the library ladder | ...and How to Start Reading Classic Books @thelibraryladder | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
If reading "the classics" is something you find intriguing but daunting, you might try approaching them from a different direction. And the first step involves reconsidering what it means for a book to be deemed a classic. After all, classic books aren't always old books, and old books aren't always classics. Here are a few of my thoughts and suggestions.
0:01 What defines a classic book?
1:45 High quality isn't a requirement
2:33 Not just for adults
3:25 Where to start?
3:53 Where not to start
5:11 Where to start? (redux)
5:37 Where not to start (redux)
6:27 Where to start? (redux duo)
#classicbooks #bookcollection #reading #classics #childrensbooks #childrensbook #booktube
Film clip credits:
'The Public Enemy' (1931)
'The Maltese Falcon' (1941)
'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe' (1940)
'Star Wars' (1977)
'It! The Terror from Beyond Space' (1958)
'Alien' (1979)
If reading "the classics" is something you find intriguing but daunting, you might try approaching them from a different direction. And the first step involves reconsidering what it means for a book to be deemed a classic. After all, classic books aren't always old books, and old books aren't always classics. Here are a few of my thoughts and suggestions.
0:01 What defines a classic book?
1:45 High quality isn't a requirement
2:33 Not just for adults
3:25 Where to start?
3:53 Where not to start
5:11 Where to start? (redux)
5:37 Where not to start (redux)
6:27 Where to start? (redux duo)
#classicbooks #bookcollection #reading #classics #childrensbooks #childrensbook #booktube
Film clip credits:
'The Public Enemy' (1931)
'The Maltese Falcon' (1941)
'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe' (1940)
'Star Wars' (1977)
'It! The Terror from Beyond Space' (1958)
'Alien' (1979)
