classic literature love stories
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Do you think less of a person if they hated your favorite book?
I’m the sort of person who enjoys books with mythical or dystopian themes. One of my friends is the sort of person who enjoys classic lit and romance. Her favorite author is Jane Austen and her favorite book is Sense and Sensibility. I told her that I had never read it. She couldn’t believe that I’ve never read it and insisted that I try it. I told her that I wasn’t interested in that type of story and she suddenly got defensive and started bashing me saying that I can’t appreciate classical literature. I’ve read Pride & Prejudice and found it tolerable, but it gave me enough sense to avoid that kind of book in the future. Many of the books I love are considered classics, but I know she’d never bother reading them.
Does it seriously bother you if someone hates or absolutely refuses to read your favorite book?
Terry Pratchett is one of my favorites. I did offer my friend Good Omens at one point. Once the word “Armageddon” left my mouth she quickly said, “no thanks.”
Not if they hate my favorite book. I might prod them a little and ask if they’ve even read it. If they say yes, they’ve read it and give a short, legit reason why they disliked it, fine.
But it does actually bother me when someone does not like my all time favorite film, which is a Spanish film. The reason I think less of them is because the people who did not like it literally watched the first two minutes and then realizing it had subtitles they turned it off and said it was a bad movie and they didn’t care for it. That bothers me.
Love Story – Beethoven
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