Nooo, don't do that! lol. I can't help it, dearie; I was taking notes for hw on the book & there were so many gorgeous quotes. I do love well-written things.
Guess what I just noticed...? You've not done the icon!meme! You don't want to talk about pretty, pretty icons? lol
I've never read Lady Chatterley's Lover, though I have to say it's occurred to me several times that I might try it.
The problem is I'm very picky about my classic lit. I tend towards nineteenth-century stuff, like Frankenstein and Jules Verne &c. Historical romance has a way of turning me way off because it usually feels so contrived and melodramatic. Unless it's absolutely fantastically written; the only exception I've come across so far is Wuthering Heights, which is SO freaking good that it's actually one of my favorite (if not my favorite) pieces of classic literature ev-ar. :)
OH MY. Wuthering Heights. *flails* That's just so....khdsajlhbfnshgh. Yeah. lol
If you've read Frankenstein, have you read Dracula? Surprisingly, it's not as contrived & annoying as the "I vant to suck your BLOOOOD" stereotype; but then again, I just really love vampire stories lol
I should probably try reading it, then. Once I get the time.
Haha, yes. Wuthering Heights. Very eloquently put. ;) Have you seen the movie? (1939.) Totally inaccurate, but FREAKING GREAT. I was obsessed with it for awhile and I finally found it on Chinese bootleg DVD.
Oh, ha, yes, of course I've read Dracula. I can't believe I forgot to include that, though I did read it years ago. I got it for my tenth birthday and read it a few times before I turned fifteen. I still love it, and my vampire phase came and went years ago. :) It's literature more than a vampire story, I think. And I love the epistolary style... when it's done right.
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Ooh, awesome!
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*shoots self in the head*
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Guess what I just noticed...? You've not done the icon!meme! You don't want to talk about pretty, pretty icons? lol
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The problem is I'm very picky about my classic lit. I tend towards nineteenth-century stuff, like Frankenstein and Jules Verne &c. Historical romance has a way of turning me way off because it usually feels so contrived and melodramatic. Unless it's absolutely fantastically written; the only exception I've come across so far is Wuthering Heights, which is SO freaking good that it's actually one of my favorite (if not my favorite) pieces of classic literature ev-ar. :)
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OH MY. Wuthering Heights. *flails* That's just so....khdsajlhbfnshgh. Yeah. lol
If you've read Frankenstein, have you read Dracula? Surprisingly, it's not as contrived & annoying as the "I vant to suck your BLOOOOD" stereotype; but then again, I just really love vampire stories lol
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Haha, yes. Wuthering Heights. Very eloquently put. ;) Have you seen the movie? (1939.) Totally inaccurate, but FREAKING GREAT. I was obsessed with it for awhile and I finally found it on Chinese bootleg DVD.
Oh, ha, yes, of course I've read Dracula. I can't believe I forgot to include that, though I did read it years ago. I got it for my tenth birthday and read it a few times before I turned fifteen. I still love it, and my vampire phase came and went years ago. :) It's literature more than a vampire story, I think. And I love the epistolary style... when it's done right.
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lol, yeah, the fangirly side of me took hold. Lit!geeking is fun. xD. No, I've not seen it; I'm guessing I should check it out?
It's literature more than a vampire story, I think.
That's an apt description & I think that may be part of the reason I like it better than many current (or early 20th century) ideas of the myth.
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