An overhyped classic you really didn't like Dracula – I didn’t necessarily dislike it, I just found it a bit difficult to get through and dull at certain points throughout the book. However I absolutely love the story and have watched the movie (starring Gary Oldman as Dracula) a countless amount of times. Favourite time period to read about This one is a bit difficult, as I always have a hard time choosing between the Victorian era and the Roaring 20s. But I have read more classics set during the Victorian period. Favourite fairytale Sleeping Beauty, Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm. What is the most embarrassed classic you haven’t read? It’s a bit embarrassing that I haven’t read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen yet. I’ve had the book sitting on myself for years, and it was one of the first classics I bought, yet still have not read it (but will hopefully read it soon). Top 5 classics you would like to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald and East of Eden by John Steinbeck (these books are all sitting on my shelf, waiting to be read). Favourite modern book/series based on a classic The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas is supposedly based on Cinderella. While I fail to see the connection between the two, it would have to be my favourite “retelling". Favourite movie/TV series based on a classic Great Expectations – This is probably one of my favourite movies of all time, and the movie based on a classic that I’ve watched more than any other classic movie. I’m also a big fan of Jeremy Irvine, and Helena Bonham Carter’s acting in the movie was superb as always. Worst classic to movie adaptation Anna Karenina – What I didn't enjoy about this movie was that it appeared a bit too theatrical, however I do love the story. Favourite editions you’d like to collect more classics from
I have been collecting multiple editions of various classics, as there are so many gorgeous editions released each year. I would like to collect more classics from the following editions: Puffin in Bloom, Penguin Drop Caps (I’m considering collecting all of them), the Puffin Classics box set (which has been on my wish list for ages), Penguin Clothbound Classics, Penguin Classic Deluxe Editions and Penguin Threads (I’m so in love with this edition, its gorgeous!). *The original ‘classics book tag’ was created by It’s a Books World* -- A
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