This post may get me shunned from the Book Community. XD

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, and have just now summoned the courage to do it. So, here it goes! Nobody asked, but here are my thoughts on beloved classics, and my attempt at summarizing my thoughts for each book in three sentences or less.

Note: These aren’t all of the classics I’ve read, but the ones I felt I remembered the most about in order to do this post. I also didn’t include modern classics such as To Kill a Mockingbird or The Outsiders. My thoughts will be spoiler-free. I am also not a self-proclaimed classics reader, so please take my thoughts with a grain of salt.

1984 by George Orwell

I don’t know how to take this book sometimes. I really don’t.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

I’ll never understand why they hung out with The Duke and The King as long as they did.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

My favorite by Mark Twain so far. I wish I had read it when I was a kid.

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Loved it! Totally lives up to the hype. However, I don’t know if I’ll continue the series…

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

My sister was supposed to read this the summer prior to beginning A.P. English, but didn’t. So I decided to try it, and discovered it includes the most unhinged characters I’ve ever encountered.

Emma by Jane Austen

This was my first Austen read, which I read back in my early twenties. It’s also my current least favorite Austen read, but I want to give it another chance now that I’m older.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I liked this a lot more as an adult than I did when I first read it as a junior in high school. It perfectly captures the 1920s era, and it packs a punch for such a short read.

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

This is where I’ll get shunned, because I liked this A LOT more than…

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

…this, which I’ve tried to read twice and haven’t been able to finish. I gave up at 79% last time, but I plan on trying it again in the future.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

And if I didn’t get shunned above, I will now, because I was furious by the end of this one. Why? Because of what Jo decided to name her child!

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Those Thorpes are something else. XD

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

I remember really liking this when I finally read it as an adult, and that’s about all I can remember. It gave me the dose of nostalgia I needed. 😀

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

I have saved many a meme about this slice of perfection. XD

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

This quote describes my social skills: “I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural awkwardness.” This is my second favorite Austen book out of the ones I’ve read so far.

Winnie-the-Pooh #1 by A.A. Milne

Top tier entertainment, even for adult readers. Included dialogue that made me cackle. The only drawback for me was that Tigger isn’t in this one.

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Which of these classics have you read, and what did you think of them? Do our opinions align, or differ?

Please remember that if you love a classic I didn’t like, or dislike a book I loved, it doesn’t mean we should think any less of one another. Everyone has different opinions, and this is a safe place to express them, as long as we remain kind to one another. 🙂

Aim high, stay strong, and always hit your mark.

-Allyson 😀