~ How to read Literature ~

[Nino chan]

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Reading Literature

I always wonder about how I can read a huge number of pages written in English :O
I hate reading ! it's kinda boring !! OMG and English literature.. Z z z z z ~~"


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How can I make my reading funny and interesting ?! l
That's the question : D
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Believe me, reading is the
main source of your back of vocab
And that's not everything, don't ever forget that you
are a member of Iqra'a Umma ( nation of read) ..
and we are the one who should be pioneer in the field of writing and reading..



What a long introduction ^_^
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How to read literature ?!!!l




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Choose your favorite type of literary works


Here there are short stories, novellas, novels, plays, poetry

When you are still a beginner, start with the easiest one.. "short stories" for example..

Then you can move towards something more complicated like "novellas" which are
short novels. It's kinda easy and not that much like novels
plays are suitable at this stage too

If you are interested in something difficultbut enjoyable, then poetry is your way to go..





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Choose your favorite genre

There are many categories of literature's topics
here are the classification of Wikipedia
Drama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama)
Fable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable) Fairy tale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale) Fantasy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy)
Folklore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore) Historical fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_fiction) Horror (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_novel) Humor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor) Legend (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend)
Mystery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_fiction)
Mythology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology) Realistic fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realistic_fiction)
Science fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction)



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Classic vs modern literature
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There is a classic literature, including masterpiece, famous, successful works
And you can read for "famous" authors..

Or

Change the ordinary way of choosing works.. there are several stories and novels that not a lot of people know about.. they are written by me, him, her, them,… and you..
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Literature is not only Victorian, Romanticism Shakespearean or even Twentieth century !!

Everyday there's a new story here and there…
So the choice is yours !


links for
modern literary works
http://free-online-novels.com/ (http://free-online-novels.com/)


http://free-online-novels.com/short_stories.html (http://free-online-novels.com/short_stories.html)





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Choose your copy

Soft copy or hard copy !l

For short works, it's okay to read pdf !l
But when it comes to novels or plays… you'll find it difficult to complete the work..
because it's tiring and boring in the same time.l
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^^ but there's a solution for everything :P
Have you ever tried listening and reading at the same time ?!l


Most of masterpiece books are available in an audible copy .. just download the story a soft copy (pdf) then download the (mp3) file of it

I've read Frankenstein in this way within a day :P … it's veryyyy interesting and saves your time and efforts : D
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the best website ever in reading books is


the Audiobook Bay (http://theaudiobookbay.com/)


they are not reading only, but living the role itself




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in the end,
try to follow these steps
and you won't be
bored by reading
isA



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[Nino chan]

now, tell us about your adventures with English Literature

this post will be an index of everyone's case of books

[Miaka Yuki]

I'll come back soon

[Nino chan]

hi Miaka waiting for you hny
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Nino's Index



Regarding my adventures with literature, thanks to my study I've read many works :P









Short stories









An Hour



, by Kate Chopin


The Bet

, by Anton Chekhov


Misery

, Anton Chekhov too


A Rose for Emily

, by William Faulkner


The yellow wallpaper

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman


Douglass's narrative
Clean Well-Lighted Place

by Ernest Hemingway


The Fall of the House of Usher

by Edgar Allan Poe






Novellas



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Animal Farm

by Goerge Orwell


Oroonoko

by Aphra Behn







Novels



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Lord of the Files

by William Golding


Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen


Wuthering Heights

by Emily Bronte


Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte


Joseph Andrews

by Henry Fielding


Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain


Their Eyes were Watching God

by Hurston


1984

by George Orwell


The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini


The Optimist's Daughter

by Welty


Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley






plays







Prometheus Bound

by Aeschylus


Oedipus the King

by Sophocles




Shakespearean



-_-


The wild duck

, and

A Doll's House

by Ibsen


Look Back in Anger by John Osborne



Major Barbara



By Shaw

that's what i can recall atm
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so guys what about you ?!l
let us know about your experience

[One]

I have read one of [Sherlock Holmes'] adventures in English, called "A Study in Scarlet".
I read it in a PDF format and it really took me a long time to finish it since I felt it boring lots of times to read on PC.
just as you said especially reading in English as it's much slower for me. So, it was my first and only up till now.
But, after finishing it, I really felt so satisfied with that rich experience.
I hope I would do it again but this time with written books as my eyes are complaining since a while.
Thanks for you from deep hearts, I almost don't visit the English society of MSOMS at all but I am pleased to have read yours.
Best regards.

[Nino chan]

hey : D
you're welcome anytime : D
and you can join us with your participation too : )
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yep reading pdf is kind BoRinGGGGG
but you can listen to the work itself : D
it's very interesting
I tried it ^^
you gotta give it a shot
: )
hope to see you around

[Schwert]

Hallo there
I'd thank you prof.Nino for this great topic
I like reading but nowadays I focus on specific topics and English is a small part of that specification
you offered a beautiful way to make reading much joyful and I of course follow this way
I read novels and my favorite ones were

Crime And Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
The Picture Of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Hamlet By William Shakespeare

and I with you when you said that it's the main source of background of vocabularies
person's mind won't be the same after he\she read a book
and measure that by the number of books you read

I appreciate your effort here, regards

[Nino chan]

Crime And Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
The Picture Of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Hamlet By William Shakespeare









how lovely ^_^
i haven't tried any but Pride and Prejudice -_-"""
you've read for Oscar Wilde :D
a play ??
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wow.. it's good for you, you have to keep your high spirits with reading, to be a good speaker and writer
: )
thank you for your participation : D

[shsmd]

hmm... actually i read a lot
the problem is that i forget what i finished reading instantly after i finish another 3 or 4 books
i have never read anything except novels! i do love novels! i do LOVE novels!
anyway, i wish if i can remember titles as much as possible of novels that i read it and liked, but what a bad timing XD
anyway, right now i'm reading a novel called "the dangerous days of daniel X". it's talking about a 3-years boy whom becomes an alien hunter after he sees the murdered of his parents
he gets a supernatural powers and start to living and hinting "bad" aliens. actually, he don't kills aliens randomly. he have a "list" which consist of 20 aliens whom are trying to... conquer... or something... i don't know how to describe it
anyway, i'm planing to read the seventh book of "dairy of a wimpy kid"'s series. it's really great series and i'm glad that i managed to buy the whole series and read it before i get busy
in the end: forgive me for any misspelling or grammar mistakes. i know that i have a lot of mistakes cuz i'm very bad in grammar and stuff
thanks a lot nino-chan for this wonderful topic, and keep it up
and hope to c more topics in the very soon :)

[Nino chan]

you need to have a writing course : D
kiddin
^^
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i enjoyed the story (supernatural novels ... i can't stand them), then .. ?! what a short memory.. you remind me of me :P
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you're doing well then by managing reading... hoping the best of best
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I DON'T have time for reading nowadays :"( i wish i can enjoy reading a book under sunshine XD
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happy to see you around : )
see ya

[Schwert]

a play??

No in fact it's a novel but in the book I saw that it's written a story ?

When I read the novel, I found it more joyful and beautiful or I can say much power and effective as opposite to the story
The story is nice too, but it's less effective, BTW, I haven't read an Arabic novel yet^ ^, I jumped on English from the first
That's it: )

[Nino chan]

No in fact it's a novel but in the book I saw that it's written a story ?

When I read the novel, I found it more joyful and beautiful or I can say much power and effective as opposite to the story
The story is nice too, but it's less effective, BTW, I haven't read an Arabic novel yet^ ^, I jumped on English from the first
That's it: )

Ah yeah... it's my bad.. as i don't know that it's his only published novel cuz i already know he is famous of his plays
anyway, if it's cool i'll give it a try isa
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mmm
you gotta try some Arabic novels or stories too... you'll get more benefits in the case of collocations : )
best of best