I am a teen writer, and I read many classics my favourites being Northanger Abbey, The Picture of Dorian Gray and anything by Tolkien, however I notice that people my age don't seem to respect them as much. I'd like to hear some peoples opinion on this as to whether it is ok just to let people my age miss these incredible books or whether an effort should be made to make them more available. What does everyone think?
Way back when I was a teenager, all of two years ago, I read voraciously (good word, must use) and my younger sister read even more, and could probably quote Austen by the time she was 12. My yougest sister reads nothing at all unless she absolutely must.
The point I'm trying to make is, people who read will read, and people who won't, will not. What people read depends on their favourite genre, and if you look around, classics don't really often fit into 'genre' - they're just classics, so people aren't really attracted to them so easily.
It wasn't until I was much older, I could really appreciate the classics. Building a library of them but just need to get round to finding time to read them.
It wasn't until I was much older, I could really appreciate the classics. Building a library of them but just need to get round to finding time to read them.