tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post7797158805564840101..comments2023-10-31T11:35:51.287-05:00Comments on Loving Books: Literary HopSarah Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11116130581597537480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-32709051926095458942011-09-09T00:54:50.890-05:002011-09-09T00:54:50.890-05:00So true about Les Miserables. It was lengthy but b...So true about Les Miserables. It was lengthy but by no means difficult. With Austen and Shakespeare, its just a matter of getting used to the language.CHEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634088152624853449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-90829712862451686042011-09-08T23:14:19.461-05:002011-09-08T23:14:19.461-05:00I actually thought that it was more about what you...I actually thought that it was more about what you considered literary fiction than what you considered difficult. There will be simple prose and complicated prose in works of literary fiction without a doubt. But works of literary fiction require more effort from the reader because they look deeper into characters motivations and morals and influences and that is more challening or difficult than being carried along by a fast moving plot I think.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-17493977861869343902011-09-08T19:02:24.148-05:002011-09-08T19:02:24.148-05:00You're so right about some books being worth t...You're so right about some books being worth the journey. And if you ever do decide to give it a try, good luck getting through Hunchback. I read it once a long time ago and I'm fairly certain I missed the whole point of it.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-71037405289129020472011-09-08T18:30:52.846-05:002011-09-08T18:30:52.846-05:00I agree with you that a familiarity with an author...I agree with you that a familiarity with an author makes a huge difference in how easy or difficult they are to read. Sometimes it just takes time to get into a new author's thought process and sentence contructionShannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04920055165881567597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-68225714310671675202011-09-08T15:53:01.415-05:002011-09-08T15:53:01.415-05:00I loved Les Mis (though it was a lot to get throug...I loved Les Mis (though it was a lot to get through) but I wasn't a fan of The Hunchback at all. I did get through it, but it's nothing like Les Mis and not worth the struggle.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.com