If "Booorriiinnggg" is the only thing that comes to your mind when I say classics…. Then worry not, Bookworm is coming to your rescue.
Yes, along with my monthly feature of "Book of the month" I am starting with a new feature on classics.
Erm...Why classics? Arent they long, tedious, full of difficult phrases??
I rather say Why Not?
Classics, unlike the regular books, are the purest form of literature. Be it a tragedy like Hamlet, a comedy like Don Quixote or a romance like Gone with the Wind, these were the original stories and reading them will make you realise that all the books we read now are in one way or the other a little inspired from these classics.
We live in a world that is getting increasingly simplified, be it our language or our modern day literature. And Classics ensure that we remain in touch with our roots.
And most importantly, classics have been loved by all the generations, the characters have been immortalised (Even kids will know who were Romeo and Juliet), and they have survived the test of time. What more proof would be needed to say that these classics are some of the best books available for us??
So... are you ready to enter the Magical World of Classics with me?
Ofcourse my dear. It is nice to come across a youngster who is actually into reading classics and not stories about vampires and other unspeakable things...! My favs were Louisa M Alcott, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters ( notice they are all women). Dickens I dont care for much..! But write on..! My daughter is also a book worm and yes, she also reads classics
ReplyDeleteokay sure sure, bring it on. hehehe ive plan to read classics before but failed.wahahah i guess it was just so boring..but thank goodness ur here to rescue. hahha ill read your reviews first then if you like it then ill buy it. Maybe we can have some discussions.hhahah sort of book club online. what u say? :p
ReplyDeleteMeera: thank you so much :) i have read a couple of Dickens (A christmas carol is a masterpiece i believe) Bronte, yes.. Austen, Of course!! But my all time fav has to be Shakespeare.. i am yet to get over the thrill of reading the very menancing ways of Lady Macbeth!! I am always glad to get genuinely interested readers here.. thanks again and i hope when i post about Childrens Classics your daughter will like it :D
ReplyDeleteTabulyogang: i am sure after i start posting about classics, you will read atleast a few of them. And i would love to discuss the books with you :)
ReplyDeleteI love classics! I love Gone With the Wind. I love many books from the past centuries... written by Mark Twain, Alexander Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Luisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, etc. A bit hard to read, but it improves the vocabulary. :-)
ReplyDeleteMarie: yes you are so right when you say that it improves the Vocabulary... reading classics does wonders for your grammar too!!
ReplyDeletewow classics..can't wait to read your reviews on them, honestly i've been waiting for you to review classics..it is a very extensive genre so good luck with picking up a classic from so many choices
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