Danielle The Book Huntress ’s Comments (group member since Jan 22, 2011)

Danielle The Book Huntress ’s comments from the Classics for Beginners group.

Well, I think reading classics is more about taking your time to dissect through the differences in language for that time period. There are some difficult reads (in my opinion) like Sound and the Fury, of course.

One thing I would say is that one shouldn't force oneself to read a classic that you have absolutely no interest in reading. That makes it a very hard, unfulfilling chore, and if you're not in school, why put yourself through it?

I don't like the idea of having one strict definition of classic. Of course, you will have circles that determine classicality (not a word, I know) in a more demanding fashion, and people can rely on those if they wish. I think it's perfectly fine for each person and subgroup to have their own definition of classic to work with for their own purposes.

It's great to see so many new members. Hello to everyone!

Welcome Mary and Chris!

Hi, Melanie. You can start discussing any time after September 1 on this thread. The thread will stay open after October 31, but the active discussion is up until the end of October.

Welcome, Dana!

I agree, Teri-lynn.

It was that as well for me.

I'm looking forward to it!

I did find some parts of Dracula scary, such as when Harker confronts the three brides, when they chase Dracula out of Mina's room, and when Lucy rises up from the grave and they have to kill her.

Probably is a bit of that, Nicolle. It's probably hard to go into a book with high expectations and be disappointed.

I agree the ending was anticlimactic. It wasn't a quick read, but I truly enjoyed this book. Sorry if some of the members found it disappointing.

Hey Martha. Great minds think alike. I was planning to read Frankenstein in October. We can start a buddy reads thread for it.

I'm excited this won. I need to finally read Tolkien so I won't keep getting teased because I haven't read it.

Welcome to all the new members! We are glad you joined us!

Welcome, Ellie!

Welcome to the group, Elizabeth, Rob, and Desiree.

Welcome, Sebastien!

Welcome, Kat!

Trisha, as a person who likes reading vampire novels and watching the movies, I must say that Dracula is a must read for us fans.