classics

let me be real with you.

i think a lot of classics (the books) are boring, and for the longest time i wondered why. they seemed so interesting, a glimpse into worlds before our own, with so many different conventions and style. what's not to enjoy? but they bored me. i could barely get a fourth through most classics i tried to read, unless they were assigned to me of course. i'd only make an effort to gnaw through them then.

i think i figured out why a little while ago. a lot of classics, i think, tend to dawdle. and that's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just what i'm not into. but i've noticed. many older books tend to take their time when going through the plot line, the sequence of events. they go into what the characters did, the times they ate and dressed, walks and shopping, conversations with friends. compared to newer books, it is a compilation of very tiny moments and all build to the plot. as i already said, it's slow and boring, but can be methodical and strangely fascinating.

anyway. i'm a bit of an impatient human, so i can't read classics often. the only one i'm really bothering with for fun is dracula, especially as its an epistolary book, one of my favorite types. but finding that out was quite the interesting treat.