's true!!! 7y

AmyG What a great book! 7y

Siannalyn @AmyG :) so far I'm liking it a lot! 7y

Cinfhen I was going to add this as my #classicsforclassichaters ~ it's really well done! 7y

Siannalyn @Cinfhen This seems a great "candidate"! 7y

Jess7 Great book! 7y

Siannalyn @Jess7 :) 7y

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Cinfhen

The Good Earth | Pearl S. B�ck

#FallIntoBooks #classicsforclassichaters #ClassicHaters might be too strong a word, but they really are not my jam
These 4 I read as an adult and loved them all! Also, how do YOU define what falls under the category of a classic?!? Withstands the test of time? Something revolutionary?? Written before your lifetime??

RealLifeReading

Siannalyn I've just discovered Flowers for Algernon a couple of months ago, but since then is in my wish list. I hope to read it, sooner or later! 7y

Sace That is a good question. So many classics just seem to be accepted as classics and maybe they haven't really withstood a test of time. It's interesting to see how some classics are coming under fire for outdated attitudes and language. I tend to think a classic is one that speaks to the whole of the human condition, even is sometimes the attitudes of the past don't coincide with the attitudes of the present. Am I making sense? 7y

Cortg We were just talking about The Good Earth last night. I had no idea there was a movie. My co-worker was like, yeah, one of those old movies. It doesn't have any Chinese people, they just taped their eyes back. Yep, 1937. 7y

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ElishaLovesBooks I have read The Good Earth a few times starting in high school and loved it every time! @RestlessFickleBookSlut your answer above makes a lot of sense-that's basically the defining characteristic I use when teaching what a literary classic is to 8th graders. 😊 7y

Sace Whew! I have a hard time defining classic. Thank goodness my job doesn't depend on it! I know I'm guilty of sometimes accepting something as classic just because. I went to high school at a time where the western "Canon" was still influential. I love seeing students today being exposed to diverse literature. It's a great time to be a reader! 7y

Theresa I used to define a classic as a book "someone" (Who?? No clue, but their opinion matters to others for some reason) said was important. Most of the classics I read when I was younger were school assignments & I didn't really care for them. I'm enjoying slowly rediscovering some of them as an adult, but I still can't define "classic" well. 7y

Cinfhen I like your explanation a lot @RestlessFickleBookSlut totally makes sense & teaching 8th grade classics sounds challenging but awesome @ElishaLovesBooks 7y

Cinfhen I struggle with the definition too @Theresa 7y

kiminreverse I am such a classics hater! I've liked TKAM, Of Mice and Men, and the childrens book

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Cinfhen I enjoyed those 3 as well but I'm with you...if it was written in the 1800's I'm probably going to HATE IT @kiminreverse 7y

Aseleener I'm in a classic lit book club and our rule is that a book has to be 50 years old. I think we could use another parameter, as some books members have suggested are ones I've never even heard of. We often look to see if there was ever a movie made about it. 7y

Aseleener @Cortg Yes, we watched The Good Earth movie in January. It is so horrible! We love watching the old movies at our meetings; drinking wine, making fun, and complaining about how it doesn't follow the book. 7y

Aseleener To me a "classic" is simply a book that is referenced often. That is my main motivation for reading them. Even if I don't enjoy it, I know what people are talking about when they bring it up. There is a great sense of accomplishment when a book you're reading mentions another book, and you're like, "Hey, I've read that!" 7y

Cinfhen How often does your book club met? How interesting your take on a classic - I totally get what you mean! @Aseleener (edited) 7y

Cinfhen My book club just selected a classic for October, which I'm already dreading

The Custom of the Country

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twohectobooks Ah, don't dread Edith Wharton, she's great! 7y

DivineDiana I am a Classics fan, and have a personal goal to read more of them (however it is defined 🤔). So, I am very happy that one of my Book Clubs took my suggestion and our October read is

Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus

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Andrew65 @Cinfhen A good discussion about what constitutes a classic book, in general I don't read many classics but given the definitions above perhaps I have read many classics of the future. 7y

RealLifeReading I reckon a book published at least 50 years ago is a classic. 7y

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