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Originally Posted by mtravellerh
I love Classics. Moby Dick's one of my all time favorites.
I will probably load a lot of enmity on my humble self, but I just can't stomach Jane Austen on the whole and Pride and Prejudice more specifically. It's just so hard to get into and so dry ...
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Maybe you should try Austen again.
I tried reading Emma and just couldn't get into it at all. Several years later I came across Pride and Prejudice and absolutely loved it. I thought it was funny and witty. It didn't feel like I was reading a nearly 200 year old book, some words were unfamiliar but human behavior is unchanged. I cringed at the embarrasment Mrs. Bennet caused her daughters, dispaired when Lydia ran off with the the disreputable Mr. Wickham and rejoiced when Elizabeth and Darcy finally got together. I went back and tried Emma again and this time really enjoyed it and have ended up rereading most of Austen's work every few years.
If it doesn't grab your attention within the first chapter it doesn't, but it's worth a second look.