Readable Classics

aulsmith : I just don't like the Bennetts.

aulsmith : It's readable, but I find the end disappointing every time I read it.

aulsmith : I've never found these very readable as novels. They don't make sense, and the chess game in Looking Glass makes it even worse. But each chapter is fun and the poetry is great.

aulsmith : I found pacing lose and disjointed. Had to start it a couple of times before I got through it.

aulsmith : I read this at age 18 and found it confusing and irritatingly misogynist (though I didn't know the word at the time).

jain : Definitely read the short story, but skip the novel.

aulsmith : I think the novel is very over-written compared to the original story.