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John F · 08-26-2021, 06:27 AM

I hate to admit it, but the vast majority I know about, I don't know the details.

Spoiler, some classics I've read with what I can remember about them, which isn't much. I don't remember much detail about any of them.

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For most of the classics I should of heard of, I probably know something about the main plot, but not much on the details. I'm more likely to get what I "know" about the classic from a movie, or a quick reference from another book.

Spoilers for classics I haven't read, major plot (from what I've heard) spoilers.

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And then there are classics I know nothing about, like Daniel Deronda and East Lynne.

So, I would like to read some of these classics again (OK, not Romeo and Juliet), and read some I haven't read (Jane Eyre, it just that it is soooo looong I keep putting it off), so please use some friggin spoiler tags with classics.

08-26-2021, 06:27 AM	#9
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,962 Karma: 71261339 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I hate to admit it, but the vast majority I know about, I don't know the details. Spoiler, some classics I've read with what I can remember about them, which isn't much. I don't remember much detail about any of them. Spoiler: A Tale of Two Cities - Has to do with the french revolution, there was a cranky woman named LeFarge. Crime and Punishment - The protagonist commits murder and feels guilty about it. Romeo and Juliet - Star crossed lovers, they both die in the end? The Brothers Karamazov - About some brothers. Great Expectations - This one I probably remember a lot about, but would need to have my memory jogged for a lot of it. The Count of Monte Cristo - Man wrongly imprisoned and his revenge. Jane Austen (I didn't read Northranger Abbey) - Gossip and chick lit. The Lord of the Rings - Ah, this one I know very well, but my memory has probably been skewed by the movie. For most of the classics I should of heard of, I probably know something about the main plot, but not much on the details. I'm more likely to get what I "know" about the classic from a movie, or a quick reference from another book. Spoilers for classics I haven't read, major plot (from what I've heard) spoilers. Spoiler: Hunchback of Notre dame - There's Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and a mean priest (mean as in nasty, not average). The priest might have some magical powers. Les miserables - Jean val Jean, escaped convict being pursued by a mean policeman. A Lot of singing. Tess of the Dubervilles - some woman in a miserable setting Little Women - title is self explanatory Don Quioxte - A senile old man who tilts at wind mills. I can't recall the name of it, but a classic with a name of a woman, that is about that woman (now I remember, Jane Ear). And then there are classics I know nothing about, like Daniel Deronda and East Lynne. So, I would like to read some of these classics again (OK, not Romeo and Juliet), and read some I haven't read (Jane Eyre, it just that it is soooo looong I keep putting it off), so please use some friggin spoiler tags with classics.