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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 1256 Views
This month is just making me hate classics. ? - 23/01/2011 12:06:08 AM 1089 Views
Aw. That's a shame. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 12:21:10 AM 989 Views
Re: Aw. That's a shame. ? - 23/01/2011 12:55:44 PM 1119 Views
Hrm... a high fantasy classic... ranagrande - 23/01/2011 01:15:05 PM 884 Views
Yeah? Okay... *NM* ? - 23/01/2011 01:16:15 PM 441 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:17:18 PM 1051 Views
Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:25:40 PM 899 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 446 Views
Perhaps Gormenghast? Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:58:50 PM 1066 Views
Perhaps, haven't read either Dunsany or Peake. Legolas - 23/01/2011 02:02:51 PM 1019 Views
Re: Perhaps, haven't read either Dunsany or Peake. Camilla - 23/01/2011 02:05:31 PM 1192 Views
Maybe Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? *NM* ranagrande - 23/01/2011 02:20:49 PM 440 Views
Re: Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:37:56 PM 951 Views
Re: Dunsany is good. And Grimm, but Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:59:18 PM 1065 Views
H. Rider Haggard. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:24:01 PM 1007 Views
Sounds interesting. ? - 23/01/2011 01:34:45 PM 1054 Views
Re: Sounds interesting. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 01:39:34 PM 1115 Views
King Solomon's Mines is also awesome. nossy - 23/01/2011 03:52:04 PM 882 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 1071 Views
Precisely Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:40:26 AM 1293 Views
True true... ? - 23/01/2011 12:58:42 PM 1032 Views
Fortunately, that's precisely what this site aims to do! *NM* Legolas - 23/01/2011 01:34:16 PM 466 Views
You just aren't reading the right books (and reviews), it seems Larry - 23/01/2011 12:41:07 AM 1094 Views
The Swiss Family Robinson is hardly a "classic", unless by "classic" you mean "old". Tom - 23/01/2011 06:55:30 AM 902 Views
Fine then. ? - 23/01/2011 01:02:48 PM 948 Views
Re: This month is just making me hate classics. Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:05:52 AM 1069 Views
A lot of "classics" need proper context to be appreciated DomA - 23/01/2011 12:22:44 PM 1261 Views
Well said. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 12:46:35 PM 1101 Views
Re: Well said. DomA - 24/01/2011 02:33:10 AM 1139 Views
That reminds me I need to get back to the Mémoires of Marguerite de Valois. Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:17:17 PM 856 Views
Very true Camilla - 23/01/2011 01:04:56 PM 1014 Views
Speaking of Dumas... DomA - 24/01/2011 02:45:02 AM 869 Views
ooooh Camilla - 24/01/2011 08:51:46 AM 1197 Views
The Molière movie is called... wait for it... Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:21:48 PM 1035 Views
oooh Camilla - 24/01/2011 10:24:19 PM 1069 Views
Re: oooh Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:29:23 PM 926 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 01:15:39 AM 1036 Views
I really should watch that movie. Legolas - 25/01/2011 09:43:35 PM 974 Views
Re: I really should watch that movie. DomA - 25/01/2011 11:15:10 PM 1107 Views
Why not? We liked Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. *NM* Legolas - 26/01/2011 06:45:26 PM 449 Views
Re: Why not? We liked Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. DomA - 27/01/2011 12:26:48 PM 1254 Views
I guess I'd have to see it to have an opinion on that. Legolas - 27/01/2011 08:00:53 PM 1165 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 01:50:04 AM 955 Views
Re: oooh Camilla - 25/01/2011 10:22:21 AM 1103 Views
Re: oooh DomA - 25/01/2011 12:46:30 PM 1128 Views
That's it! Camilla - 25/01/2011 12:50:18 PM 1147 Views
Re: A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. everynametaken - 23/01/2011 06:25:50 AM 1033 Views
The big problem with Dracula is that it's an epistolary novel. Tom - 23/01/2011 06:58:25 AM 1034 Views
Yeah, agreed. Legolas - 23/01/2011 09:46:57 AM 983 Views
But Frankenstein doesn't even have good writing to recommend it. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:09:58 AM 975 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 861 Views
The challenge is making me wish I hadn't already read Frankenstein Brian - 23/01/2011 07:38:49 AM 1506 Views
Really? ranagrande - 23/01/2011 07:52:24 AM 925 Views
I didn't mind The Importance of Being Earnest too much Brian - 23/01/2011 08:38:14 AM 1492 Views
Frankenstein ranagrande - 23/01/2011 09:05:10 AM 1065 Views
... Camilla - 23/01/2011 09:08:03 AM 907 Views
Thank you. *NM* Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:10:34 AM 434 Views
For, as usual, being my wonderful, divine self and bringing light to the world? *NM* Camilla - 23/01/2011 10:12:30 AM 462 Views
Something like that. *NM* Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:15:37 AM 389 Views
There's a reason why they include Wilde among the "decadents". Legolas - 23/01/2011 10:16:33 AM 975 Views
Re: A few thoughts on my Classic challenge book. Well, books, as it turns out. Camilla - 23/01/2011 08:53:01 AM 994 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 23/01/2011 10:15:04 AM 989 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 23/01/2011 10:18:02 AM 972 Views
I just read A Christmas Carol as well. It's very short, alright. Legolas - 02/02/2011 08:46:16 PM 1045 Views
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