anyone read any of these books?

Question

did u read any and what did you think of it

BEOWULF
GRENDEL
CATCHER IN THE RYE
DRACULA
INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE
STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE

Answer 1

Beowulf and Grendel are actually two parts of the same story. It is probably the only documented English epic. Although it originated from the Angles, Saxons and Jutes the epic is brimming with biblical reference since it was the monks who made the copy of this book - because it was just passed down by tongue. Beowulf is a great story if you're into swords and dragons. It may be old but it's very interesting.

Catcher in the Rye is good or bad. Depending on the genre of books that you prefer. If you are the type who enjoys books which deal with adolescent angst and what not, this is for you. I didn't like it much.

Dracula is actually quite good, Bram Stoker really made quite a following with this book. I liked the fact that the book isn't typical and that it portrays vampires without too many frills. This is a good and solid read.

Interview with the Vampire is very interesting as it allows you to somehow understand the life of vampires. I think that it gives a very human approach to vampires since it talks about their needs, wants etc. The movie is also good. Kirsten Dunst was in it. Lol. Honestly, the book twells you the pros and cons of being a vampire.

Jekyll and Hide has a good plot but otherwise has poor flow. Think shizophrenig man/monster. The idea is cool, but I;m not sure how much you'll enjoy the story. It's something that's fun to discuss but not that fun to read. I'd rather read sci fi books by Jules Verne than this.

Answer 2

Yep, Beowulf and Grendel in high school, Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, all of the Interview series. Beowulf and Grendel were hard to keep up w/in some parts,maybe b/c of the style language that's used in them. I really liked the Interview series, a lot of details about characters, but some of the books were waaaay to deep. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was decent, a classic, as well as Dracula, much better than the movies made about it.. .never read Catcher in the Rye, I think I will b/c Ive heard good things.

Answer 3

Yes, I have read all of them and think you have an excellent reading list compiled. The first four often show up for college-level English/Liberal Arts classes.

"Grendel", if it's the one I'm thinking of, is a fascinating companion piece to "Beowulf". The Beowulf legend is among the material that J.R.R. Tolkien drew from for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as "The Hobbit".

"Catcher in the Rye" is as controversial in some ways as it ever has been. It seems to end up on the "to burn" list for a lot of radical types. You'll hear references to it frequently. It's the book that, in "Conspiracy Theory", is Mel Gibson's character's trigger/tracking device. It's also been the favorite book of some infamous people, but don't let that keep you away from this book. I've heard some refer to it as The Great American Novel, but others might argue that point.

I think every one of them will bring reading enjoyment of various kinds. "Dracula" and "Interview" are both vampire novels but are so different otherwise. In my Supernaturalism in Literature class, the professor assigned "'Salem's Lot", too. Someone above says that "Interview" is not a classic. It was worthy enough to be selected by my professor in the Seventies, not long after its release. In my opinion, it merits being counted among classic horror novels, even if it's only thirtysomething years old.

Good luck with your reading!

Answer 4

Catcher in the Rye:

We were required to read this in High School English class... It was ok, but I don't think it was particularly memorable or excellent. Although, I usually find I like a book less when I am forced to read it than if I choose to read it, so that might have had an effect on my opinion. I have certainly read many books since then that I like a whole lot more.

Answer 5

I've read Dracula and Interview With A Vampire. They are both very good books and I actually think the books are much better than the movies.

Answer 6

interview with a vampire, dracula, catcher in the rye, dr. jekyll and mr. hyde
why?

Answer 7

Catcher in the Rye - awesome book!
Interview with the vampire - I love Anne Rice's vampire chronicles. I have the entire collection. I've re-read the entire collection and it gets better and better each time!

Answer 8

I read them all. Many of them before you were probably born(but that is just a supposition on my part, since I don't know how old you are). I never got through Interview, but the rest were pretty good. Helped me a lot in my reading since then.

Answer 9

Beowulf at university and Dracula.
I was fighting with myself when reading Beowulf, cause it's very out-of-date and even the language sometimes makes no sense.
I liked Dracula somehow, but nothing fascinating or extraordinary.

Answer 10

Interview With A Vampire.

what i thought about it. not on the same level as most of the other books on your list, it's pop culture, not a classic, but it's entertaining and imaginative; i liked it.