Moby Dick

Luba · 09-14-2008, 08:45 AM

Would you believe in all my years of life I have never read "Moby Dick"?

I bought some Classics at Coles and have started reading it this week.

TKDLady · 09-14-2008, 09:09 AM

I have a whole shelf full of classics that came with the encyclopaedia set we bought when we first go married and was going to start reading them but just haven't gotten into the mood. Moby Dick is one of them. I have never read it either.

Luba · 09-14-2008, 09:15 AM

I think I put off reading Classics because they scare the h*ll out of me, I feel I'll be smarter and I don't know if I can cope with that!

I SUFFERED through "Ulysses" and it's labeled a masterpiece.

TKDLady · 09-14-2008, 09:40 AM

I feel the opposite. I feel like I won't understand it the way most others do and still won't be able to talk intelligently about it afterward. I did try the Shakespeare ones but couldn't even read them.

Luba · 09-14-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TKDLady

I feel the opposite. I feel like I won't understand it the way most others do and still won't be able to talk intelligently about it afterward. I did try the Shakespeare ones but couldn't even read them.

I have a whole collection of Shakespeare's books which I plan to read when I retire! It's my way of shaking off Alzheimer's!

TKDLady · 09-14-2008, 10:42 AM

I don't know. It might bring it on faster. You may start to believe you are in his century!! Especially if you CAN read it!

Luba · 09-14-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TKDLady

I don't know. It might bring it on faster. You may start to believe you are in his century!! Especially if you CAN read it!

I LOVE the way he wrote and so much of his work is quoted! If all else fails there is plenty of stuff on the Internet to explain it all!

Waternymph · 09-15-2008, 02:13 PM

I prefer Charles Dickens he saw it the way it was during those days and i love all his writings

mebbe you should start from there Luba and it will make you devour the classics.