The Pilgrim's Progress in Never too Late to Read Classics

Jun 01, 2017 Grace rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mccrum-s-100-greatest, 2016-reads

The first of my McCrum reads in the 100 Greatest Works of Fiction/English Language.
I'm getting my Goodreads account going and writing this "review" 18 months and numerous books on the McCrum list farther down the road. It required a different frame of mind to read and I can appreciate the effect this book had on so many authors. Glad I read it and realize that it's the foundation for much great literature.

An explanation of my star rating.
5= Truly cream of the crop. Amazing. In a wondrous real ...more

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Apr 07, 2015 Caitlin Channer rated it did not like it

Shelves: religious

I can see why this would be influential, being a religious story published in the middle of all that religious turmoil of the 1600s. But I found it to be overly preachy (especially when the flawed Christian is lecturing similarly flawed characters about how they'll never make it to heaven)and difficult to get through. ...more

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Jan 31, 2014 GONZA rated it did not like it · review of another edition

My God, I have to admit that I read this book really really fast because it's boring to death. I do not say that this book is not famous because it is and in that years was surely a big innovation, but I´m so happy that they move on ;)

Dio santo che palle, questo libro mi ha quasi ucciso di noia. Non dico che non sia giustamente famoso per il tipo di novitá che ha portato a quei tempi, sono solo felice che siano andati avanti ;) ...more

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