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I didn't mind The Importance of Being Earnest too much Brian Send a noteboard - 23/01/2011 08:38:14 AM
I've never read The Picture of Dorian Gray, but I loved The Importance of Being Earnest.

And I hated Frankenstein. :P

I think Wilde was much more suited to plays than novels. More than anything I find Dorian Gray to be a chore when I try to read it. I'm going to persevere and finish it, but if what I've read so far is any indication, I'm not going to enjoy doing so.

As far as Frankenstein goes.....I absolutely adore that book. It's one of my favorite old books out there. In fact as far as older books go, it's probably number three on my list of favorites after Heart of Darkness (not that old, but old enough for me to call it oldish) and Beowulf. :P (I'm sure if I thought on it longer it would be bumped down a little further, but I do think quite highly of it.)
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A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. Rebekah - 22/01/2011 11:48:21 PM 1750 Views
This month is just making me hate classics. ? - 23/01/2011 12:06:08 AM 1589 Views
Aw. That's a shame. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 12:21:10 AM 1487 Views
Re: Aw. That's a shame. ? - 23/01/2011 12:55:44 PM 1545 Views
Hrm... a high fantasy classic... ranagrande - 23/01/2011 01:15:05 PM 1355 Views
Yeah? Okay... *NM* ? - 23/01/2011 01:16:15 PM 694 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:17:18 PM 1490 Views
Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:25:40 PM 1370 Views
There's really only one high fantasy classic, no? Or two, if you count the Silm separately. *NM* Legolas - 23/01/2011 01:35:03 PM 702 Views
Perhaps Gormenghast? Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:58:50 PM 1545 Views
Perhaps, haven't read either Dunsany or Peake. Legolas - 23/01/2011 02:02:51 PM 1510 Views
Re: Perhaps, haven't read either Dunsany or Peake. Camilla - 23/01/2011 02:05:31 PM 1659 Views
Maybe Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? *NM* ranagrande - 23/01/2011 02:20:49 PM 720 Views
Re: Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:37:56 PM 1379 Views
Re: Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:59:18 PM 1533 Views
H. Rider Haggard. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:24:01 PM 1490 Views
Sounds interesting. ? - 23/01/2011 01:34:45 PM 1492 Views
Re: Sounds interesting. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:39:34 PM 1557 Views
King Solomon's Mines is also awesome. nossy - 23/01/2011 03:52:04 PM 1309 Views
You can't love all of the classics, but it's not like it's a genre of its own that you can dislike. Legolas - 23/01/2011 12:32:01 AM 1534 Views
Precisely Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:40:26 AM 1736 Views
True true... ? - 23/01/2011 12:58:42 PM 1506 Views
Fortunately, that's precisely what this site aims to do! *NM* Legolas - 23/01/2011 01:34:16 PM 733 Views
You just aren't reading the right books (and reviews), it seems Larry - 23/01/2011 12:41:07 AM 1590 Views
The Swiss Family Robinson is hardly a "classic", unless by "classic" you mean "old". Tom - 23/01/2011 06:55:30 AM 1350 Views
Fine then. ? - 23/01/2011 01:02:48 PM 1393 Views
Re: This month is just making me hate classics. Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:05:52 AM 1570 Views
A lot of "classics" need proper context to be appreciated DomA - 23/01/2011 12:22:44 PM 1760 Views
Well said. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 12:46:35 PM 1547 Views
Re: Well said. DomA - 24/01/2011 02:33:10 AM 1606 Views
That reminds me I need to get back to the Mémoires of Marguerite de Valois. Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:17:17 PM 1317 Views
Very true Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:04:56 PM 1494 Views
Speaking of Dumas... DomA - 24/01/2011 02:45:02 AM 1340 Views
ooooh Camilla - 24/01/2011 08:51:46 AM 1685 Views
The Molière movie is called... wait for it... Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:21:48 PM 1523 Views
oooh Camilla - 24/01/2011 10:24:19 PM 1519 Views
Re: oooh Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:29:23 PM 1393 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 01:15:39 AM 1498 Views
I really should watch that movie. Legolas - 25/01/2011 09:43:35 PM 1450 Views
Re: I really should watch that movie. DomA - 25/01/2011 11:15:10 PM 1601 Views
Why not? We liked Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. *NM* Legolas - 26/01/2011 06:45:26 PM 701 Views
Re: Why not? We liked Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. DomA - 27/01/2011 12:26:48 PM 1717 Views
I guess I'd have to see it to have an opinion on that. Legolas - 27/01/2011 08:00:53 PM 1673 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 01:50:04 AM 1418 Views
Re: oooh Camilla - 25/01/2011 10:22:21 AM 1675 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 12:46:30 PM 1638 Views
That's it! Camilla - 25/01/2011 12:50:18 PM 1620 Views
Re: A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. everynametaken - 23/01/2011 06:25:50 AM 1486 Views
The big problem with Dracula is that it's an epistolary novel. Tom - 23/01/2011 06:58:25 AM 1473 Views
Yeah, agreed. Legolas - 23/01/2011 09:46:57 AM 1460 Views
But Frankenstein doesn't even have good writing to recommend it. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:09:58 AM 1416 Views
Dracula is the book I hope to review (properly) today. I love it. So very much. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:08:34 AM 1297 Views
The challenge is making me wish I hadn't already read Frankenstein Brian - 23/01/2011 07:38:49 AM 2192 Views
Really? ranagrande - 23/01/2011 07:52:24 AM 1462 Views
I didn't mind The Importance of Being Earnest too much Brian - 23/01/2011 08:38:14 AM 2191 Views
Frankenstein ranagrande - 23/01/2011 09:05:10 AM 1528 Views
... Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:08:03 AM 1380 Views
Thank you. *NM* Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:10:34 AM 688 Views
For, as usual, being my wonderful, divine self and bringing light to the world? *NM* Camilla - 23/01/2011 10:12:30 AM 722 Views
Something like that. *NM* Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:15:37 AM 646 Views
There's a reason why they include Wilde among the "decadents". Legolas - 23/01/2011 10:16:33 AM 1405 Views
Re: A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. Camilla - 23/01/2011 08:53:01 AM 1473 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:15:04 AM 1448 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 23/01/2011 10:18:02 AM 1461 Views
I just read A Christmas Carol as well. It's very short, alright. Legolas - 02/02/2011 08:46:16 PM 1492 Views
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