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Originally Posted by djulian
Your list of favorite quotes gives the lie to your argument.
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Are you sure?
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss
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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
— Mark Twain
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"Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts."
— Albert Einstein
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Originally Posted by khalleron
That's certainly a fine example of word salad.
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I like it
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Originally Posted by khalleron
Go start your own thread - 'Modern works that are better than the classics' - instead of hijacking this one.
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I am in no way hijacking the thread.
If you re-read the first post, you will notice that the person who started the thread is clearly struggling with reading some classics. He tries to understand why, why so many people call it classics, when he finds the books so dull.
My answer to him is - read what you like. Don't listen to what some allegedly smart people say that we must read because it is classics. What they say worth nothing.
I am not saying that all classics are bad. I don't say even that one particular book is bad like "Dead souls" by Gogol.
What I am saying is that different people have different tastes and we should not impose our tastes on others, but that is what happens in the literature world regarding classic literature.
I am saying to the thread starter - don't you worry! You don't like it? No problem at all. There is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It is just not your cup of tea. It doesn't not mean you are stupid or not smart enough to
Don't waste the precious time of your life on trying to accomodate yourself to somebody else POV or taste. Read what you like because you like it, be it classics, documentary, physics, romance, urban fantasy, etc. They are on equal footing.
