Poetry of Reading

I’ve seen this one floating around and thought that I would give it a go as it seemed like a really fun post to do.

POETRY

OF

READING

I found this tag and I thought it looked really interesting! I really enjoy classics, so it's the perfect tag.

The original tag can be found here It's A Books World.

1. An overhyped classic you really didn't like:

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book was not for me. Nothing captured my attention and I found that I had to force myself to read it. If it had been any longer I would have stopped. It did catch my interest a little in the end, but not enough to redeem the book in any way.

2. Favorite time period to read about:

For some reason the period I've read classics of is from the Edwardian/Victorian era, perhaps it's because all of the new scientific advances in that time period make for an interesting read.

3. Favorite fairy-tales:

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.

5. Top 5 classics you would like to read (soon):

6. Favorite modern book/series based on a classic:

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (The Odyssey by Homer). Margaret Atwood rewrites Homer’s Odyssey from the perspective of his wife Penelope. 

7. Favorite movie version/tv-series based on a classic:

BBC mini-series of North & South. This exquisite BBC production is definitely a MUST see. Excellent rendition of Elizabeth Gaskell's book.

8. Worst classic to movie adaptation:

9. Favorite edition(s) you'd like to collect more classics from:

The Oxford World Editions and Penguin Modern Classics, Penguin English Library.

10. An underhyped classic you'd recommend to everyone:

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, it's a real page-turner.