I love to read, and I read a lot of books. I love a page turner, something that grips you from page one. However, I have this huge list of classic novels that I want to read before I die. I force myself to pick one up at the library and read it along with those page turners. Sometimes I really enjoy them and sometimes I feel like I am torturing myself with this goal. Just recently I have finished Emily Bronte's, "Wuthering Heights" and Jane Austen's, "Mansfield Park." During both of these I asked myself, "Why do I do this to myself?" Then just the other day while watching a movie a reference was made to a character being just like Heathcliff. It was then I had the Ah Ha! moment I needed to know why I torture myself so. Knowing who Heathcliff was in that moment was totally awesome! I also love it when I find myself using phrases like, "Pray, Mr. Heaton, do tell me how was your day?" So I continue diligently with my goal of reading the classics (intermingled with mysteries, love stories, vampires and werewolves . . . is anyone else dying to know what happens to Bella, Edward and Jacob?).
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Yes I am. My neighbor got me hooked and I read all three in just a week or so combined. They are so fun.
I have some classic books I Want to read too and never have. Thanks for the motivation. It's nice to be well rounded and knowledgeable.
A girl after my own heart! If you could just convince my students that there is a reason to read literature...
I feel exactly the same as you. I set a goal this year to read the coomplete Jane Austen. I even bought a version of Pride and Pred. with a commentary that describes some of their word useage from that time, which is fun. But then I discovered that PBS is putting on the complete Jane Austen series on their "Masterpiece" series every Sunday night. I have loved every moment of them! But now I seem to have lost my motivation to actually read the books. They are just so yummy to watch! Oooh! What will I do? Does it count as "reaching my goal" if I watched the books instead of reading them? OK, there are still a few that I want to read. Loved Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.
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