Originally posted by Ushgarak
Frankly I don't think anything kills decent literature quicker than having to study it at school.
Too true. And sorry for clogging ze thread.
I think it's great when you can rediscover great literature you were forced to read back in the day, why even Shakespeare gets a look in. I recently read The Importance of Being Earnest again with the carrot rather than the stick effect; enjoyable to say the least. Maybe Ian McEwan deserves another chance.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
I do enjoy McEwan's work, particularly Amsterdam. However, after having been subjected to re reads of Atonement every week, for two hours, over the course of a year - I don't think I'll be reading that particular novel for a while.
A while?? Why not 'ever?' Tell me you don't plan on reading it again. 😕
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Because I'm interested in literature, I re read novels a fair bit, usually to gain a critical understanding of them. This novel though, I'd be re reading solely for pleasure; at my own pace.
Woudn't it be more worth your time to explore a different book rather than read the same books over and over? It's like the reason I got rid of my movie collection. I'd seen all my movies so many times, it got to the point that I'd rather just sell them off and make a bit of pocket change. Some I kept of course, but it's rare I watch a movie more than twice because I can spend that time watching a movie I haven't seen.
On another note, I'm really into those Patrick O'Brian sea farring novels. Have you read any of them?
Sorry to sound like an arse (again) and say the obvious, but Worth is all subjective, as you probably well know. Surely it's worth reading the (contemporary) classics in the depth they deserve, but there I go again, that worth is my personal opinion.
Perhaps this veering off to the bookishness section too much?
Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
Woudn't it be more worth your time to explore a different book rather than read the same books over and over? It's like the reason I got rid of my movie collection. I'd seen all my movies so many times, it got to the point that I'd rather just sell them off and make a bit of pocket change. Some I kept of course, but it's rare I watch a movie more than twice because I can spend that time watching a movie I haven't seen.On another note, I'm really into those Patrick O'Brian sea farring novels. Have you read any of them?
Obviously, I'll read 'new' novels as well. I won't solely read McEwan. I'm just one of those people that have to read a book twice, to fully appreciate it, there's lots of us about. I don't feel right judging a book solely on the first read.
I'm massively into literature, hence why I'm doing a degree in it, and I think it's important to have full understanding of every type of classic, not just the Bronte sisters and a lot of Russian names.