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Worthy "Classic" Novels
Scandanavian War Machine:
is H.P. Lovecraft considered classic? Because it's certainly old.
If it is, I recommend everything by Lovecraft.
Ozymandias:
--- Quote from: LeeC on 22 Sep 2010, 17:21 ---on the subject of Shakespeare, Macbeth, Mid-Summer night's dream, and Romeo and Juliet are all good, Othello was good too, but I couldnt get into Hamlet.
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Romeo and Juliet I dislike quite a lot unless you read it as a comedy. Then it's fantastic.
Taming of the Shrew is a personal favorite as far as Shakespeare goes.
JD:
--- Quote from: Theriandros on 22 Sep 2010, 16:31 ---Shakespeare does not make for classic reading, particularly in high school. It should be seen on stage, as is its proper and superior place.
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I think they're more for the characters than anything else.
SirJuggles:
We actually did Cyrano de Bergerac as a bit of a counterpoint to Shakespeare, and I personally found it much more accessible and enjoyable. And while we're on plays, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was incredibly good.
I really wish schools would do more stuff like Lovecraft and Tolkien. I found out that the AP Reading List actually has some Orson Scott Card on it, but I could never convince our teacher to do a unit on Ender's Game.
Aurjay:
guess im the only one who hated moby dick. Old Man and the Sea was by far better. Moby Dick just went on and on about whaling, ships, every piece on a ship, types of whales, every piece of a whale, types of dolphins etc, etc. until finally oh yeah lets actually try to kill the whale.
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