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[[deleted user]]

Hello, I'm Mike. I love the classics and look forward to reading with the group when I can.

[Sadeem]

Hello again, Mike :)

[Jonathan]

Hey Mike hope you join in on various threads with comments.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome, Mike.

[Nicolle]

Hi Mike :) I do hope you join us reading our group read.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, guys. And, Sadeem, we have to stop meeting like this; people'll talk.

[Sadeem]

LOL, let them talk, it'll keep them busy while we discuss more important topics.

[[deleted user]]

Hi all!!!! I'm Ginger. I'm from the USA and just joined the group yesterday. Looking forward to this group because although I LOVE to read, never really did the classics. Thought this would be a good way to read some of them and discuss to get opinion of other people.

[Jonathan]

Hey there Ginger and yes it is a good place to get encouragement to read the classics.

[The Pirate Ghost]

Hi Ginger, good to see you here! Welcome

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome, Ginger.

[Nicolle]

Hello Ginger, welcome to the group. Feel free to join us in reading Great Expectations in April.

[[deleted user]]

Jonathan wrote: "Hey there Ginger and yes it is a good place to get encouragement to read the classics."

Thanks!! Nice to meet you.

[[deleted user]]

Curmudgeon wrote: "Hi Ginger, good to see you here! Welcome"

Thanks.... looking forward to the discussions!

[[deleted user]]

Nicolle wrote: "Hello Ginger, welcome to the group. Feel free to join us in reading Great Expectations in April."

That's my plan. Already downloaded on my e-reader. Not read any Dickens, but my high school English teacher always wanted me to...

[Nicolle]

Ginger wrote: "Nicolle wrote: "Hello Ginger, welcome to the group. Feel free to join us in reading Great Expectations in April."

That's my plan. Already downloaded on my e-reader. Not read any Dickens, but my h..."

Great! I hope you enjoy it, I enjoyed my first Dickens which was A Christmas Carol.

[Nicolle]

Hiya Lea Anne (gorgeous name), there are many discussions going on in this group...you might be interested in the discussion 'Defining a Classic?'.

[[deleted user]]

Nicolle wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Nicolle wrote: "Hello Ginger, welcome to the group. Feel free to join us in reading Great Expectations in April."

That's my plan. Already downloaded on my e-reader. Not read any ..."
I would totally love to read A Christmas Carol.... such a holiday classic! Can't wait!

[Jon]

Crime and Punishment
hi guys,
I'm Jon from England just joined your group as i want to start reading the classics now I have a Kindle, maybe a lame reason but it works for me. I'm at the moment reading Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky, a little hard going but i'm getting there. Chose Crime and Punishment mainly because i tend to enjoy crime fiction in modern books. Any advice about the best way to read classics would be good, at the moment i'm reading them as i would a modern book.
Ta Jon

[[deleted user]]

Hi, Jon, if you mean that you read classics to enjoy them, if you happen to like whatever you're reading, and to think about them, if what you're reading's worth thinking about or if it just strikes your fancy, then I think you're reading the right way. I've always thought that making classics have a capital C takes away their vigor because it removes them from the dirt and humanity they're concerned with, and it gives them too much Importance, which can make a reader see fault in himself if he doesn't like this or that one when really it's just a matter of taste or experience, and it implies a near unassailable authority. No book should be above criticism, insult, or being thrown across the room. And when you read a book you're just as important in the relationship and conversation that results as the author, if not more so, so you're well within your rights to read however you want to. As you read more of them you'll develop your own interests--language, theme, setting, whatever; that's part of the fun and in no way necessary to begin. All just my opinion of course!

[Jon]

Michael wrote: "Hi, Jon, if you mean that you read classics to enjoy them, if you happen to like whatever you're reading, and to think about them, if what you're reading's worth thinking about or if it just strike..."
Hi Michael, thanks for the advice, the way i'm reading seems to work for me. Before Dostoevsky i read A Tale of Two Cities, Dracula and The Importance of being Earnest all in the same way and i thoroughly enjoyed them.

[Nicolle]

Hi Jon, what did you think of Dracula? I personally loved it but many people don't.

[Jon]

Jon wrote: "Michael wrote: "Hi, Jon, if you mean that you read classics to enjoy them, if you happen to like whatever you're reading, and to think about them, if what you're reading's worth thinking about or i..."
Hi Nicolle, Dracula was great although I thought it was going to be scarier. Maybe some people are put off by the way it's written i.e. letters and journal entries rather than how novels are normally written.

[Nicolle]

I found the journal entries quite origional for the time it was written, I thought they were great. I also thought it would be a lot scarier...I guess when it was written it might have given more people nightmares than nowadays.

[Heather L]

I think you're right, Nicolle - it probably was a lot scarier to people during the time it was originally published. Though I wasn't expecting the epistolary format, I rather liked it.

[Nicolle]

Me too, it was a pleasant suprise.

[Caroline]

Hi All, Caroline from the UK, read Great Expectations last month and loved it - I'm looking forward to seeing what other people think. I have Les Miserables on my 'to read' list so I'm hoping that will be a future choice.

[Jonathan]

Hey there Caroline.

And to add to the Dracula talk. I'm going to re-read it for Uni later in the year. I'm glad I have such an incredible book to read. I found the letter format very, very good. It serves to provide an all round opinion, heightened the suspense. I found there was more suspense than any horror. Although I agree it was probably more horrific years ago.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome, Caroline.

I loved Dracula, found the epistolary format very innovative. I agree with Jonathan about the varied narrators via reports and letters adding to the appeal and that the book is more of a suspense novel.

[Nicolle]

Hi Caroline :)

[Holly]

Hello everyone! My name is Holly. I'm 26 years old and I live in IL. I love a lot of genres, and classics have always seemed interesting. I'm readiing my first classic right now and am greatly enjoying it so far.

[Jonathan]

Hey there Holly hope you enjoy the group.

[Nicolle]

Hi Holly, I do think many people who don't read classics are missing out, they are so interesting! Welcome to the group :)

[Linny]

Hi there! I've always loved reading, but found myself left really only liking very few of the more recent books I've read. I eventually read '1984' under suggestion of a friend, and it's now my favourite classic and my favourite book in general - since, I've decided to get more into reading classics, as a lot of them seem to appeal to me more than the other books people recommend to me. I'm currently reading Dracula, and I've already bought some others to come afterwards.

[Nicolle]

Hi Linny, I too didn't realise how great the classics are until last year. We have plenty of group reads, and there are discussions on 1984 and Dracula in our past group reads if you want to take a look.

[Caroline]

Many thanks for the warm welcome, what a friendly book group :-)

[Ana]

Hi!my name is Ana, i'm 21 and i'm from Romania. I love reading,this is the only genre i read so i am very happy i found you guys

[Nicolle]

Hi Ana :) Nice to see you here.

[Nicolle]

Hello Mahmoud, that is quite the range of genres you have read. Feel free to make your own 'Personal Classics' page.

[Katrina]

Hiya. I am katrina and im trying to read more widely so i thought classics was a good place as any. so far, my favourite is Pride and Prejudice. I havent read any of Austen's other works but I will. I am currently rereading Catcher in the Rye.

[Nicolle]

Hi Katrina, I hope your introduction to classics is going well. I highly recommend Jane Eyre to you if you like romance.

[Sunny]

Greetings, Katrina! I'm right there with you - trying to read a broader range than my usual fluff. Let me know what you think about Catcher in the Rye... I've been told it's really good.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome to all the new members. I hope you are able to join in on some of our group reads, and participate in our many group discussions.

[Nicolle]

Sunny wrote: "Greetings, Katrina! I'm right there with you - trying to read a broader range than my usual fluff. Let me know what you think about Catcher in the Rye... I've been told it's really good."

I didn't think Catcher in the Rye was all that great...

[Book Concierge]

Michael wrote: "Because you're..."

I am hoping that is a (very) poor attempt at a joke. Still ... There is really no cause for this type of comment, whether made as a joke or not. Please delete it.

[[deleted user]]

Done. I apologize. Of course it was a joke.

Edit: Just for the record, it was a joke making fun of a book, not a person.

[Holly]

Hello Jonathan and Nicolle. Have to agree Nicolle; they really are!

[Book Concierge]

Michael wrote: "Done. I apologize. Of course it was a joke.

Edit: Just for the record, it was a joke making fun of a book, not a person."

Thank you, Michael. It's so difficult, when communicating in this medium, to tell what someone's intent is. And so easy to mis-read something.

[[deleted user]]

Book Concierge, that's certainly true. I tried to pm you about it because I hated to think you thought I was that sort of guy, you know, the internet jerk type. Hopefully you don't think that!

[Book Concierge]

Michael wrote: "Book Concierge, that's certainly true. I tried to pm you about it because I hated to think you thought I was that sort of guy, you know, the internet jerk type. Hopefully you don't think that!"

No, I don't think that about you, Michael. Your prompt response is clear evidence that you are NOT.