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Old 08-16-2009, 06:59 PM   #19
geneven
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I'm tempted to start a site focusing on classics available for e-reading (and maybe audiobooks too), now that you have mentioned it. There is at least one site that specialized in off-the-beaten-tracks classics, but I can't remember its name now.

I just read Little Women for the first time, on my Kindle. That was quite an experience, I thought. For Jane Austen I can't recommend the Republic of Pemberly web site enough, though there are many great Jane Austen sites. Instead of looking for general discussions of classics, maybe you should find writers that interest you and look for sites that discuss them.

As a randomish aside -- I had a revelation after participating in a great books discussion list for quite awhile. I decided that I mainly cared what I thought about books and not what anyone else thought very much. It's because reading great books is mainly a personal exploration for me, and what I get out of them is what interests me, even if it's wrong!
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