Is there a greater readership of contemporary writers or are the classics still in as great a demand as they always were?
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I'm currently reading a Jodi Picoult which appears to be for teenagers. What can I say, the cover just got me. Then I opened the book and noticed some of it was printed in purple ink. Got to love a gimmick! As you read there are illustrations of the character in the book trying to climb out of the book. Love it! The whole thing makes you want to watch the book when it might not be looking to see if it moves. Yeah, I know, bonkers! But fun.
I'm sure I do read more modern novels than classics but the classics take so long that I probably spend more time on them when I do read them. Generally, like Gilly, I prefer something a bit more easy reading, but there is nothing like going back and reading a classic you read as a child and seeing your new perspective on it as an adult. A Little Princess is my favourite in that respect. I read it as a child, an adult and then a mum and it shows me something different each time. Few modern books manage that.
Personally I like to read work by more recent authors, such as Jodi Picoult, Marianne Keyes etc. My time is limited and I find some of the classics too deep and the language difficult to interpret. I enjoy reading for relaxation and losing myself in a book (albeit on my Kindle) and if I can relate to the characters and what they are going through then all the better for me to get more engrossed.
I'm currently reading a Jodi Picoult which appears to be for teenagers. What can I say, the cover just got me. Then I opened the book and noticed some of it was printed in purple ink. Got to love a gimmick! As you read there are illustrations of the character in the book trying to climb out of the book. Love it! The whole thing makes you want to watch the book when it might not be looking to see if it moves. Yeah, I know, bonkers! But fun.
I'm sure I do read more modern novels than classics but the classics take so long that I probably spend more time on them when I do read them. Generally, like Gilly, I prefer something a bit more easy reading, but there is nothing like going back and reading a classic you read as a child and seeing your new perspective on it as an adult. A Little Princess is my favourite in that respect. I read it as a child, an adult and then a mum and it shows me something different each time. Few modern books manage that.
Personally I like to read work by more recent authors, such as Jodi Picoult, Marianne Keyes etc. My time is limited and I find some of the classics too deep and the language difficult to interpret. I enjoy reading for relaxation and losing myself in a book (albeit on my Kindle) and if I can relate to the characters and what they are going through then all the better for me to get more engrossed.