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How to Read the Classics--Four Tips!

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The Blind Rabbit

The Blind Rabbit

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I've always been a big fan of the classics, but I know not everybody is. These are my tips on how to get reading the classics, because let's face it: Anna Karenina is really long. Let me know in the comments which classic novels are your favorites!
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@MioneWeasley545
@MioneWeasley545 7 жыл бұрын
You talk about Classics in such an unpretentious way, it's really refreshing!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I have a goal to get more people to overcome that fear of the classics (because so many people do talk about them in a pretentious way) and just see them for good stories that have withstood the test of time.
@wmcrosbyesq
@wmcrosbyesq 4 жыл бұрын
My tips include: 1. go see Shakespeare classics on the stage or film; 2. read the Bible (or watch summaries on KZbin); 2. Read Homer's Illiad and the Odyssey---then dig in because you will have a lot of the basic references as a foundation. Then as you read the Classics 4. Read a chapter at a time (since a lot of classics were serialized in the popular press of their time--many times each chapter is a whole episode or story); and, 5. Don't let the foreign expressions or intricate footnotes throw you. In fact, don't let anything you don't really understand thwart you. Finally, if you are lost, Wikipedia and other websites can annotate or explain what lost you as you went along.
@dannySG61
@dannySG61 4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with your no. 2. Because after all Christianity shaped Western civilisation and its thoughts, the Bible is an absolute must primer. It will set you up nicely to get into the thoughts of the Western authors.
@Edwardnewgate16
@Edwardnewgate16 6 жыл бұрын
The Stranger by Albert Camus is short yet profound
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Great recommendation! I haven't personally read it yet but I'm planning on it.
@SannaJankarin
@SannaJankarin 4 жыл бұрын
I've read and... Some scenes are still in my head, after almost a year.
@dannySG61
@dannySG61 4 жыл бұрын
If you loved Camus you gotta try Jean-Paul Sartre's "Nausea" too. I absolutely loved it.
@therealignotus7549
@therealignotus7549 3 жыл бұрын
The Fall is even better in my opinion, very overlooked
@Shay45
@Shay45 4 жыл бұрын
One tip I would say is reading classics via a reading device. You can highlight a word and it gives you definitions for them.
@kelsey1406
@kelsey1406 6 жыл бұрын
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a great shorter classic to read.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Kelsey agreed!
@Narnian78
@Narnian78 6 жыл бұрын
I love Dickens too. This is one of his Christmas Books. The others (e.g. The Cricket on the Hearth) are also well worth reading,
@imaginativebibliophile549
@imaginativebibliophile549 5 жыл бұрын
Kelsey I recently read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
@justbecause9219
@justbecause9219 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! The Bible; the classics of all classics.
@ManoverSuperman
@ManoverSuperman 3 жыл бұрын
@@justbecause9219 Not really. I’d take one good play of Shakespeare over its entire corpus, saving maybe only Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes.
@annoldham3018
@annoldham3018 4 жыл бұрын
Sherlock Holmes tales are great as he's such a classic and well known character. The stories are short to avoid being overwhelmed and build up to bigger stuff.
@SannaJankarin
@SannaJankarin 4 жыл бұрын
”Little Women” is a light classic reading.
@vbathory3757
@vbathory3757 4 жыл бұрын
I wanna read War and Peace, but damn it’s intimidating AF!
@roxanaalecu3741
@roxanaalecu3741 4 жыл бұрын
Is so hard to read that book.I gave up
@Omar-yi2mv
@Omar-yi2mv 4 жыл бұрын
I finished the book in 2 weeks. Give yourself up to the story and you’ll quickly see why it’s the greatest novel of all time!!
@Scottlp2
@Scottlp2 4 жыл бұрын
@@Omar-yi2mv It is probably the greatest novel. To make it easier to read, before you read printout a list of the characters/families and refer to them. Each character has like 3 names which is one thing that can make it difficult.
@Omar-yi2mv
@Omar-yi2mv 4 жыл бұрын
Scottlp2 this is a really, really good tip!! Agreed!
@Omar-yi2mv
@Omar-yi2mv 4 жыл бұрын
Scottlp2 I familiarized myself with the nicknames beforehand since I read a lot of Chekhov- but if I jumped straight into W&P without an understanding of Russian literature, I would find it quite challenging!
@LeafbyLeaf
@LeafbyLeaf 5 жыл бұрын
Regarding abridgments: It is well known that Alexander Dumas got paid per word for his books, and, as such, this accounts for the extreme redundancy of Monte Christo (he was a great writer, but he had to make money after all!). So, many of the abridgments simply pare down these superfluous redundancies. Umberto Eco details this vividly in his introduction to the Everyman's Library version. Great point about useless elitism. One's mastery of a book should be linked to what one got out of the book, not whether it was abridged or not.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this take on abridgments! Thank you for the insight. I just don’t see the need to judge others for the books/editions they read. Let’s all just let people get a lot of the books they read without caring which version it is.
@classicmovies2619
@classicmovies2619 4 жыл бұрын
Ummm.... Didn't Alexander Dumas write The Count of Monte Cristo?
@mmmthe1184
@mmmthe1184 3 жыл бұрын
No Hugo didn’t write Monte cristo
@LeafbyLeaf
@LeafbyLeaf 3 жыл бұрын
Amit Dev yikes! Thanks for the correction. Not sure what I was thinking there.
@meyahpitts4580
@meyahpitts4580 5 жыл бұрын
Of mice and men is amazing I had to read it for school and it was so good. Even kids in the class who didnt like reading loved the books
@joycejarrard6958
@joycejarrard6958 4 жыл бұрын
I have just retired, and my plan is to read more books, especially the classics. I have taken some book lists, including BBC's The Big Read and PBS Great American Read, and sorted them by the number of pages. So, now I have purchased several shorter books to get some momentum going.
@Narnian78
@Narnian78 6 жыл бұрын
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis are very easy to read. At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald is another good fantasy story. Also please consider the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. These are modern classics which are like old fashioned fairy tales. The Beowulf translation by E. Talbot Donaldson is very lively and interesting (it's a prose translation of the poem), and it is a really good book. A translation can make a lot of difference in how much you enjoy it.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
I love the Chronicles of Narnia! So good. Also, anything Tolkien. Completely agree. A good translator can take a text that others make tedious into something joyful and beautiful.
@newmannoggs
@newmannoggs 5 жыл бұрын
@@theblindrabbit7990 The Chronicles of Narnia are pretty much unbeatable for children's fiction-except for Larry W.'s suggestion of George MacDonald. I'll give you two tie ins if that helps :) At The Back of The North Wind (you may recall) is actually referenced near the beginning of Anne of Windy Willows/Poplars, and C S Lewis's stepson Douglas Gresham endorses my new translations of MacDonald's realistic fiction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moq9YmyifdVpoJo
@augustbrown9711
@augustbrown9711 3 жыл бұрын
Those books were amazing.
@ant7936
@ant7936 4 жыл бұрын
For me, The Count of Monte Cristo is better Unabridged, because it contains darker adult themes of drugs, harems and revenge. I've read it twice in English and using it to improve my French reading now. Don't forget the works of Hugo and Zola also.
@fruzsimih7214
@fruzsimih7214 3 жыл бұрын
I loved Count of Monte Cristo as a teenager, it was my favorite Dumas. I also like Twenty Years Later (follow-up of The Three Musketeers) because of Cardinal Mazarin's delightfully creepy character. By Victor Hugo, I simply love The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and wonderful and heartbreaking story, but I have to admit there are chapters in it that are better skipped.
@justbecause9219
@justbecause9219 4 жыл бұрын
Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
@lydiawalker0714
@lydiawalker0714 6 жыл бұрын
"A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is an easy read.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Lydia Walker I've heard that! I'll have to give it a try :)
@sanskari6395
@sanskari6395 6 жыл бұрын
Dyamm girl those eyebrows. I love it.😍
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Sonia Thapa that is the BEST compliment ever ❤️❤️ thank you!
@sanskari6395
@sanskari6395 6 жыл бұрын
The Blind Rabbit honey you are gorgeous
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Wow! You're seriously so sweet. Thank you!
@mer9185
@mer9185 5 жыл бұрын
The thing about the abridged versions is... it's not that easy to find ones that truly capture the themes and characters of the original accurately... and idk if it's just me but the little moments they normally cut give a certain depth and "humanity" to the characters... (Great video btw!!! it's nice to see someone talk about classics in a way that makes them seem less intimidating than people think)
@catejarboe3985
@catejarboe3985 6 жыл бұрын
I really love The Divine Comedy but also Moby-Dick but also King Lear but also Anna Karenina.....I just love books.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Anna Karenina. It's so good. I need to read Moby Dick though! It's been on my list forever.
@angiefayed
@angiefayed 7 жыл бұрын
I was literally just searching videos on classics and yours just came up in my subscription box and it really was helpful!!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 7 жыл бұрын
Angie! That's so good to hear! I'm glad that I could be of help. Let me know what you think of them! :)
@gaber.24
@gaber.24 5 жыл бұрын
LES MISERABLES is my all-time favorite novel; yes I read the full unabridged version. And even I will admit that you're not missing much if you choose to read the abridged version. You're basically just missing out on long tangents about the history of convents in France, the history of French slang, and a 60-page tangent about the Battle of Waterloo. I recommend you read whichever version you feel more comfortable with. I personally love the unabridged version in its full 1400-page glory just because of what an immersive experiences it is, but that's just me.
@acityofbooks2427
@acityofbooks2427 6 жыл бұрын
I love Jane Austen’s writing and Elizabeth Gaskell 😍 I feel like both authors are relatable, funny, and readable/understandable! I actually did my BA thesis paper on North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. It is a fantastic book!
@kristinemariemullen7695
@kristinemariemullen7695 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Les Miserables is best read in the abridged version. I use to be an unabridged snob and I love French authors, but the tend to digress into major sidebar tangents. Now that being said I love the unabridged Alexadre Dumas. I does make it harder to follow the direct story but adds so much depth. And yes please do a tutorial on how to make the book purse.
@timmycorbitt5870
@timmycorbitt5870 5 жыл бұрын
The cossacks by Tolstoy is also quite short and it is the nuts
@manikandanu1507
@manikandanu1507 3 жыл бұрын
I read War and Peace in Tamil translated version. It is good book indeed. Now, I started David Copperfield. It is going great.
@paulinesophie9019
@paulinesophie9019 3 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know what edition of Anne of Green Gables that was? Ps. I recommend „A tree grows in Brooklyn“ by Betty Smith for beginners. The language is fairly easy and it’s one of my favourites
@dancingpencil2
@dancingpencil2 4 жыл бұрын
I always go for unabridged version of books because I really cherish all those "boring" descriptions of the streets. I usually read to feel the vibe and setting of the story. Just saying. And by the way, the best adaptation of Sherlock Holmes stories are those filmed by Russians. The best best best and very accurate adaptations. They filmed many series. Thank you for your tips!
@gaber.24
@gaber.24 5 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't mentioned Charles Dickens at all. His books are great and are still very accessible to modern readers today. OLIVER TWIST is a great gateway novel.
@SaraHussein94
@SaraHussein94 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not making me feel bad about not reading the unabridged books :)
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! I just love when people love to read. That's all that matters to me :)
@marktracy1721
@marktracy1721 5 жыл бұрын
Three men in a boat Reading it i didnt feel like i was reading a book written in the 1800s It was funny it felt totally relatable. The sequel also is good
@hayleyfaith6723
@hayleyfaith6723 5 жыл бұрын
love that book purse so much!
@nedmerrill5705
@nedmerrill5705 Жыл бұрын
Hemingway: _The Sun Also Rises,_ and _A Farewell To Arms_ are easy to read and are not very long, and are celebrated classics. Great to start on.
@TheTasneemali
@TheTasneemali 4 жыл бұрын
Like your collection 👍! Currently reading "Catcher in the Rye" my next read is definitely "Of Mice and Men"
@jillhernandez3598
@jillhernandez3598 4 жыл бұрын
Love the love for Emma!
@katarinajordan3274
@katarinajordan3274 5 жыл бұрын
I. Love. Classics. They allow me to better understand history and I love it
6 жыл бұрын
I love classic books. I need to read some of Tolstoi's work. Great tips! And please do the tutorial :)
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I agree, you should definitely read some Tolstoy! He's the best. I can do that!
@dreamiesnoona95
@dreamiesnoona95 2 жыл бұрын
I bought 9 classic books at once cause they were on sale. My friend got curious and said she wanted to try so she got her self 3 of it. Later that night she texted me and said she can't understand what she was reading 🤣 Done with little women. I'm currently reading a tale of two cities 😊
@a.g.2790
@a.g.2790 5 жыл бұрын
I loved Anna Karanina.❤ Loved your tips. So encouraging.
@bugsby4663
@bugsby4663 4 жыл бұрын
Try A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens but obviously also watch the Muppet version too. Also, try audio books as they can make older language books sound easier.
@ldc70
@ldc70 6 жыл бұрын
I love your personality!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
That's such a kind compliment! Thank you :)
@danijelaradanovic9827
@danijelaradanovic9827 4 жыл бұрын
I am reading Little women now. Love it!!! 😀😊
@ThreeFatCats
@ThreeFatCats 6 жыл бұрын
L. M. Montgomery is one of my favorite authors. She wrote a literal tome of material, including about 50 years of journals, which read like novels in journal form. If you want to try a fun, easy read by Montgomery but don't want to commit to the Anne series, try The Blue Castle or Jane of Lantern Hill. Both have great characters and interesting plots. Montgomery was a born storyteller, so no matter what you read of hers, it'll be good.
@imaginativebibliophile549
@imaginativebibliophile549 4 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way about Lucy Maud Montgomery’s stories. Her writing style is very much like my own.
@aal-e-ahmadhussain3123
@aal-e-ahmadhussain3123 4 жыл бұрын
Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott 😘👌🏽✨. The length of some of these are intimidating, but while reading Ivanhoe I realised it was originally written/published in parts, so I could have probably set out to read it in segmented episodes. Great mix of themes: adventure, romance, history, coming of age, race. You really start rooting for the protagonists. And I thoroughly enjoyed the prose.
@isloel47513
@isloel47513 5 жыл бұрын
Barns and noble classics are annotated (one of the reasons I love them so much)
@LeafbyLeaf
@LeafbyLeaf 5 жыл бұрын
So refreshing to see channels touting the classics!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you feel that way! I go back again and again to the classics.
@LeafbyLeaf
@LeafbyLeaf 5 жыл бұрын
@@theblindrabbit7990 I'll be coming out with a video of my top classics pretty soon. I'm enjoying going through your video archives. Great work!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 5 жыл бұрын
Leaf by Leaf I want to see your video when it comes out!
@LeafbyLeaf
@LeafbyLeaf 5 жыл бұрын
@@theblindrabbit7990 I'll let you know!
@llltdesq
@llltdesq Жыл бұрын
There's a very good reason to read the abridged version of most Dumas or Hugo novels-they're seriously padded, because they were typically serialized and the longer they were, the more the author got PAID.
@EyeLean5280
@EyeLean5280 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will be sharing these tips with my students.
@EyeLean5280
@EyeLean5280 6 жыл бұрын
(Although I might point out that while it's supercilious to try to intimidate people for reading an abridged version, at the same time it's facile to dismiss the unabridged versions as having nothing further to offer over the abridged.)
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Please share away! Haha and yeah, good point. I could be more precise.
@EyeLean5280
@EyeLean5280 6 жыл бұрын
You took my comment very well - that was classy. Thanks for your videos!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
EyeLean5280 and thank YOU for watching! ❤️
@crystall31cl
@crystall31cl 6 жыл бұрын
I would love to see how you made the book purse 👜
@qudsiakhatoon9737
@qudsiakhatoon9737 4 жыл бұрын
Love unpretentious people who encourage others to read good books and make it sound very easy. Really hate snobs who think they are the intellectuals who are the only ones who can digest classics .
@43pages55
@43pages55 4 жыл бұрын
Is that a First Edition Library Gone With The Wind behind you. I love that book!
@symoneontheinternet
@symoneontheinternet 6 жыл бұрын
What camera/lens do you use? Your videos are such good quality! I'm glad I found them!😊
@TheHeartofjackie
@TheHeartofjackie 5 жыл бұрын
Did u ever get around to making the video on how to make the purse? I would love to see it. Thanks.
@derekgreen7319
@derekgreen7319 5 жыл бұрын
Of mice and men is a masterpiece. I thinks about as perfect as a book gets.
@aishasato465
@aishasato465 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed, really want to reread it
@nursemain3174
@nursemain3174 4 жыл бұрын
Les Liaisons Dangereuses is my favourite novel and I wish more people spoke about it
@adaynasmile
@adaynasmile 5 жыл бұрын
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time faves. I used to read only classics. Now I rarely do. I'm trying to change that some this year.
@BookishlifeofFictscoop
@BookishlifeofFictscoop 4 жыл бұрын
Getting to this video a little late but I am glad I did. This video is awsome and really helpful for someone like me. Thank you for your tips and suggestions.
@Scottlp2
@Scottlp2 4 жыл бұрын
Great list. Seagull interesting one to find on this list, but great.
@jcbbe
@jcbbe 2 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable !!!!!
@wrestlingwithdisney
@wrestlingwithdisney 4 жыл бұрын
Great post idea and well executed! I am inspired to read Emma!
@CourtneyGendreau
@CourtneyGendreau 6 жыл бұрын
I love that purse! If you haven't made a video about it you totally should!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
I totally will!
@harrynelson9203
@harrynelson9203 6 жыл бұрын
Beyond perfection 😍🙂 great video 👌🏻😀
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Harry Nelson thanks!
@Fortheloveofclassics
@Fortheloveofclassics 4 жыл бұрын
Great tips! I haven’t read Anna of Green Gables 😬🙈🙈🙈
@tugcekeskin2036
@tugcekeskin2036 4 жыл бұрын
Hello 👋🏻 I just finished my ESL classes, so I wonder if you know some books that are medium level for me to improve my English. Thanks ❣️❣️
@annmcneal7804
@annmcneal7804 4 жыл бұрын
Good job- great recommendations!
@jone9732
@jone9732 6 жыл бұрын
I've loved your video. It's been very helpful, great tips. I'm up for the tutorial.
@davidlona7553
@davidlona7553 5 жыл бұрын
AWESOME RECOMENDATIONS. YOUR CUTE AND WITH AN GREAT PERSONALITY
@willlexie
@willlexie 3 жыл бұрын
I hope you upload more. Love you contents
@gmed2
@gmed2 5 жыл бұрын
Yes...please
@bbblueblun
@bbblueblun 4 жыл бұрын
Really late but Animal Farm is absolutely amazing
@garyrobinson8665
@garyrobinson8665 2 жыл бұрын
I've started reading classics. For the large books im using audible I'm currently lsinteing to dostoyevskys the idiot. And I'm reading short books im finding this method easier. It used to take me years to read large books.
@JojiThomas7431
@JojiThomas7431 2 жыл бұрын
I want to take up A Tale of Two Cities, but is intimidated by the words and style.
@rishitakhare3696
@rishitakhare3696 4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful for me 😊
@sarra9947
@sarra9947 4 жыл бұрын
i just love your eyebrows
@mahaa7565
@mahaa7565 5 жыл бұрын
thanks for the recommendations
@kimmiekim3275
@kimmiekim3275 4 жыл бұрын
잠이 안올 때 들으면 도움이 됩니다. That's what Classic is..
@luciapalacios358
@luciapalacios358 4 жыл бұрын
Did you make the tutorial for that purse?
@zaintariq44
@zaintariq44 6 жыл бұрын
Start with modern classics like to kill a mockingbird, 1984, one hundred years of solitude, etc. After you've acquainted yourself with the style of writing, go for victorian.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Great advice! To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorites
@zaintariq44
@zaintariq44 6 жыл бұрын
The Blind Rabbit I'm watching your video again where you mention people who say classics are written in difficult and boring language. People really need to read classics to find out that it's not true. Read the following paragraph taken from Speak, Memory by vladimir nobokov, and name one modern writer who can write better than this. "The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. Although the two are identical twins, man, as a rule, views the prenatal abyss with more calm than the one he is headed for (at some forty-five hundred heartbeats an hour). I know, however, of a young chronophobiac who experienced something like panic when looking for the first time at homemade movies that had been taken a few weeks before his birth. He saw a world that was practically unchanged - the same house, the same people - and then realized that he did not exist there at all and that nobody mourned his absence. He caught a glimpse of his mother waving from an upstairs window, and that unfamiliar gesture disturbed him, as if it were some mysterious farewell. But what particularly frightened him was the sight of a brand-new baby carriage standing there on the porch, with the smug, encroaching air of a coffin; even that was empty, as if, in the reverse order of events, his very bones had disintegrated."
@zaintariq44
@zaintariq44 6 жыл бұрын
The Blind Rabbit also when are you going to do a bookshelf tour?
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
I completely agree about Nabokov. Easily some of the most beautiful writing I have ever read in my life. I will have to do that bookshelf tour one of these days! I kind of forgot about it. But thanks for reminding me! I'll try to get it done in June or July :)
@sim9323
@sim9323 5 жыл бұрын
Not a general advice for all people. Some like victorian literature more and some like the 20th century one
@ASAPJermz
@ASAPJermz 4 жыл бұрын
You're so pretty and smart! Love women that read! 😁📚
@czgibson3086
@czgibson3086 6 жыл бұрын
Just open a book and don't give up reading until the end. That's it! People seem to be finding it harder and harder to switch their brains on these days.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
There certainly a lot of distractions in our modern world. It can make it difficult to focus.
@Rysco_29
@Rysco_29 5 жыл бұрын
😊
@omparghale
@omparghale 4 жыл бұрын
would you please recommend some books for a 10 year old kid? she's a girl (if that makes a difference)
@dimaronin2050
@dimaronin2050 3 жыл бұрын
I know you wrote this comment a month ago but I'd recommend "The secret garden"
@cyana5867
@cyana5867 3 жыл бұрын
Anne of Green Gables series. Nancy Drew girl detective. C S Lewis Narnia
@shashwatpandey1371
@shashwatpandey1371 4 жыл бұрын
Did she just put twilight & Dostoevsky in the same category?
@shashwatpandey1371
@shashwatpandey1371 4 жыл бұрын
Abridged over unabridged?
@shashwatpandey1371
@shashwatpandey1371 4 жыл бұрын
Destroying pretty hardcovers!? I'm done
@shashwatpandey1371
@shashwatpandey1371 4 жыл бұрын
Don't get offended people, I'm obviously joking 😂 Or am I?
@eldrickt.w.3525
@eldrickt.w.3525 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, she did... better reading twilight than nothing, I know, but pretending that it doesn't matter what you read is just lying.
@amelievangyseghem4620
@amelievangyseghem4620 3 жыл бұрын
Jane Austen was right. I hate Emma's character.
@therealignotus7549
@therealignotus7549 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with being an "elitist". Its just the opinion that life is to Short to Read shitty petty Books, or rather to ONLY Read books like that.
@jackiesliterarycorner
@jackiesliterarycorner 6 жыл бұрын
What episode is that?
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@jackiesliterarycorner
@jackiesliterarycorner 6 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I meant that mentioned there was an episode where Rachel makes Joey read Little Women.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Haha gotcha! I totally forgot I said that. Season 3 Episode 13!
@sammiegirl883
@sammiegirl883 5 жыл бұрын
I don't like Ann of Green Gables. The grammar is something I just couldn't get past. Like it was vomited up by a primary school child.
@captainstabbin5374
@captainstabbin5374 Жыл бұрын
you lost me when you said its ok yo read abridged, no. you are literally missing parts of the book. terrible
@penssuck6453
@penssuck6453 6 жыл бұрын
I could look at you all day. #notcreepy
@wyatt8724
@wyatt8724 5 жыл бұрын
You are so beautiful! You resemble Marina and the diamonds ;v;
@Abcd-rb3zg
@Abcd-rb3zg 4 жыл бұрын
Can you review the book I wrote (it's a small book of all the pornhub comments I've left on various videos) and its annotated ☺️
@donovanmedieval
@donovanmedieval 2 жыл бұрын
You should feel ashamed about reading William F. Wu.
@akumthonglongkumer9365
@akumthonglongkumer9365 5 жыл бұрын
You are beautiful ..☺☺😍
@PatrickBateman191
@PatrickBateman191 4 жыл бұрын
You are cute !
@Yesica1993
@Yesica1993 6 жыл бұрын
Of course it matters whether you're reading quality books or trash. All books are not equally good in quality.
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Yesica1993 you're completely entitled to that opinion! I personally believe the most important thing is that people are reading. One of my favorite stories is of one of my close friends who decided to read Twilight because everyone else was reading it. She eventually decided she enjoyed reading because of that experience, and now she reads books that are a bit more well-written.
@Yesica1993
@Yesica1993 6 жыл бұрын
Enjoying reading something is one thing. But claiming that all things are of equal quality is quite another matter. I only read, "Twilight" because a friend gave me a copy as a gift. I enjoyed it, in that way that you do when you're poking fun at it all. But I don't claim that it's equal to Shakespeare, or even Tolkien! No one is going to be reading and discussing the deep insights of, "Twilight" 500 years from now!
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Yesica1993 I don't think I ever argued they're all of the same quality. My point here is that reading books is awesome, no matter the quality or caliber of the book. I just love to see people reading. Whether it's Twilight or Infinite Jest, I'm happy that people are reading.
@michelea2326
@michelea2326 6 жыл бұрын
Yesica1993 no one is talking about the quality of the books... it's about reading period. Just read and read whatever you want - Twilight, Crime & Punishment, whatever (and don't judge people about what they read because that's just mean and judgemental... we can agree on that, right?).
@theblindrabbit7990
@theblindrabbit7990 6 жыл бұрын
Michele, you nailed it. I just really love encouraging people to read.
@eldrickt.w.3525
@eldrickt.w.3525 2 жыл бұрын
Stop spreading the nonesense of saying that reading a claasic is the same as reading some vampire sugar coated hollow and cheesy book. Is not the same because of many reasons. Always is better to read than not to read at all, but not all readings feed your brain the same way. You want people don't feel bad because their poor book choices? ok, but maybe they should just face it, and acknowledge the truth instead of keep pretending all books are the same. That way they maybe will start making a real effort to appreciate classics.
@mustplay7212
@mustplay7212 2 жыл бұрын
That is so wrong on so many levels. First of all: alot of the classics have stories that isnt rly more profound or creative than modern books. I prefer reading older stories but that doesnt mean i think theyre better quality wise. In fact i think alot of the classics sometimes comes short to modern ones. And also, twilight is cheesy but so are many of the classics as well. Alot of predictable love stories.I am not hating on people like tolstoy, austen, bronte sisters or even Homer even, but my point is that the classics arent necessarily more "smart and intelligent books". If you dont believe me, read Goethe or even Shakespeare. And what are the classics anyway? Most of them were written for the rich upper class, not for the people in general.
@eldrickt.w.3525
@eldrickt.w.3525 2 жыл бұрын
@@mustplay7212 So your point is that classics are not per se better than modern books. I don't see why that idea confronts mine. I never said they are better than modern books just because they are classics. Of course there are plenty of modern books better writen than many classics, but that is not the same as thinking every book choice is at the same level. Twilligth is not bad just because is cheesy, is bad because of many other reasons. A classic is a classic because set the bar high in terms of his quality and other reasons, and becomes a canon to look up to.
@vishaliitg10
@vishaliitg10 4 жыл бұрын
I am sorry, but you chose different classics. These books are just pathetic. You do not learn or experience anything from these books. Have a taste!
@eldrickt.w.3525
@eldrickt.w.3525 2 жыл бұрын
Which ones would you recommend?
@kevinarriaza1951
@kevinarriaza1951 5 жыл бұрын
I respect all opinions and blah blah blah BUT Fahrenheit 451 is an awful book. not that liking it is bad or anything, im just saying the book on its own merits is honestly really bad. Confuses me why its still relevant and recommend to this day
@bubba6755
@bubba6755 5 жыл бұрын
Everyone hates something
@bubba6755
@bubba6755 5 жыл бұрын
I love classics: moby dick, don quixote and les misérables, though i haven't read them yet XD
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