What hooks you? What DOESN'T?

[sunstruckdream]

Honestly, I liked Jane Eyre too...

 

[Jeriel]

Honestly, I liked Jane Eyre too...

thank you

*makes face at Lessien*

lol I'm just kidding, Lessien

 

[sunstruckdream]

Different books for different people, I guess...

 

[Lessien]

I hated it.

And All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad....basically all the books my English teacher has made us read this year.

Funny, but I loved The Scarlet Letter.

 

[sunstruckdream]

I LOVE the Scarlet Letter. It's amazing. =)

 

[Shabby]

Oh my gosh YES! I don't know why everyone says Jane Eyre is brilliant because my dog is smarter than that book! And my dog thinks pregnant ladies are the epitome of evil! We tell him that there's kitties outside and he'll start barking!

Jane Eyre is stupid.

I have a feeling once you take some higher level literature courses you will change your mind. This is coming from a male, by the way. It's too rich in symbolism and to deep in context to be "stupid". I am hooked by great narration, that even interacts with the reader in some manner. Think Vonnegut, Palahniuk, etc.

 

[If Not For Grace]

Settings can get me. I like Period pieces and Southern Settings or Old fashined Western Drama. Good Characters (plural) but I hate wordy descriptions (Hemmingway). Give me In Cold Blood, Fried Green Tomatoes, and of course Gone With The Wind.

I like Rick Bragg--(Ava's Man), and I used to love Lewis Grizzard's cacthy titles.

 

[Shabby]

but I hate wordy descriptions (Hemmingway).

Hemingway was probably one of the least wordy authors in American literature...how could you name him under that category?

 

[Doubtless]

...I liked Lord of the Rings.

 

[sunstruckdream]

I have a feeling once you take some higher level literature courses you will change your mind. This is coming from a male, by the way. It's too rich in symbolism and to deep in context to be "stupid". I am hooked by great narration, that even interacts with the reader in some manner. Think Vonnegut, Palahniuk, etc.

Ooh, Vonnegut...Slaughterhouse Five is insane. I'm not even sure whether I liked it, but the complexities were amazing.

 

[Lessien]

I have a feeling once you take some higher level literature courses you will change your mind. This is coming from a male, by the way. It's too rich in symbolism and to deep in context to be "stupid". I am hooked by great narration, that even interacts with the reader in some manner. Think Vonnegut, Palahniuk, etc.

Eh, some people love it, some hate it. Most of my friends hated The Scarlet Letter, for example, but I loved it. Different tastes, I guess.

 

[Shabby]

Ooh, Vonnegut...Slaughterhouse Five is insane. I'm not even sure whether I liked it, but the complexities were amazing.

He's a brilliant author. I would suggest reading A Man Without a Country or The Cat's Cradle. They are also both brilliant. Actually, I've read nearly all of his work and I haven't disliked anything... so pretty much all of it is a safe bet.

Eh, some people love it, some hate it. Most of my friends hated The Scarlet Letter, for example, but I loved it. Different tastes, I guess.

Sure, but to call it "stupid" is a different matter entirely. Out of curiosity, why did you not like the book? I'm not a huge fan of Hawthorne although I enjoyed The Scarlet Letter... I'm just not hooked by the Romantics in general. I like short, terse prose better.

 

[Lessien]

The first ten chapters were the interesting part, and after that it was all downhill. The story itself wasn't bad; it's actually a pretty good story. But the telling is what got to me--Bronte seemed to love stretching the boring parts to interminable legnth. I found I could get away with just skimming the chapters and I didn't miss anything important.

 

[If Not For Grace]

I Love a surprise ending (I mean a real one..)