tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post4160446287737306739..comments2023-10-08T10:23:46.772+01:00Comments on Pages & Pinnacles: Aghhhhhhhhh!Rachel (Pages and Pinnacles)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08314835845444250984noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-19153887576915338002014-09-01T12:35:44.926+01:002014-09-01T12:35:44.926+01:00I know what you mean! I haven't actually read ...I know what you mean! I haven't actually read that many classics, barely any actually *guiltily looks at floor*, it's just that not many seem particularly interesting and when I have *tried* reading some classics I couldn't get into them because of the language used. I'm taking English Literature for my subjects and I'll have to do Shakespeare which I really, REALLY do not like haha! <br /><br />Maybe you could listen to an audiobook and then read the book shortly after? :) If you get classics in audiobooks, I've never actually listened to one haha xDKyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208972644763001755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-86521312525938668302014-08-04T13:49:25.353+01:002014-08-04T13:49:25.353+01:00THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU! xD
Yep,...THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU! xD<br /><br />Yep, it's the pacing that gets me too! :(rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854981045465233724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-37551092307786097982014-08-04T13:48:32.838+01:002014-08-04T13:48:32.838+01:00AMAZING IDEA! It would certainly lighten the load!...AMAZING IDEA! It would certainly lighten the load! xDrachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854981045465233724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-72980913965929150992014-08-04T13:47:51.332+01:002014-08-04T13:47:51.332+01:00Good luck to you if you do choose the highest Engl...Good luck to you if you do choose the highest English!! I've alright with Shakespeare, though I wouldn't necessarily want to read any of his work in my spare time... ;prachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854981045465233724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-45999645333214277632014-08-04T13:46:05.585+01:002014-08-04T13:46:05.585+01:00Yes, we both need the good luck!! ;DYes, we both need the good luck!! ;Drachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854981045465233724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-50931011598335301632014-08-04T13:40:37.319+01:002014-08-04T13:40:37.319+01:00SO I saw your tweet (retweeted by someone I follow...SO I saw your tweet (retweeted by someone I follow) and decided to check your blog out. So.. I became your 500th GFC follower. :) This post is very much relatable. :D<br /><br />Anyway, Classics are not really my either. They're not just my cup of tea and I really hate slow-paced books. Aw. Good luck with reading them though! Marga @ Deadly Darlingshttp://deadlydarlings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-27634619756605128762014-08-03T23:00:02.292+01:002014-08-03T23:00:02.292+01:00Oooh Rachel I feel you so much right now! I find i...Oooh Rachel I feel you so much right now! I find it incredibly hard to read classics, and they take me so freaking long to get through!! You just gotta keep going, ploughing through, man. I'm taking Eng Lit so I have to read classics too. I was thinking maybe we could read some together? Chat to me on Twitter if you're interested @tillycurrer, I figure we might have an easier time getting through them if we can rant about them together? :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980656592819266422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-82619450333828821202014-08-03T12:11:16.065+01:002014-08-03T12:11:16.065+01:00Since I'm in Year 10, at the moment we have to...Since I'm in Year 10, at the moment we have to choose our subjects for year 11 and 12 and I I'm thinking of choosing the highest English and I'm nervous too! Like you I don't really like classics and I hate feeling like I have to pull out a dictionary every sentence. Also if I choose advanced English, I have to study Shakespeare which I really hate! So I feel ya at the moment!Francoise https://www.blogger.com/profile/12033355772776822109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-57698482102933632932014-08-03T09:42:40.228+01:002014-08-03T09:42:40.228+01:00OMG I feel the exact same way about Classics! I ju...OMG I feel the exact same way about Classics! I just can't get into them. For me it's a case of it's not you, it's me. Because no matter how great the premise, I can never get anywhere near finishing a classic. Good luck to both of us!Sunny @ A Sunny Spot https://www.blogger.com/profile/01025467929485516198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-43075864344963037172014-08-03T00:44:07.731+01:002014-08-03T00:44:07.731+01:00I read TGG in school, haha! The only one I've ...I read TGG <i>in</i> school, haha! The only one I've really read outside school is Wuthering Heights. :3 <br /><br />Thank you!! xxrachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854981045465233724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-76080539892420609392014-08-03T00:40:28.829+01:002014-08-03T00:40:28.829+01:00We're still doing a couple classics in class b...We're still doing a couple classics in class but we've to take it on ourselves more if we're hoping for a good grade. :33 Thank you so much for all this - you've helped a lot!! xDrachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854981045465233724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-34365474506630695532014-08-03T00:38:52.335+01:002014-08-03T00:38:52.335+01:00Thank you so much for this comment, Rebecca - it&#...Thank you so much for this comment, Rebecca - it's helped!! I've read The Great Gatsby and if the others are around about the same length, maybe it won't be so daunting as I think it'll be. I'll look some of them up! :Drachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854981045465233724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-32176624088938117632014-08-02T17:54:30.826+01:002014-08-02T17:54:30.826+01:00I feel your pain!
So far, the only classic I'...I feel your pain! <br />So far, the only classic I've read in my own time outside of school is The Great Gatsby and I loved that, and I have read classics in school, but when studying books you always over analyse them and so they aren't as interesting as they could be. <br /><br />Outside of school I find it ridiculously hard to find classics that I'll actually like - I don't want to read Austen or Bronte or things like that - those aren't for me <br />Good luck with the reading! xxHolly Peckitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128472925030977835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389903897714390908.post-61293669718864539612014-08-02T17:10:04.618+01:002014-08-02T17:10:04.618+01:00understand your pain with classics! I did a Englis... understand your pain with classics! I did a English Literature A level which required me to read lots of long and sometimes uninteresting classics. However, now I'm pretty in to them. While I wouldn't read Charles Dickens, I would read others. <br />Perhaps start by reading some classics that are more modern, shorter and perhaps have a film you can watch attached to them. I would recommend The Great Gatsby, On The Road, The Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men and Breakfast at Tiffany's. If you like Sherlock (the TV show) or mysteries, there's always the Sherlock Holmes mysteries (I think the Hound of the Baskervilles is short) or Agatha Christie - they count at classics! <br />Hope that helps and good luck!Rebecca-Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746880144761716004noreply@blogger.com