#also anything by chaucer but thats more cuz im dumb

[thepoetjean-makes-stuff]

I HAVE A CONFESSION! Of all the classics I HAVE read, there are four I couldn't get into as a child (tho I attempt them now as an adult):

1) War and Peace -- there's nothing wrong w the book itself it's just REALLY FUCKIN LONG

2) Ulysses-- it's long, garbled and not very good? Like at all? Just go read the Odyssey it's more fun and has stopping points in the plot

3) Count of Monte Cristo: Again, nothing wrong with this one! It's honestly probably Alexandre Dumas' best novel, it's just REALLY FUCKIN LONG and so it takes a minute to get into. I'm getting it chapter by chapter via a Substack and I'm having a ball, I hope he wins tbh--

4) Moby Dick -- Watching an obsessed fool go after a lofty but near impossible goal at expense of all others hit a lil too close to home w me growing up so I shelved it. Will try reading it again soon tho! Also all that talk of whaling and the mechanics thereof kinda threw me off soooooo yeah, I'll try again and get back to you hehe

Thanks for letting me share my secret shame (/hj).

#also anything by chaucer but thats more cuz im dumb #i cant tell you the quality til i get a translator of middle english yp #*yo #also Shakespeare counts as modern english you get used to his language once you actually read it #this is SO NERDY OMGGGG #loosely based on a convo i had w my friend earlier in the year #all they said was 'same friend no shame needed #ill talk about classic books i still like someday but not today #writing stuff #thepoetjean rambles #fangirly nonsense