How to read classics (Easy Tips) !
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
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How to read classics and How to read books that are classics?
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After reading classics, i don't feel to read the modern books. I get lost in the words, the structure of sentences in classics. They sound so rhythmic and musical. And also i don't wish the classic book i am reading should get over. When Jane Eyre finished her story, i literally yearned for her to continue telling about the rest of the life. That enchanting i find classics. Classics are written that vivid, vibrant and that much organic. You feel you are taken to that age. You feel you are witnessing the story are arm's length. Some paragraphs i read twice or thrice, just to devour the beauty of the language. 😃
That is literature!
Jane Eyre..❤❤
These are great tips, Helly!
But I don’t think that reading classics defines a reader. If a person doesn’t like reading classics, he’d be as much of a reader as a person who reads classics.
This isn’t a hate comment btw. I love your videos!
I find you the best Indian booktuber. 😎 .
Huge compliment :')
Plz check me out also I just started
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@@chococandy8009 thanks 🙃
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I finished wuthering heights in 2month. That was my 1st classic book and I'm telling you all I literally had to keep a pocket dictionary with me while reading it and used it almost for every pages. But it was fun tho. Where ever I go I didn't only carry the book but also the dictionary. 🤣
You can read little women. It is very easy to read and a beautiful story.
I beg to differ.
I think that the best thing about classics - and what I love most about them is indeed the language.
And the fact that they're not flavour of the month and have been validated by the time and masses.
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Pardon I don't get you
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Okay I read it again now I get what you're saying. I agree. These have literally speaking - Stood The Test Of Time. Should I add that they also passed gleefully
Read 'To kill a mocking bird'. It is such a beautiful one.. you'll just flow through it..😊
True❤
Its a must read book!
Currently reading that
It's beautiful ✨
My favorite classic is "the great Gatsby" and I watched the movie over ten times because I loved it so much and then I read the book in 3hrs ❤❤❤ that book is really close to my heart
For some reason I prefer the slightly archaic and rich language of classics. I actually found Wuthering Heights not at all difficult and I understood most of the plot on my first read without having any prior information regarding the same. Only difficulty I faced was the Yorkshire dialect of Joseph, which I was able to grasp by reading notes on the text included in my edition.
My advice would be to start with lighter classics esp the ones written for children and progress gradually towards longer and denser books. And try to get editions with annotations as this will help to provide contexts of outdated references.
Yes, I agree, understanding Joseph's dialect was the trouble that I faced. I feel like when you start reading any book, with the first two or three chapters you will get comfortable with the language, until then just keep reading.
I first read the book and then watch movie .I mean I like imagining characters,places, incidents and after that I watch movies because after that we find movies more relatable and seeing how correctly we have imagined. And also if I watch movie first it kinda gets bore to read cz we already know what is next.😊ps you are the best and a genuine reader😊
I hate watching the movie before I read the book. It sets incorrect expectations.
A book inspires to create the plots, scenes, characters inside your brain. The movie controls these if you watch it first.
I was just planning to dedicate whole month of May reading classics and this saviour video popped in my feed.
What an interesting video Helly. I was thinking about making this one. Loved yours❤. I didn't know that in Victorian era authors used to do that. I'll try to read more about it.😊
Yeah most Victorian books were published in news paper for daily entertainment that's why they also have happy endings because readers wanted
Actually i feel the classics are the books that i simply adore. And i feel to read again. Huckleberry Finn's some chapters i might have read 4-5times.
My favorite classic fiction novel is Dracula by Bram Stroker 😊
Shubha Dey wow that's awesome
Helly yup!😇
Same here..my all tym fav has been dracula ever since
Christmas Carol !❤
I really liked the idea of the Modern Classic. People often forget about the existence of the modern era. Also, maybe you had a flickering filter on, it was a tad bit distracting. I also love reading the classics. I plan to read The Tenant of the Windfell hall in some days. Great Video!
Oh no it was just the sunlight oops! That book is also on my tbr.
My fav classic is 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens : )
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Murder on the orient express was my first and last Agatha Christie book. Are all her books like that with so many characters? Coz many people really like her books
Tolstoy. He's literary fiction though unlike Agatha Christie.
hahaha same !!! Months ago I tried reading emma and pride and prejudice and I was like what hell is this alien language all about ?? 😂😂😂 The victorians spoke such rich vocabularies that it makes the books so hard to understand for us modern english speakers.
thank you for this video!! i’m trying to read wuthering heights..
Other than Kolkata, from where else in India could such a Book-blogger emerge!
Oh, helly you won't believe i was dizzy yesterday, when u turned 50 and passed out.
This is a gem.😌
Helly..keep going..ur videos are highly ausome....kudos to ur efforts
Pride and Prejudice is my favourite ❤
My favourite classic is "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas & Auguste Maquet.
Thank you so much for this videos!!! I really needed this videos as I'm really struggling to pick up classics even though I own so many.
Shooked by Books hehe btw lovely dp :)
Helly thank you 🙈❣️
Watching the movie and then coming to the book is not something that works for me and perhaps for many others. Personally speaking, I am someone who watches a movie without watching its trailer and I want a movie or a book to surprise me, so by knowing the story and the character before hand I lose interest. For such readers I would suggest start with the book , but when you can't wrap your head around something go to that particular chapter summary online, then re-read it. So this will help you moving and the surprise of the story is not lost.
Good suggestions!
For me, if it's a book I don't know the story of, watching a movie of it beforehand would just spoil it. Obviously if you can't understand it at all then it would be OK, but if I watch a movie I won't read the book. I need the excitement of finding out what happens. Often it's not even excitement, it's just a need to find out how it all pans out. I'm currently reading Pride & Prejudice, not really enjoying it so far, but because I don't know how it turns out, I know I'll complete it.
I don't think I'll ever read a book if I already know the story. I even avoid the basic plot description on the back cover for the most part.
You're looking beautiful 👌
Thanks :)
I find most classics I do not like movie or not. The worst classic to me is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzerald. Right now I am reading The Picture Of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde and love it so far, which is a rare occurrence for me.
Confuzzled Shannon oops I loved Gatsby
And Dorian Gray
Confuzzled Shannon but little women didn't feel so good
1st😂
Tysm btw💖this was very much needed
Chresann Dsouza hope it helps :)
i had just begun reading A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. so far its very discriptive and i'm not so far in but i feel like the words are very old english and i sometimes cant understand it because english is not my native language. but i feel like if i need to search for all words i would be long next year before i finished the book so i just read further. resuls is that it can be very slow because i'm trying to figure out what those words mean but the jest of it i can understand and something i do with all of my books is to not stop at a chapter but stop at a givin time to stop. so its like one hour reading or two hours of reading and then i finish the last paragraph so i know where i am. i try to remember where i stopped and how it looks and remember the last chapter. i feel like every classic i read has long and discriptive language in it and is kine of slow paced but i do love classics because i feel like i'm traveling back through time. A Tale of Two Cities is suposed to be the England and french revolution but i'm at the beginning. i feel like i am realy back in the ages. biggest classic i read was Moby Dick and i had a rough time when reading that book. damn, that book took me for ages. i'm not scared to read classics and just like you said, every booklover should read classics at least one every year. i think five classics a year is a bit out of the question though. but one in a year is good enough for me. or two maybe. depend on the mood i'm in. Charles Dickens Writing Style is definitely not for beginner readers of classic and reading in general.
Creative ideas. Everytime I am seeing a creative idea from you. Nice concepts. Awesome. Keep going
Thanks and happy Tuesday :)
so it is good to hear that i'm not the only one who doesn't understand classics.
Here you go!
Helly nice to see your videos.
One small request, share your thoughts bit slowly.
My favourite classic is the little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I think you should read and watch at the same time, what's the point in reading when you know the plot. There won't be any curiosity left.
- Personal Opinion
Suggest some classics
Pride and prejudice is which type of classic
Have you read Great Expections by Charles Dickens??
Jane Eyre is my fav 😇
Saranya I love the first line of the last chapter.
Helly didi , honestly I will tell that your every video is for goodwill of the readers😊. Srsly didi I have not read any classic . Can u please suggest me some???
Avash Swain black Beauty , Heidi
i want you to make one for ayn rand....
hey Helly... cool video.. i am here to support you
Even I have not read Oliver twist completely 😄.. really a fat book!! Btw watched the movie and loved it
Watch Movie First Then Read the Book
Start with small Thin Classics
Hyyy, Helly... Please recommend some mythological book about Krishn.🙏
Just read Gita
Yugandhar
How to understand which book is classic which book is novel? I'm very confused can u pls tell me 🥺❤️
Yes even I watch movies in classics bcoz language is toooooo complex
Dipti Sharma so true
Amazing tips!
Tam In India : A Booktuber thanks Tam
Are classics a series? Sorry, I'm just starting to read.
No, they are mostly books that have been popular for centuries or other really famous books
Hey! Have you made a video on must read classics?? If not can you please make one:)
Have you read Mark Twain???
Best booktuber from india. Loved your work
You are standing on your bed 😂😂😂
In yellow ....u looks more beautiful
I was starting to read biography of malala and biography of apj abdulkalam.
Some times it's make me boring.
Why is it happened ?
Can you tell me please
Concentrate and take it easy. Don't quit.
I am preparing for competitive exams . So I have to read a lot of books . Can you suggest some ways to keep my interest intact in whatever I read for longer time.
Take lil breaks, treat yourself and learn speed reading
thanks ☺
This is very good.
helly..omg ..have u read Children of blood and bone...btw i love ur work😊
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Preetam Oinam currently reading and omg the feels! It's kinda spooky at times.
Even after watching the movie I didn't understand Alice in wonderland and Through the looking glass...
Where can I get more discount on books?
Flipkart!!
Can anyone tell me that what are classics coz i don't know
Classics are the old books which are universally accepted as being great, in simple terms. Works of authors like Tolstoy, Twain, Dickens are considered among the Classics.
@@user-ld7ch1er6j thanks
I think ur one liner is 'until and unless ' 😆😆
Can we read 'classics' as audiobooks?🤔
Yes almost all are available on storytel
@@thehellyblog What I meant to say was...is it advisable to read them as audiobooks? Because whenever I have come across people who are strong advocates of classic or literary fiction, they always say that these are not easy reads. But at the same time, acknowledging the fact they are worth your time as these provide timeless insights on 'the human condition'. So, is it okay to read them as audiobooks and not actually 'read' them per se?
Khub bhalo lagche....
Bohut koob hai ye video mai bi books padungi exam ke bad helly didi
sameeha khan ha now focus on exams n make Ur sis proud of u
Classics are not a good investment to read
Unless u are a literary student
As everything gets outdated
And the old classics get inculcated in new stories over time
So why bother :)
You know what is outdated? Your mentality :)
Outdated? Why, yes, you must think that history started just the day you were born!
How you read difficult books
By starting with easier and smaller ones.
Watch movie then read a book.. is a big no for me.
Very good
Omg u were so smol and cute 🌟
The myth that Victorian classics are replete with superfluous details can be easily debunked. Pure-Victorian classics especially those written in late 18th century and early 19th century, especially books of Walter Scott, are way more verbose and inflated than Victorian classics including those written by Dickens, DESPITE the fact that they, unlike Victorian novels, were not serialized but were published in 3-4 volumes that came out at the same time.
The actual reason why Victorian authors go to great lengths to describe a scene is because T. V had not been invented at that time, so people were looking for blow by blow descriptions.
Another fact. Dickens' earlier novels were, admittedly, a bit drawn out but his later novels were way more succinct and incisive( though the length was almost the same). Read random pages from Pickwick Papers and then Great Expectations( you could even read the first sentences only) and you'll get my point
Have you noticed that there are racist sentences in english classics?
And?
You were in hurry
I want to be your husband ;)
talk slow, you are out of breath
I don't like you but I like your vedios