I was reading the questions on the site and I ask my self how it is possible that nobody jhas interess in the clasics. Modern literature is nothing compared with the grate works of the past, don't you think? I mean, how ccould you like Dan Brown and his fiction with no sense?
2006-11-13 22:23:39 · 5 answers · asked by Nat N 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I agree with you. I love Russian litterature and Dostoevsky is a great Russian writer.
I read some books by him like "Crime and punishment", "the Karamazov brothers" and an other book the teenager" (I'm not sure about the English title) and the three books were fascinating.
I also love Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. My sister didn't. She is a die-hard Dostoevsky fan and always criticizes Tolstoy but I don' agree with her on that point
And I didn't read Dan Brown's books because I found the story sounded boring. I mean I don't like people who try to make me believe they know great secrets about theology or anything very intellectual and who can't manage to open a serious history book.
I'm sorry if I did grammar mistakes. I'm not a native English speaker
2006-11-14 07:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by Siobhan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dan Brown? Ewww
Check out a few of these titles
The Woman in white - Wilkie Collins
Northanger Abbey - Jane austen
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte'
Loved Crime and Punishment Though
2006-11-14 06:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by Black-Bard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it takes time to appreciate classics. People like what is novel. But eventually, as one appreciates originality and one learns more of what has been written in the past, value for the classics increase. For instance, I enjoyed John Updike's story, "A&P." Later I read some of the Arthurian legend it alludes to, and valued both the original and Updike's story more. Now I know many contemporary stories are retellings of earlier ones, and I'd rather read the earlier ones.
Oh, and knowing the classics may help you to enjoy the Simpsons more, e.g. Homer's Odyssey.
2006-11-14 06:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by Rod Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amen. All of the "Russian classics" have a lot to offer, not just Dostoevsky, but Turgenev, Tolstoy, and others as well. My most recent read in this genre is Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground...the man is awesome.
2006-11-14 08:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by just an inkling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you.
Dan Brawn? I could'nt read a page of his book!
Have you read Gi de Mopasan? He's one of my favorites.
2006-11-14 06:30:39 · answer #5 · answered by Tsikita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋