tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918571665206465367.post5051046299884680829..comments2023-10-09T11:20:24.101-04:00Comments on The Literate Man, a Book Blog for Men: The Literary Blog Hop Asks: Are You Predisposed to Like the Classics? Yes. Next Question.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918571665206465367.post-63010436620845760562011-04-01T10:10:34.187-04:002011-04-01T10:10:34.187-04:00While I am less inclined to pick up one of the cla...While I am less inclined to pick up one of the classics than other more contemporary books, it is not so much from hate as from wanting to discover other voices that are left out of the canon (either the "official" one taught in school or the "unofficial" one decreed by the New York Times Review of Books). I need a little more 'multi' with my culture.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606360048165203407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918571665206465367.post-30790804744557363272011-04-01T03:20:37.179-04:002011-04-01T03:20:37.179-04:00Aha! I wished I'd thought of that: classic sta...Aha! I wished I'd thought of that: classic status amplifies your own reaction to a book. When I love a classic, I love it more than the equivalent classic, but when I dislike one I o the whole hog and hate it.Ben Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308876297341347389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918571665206465367.post-39727515177584911962011-04-01T03:19:12.731-04:002011-04-01T03:19:12.731-04:00When I started reading I devoured everything regar...When I started reading I devoured everything regardless of presumed worth, 1 moment Jude the obscure, next Jaws, spiderman etc. It's only later when finding my way the the labyrinth that is literature, that status became a shorthand or a signpost pointing to possible directions.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918571665206465367.post-57927804511096935222011-03-31T18:54:18.929-04:002011-03-31T18:54:18.929-04:00I love to like it one day and then change my mind ...I love to like it one day and then change my mind and hate it the next day. It all hinges on my mood I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918571665206465367.post-10251158523597555802011-03-31T16:57:54.062-04:002011-03-31T16:57:54.062-04:00I pretty much am predisposed to like classics, but...I pretty much am predisposed to like classics, but if I read them and then think they're awful, I get extra irritated at whoever named it a classic, and doubt everyone who said they liked it, thinking they're just saying that because- it's a classic! But most of the classics I have read, I do love, and maybe that's because I feel clever for having read them!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918571665206465367.post-79487952212984427452011-03-31T14:57:41.016-04:002011-03-31T14:57:41.016-04:00I have to say I'm generally predisposed to dis...I have to say I'm generally predisposed to dislike or at least be wary of classics. I've liked plenty once I actually start them but getting to that point of actually giving them a chance is a hurdle for me.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.com