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I didn't care much for either Frankenstein or Dracula. Or Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, for that matter.
I am currently reading an old copy of Pinnochio that I own. Next up is Tom Sawyer, which I haven't read in a very long time. I vastly preferred it over Huck Finn.
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There's bits of Frankenstein that I've really liked, but there's just so much melodramatic whining in it! I'd much rather watch the old Universal flicks with groovy stuff like "It's Alive!", "Fire Bad!", and the one-armed constable or burgermeister or whatever he was!
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Wow that's alot of Dickens! (pun not intended). I read Tale of Two Cities...and there was a ton I liked...I just couldn't get into it. But good for you. I wish I liked the author more.
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In between the second and third book of King's Dark Tower series, Mom threw a Jodi Picoult book my way-- House Rules. It's about a young man with Aspergers syndrome who's been accused of a murder... and many of the symptoms of his disease make him look guilty in the eyes of law enforcement.
The chapters are each told by one of five characters: Jacob Hunt, the kid with Aspergers; His younger brother Theo; His mother, Emma; Rich, the local police Captain; and Oliver, an inexperienced lawyer who takes up Jacob's defense. The switching from person-to-person could have been clunky, but Picoult does a good job giving everyone their own voice. She put alot of research into Jacob's condition, but the story never feels bogged down by it. Indeed, there's tons of comic relief from Jacob's idiosyncracies and how others need to deal with them.
It's an enjoyable read. And now I'm back to King's DT with The Waste Lands; Solunds promising
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Eryk, I am impressed that you could get through that much Dickens. I liked Great Expectations, but I was bored silly by A Tale of Two Cities and I could never even finish Oliver Twist.
IB, I have read every Sherlock Holmes story, but I have never read Swiss Family Robinson nor Moby Dick. What did you think of them?
Unfortunately, far too books are called classics because someone's English teacher/professor called it a classic, and the myth gets perpetuated. IMHO, of course.
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The funny thing about Dickens is that with a lot of the books it would take me about half the book to really get into it, but by the end I'd be completely engrossed in the story. Some of the lesser known novels (like Dombey and Son) were actually a lot more interesting than some of the more widely read books.
I first read Moby Dick in high school, and it was a massive struggle to get through then, but I read it again in my 20s and really enjoyed it. It's probably about time that I should read it again.
I also read all of Sherlock Holmes awhile back, and have been going through the Poirot novels in order recently (I read some of them when I was a teen, but don't remember them that well). I've got a six hour drive twice a week right now, and the Audiobooks are pretty much the perfect length for the drive. I think once I run out of them, I'm going start the Nero Wolfe books.
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I just finished Tom Sawyer. I have read several things by Twain, but for the most part, I just don't like it very much. Tom Sawyer is the exception, though, and is such a wonderful book it well deserves to be called a classic, and is one of the finest books I have ever read. I remember reading both it and Huck Finn many years ago, and while I loved Tom Sawyer, I did not care for Huck Finn. Still, that was a long time ago, and I am going to give it another chance.
Next up is a book I haven't read since grade school - Three Tales of My Father's Dragon.
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This week I'm re-reading Wuthering Heights, an old favorite from High School. Seems to be holding up pretty well.
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Swiss Family Robinson was interesting. I liked it as a child because of all the descriptions of interesting fauna on the island. I don't want to give any spoilers, but the decisions the family makes at the end are poignant and realistic.
As for Moby Dick, I remember hating that awful white whale when I was a kid. Now I can appreciate the deeper lesson behind it.
I loved Tom Sawyer, what a great character. I'm thinking of reading Huck Finn, too.
Right now I just got the paperback of Book 13 of the Wheel of Time - Towers of Midnight. So glad the plot is speeding up; many of the middle books were awfully slow-paced. Book 11 onwards really picked things up again.
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So, this weekend I read Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey and now I'm reading Jane Eyre, which I'm pretty sure I've read before but don't really remember at all.
Anyway, once that's finished I'm planning to read Rebecca, which I've never read (but love the movie!).
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IB, I have read every Sherlock Holmes story, but I have never read Swiss Family Robinson nor Moby Dick. What did you think of them?
Unfortunately, far too books are called classics because someone's English teacher/professor called it a classic, and the myth gets perpetuated. IMHO, of course.
Lance, I agree with you. Lord of the Rings, for example - I appreciate it for being a forerunner, and the plot was good, but the writing bored me silly.
Which of the Sherlock Holmes stories did you like best?
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IB, I don't remember which of the stories I liked best. It has been quite awhile since I read them. I do remember that I liked the short stories much better than the novels, though.
And I completely agree with you about Lord of the Rings.
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