tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post85220946062446302..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: Little Men Reread Part III: WritingGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-23458169250497178792017-03-07T22:21:09.967-05:002017-03-07T22:21:09.967-05:00The books I read in February were also not as good...The books I read in February were also not as good as I remembered them. I have never read Little Men (or Little Women, for that matter, though I plan to finally do so this year) but reading your thoughts about your re-reading was so interesting. Thank you for the detailed write-up, and for joining in on the challenge this past month! Katie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580221549732983068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-11545288670936450582017-02-28T12:01:06.865-05:002017-02-28T12:01:06.865-05:00I had something similar happen when I reread "...I had something similar happen when I reread "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White. I don't know if I even finished reading it, because it wasn't as good as I remembered. <br /><br />On the other hand, when I reread "Jane Eyre," I became a fan. However, when I read that book as a teenager, I wasn't all that impressed.<br /><br />So I guess the secret is to reread books you weren't that crazy about in the first place. Little to lose.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-25613163543741998432017-02-27T19:12:59.757-05:002017-02-27T19:12:59.757-05:00This is really interesting, Gail. I think it was b...This is really interesting, Gail. I think it was brave of you to re-read it. I have a few from my childhood (including Little Women, actually) that I have started as an adult and then quickly shut the book. Because I don't want to lose my positive associations with the book, and I can see that I will if I keep going. Another one for me was the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton, which I ADORED as a child. As an adult, I couldn't get past Anne's subservience. Though other Blyton books that I read first in my 20's were ok for me. <br /><br />ANYWAY, I think it's ok to have based your life on aspects that inspired you at the time, even if to your adult eyes there are other issues with the book. I found your analysis very interesting. Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.com