tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post3300229722833377874..comments2024-03-01T22:24:04.602-08:00Comments on Wanna Buy A Duck: Will The Classics Crumble into DustManzanitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-10583280532060687592010-12-06T20:57:15.847-08:002010-12-06T20:57:15.847-08:00Rosemary,
A friend said, when she read Buck'...Rosemary,<br /> A friend said, when she read Buck's The Good Earth when she was in high school, she thought it was a boring book about a Chinese farmer. When she re-read it in her 30's she thought it was a timeless exciting story about life. So that's probably the answer to why young people don't read the classics. I appreciate your thoughtful comment. <br /><br />Old Kittie,<br /> I re-read the old classics and I can't seem to do that with any of the modern writings. I don't know how many times I've read David Copperfield during my lifetime. Right.... I'd thought everyone had seen "The Sound of Music" el mucho times. <br />Adios....<br /><br />Karen, <br /> Really? How or where did she do that? I live in a mushroom cave when it comes to electronics, you know. <br /><br />Patti,<br /> Karen was just talking about free kindle classics. I didn't know about it. <br />I just recently re-read Catcher in Rye for the who-can-count-times. That used to be required reading for middle school kids. <br /><br />JJ,<br /> I agree. I had never been a quitter on a book but lately I have a lot of books that I can't finish. Complete waste of time.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-53356653349275038152010-12-06T18:48:25.567-08:002010-12-06T18:48:25.567-08:00To me, unfortunately, it is far more difficult to ...To me, unfortunately, it is far more difficult to find quality literature today - among the crap.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-27134291957989543342010-12-06T16:00:05.272-08:002010-12-06T16:00:05.272-08:00Kindle with all the free classics will introduce t...Kindle with all the free classics will introduce the youngsters to some fine work.<br />Sadly, I have never read Catcher in the Rye. Need to put that on my TBR list.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-55649602772425501722010-12-06T12:51:14.470-08:002010-12-06T12:51:14.470-08:00My daughter just downloaded like a zillion of the ...My daughter just downloaded like a zillion of the classics FOR FREE onto her Kindle. So I predict they're going to get read more than ever. Electronically.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-51862301880406811442010-12-06T10:28:35.401-08:002010-12-06T10:28:35.401-08:00Well there is the Harry Potter phenomenom and havi...Well there is the Harry Potter phenomenom and having read the series - I say - this is gonna be a classic!!!! Hopefully!!<br /><br />It's weird being part of the writerly blog community - they tend to be American YA authors/writers and the books they recommmend/read/review are very NOW. Apart from Harry Potter. <br /><br />I hope such wonderful books as Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird and the even earlier classics (Brontes, Thomas Hardy etc) continue to live on though!!! <br />p.s. I'm still reeling as to how my 20 something year old work colleague has never seen The Sound of Music!!!! <br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-69069451504998501612010-12-06T09:08:50.164-08:002010-12-06T09:08:50.164-08:00I am an avid reader and constantly pass on good re...I am an avid reader and constantly pass on good reads to my kids. Even my DIL with a university degree in English hardly ever cracks open a book these days. Of course with 2 preschoolers in the house, she's busy enough. Just last week, I read "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wromblewski. It was such an amazing read that for the very first time, I wrote a letter to the authour to talk about it. I can't even IMAGINE not reading good books, classics and new ones too. I think I've read Pearl S. Bucks "The Good Earth" about ten times. There's a classic for you.<br />RosemaryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121172465022137270noreply@blogger.com