tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post3426558918578640449..comments2023-10-31T11:35:51.287-05:00Comments on Loving Books: Literary Hop - The Stigma of ClassicsSarah Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11116130581597537480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-41392555316433512252011-04-01T10:27:19.078-05:002011-04-01T10:27:19.078-05:00I hate when people dismiss your opinion of a book ...I hate when people dismiss your opinion of a book by saying you "didn't get it". Not liking a book that's a "classic" just means people have different opinions and not that you're "wrong" for not liking it.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-45916960505578661922011-04-01T09:30:14.688-05:002011-04-01T09:30:14.688-05:00I feel somewhat the same about hyped contemporary ...I feel somewhat the same about hyped contemporary books, though i am more likely to read those than classics. Partly I'm just afraid that after all the talk I will have higher expectations that I should. And let's face it, some of us have different expectations from our books that others, and some of the books that my friends have RAVED about I thought were pedestrian and stereotypical (i.e., most chick lit, which is definitely not for this chick!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606360048165203407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-64219918339309333412011-04-01T06:30:04.448-05:002011-04-01T06:30:04.448-05:00Am in agreement Status can act as a reference poin...Am in agreement Status can act as a reference point, like the tag "Classic" but at the final page ,or at least the last one you managed It's up to the author to wow you, to communicate their intent. In my post the Classics were signposts, which led me on to the world of books.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.com