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Nothing like a reread of a novel you first read as a teenager to see how you have changed as a person. All the characters that annoyed me I now sympathize with. I laughed more this time around, seeing the futility of a desperate adherence to propriety as a sign of lost authority. #readingtheclassics

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Ruthiella Totally agree! Rereading a classic totally brings a new perspective to it. (edited) 2y

AllDebooks Absolutely. I love Forster even more now than I did back in my teens. 2y

Cuilin @Ruthiella it makes me want to put a list together and reread more from my teenage years. 2y

Cuilin @AllDebooks I love Forster. I haven‘t read the Longest Journey, so that‘s next. 2y

AllDebooks @Cuilin I'm going to reread them all x 2y

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Jess_Read_This

Middlemarch | George Eliot

I told myself I‘d read this in 2022. And here 2022 has arrived. It feels rather intimidating but I‘ve had several lovers of George Eliot supportively cheering me on to get started. So here it goes… 📖

#jessreads2022 #readingtheclassics #currentlyreading

elkeOriginal You can do it! 3y

zezeki I've read it a few years ago and loved it! Just take your time with it! 💪🏼 3y

Jess_Read_This @elkeOriginal Thank you!! ❤️❤️ I needed to hear that! (edited) 3y

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Jess_Read_This @zezeki Thank you for the advice! And joining the group of Middlemarch lovers telling me how much they loved it ☺️ That is always encouraging to hear. (edited) 3y

elkeOriginal I loved both the book and the Masterpiece Theatre version back in the ‘90s. That can be your reward! 3y

Jess_Read_This @elkeOriginal Ohhh, I do like the sounds of watching the Masterpiece Program at the end! 3y

quietjenn I agree with @zezeki - just take your time and enjoy it! It's worth it. I've been meaning to revisit it myself. Maybe this will be the year ... 3y

Jess_Read_This @quietjenn I hope you get to it. I‘m not too far in as I‘m taking your and @zezeki ‘s advice to go slow and enjoy. And I‘m enjoying it. I already am intrigued with Dorothea and where the story will go. 3y

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PezFilledCookies

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray D Bradbury

“Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?”
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#Fahrenheit451 #RayBradbury #ReadingTheClassics #Bookstagram

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bibliobliss

The Shunned House | H. P. Lovecraft

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• Good, creepy, atmospheric short story; my first H.P. Lovecraft. While the story itself left a bit to be desired, I think the prose set the tone perfectly and really helped me enjoy it more. I'll stick with a story as long as the language/writing is pleasing, and for me, this one was full of descriptive magic •

#SerialReader #classics #scifi #horror #readingtheclassics #newtomeauthor #HPLovecraft

kaysworld1 Loyal Capricorn lady high five got another one here 🤙❤️❤️❤️ 5y

bibliobliss @kaysworld1 ❤️😉 5y

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Libby1

The Old Curiosity Shop | Charles Dickens

One of the joys of reading #DickensInSeptember is discovering the seriously odd names in his books.

Last year in Barnaby Rudge the winner of the Weird Name Contest was Simon Tappertit.

Dick Swiveller takes the cake.

#ReadingTheClassics

Tanisha_A 😂 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KVanRead it‘s another one for the #Spankle list! 😂. Although honestly this one might be the best! (edited) 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I think the funniest I found wasn‘t one of his weird names, but I definitely laughed when Michael Jackson made an appearance in Bleak House 6y

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EchoLogical 🤣 6y

TrishB 😂😂 6y

Velvetfur 'Dick Swiveller takes the cake' sounds like a 'specialist interest film'! 😂😂 6y

Zelma @Velvetfur 😮😂 I am loving the idea of a whole series of “special interest” films using Dickens character names. And even using Dickens in the series name would open a lot of options. #LitsyAfterDark. 😆 6y

Velvetfur @Zelma Hahaha! I think we're on a roll now...! 6y

Eggs 😂😂😂 6y

AJones 🤣 6y

Libby1 @Velvetfur and @Zelma “special interest films”? 🤣🤣🤣 6y

Libby1 @Tanisha_A , @EchoLogical , @TrishB , @Eggs , @AJones - my first thought was, “SERIOUSLY?!?!?!” 6y

Libby1 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa and @KVanRead - I missed this #Spankle list! What‘s the origin of the name. Yes, I too remember Michael Jackson incongruously moonwalking his way into that scene in Bleak House! 6y

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Libby1

The Old Curiosity Shop | Charles Dickens

Each September I choose a book written by Charles Dickens. #DickensInSeptember has been a tradition for me for the last 7 or 8 years. I was only able to start reading this one a week ago, but as the napkin says, “Better latte than never”!

Do you have any annual reading traditions?

#ReadingTheClassics

Prairiegirl_reading Since I visited New Orleans in 2015 I read at least one book set in or about the city in April, which was the month we went. I really loved it there. 😄 6y

KarouBlue Out curiosity (hey! Ba dum bum) Why September? 😜 6y

Libby1 @Prairiegirl_reading - great idea! Which books set in NOLA would you recommend? A Confederacy if Dunces is in my TBR. Have you read it? 6y

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Libby1 @MellieAntoinete - good question! I just decided that Dickens felt autumnal! I have this weird thing about reading books in certain seasons. It stems from when I tried to start reading Wuthering Heights on a sunny June day. Nope. 6y

Prairiegirl_reading @Libby1 I have that one on my tbr too. I thought Zeitoun by Dave Eggers was super interesting. About a Muslim man living in the city during Katrina and what happened to him. I have a whole shelf of Nola related stuff, enough for a few Aprils anyway! Lol! 6y

Libby1 That is fantastic, @Prairiegirl_reading . I love that. I visited NOLA when I was 12 and it made a huge impact on me. As a midwestern girl, it was the first place I‘d visited that felt vaguely European to me. It made me want to go to Europe as soon as possible. 6y

KarouBlue @Libby1 OMG book kismet here! Totally feel the same! 6y

Prairiegirl_reading @Libby1 I loved it so much! I loved the vibe but also the history. Although I spent most of my time in the French quarter so not the more troubled neighbourhoods. I want to go back very badly. I would love to go to Europe but I don‘t think I could manage the flight! Not a good flyer. 6y

Libby1 @MellieAntoinete - glad I‘m not alone in that! My husband thinks it‘s awfully funny. 6y

Libby1 @Prairiegirl_reading - don‘t let that fear of flying hold you back! I hope you get here some day. I moved to Northern Ireland 18 years ago. 😃 6y

Prairiegirl_reading @Libby1 it‘s fear which I can control but it‘s also my ear, which I can‘t. 😕 I hope to get there too! What made you move to Ireland? 6y

Libby1 @Prairiegirl_reading - oh no about your ear. 😟 I came to NI to study for a masters and then stayed. A perk of living here is that when possible I‘m able to travel to a diversity of places so easily. I‘m really grateful. 6y

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IMASLOWREADER

Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen

BOOK OF THE MONTH... #booknerdforlife #imallbooked #inmyownworld #shuttingoutreality #bookishgal #myreadinglife #readersgonnaread #mycurrentread #readingtheclassics

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AndreaReads

The Three Musketeers --Great Illustrated Classics | Alexandre Dumas

LOVE these Great Illustrated Classics! What a wonderful way to introduce classic literature to our young readers! My dad took Kellen to the DI (which is similar to Goodwill), and he picked out this book. I am so enjoying listening to the adventures of D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers as read by this cutie-pie. #RaisingReaders #ReadingTheClassics

Cinfhen Love this photo 💙 7y

tpixie Wonderful!! 7y

SassyBookworm Too cute!!! #futurebookworm 📖 7y

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kspenmoll So sweet! 📚 7y

BookMaven407 Such a cute picture! 💜 7y

BookishTrish Those were my absolute favs as a kid! 7y

[DELETED] 3803335244 Oh I love the DI! And these books are the best! So cute 💙 7y

Melkyl Very cute! I loved those books as a kid. 7y

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Libby1

Barnaby Rudge | Dickens Charles

My Dickens Read 2017 has been selected!

Each year for the last number of years I've chosen a Dickens novel to read every September. I may not finish it this month but I will try.

Do you have any bookish routines or traditions?

I was sold on this one by the blurb on the back cover that calls it "a powerful, disturbing blend of historical realism and Gothic melodrama".

Bring it ON!

#ReadingTheClassics
#DickensInSeptember

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Horror all October long and a Doctor Who novel every November. 7y

batsy Ooh that does sound good! Both the book and the tradition! 7y

Hoopiefoot I read Steinbeck every year in November for some reason. 7y

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awishman I reread Pride and Prejudice every new year! 7y

Notafraidofwords I've never read dickens. I'm intimidated. 7y

Libby1 @Notafraidofwords - I can understand that. I like him but his stuff can be a bit heavy. If you're ever tempted to try him I'd recommend A Christmas Carol first. Happy reading! 😃

A Christmas Carol

Libby1 @awishman - that's fun! Do you read it at any particular time of year? 7y

Libby1 @Hoopiefoot - I may make November my month for Steinbeck, too! Great idea. I've only read of Mice and Men and The Pearl so far so there are many left to choose from. 7y

Libby1 That's fun, @TobeyTheScavengerMonk ! I've not read any Doctor Who novels. Do you have a favourite? 7y

Libby1 Thanks, @batsy ! ⭐️ 7y

awishman @Libby1 it's always January 1st-ish. It's always the first book I finish every year. 7y

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bibliobliss

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | F. Scott Fitzgerald

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• Don't have much to say about this one. It was cute and a bit entertaining but nothing extraordinary. The concept itself was the most interesting part for me. It won't change your life by any means but it's good for some quick, light reading. •

#serialreaderapp #readingtheclassics #aninstallmentadaykeepsboredomaway

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