Do you read classic books?

I guess that lately people has forgotten about what real books are like. Now everyone is just over Narcissistic biographies like steve job's, or teen sagas like Twilight and Harry Potter. And yett, they dare to look down others when asked what they do. They, with an air of highness, answer "I'm reading" As though they were actual readers, but no ! They are only "readists". they believe reading is like that, and I certainly must not blame them, but they ought to know there are other "kinds" o books.

I read all the time, and have read many classics. I also follow a great many modern authors, and don't consider them of lesser importance simply because they are still living. One nice thing about modern authors is being able to chat with them through emails and sites like Facebook. One thing I do wish, is that publishers would make new books available globally. A great many terrific authors remain 'undiscovered' simply because people don't know they exist.

My brother always had a lot of science fiction books including Asimov. I really liked those a lot. Whether I like them or not really depends on how "readable" they are. I have trouble with the language in Shakespeare and other "old English" books, but if it is written in modern English, I do ok with them. Most of the time, I don't spend a lot of time reading any more. I probably should, but sometimes it is hard to stay interested. Oh, and I don't like romance novels at all. My mom used to read them by the hundreds and I could never understand how anyone could read that garbage.

I love my classic books and own a few! Emely Bronte, Jane Austen, Don Quijote...just to name a few I love reading and read every day! I have read some written novels by Isabel Allende, Garcia Marquez and Gabriela Mistral, Zorrilla de San Martin I just love those books to me they are a real treasure!

I have read nearly all of them and still enjoy classic literature from time to time. Time is the important word here; there just isn't enough. All of Shakespeare, all of the Greek dramatists, every epic poem; even "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," which everybody has heard of but almost nobody reads these days. Russian, British, American. Some newer works, too, but they are so expensive I have to be careful what I buy.

Yeah, I read classic books sometimes and I like it. E.g. I've started to read El Quijote and although I'm not finished I find the book a delight. Also I've read some works from Shakespeare and they were great too. I like Italian authors and their works as well, e.g. Manzoni. Actually there are a lot of good classic works, some of them you can download from Internet also. Or you can get them from a good Bookstore. Happy reading and happy holidays!.

Hello... I am a big fan of classic novels.. I've read Frankenstein, Gulliver's travels, Sherlock Holmes, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn etc... These days I have taken a liking for P G Wodehouse books... After I get my salary this month, I'll by more books by Wodehouse... He's an amazing writer... And makes one laugh like a child... :-)

Reading the classics is a favorite activity of mine. But I like new books as well. I tend to bounce back and forth and I find it keeps me somehow balanced. I enjoy being in a book club to discuss books with others. Being in this book club helps keep me well rounded as a reader because we pride ourselves in choosing books that will keep us challenged. So often our discussions include comparing what we've read to other books and it reminds me of the value of being a well-rounded reader.

While reading this discussion I realized that we hardly get to see these classic books anymore. While browsing in book stores and libraries we tend to pick up what we see. And I think these classic books are either not available or else stashed in a corner waiting for our attention. I have read a few classic books many years ago but should admit not anything lately.

I enjoy reading classic books. there is something about these timeless stories that allow them to go down into history and mean something. the classics will never become mundane or boring. they will live for generations to come and are worth taking the time to read.

I try to read some of them, but since English is my second language, sometimes I find the language quite difficult, especially if they were written during the 1800s or early 1900s! Some of the classics I've read were Little Women, Little Men (both by Louisa May Alcott), Lord of the Flies (is it considered a classic?), Oliver Twist, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (though this one I've read about 20 years ago when I was 10!). I do want to read them, just to know why they are considered classics, but sometimes their style of writing bores me. I read books which has a plot that you know, those where the character has a purpose and you have to find out if the person will succeed or not. Most of the classic stories seem to tell "life stories", their characters living their lives through time without a clear purpose. Example: Oliver Twist. The story is about an orphan and his adventures. And?? Does he have a dream of becoming successful? Was he on a mission to find his long lost parents? If you read the book it's a hodge-podge of events. Kind of real life, I guess? Then again I know what's real life is, I am living it, so why do I still have to read about it? I read books that are an escape from real life, those that I don't think will happen to me (or I wish will not happen!). I will still try reading classics though. I have a few of them in my to-read pile still!

I have a lot of classical literature in my personal library. But I am disappointed when I try to read a lot of them. The language and style they used in their time is very different from how we express ourselves today. So, they are very difficult to read. I would actually prefer to read a translated copy of an old book. Let someone who understands the language figure out what it means. At least I can understand the ideas behind it.

Yes definitely I like to read classic books dear but sometimes. When I feel bored and getting very tired from my work, I used to read. Thanks really very much for this post and in my view it's a good habit also to read classic books as well as classic stories too. i generally once a week read classic books.

I love to read books as long as I can, the only thing that prohibit me is the lack of books. Now if my budget permits I try to buy a decent books or old books on a decent bookstore, so that my son could engage also in readings. My son is so lazy reading and I don't want him to grow like me, having a hard time in writing because of the lack of opportunity to read more. Please share us more of the books that you have been reading right now my only source of reading are net, and I am craving now for more readings.

Yes, my favorite happens to be "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte and I love "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. I love a lot of the classics because the stories never get old. No matter how many times you read them, you still love them.

I enjoy the classics and am glad schools still require reading them. Reading is one of the rewarding things that people should find a few minutes each day to enjoy. Its easier for me to read 10 minutes, then 1 hour now. In my younger years I would read for hours, but didn't have a computer.

I just read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.... and yes i still read classic books.. nothing beats them still. There is something about how these writers write that really stays, spells legacy.. but i honestly do read more new books lately.. i am hooked into the suspense genre.. Catherine Coulter's, Nora Roberts, as for romance.. i really do not like much of the romance written by some modern writes..some are just so "lusty" (if there is such a word lol) but i do like romance novels by Nicholas Sparks, it makes you fall in love more.

Yes, i like to read classics and have read Jane Austen and Jules Verne. Apart from them the Ineed of Virgil is really an appreciative work among classics. In case of Indian classics, i have read almost all of them where as reading is my hobby. have a nice time.

I was an only child. Books were my best friend, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark Twain, Louisa Mae Alcott, Lyman Frank Baum , and many others. I also have read Gone with the Wind which is an all timne classic. Yep the list could go on and on. I am a lover of holding a real book in my hand not one of the kindles or tablets. I love books. They have always contained knowledge and I always learned something while reading.

When I go to the books store , most of the books are new books , and they have an attractive summary and a nice look. There is a higher chance I will buy a new book because of the many new books that are on the front line at the book store. Hmmm...I admit i'm a little ashamed of it because I want to read books because of their content , but it is hard to get to know a book that looks boring at the beginning. An attractive book will make me more interested at the beginning. I think many people forget that the beginning is only a short period and the first impression doesn't have to make our final opinion about something.we have to look at the whole picture.It is also true about getting to know new people , movies , subjects and etc... I hope we will learn the lesson.