A favorite (but unable to say THE favorite):
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell – this is such a long, luxurious read; I savored it
The one I didn’t like:
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck – this one has so far cured me of Steinbeck for life (sorry to all who love him, but TRP was my first Steinbeck encounter and it was horrific). I remember the horror I felt while reading this and how deeply I hated it.
Mokamochamucca on
Loved: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Hated (with a passion): Weiland by Charles Brockden Brown it’s seen as one of the first American Gothic novels which I’m usually into but it was dreadfully boring.
AuthorBenjaminCorman on
Fahrenheit 451 was great. Lord of the Flies and Slaughterhouse 5 too. I struggled with On The Road and 1984 for some reason. Wuthering Heights was probably the toughest but that was long ago so maybe not entirely fair.
Postingatthismoment on
Loved Anna Karenina.
Put up with Jane Eyre.
tragicsandwichblogs on
Love: Jane Eyre
Hate: Wuthering Heights
MarcRocket on
Loved East of Eden
Didn’t like Moby Dick
Can’t bring myself to revisit 1984, want to read it again. Something is blocking me.
Avocationist on
Loved: DH Lawrence The Rainbow and Women in Love
Couldn’t stop rolling my eyes through Jane Eyre
charactergallery on
Loved: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Beloved (if it counts), Frankenstein, The Grapes of Wrath
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A favorite (but unable to say THE favorite):
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell – this is such a long, luxurious read; I savored it
The one I didn’t like:
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck – this one has so far cured me of Steinbeck for life (sorry to all who love him, but TRP was my first Steinbeck encounter and it was horrific). I remember the horror I felt while reading this and how deeply I hated it.
Loved: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Hated (with a passion): Weiland by Charles Brockden Brown it’s seen as one of the first American Gothic novels which I’m usually into but it was dreadfully boring.
Fahrenheit 451 was great. Lord of the Flies and Slaughterhouse 5 too. I struggled with On The Road and 1984 for some reason. Wuthering Heights was probably the toughest but that was long ago so maybe not entirely fair.
Loved Anna Karenina.
Put up with Jane Eyre.
Love: Jane Eyre
Hate: Wuthering Heights
Loved East of Eden
Didn’t like Moby Dick
Can’t bring myself to revisit 1984, want to read it again. Something is blocking me.
Loved: DH Lawrence The Rainbow and Women in Love
Couldn’t stop rolling my eyes through Jane Eyre
Loved: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Beloved (if it counts), Frankenstein, The Grapes of Wrath
Disliked: To Kill a Mockingbird