Every so often, a new list of "must read" books goes through the homeschool circle. In general, I am well read. I have normally read about 80% of the books on the lists. Sometimes books are added to my "want to read" list. One book/author on my list is The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.
The book was borrowed from the library and began, but was never completed. I normally do my reading before bed and always fell asleep after a few pages. Two years ago, I purchased a copy of the book so I could push ahead to the end, regardless of how long it would take.
After trying to wade through this book for the last month, I've come to the realization that I simply don't like this book. It's been impossible for me to feel any connection with the main characters. I've given up. This is going to be one of those books that are not worth the effort to finish. Other people may enjoy this work, but not me. I guess that I should remove it from my high school reading list for my high school students next year.
2 comments:
After trying for 4 years I finally gave up and donated this book to our local thrift store! Just because a book is deemed a classic doesn't mean it's good :)
It's good to know that I'm not the only one! Our local thrift store will also soon have a copy.
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