the reason it is hard to read classics is not because we aren’t smart but just because language changes so much over the years. it is like exercise in a way where as you do it more it gets much easier. if they tried to read an instagram caption from today they would be very much confused too.
I agree. I used to not be able to read Jane Austen when younger as I couldn't understand the dialogue, but I started off with other classics like Great Gatsby etc with more modern language, worked my way through and up and I was shocked when I later picked up an Austen novel and laughed at the dialogue, I could actually understanding what they were saying without getting a headache.
thank you for this reassurance. i tried to read jane eyre and had a really difficult time. i just started to read again for the first time in years so im trying to transition myself to be able to read it. but i definitely beat myself up for not being able to understand it
You can always try now it’s not too late and yeah it’s hard to find the motivation but to me sometimes the motivations just comes to me and it just makes me wanna commit :)
I am obsessed with her channel ever since she entered her reading phase, I have been binge-watching all her book review videos. She's now my favorite booktuber.
very relatable! for classics, also remember that you're not living in the era it's written, so it's easy to miss context clues. It doesn't mean we're not smart, it just means we're outside the intended audience :)
I do agree that not getting things doesn't mean you're not smart, but I do think we are the intended audience. Do writers ever write only for their contemporaries? Today it might seem like they do, but in the past I think artists spoke about universal things and about big ideas that transcend time. It's part of what makes classics appealing. You can read something written centuries ago and feel connected to it. In that way, I feel like all the humanity is the intended audience. Past and future. Sure, some context is needed with classics but there are so many resources for that if you want to get more info. We can bridge that gap pretty easily if we want to.
@@elenymm I'd say that even today, literary fiction does the same (or tries to) . It's genre fiction that is mostly aimed for contemporary readers directly.
@@thunderstorms6886 Depends on the genre. In general though, all the censureship in the industry is stifiling creativity, freedom of thought and our ability to explore big ideas that bring us together.
I completely agree with all comments above! I highly recommend reading classics that are published with annotations and footnotes. Those versions are super helpful! As a history major in college and graduate student, my professors assigned certain classics in our syllabuses, and emphasized that we needed the annotated and footnoted versions because it gives context to history, culture, society, and modern interpretations to words, phrases, and lines. And, to this day, I prefer these versions!
English is my third language and I had the great idea to try reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as my first book in English. I stopped after a few pages because of how difficult it was for me to understand. I thought I wasn't fluent enough but turns out everyone struggles reading classics.
I get it, but you could start with something that's rather simple in terms of language perhaps secret history, its modern literature but the language is rather easy to comprehend !
damn i’m in the same situation as you. english is my 3rd language and i just started reading pride and prejudice. however it’s not as hard to understand but this is my around 50th book in English. imo starting with a couple of middle grade is going to help a lot. i got into reading in English after i read some easy books. my first book was YA and i was in THE TRENCHES. ig it gets some time for us foreigners to start understanding books in another language so you can be fluent and have a hard time! just be patient and select your first few books based on difficulty. personally i went with the percy jackson series and haven’t stopped reading in english ever since
Sylvia Plath published “The Bell Jar”, her only novel, and the book is mentioned in the show many times. The jokes are mainly because the book is really really sad, once Loreli mentions that she is bored and Rory says she should read The Bell Jar, and then Loreli is like, offended haha. Sylvia Plath wrote amazing work, definitely hard stuff but worth reading (if you are in the right set of mind lol)
@@kyau8216 hm... I say 15/16 up, but really it depends on one's emotional maturity. Cause it really touches on heavy topics (depression, su!c!d3 thoughts) but as I said, totally worth reading! Great insight into mental health issues and stigma.
I don’t usually read classics either but starting with the audio book sounds like a good idea. Also I’m so glad I’m not the only one who started the show this year! I’m only on the first season but I already love it ❤
for people who struggle with classics i do recommend to you reading the book while its audiobook is playing just like haley just did, I tried it a while ago when I also struggled, and it massively helped me reassess my reading choices
You should read more Agatha Christie, she's really easy to read. Only mystery/police genre book author I liked. (Excluding Sherlock Holmes, you should read that too, it's so fun)
I always encourage people to read classical literature and books from university level courses in English literature because the themes and tropes are the best. 😅also the twists and turns are incredible.
Gilmore girls is one of my top 3 shows I've ever watched and I'm in the middle of my rewatch right now. It made so much sense when you said you've only seen the first two seasons because I loved Rory in the beginning, but after season 3(ish), when she starts college, she starts changing... but I always loved Lorelai though! :)
When I first saw the show I decided to be like Rory Gilmore (I was like 11) and my idea of reading like her was trying to get through little women for a week and then giving up so you are doing better than me keep it up
i’ve been reading the unabridged journals of sylvia plath for a while, but i love it. only about 80 pages in and i’m annotating it throughout. it’s a book that i just will pick up here and there because it’s heavy and very descriptive
I am so jealous because you can just walk into a bookstore and buy a book in English, making your selection so wide! I'm from the Netherlands and my selection in bookstores is so smallll!! (I love to read in English, I dont like translations..)
the portrait of dorian gray is a very accessible classic compared to a lot of the others, so I wouldn't sike yourself out by telling yourself it's hard to read before you've tried
@@caitlingill I think you're right. I always say portrait because technically in the book it's a painted portrait not a picture, but i think the title officially has picture
I know classics can be hard to read but keep going, it’s so worth itttt. Christie and Dickens are some of my favorite authors!! The more you do it the easier it gets:)
I was so obsessed with Gilmore Girls when I was younger I still am I love the dynamics of all the characters I love the small town aesthetic it's just amazing! And I've been wanting to read the picture of Dorian Grey but i already watched the movie 😂 I'll still read it though
I adore Rory Gilmore. She was one of the key players who got me into Plath, Camus, Kafka, and other big modern classics/classics. I also really got into philosphy since I was 12
I loved this video! I am obsessed with Gilmore girls, I’ve seen the series like 5 or 6 times. I love this video idea! I’ve always wanted to be a reader but it’s so hard!! Let alone reading Sylvia Plath and Oscar Wilde. You should do a video on getting into reading so I can finally live my dream of being Rory Gilmore ✨
The only Oscar Wilde story I've ever read is The Importance of Being Earnest, but if you haven't read it it was actually quite easy to understand and I actually had a good time with it. Plus, it's pretty short.
I already had reading classics in mind but now that I watched this video I’ll be reading one sooner rather than later.. will definitely be my next read
I started reading this year and decided to only read classics because there is a reason these books are classics. I also have to say that im 15 and it was the right decision
All the books I read are classics and sometimes when I read modern day books I get really bored of them bc of how simplistic they sound compared to the classics I read.
pls dont take this wrong i am just curious bc i see all the time that americans say reading classics is hard or they overreact when they see someone reading classics etc. why do they think like that???? english is not my first language and i read classics in my own language very easily. in fact people mostly only read classics in here (not for school for fun)
I was also wondering about it, and I guess transitions of books came later so the language is more understandable for us when we read translated book or English changed more than ours languages.
I am reading classic just for fun. And I do not think that I very much smart)))). I think everyone can speak classic books for fun!) it’s not that hard 😂
Something to remember is that "classics" is a collective term -- Agatha Christie's novels and The Great Gatsby are pretty easy reads originally from the 1900s, while The Canterbury Tales from 700+ years ago is written in Middle English. I'm like Rory in reading classics for fun, but that one drew the line. It made me want to scream and bury my head under a pillow. 😅🤷♀
I was rory gilmore for Halloween and now my college professor who loves the show and comes to class with her Luke’s mug says she now can’t unseen how much I look like Rory 😂
the reason it is hard to read classics is not because we aren’t smart but just because language changes so much over the years. it is like exercise in a way where as you do it more it gets much easier. if they tried to read an instagram caption from today they would be very much confused too.
no one from today starts reading classics and just instantly gets it; their words may be the same but the meanings and use are very different
Exactly. The reason reading classics comes easy to Rory is because she started reading them at a young age.
@@jennabraseth agreed
I agree. I used to not be able to read Jane Austen when younger as I couldn't understand the dialogue, but I started off with other classics like Great Gatsby etc with more modern language, worked my way through and up and I was shocked when I later picked up an Austen novel and laughed at the dialogue, I could actually understanding what they were saying without getting a headache.
thank you for this reassurance. i tried to read jane eyre and had a really difficult time. i just started to read again for the first time in years so im trying to transition myself to be able to read it. but i definitely beat myself up for not being able to understand it
i want to be like rory but i don’t have the motivation and the commitment
same
Samee
Lol I think if you try to be a little better each day you’ll definitely do it ❤
You can always try now it’s not too late and yeah it’s hard to find the motivation but to me sometimes the motivations just comes to me and it just makes me wanna commit :)
that spine crack gave me a Jumpscare
I am obsessed with her channel ever since she entered her reading phase,
I have been binge-watching all her book review videos. She's now my favorite booktuber.
Exactly ❤
omg same
Same
Same 💖
SAME
very relatable! for classics, also remember that you're not living in the era it's written, so it's easy to miss context clues. It doesn't mean we're not smart, it just means we're outside the intended audience :)
I do agree that not getting things doesn't mean you're not smart, but I do think we are the intended audience. Do writers ever write only for their contemporaries? Today it might seem like they do, but in the past I think artists spoke about universal things and about big ideas that transcend time. It's part of what makes classics appealing. You can read something written centuries ago and feel connected to it. In that way, I feel like all the humanity is the intended audience. Past and future.
Sure, some context is needed with classics but there are so many resources for that if you want to get more info. We can bridge that gap pretty easily if we want to.
I do think classics become easier to read when you've read a couple because then you get used to the general context and words used.
@@elenymm I'd say that even today, literary fiction does the same (or tries to) . It's genre fiction that is mostly aimed for contemporary readers directly.
@@thunderstorms6886 Depends on the genre. In general though, all the censureship in the industry is stifiling creativity, freedom of thought and our ability to explore big ideas that bring us together.
I completely agree with all comments above! I highly recommend reading classics that are published with annotations and footnotes. Those versions are super helpful! As a history major in college and graduate student, my professors assigned certain classics in our syllabuses, and emphasized that we needed the annotated and footnoted versions because it gives context to history, culture, society, and modern interpretations to words, phrases, and lines. And, to this day, I prefer these versions!
i grew up reading classics and when i started reading newer literature it felt so weird at first but love both
Me too! Grew up with classics
same once u get obsessed with classics it's hard to get into newer books lmao
@@nutkcker0161 Absolutely. I’m far more selective with contemporary books more than classics, as I tend to find contemporary books boring
Same i read classics as a young age as well still read them/love them td!!!
Same story, started reading classics from 7
English is my third language and I had the great idea to try reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as my first book in English. I stopped after a few pages because of how difficult it was for me to understand. I thought I wasn't fluent enough but turns out everyone struggles reading classics.
I get it, but you could start with something that's rather simple in terms of language perhaps secret history, its modern literature but the language is rather easy to comprehend !
@@mybloodyvalentine8661 Yess, thank you ❤️
@@wonpilspinksweaterismyjam7880 np :)
damn i’m in the same situation as you. english is my 3rd language and i just started reading pride and prejudice. however it’s not as hard to understand but this is my around 50th book in English. imo starting with a couple of middle grade is going to help a lot. i got into reading in English after i read some easy books. my first book was YA and i was in THE TRENCHES. ig it gets some time for us foreigners to start understanding books in another language so you can be fluent and have a hard time! just be patient and select your first few books based on difficulty. personally i went with the percy jackson series and haven’t stopped reading in english ever since
@@acattagite448 same omg and i love pride and prejudice
Sylvia Plath published “The Bell Jar”, her only novel, and the book is mentioned in the show many times. The jokes are mainly because the book is really really sad, once Loreli mentions that she is bored and Rory says she should read The Bell Jar, and then Loreli is like, offended haha. Sylvia Plath wrote amazing work, definitely hard stuff but worth reading (if you are in the right set of mind lol)
@@studylyss I completley agree with you ☺☺
It's one of my favorites ❤
what ages would you say should read it?
I love the bell jar!
@@kyau8216 hm... I say 15/16 up, but really it depends on one's emotional maturity. Cause it really touches on heavy topics (depression, su!c!d3 thoughts) but as I said, totally worth reading! Great insight into mental health issues and stigma.
Imagine they dedicated a whole section to Rory and the books she read.
I don’t usually read classics either but starting with the audio book sounds like a good idea. Also I’m so glad I’m not the only one who started the show this year! I’m only on the first season but I already love it ❤
Same ❤
Audio is how I got through Anna Karenina
lmao its her again y'all-
girl ur everywhereee
@@nuwanda6822 ifkr
Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors of all time, and her book "And Then There Were None" is one of my personal favorites of hers.
Since it’s a cozy read- why did she choose Agatha Christie among classics? I must have missed the explanation
for people who struggle with classics i do recommend to you reading the book while its audiobook is playing just like haley just did, I tried it a while ago when I also struggled, and it massively helped me reassess my reading choices
Where can I listen audiobook?
You should read more Agatha Christie, she's really easy to read. Only mystery/police genre book author I liked. (Excluding Sherlock Holmes, you should read that too, it's so fun)
Yass ❤
reading and then there were none literally made me so obsessed with her. queen of mystery
I always encourage people to read classical literature and books from university level courses in English literature because the themes and tropes are the best. 😅also the twists and turns are incredible.
Gilmore girls is one of my top 3 shows I've ever watched and I'm in the middle of my rewatch right now. It made so much sense when you said you've only seen the first two seasons because I loved Rory in the beginning, but after season 3(ish), when she starts college, she starts changing... but I always loved Lorelai though! :)
The Rory Gilmore style fits you so well though 😍
Trueee❤
Yesss
Yesss ❤️
I’m so excited you made this video bc I’ve been binging gillmore girls and and Rory is officially my comfort character 😩😩😩
🥺🌻
Have you ever watched the whole show? Otherwise you're in for a rude awakening.
I can see the Harry Potter books sitting on her shelf and the idea of a HP reading vlog makes my heart beat faster
Ikrr
Yesss
I’ve read “and there there were none” and I loved it soo much!❤️
The only Agatha Christie’s book that’s worth reading
@@elen5300 Bold take
4:21 the way she just broke the spine💀
When I first saw the show I decided to be like Rory Gilmore (I was like 11) and my idea of reading like her was trying to get through little women for a week and then giving up so you are doing better than me keep it up
when haley posts i know it’s gonna be a good day
Yas ❤
I am obsessed!! You achieved her aesthetic so beautifully!👏🏻👏🏻💗
❤ same
THE CRACK OF THE BOOK AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
THE BOOK SPINE CRACK 😭😭
i’ve been reading the unabridged journals of sylvia plath for a while, but i love it. only about 80 pages in and i’m annotating it throughout. it’s a book that i just will pick up here and there because it’s heavy and very descriptive
I felt actual pain when she cracked the spine on that beautiful book… still love her tho 💀
was looking for this comment bc the way my hand flew over my mouth so fast when i heard the cracking of the book's spine LOL
I thought it was so satisfying lmao
i literally gasped when i heard the spine snap
It was actual cracking!
I was looking for this comment😭
im so excited for you to watch the rest of the show! im team jess and love seasons 2 & 3
Yass ❤
your book era has been my favorite 🤩
Mine too
I am so jealous because you can just walk into a bookstore and buy a book in English, making your selection so wide! I'm from the Netherlands and my selection in bookstores is so smallll!! (I love to read in English, I dont like translations..)
the portrait of dorian gray is a very accessible classic compared to a lot of the others, so I wouldn't sike yourself out by telling yourself it's hard to read before you've tried
I thought it's picture not portrait?
@@caitlingill I think you're right. I always say portrait because technically in the book it's a painted portrait not a picture, but i think the title officially has picture
"... Just reading classics for fun you know as you do as a smart person" 1:30 😂
You are a role model for everyone who has ever said "I should get more into reading."
I love gilmore girls with my whole heart so im very glad you started watching it
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I love how you act as though she’s not a character is a show lol. Planning to do more reading 2023 so
Not the fake account
Gilmore Girls is such a Classic!! I rewatch this show all of the time eek!
my favorite youtuber, show, & hobby all in one 😭😭
Yes ❤
I know classics can be hard to read but keep going, it’s so worth itttt. Christie and Dickens are some of my favorite authors!! The more you do it the easier it gets:)
I was so obsessed with Gilmore Girls when I was younger I still am I love the dynamics of all the characters I love the small town aesthetic it's just amazing! And I've been wanting to read the picture of Dorian Grey but i already watched the movie 😂 I'll still read it though
OMG I love Gilmore girls SOO much and you’re my fav RUclipsr!!
Yessss❤
how could you break the spine of Dorian Grey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a video suggestion!! “Forcing” my husband to read my favorite book. Idk I just thought of it and it sounds like a really fun idea!
I adore Rory Gilmore. She was one of the key players who got me into Plath, Camus, Kafka, and other big modern classics/classics. I also really got into philosphy since I was 12
I have been waiting for you to do something like this! So excited to watch, love you Haley!
Yass❤
I loved this video! I am obsessed with Gilmore girls, I’ve seen the series like 5 or 6 times. I love this video idea! I’ve always wanted to be a reader but it’s so hard!! Let alone reading Sylvia Plath and Oscar Wilde. You should do a video on getting into reading so I can finally live my dream of being Rory Gilmore ✨
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The only Oscar Wilde story I've ever read is The Importance of Being Earnest, but if you haven't read it it was actually quite easy to understand and I actually had a good time with it. Plus, it's pretty short.
I started reading classics at 13 and tbh most of the time I didn't understand half of the plot, i was just there for the vibes
THE EDITING IS INSANE HALEY! ugh, I am very proud watching your editing evolve
I already had reading classics in mind but now that I watched this video I’ll be reading one sooner rather than later.. will definitely be my next read
Your Literally One Of My Favorite RUclipsrs I Watch You Everyday, And You Got Me Into Reading!!
And Then There Were None and Picture of Dorian Gray are two of my absolute favorites, i immediately got SO EXCITED
I think you killed it with the style! I loved this video ❤
I love your reading vlogs gurlll keep making more you like really hype me up to read books I am now obsessed JUST LIKE YOU!BECUZ OF YOU!
I’m so glad you watch Gilmore girls! I’m so obsessed with the show and i still rewatch it to this day.
Is it only me or I’ve at this point watched all of here vids 2 times already and every time I see her upload I’m super excited 😊❤
Me too 😂
@@Deepintospices feels good not to be the only one lol
I’m in love with all your sweaters this video screamed fall. I love it so much ❤️
OMG IM SO OBSESSED WITH GILMORE GIRLS
ive been waiting for this one🤭
Omg Hayley i lovee you so much. Ur literally my favorite RUclipsr ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ u literally always inspire me💕
I LOVE ‘And Then There Were None’! I had to read it in school in 8th grade and I was hooked!
Gilmore girls is the best. Team Logan all the way
wow I'm in aesthetic heaven from this video!!! 📚❤️🩹❤️🩹
Fav show Ong
the olivia wilde/oscar wilde mix up editing is so funny
the picture of dorian gray is one of my favourite books, so seeing you read it makes me very happy
I love your videos! They make my days so much better.❤️
Truee❤
I started reading this year and decided to only read classics because there is a reason these books are classics. I also have to say that im 15 and it was the right decision
Haley is my favourite booktuber, she gives me sm motivation to read
THIS IS THE VIDEO I NEEDED
ughh i've been wanting to film this video for so long! you had an awesome take on it.
They way you break the spines of books hurts my soul 😭😭😭lol
I full on squealed when she broke the spine of the book. That broke me.
YOU SNAPPED THAT SPINE AND LOOKED ME DEAD IN THE EYES BC YOU KNEWWWWW YOU KNEW THAT HURTS
All the books I read are classics and sometimes when I read modern day books I get really bored of them bc of how simplistic they sound compared to the classics I read.
Omg I loved this video! I need a part 2!!
Exactly 💯💯
I literally watched 25 seconds if the video and immediately subscribed, this was such a good video too omg
hii haley, i love your videos and you really inspired me to watch gilmore girls :)
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pls dont take this wrong i am just curious bc i see all the time that americans say reading classics is hard or they overreact when they see someone reading classics etc. why do they think like that???? english is not my first language and i read classics in my own language very easily. in fact people mostly only read classics in here (not for school for fun)
I was also wondering about it, and I guess transitions of books came later so the language is more understandable for us when we read translated book or English changed more than ours languages.
it suits you very well Haley! 💖
NO WAY!!!! GILMORE GIRLS IS MY FAV SHOW AND I JUST SEARCHED ABT THIS TOPIC THE OTHER DAY OMGG-
I loved this so much. Gilmore girls is one of my favourite shows!!!🤍✨
OH MY GOD YOU CRACKED THE SPINE OF THE GODDAMNBOOK WHYY
I AM SO HYPE
Also readerpop merch??? Is it a possibility?? 👀
finally a book video , i have been waiting for you to apload😊
OMG! Your dog is literally Paul Anka!
FINALLY. IVE BEEN WAITING. I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN ❤️
I LOVE AND THEN THERE WERE NONE i cant believe you actually read it in the video 💗
I just started recently watching Gilrmore Girls and I am loving it 😍
I read the picture of Dorian gray when I was eleven and it will forever be my favourite book my comfort book😍 I hope anyone who reads it loves it ❤
I agree. While I'd love to read some classics but then I think they are 100% gonna get me into reading slump.
I like the classic books 📖 it’s fun and it makes me smart 😊
I’m reading And Then There Were None for ELA rn 😂 I’m enjoying it!
I’m excited ❤
I love your videos so much ❤ btw you look gorgeos in rorys outfits 🫶🫶🫶
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this was exactly what I needed.
Omg my fav show
I am reading classic just for fun. And I do not think that I very much smart)))). I think everyone can speak classic books for fun!) it’s not that hard 😂
Something to remember is that "classics" is a collective term -- Agatha Christie's novels and The Great Gatsby are pretty easy reads originally from the 1900s, while The Canterbury Tales from 700+ years ago is written in Middle English. I'm like Rory in reading classics for fun, but that one drew the line. It made me want to scream and bury my head under a pillow. 😅🤷♀
I was rory gilmore for Halloween and now my college professor who loves the show and comes to class with her Luke’s mug says she now can’t unseen how much I look like Rory 😂
I have been wanting to read more of the books she read too! And thank you so much because all of these are now on my TBR!
it's my first time in your channel and I personally think your voice just sounds like rory WHICH I LOVE IT
I’ve watched Gilmore girls 16 times! I have too Mitch free time in these past few years!!
omg😭 i'm currently watching it for my first time