tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717652999506699201.post695461689796015558..comments2023-07-18T05:59:25.777-07:00Comments on Kelley McMorris illustration: Abandoned BooksKelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125779342541236588noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717652999506699201.post-81370821488128667422013-07-25T19:26:04.490-07:002013-07-25T19:26:04.490-07:00I bailed on Moby Dick and Great Expectations. Bor...I bailed on Moby Dick and Great Expectations. Boring. I actually enjoyed Atlas Shrugged.Appendagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000130847371133377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717652999506699201.post-43530588467926432832013-07-25T05:02:55.493-07:002013-07-25T05:02:55.493-07:00I have not finished Lord of the Flies or Wuthering...I have not finished Lord of the Flies or Wuthering Heights. But I have finished all the Jane Austen novels, with only Persuasion left to read. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746411466999319743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717652999506699201.post-20353990010657059652013-07-24T10:34:43.712-07:002013-07-24T10:34:43.712-07:00I've wanted to read Les Miserables, but I'...I've wanted to read Les Miserables, but I've always been intimidated by the size of the book.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125779342541236588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717652999506699201.post-76767542056669233072013-07-24T09:29:24.833-07:002013-07-24T09:29:24.833-07:00I don't think there are any classics that I ha...I don't think there are any classics that I have purposefully abandoned. I've only read half of Northanger Abbey, but that was because it had to go back to the library and I never got round to picking it up again. And I'm about a quarter of the way through Les Miserables, which is on temporary hold because it's a really tough slog when you're really busy and only manage to snatch a few minutes to read while eating lunch – Victor Hugo just doesn't get to the *point*, and when you realise you've just read 19 completely pointless chapters, you're apt to go and read something fluffy for a while. <br /><br />I'm far more likely to abandon modern books, if I don't like the writing style or the characters. =P I find some of the classics less annoying overall.Alison Muttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006300629466038125noreply@blogger.com