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Cornelius:
It really is. But don't let that discourage you: it really is rewarding, and, to me, much more so than Pride and prejudice. But then, I'm not an Austen fan.
Pride and prejudice is a fairly easy read.
The three Musketeers, I'm ashamed to admit I've only ever read in translation, but it's full of everything you would expect from the story, including some very funny episodes that don't generally make it into the movies.
War and Peace is still on my reading list, so that's all I can say about that. If it is like the other Russian literature from that period, it'll be slightly less dense than Moby Dick.
Heart of Darkness, being only a novella, is the shortest read of them all. It manages to pack quite a lot in there, though. I'd say it's definitely Conrad's best work. I like to borrow his description of Brussels.
I've just finished Notre Dame de Paris, and started Kipling's Plain Tales from the Hills.
Edited to clean up the autocorrect.
Is it cold in here?:
I'm wrestling with "The Divine Milieu" by Teilhard de Chardin.
LeeC:
I ended up going with The Three Musketeers. What an amazingly fun adventure! So many fun and interesting characters, places, situations, and intrigue. I feel the book has been cheated in its movie adaptations (granted I have only seen the one Disney made in 1993). So many characters cut out or completely changed! It was an audio book and the voice actor did an amazing job. I really loved whenever he did Planche's voice as it sounded like Baldrick from Blackadder and its how I imagined him. Nearly every character was well developed with interesting backstories, ambitions, and attitudes. I fell in love with some and detested the villain (great job Dumas!!). The ending was a bit bittersweet with a few items tied up in the epilogue which could have used its own chapters but it was still and amazingly fun adventure. I highly recommend this book!
I am not sure how good the current BBC show is, but I really wish I could find a show or movie that did the book justice. The 1993 Disney movie was fun in a cheese action comedy kind of way, but does not do the book nor the characters justice. :psyduck:
Cornelius:
Glad you enjoyed it. From what I've seen, the current BBC series is good to watch, but should not be watched as a representation of the book. Rather it takes the setting, the basic conflict, and the characters, and goes its own heroic way.
Having finished Kipling's tales, I've started on the Discworld novels.
JoeCovenant:
--- Quote from: Cornelius on 26 Feb 2018, 08:07 ---Glad you enjoyed it. From what I've seen, the current BBC series is good to watch, but should not be watched as a representation of the book. Rather it takes the setting, the basic conflict, and the characters, and goes its own heroic way.
Having finished Kipling's tales, I've started on the Discworld novels.
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Force your way through the first one... the second gets easier, after that.. it's all gravy! :)
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