|
|
Post by Dominique on Sept 18, 2006 8:06:52 GMT -5
.
|
|
Isa
Administrator 
Posts: 6,995
|
Post by Isa on Sept 18, 2006 9:37:39 GMT -5
Awesome! I didn't know we could make polls on this board, I'm liking it even more!
|
|
czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
Posts: 607
|
Post by czarval on Sept 19, 2006 11:44:01 GMT -5
I tend to like classics. Pop literature is really boring.
|
|
Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
Posts: 7,214
|
Post by Kristie on Sept 19, 2006 14:11:22 GMT -5
I agree that the current stuff is usually more boring. At least for me, I don't like reading teen stuff because it's always all about the same general topic: sex/drugs/alcohol/homosexuality. I like the old classics. Yes for Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, and JM Barrie!
|
|
Isa
Administrator
Posts: 6,995
|
Post by Isa on Sept 19, 2006 14:19:37 GMT -5
You know, I've never read anything by JM Barrie. I should definitely add some of his works to my wishlist... If he's one of your favorite authors, then I'm sure you've seen Finding Neverland, what did you think of the movie?
|
|
|
|
Post by Dominique on Sept 19, 2006 19:05:25 GMT -5
I am a really big Margaret Atwood fan, so all the reading of her stuff that I do balances out all my classic reading I guess. I like contemporary fiction but I'm pretty picky with it and won't just read anything.
|
|
Bina
First novel published
Posts: 2,472
|
Post by Bina on Sept 20, 2006 5:31:23 GMT -5
I try to read both equally but it really depends on my mood. I like that the classics are not hard to pick since they´re classics. With contemporary fiction it really is more difficult to find a great read.
I have "the handmaid´s tale" on my shelf just waiting to be read ;-)
|
|
czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
Posts: 607
|
Post by czarval on Sept 20, 2006 17:44:53 GMT -5
That's true. Contemporary works are so hit and miss.
|
|
Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
Posts: 7,214
|
Post by Kristie on Sept 21, 2006 17:21:15 GMT -5
You know, I've never read anything by JM Barrie. I should definitely add some of his works to my wishlist... If he's one of your favorite authors, then I'm sure you've seen Finding Neverland, what did you think of the movie?
I loved Finding Neverland. I really love all the different types of Peter Pan movies, but I think that the musical from the 60s with Mary Martin actually matched the book best (despite the random song). The only JM Barrie I've read is Peter Pan and I honestly have no idea what else he's written. Peter Pan is short and definitely worth the read (I've read it 3 times). |
|
Isa
Administrator
Posts: 6,995
|
Post by Isa on Sept 22, 2006 7:46:16 GMT -5
That's good to know, cause I loved the movie but I didn't know how accurate it was. I'll definitely look for a copy of Peter Pan. My list of books to read is increasing by the minute now that we've started these new boards!
|
|
Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
Posts: 7,214
|
Post by Kristie on Sept 22, 2006 15:12:13 GMT -5
lol I have a list of around 200 books that I need to read and it definitely keeps growing
|
|
|
|
Post by Dominique on Sept 23, 2006 3:24:12 GMT -5
I can relate to you there, both my boyfriend and I compulsively buy books. I have so many of my own to get through and I get distracted from them by reading his lol.
|
|
holliday
First poem written for Mother’s Day
Posts: 38
|
Post by holliday on Oct 5, 2006 22:46:43 GMT -5
I try to read both equally but it really depends on my mood. I like that the classics are not hard to pick since they´re classics. With contemporary fiction it really is more difficult to find a great read. I have "the handmaid´s tale" on my shelf just waiting to be read ;-) This is very true, which is why I tend to shy away from a lot of new books. What I really don't like is when a contemporary novel seems like it's trying to be classic literature, I almost felt that way about Life of Pi. |
|
czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
Posts: 607
|
Post by czarval on Oct 5, 2006 23:18:10 GMT -5
I feel that way a lot too. Some of the newer books just try to hard, but some don't try enough.
|
|
Bina
First novel published
Posts: 2,472
|
Post by Bina on Oct 6, 2006 6:02:26 GMT -5
What I really don't like is when a contemporary novel seems like it's trying to be classic literature, I almost felt that way about Life of Pi.[/quote] Uh oh, Life of Pi is on my library pile. But I´ve been reading a lot of contemporary this year so maybe I´m not that hard on them anymore. Plainsong was really great and I couldn´t put it away but now I´m reading heart of darkness for a change  |
|
