tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post9091637984229576503..comments2023-10-24T04:48:50.907+13:00Comments on Tell Me a Story: Classics Club Monthly Meme #4Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-41984208930933091582012-11-29T14:22:01.925+13:002012-11-29T14:22:01.925+13:00I'm a slow reader, and so I tend to pick up sh...I'm a slow reader, and so I tend to pick up shorter books. But I wouldn't say I find long books intimidating. I just read several books at the same time, so I'm always finishing <i>something</i><br /><br />My November Meme is <a href="http://rachelreadingnthinking.blogspot.com/2012/11/intimidating-classics.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974988315420539840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-48366490759815108202012-11-14T19:25:01.111+13:002012-11-14T19:25:01.111+13:00I think when people say about intimidating books, ...I think when people say about intimidating books, they refer to books that they're not sure whether they will be able to finish it or not, although it's OK to put aside books we don't want to continue reading. For me, it's more about the subject, not the length. The Origin of the Species is one of them...Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-65969279173406910542012-11-14T09:29:10.626+13:002012-11-14T09:29:10.626+13:00I have to admit that I'm not keen on plays and...I have to admit that I'm not keen on plays and tend to avoid reading them.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-6155848269555577772012-11-14T05:35:57.876+13:002012-11-14T05:35:57.876+13:00I agree with your post above. It is more the lengt...I agree with your post above. It is more the length than the genre or the form that I find daunting, though I must confess that the plays can be tasking to read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-34449974197014343282012-11-12T07:59:46.806+13:002012-11-12T07:59:46.806+13:00I'm glad someone feels the same way I do! I gu...I'm glad someone feels the same way I do! I guess it depends on how one interprets intimidation. Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-34816075994460027832012-11-12T07:55:40.370+13:002012-11-12T07:55:40.370+13:00I prefer to think of the Russians as challenging -...I prefer to think of the Russians as challenging - fortunately I read AK and War & Peace a long time ago - and they're a good example of length being a put off.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-41708456345475224392012-11-12T07:50:15.896+13:002012-11-12T07:50:15.896+13:00I read Dickens many years ago and decided he was t...I read Dickens many years ago and decided he was too long and boring for me - I have since changed my mind - but I don't think of that as intimidation but a personal choice.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-43540981127069763782012-11-11T20:11:04.802+13:002012-11-11T20:11:04.802+13:00Yep, I feel just the same! It's not that I ca...Yep, I feel just the same! It's not that I can't do it, it's just they're so long!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-64317979598510098912012-11-11T15:53:34.692+13:002012-11-11T15:53:34.692+13:00Dickens has scared me and so have the Russian auth...Dickens has scared me and so have the Russian authors. I started Anna Karenina in February and still haven't finished it!Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-523110758433612042012-11-11T02:54:28.767+13:002012-11-11T02:54:28.767+13:00I admit to being intimidated by the reputation of ...I admit to being intimidated by the reputation of certain authors. I can still remember when I thought Dickens might be too hard for me - many years ago now! (and clearly I didn't know much about Dickens at the time.)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com