the reason it is hard to read classics is not because we aren’t smart but just because language changes so much over the years. it is like exercise in a way where as you do it more it gets much easier. if they tried to read an instagram caption from today they would be very much confused too.
I agree. I used to not be able to read Jane Austen when younger as I couldn't understand the dialogue, but I started off with other classics like Great Gatsby etc with more modern language, worked my way through and up and I was shocked when I later picked up an Austen novel and laughed at the dialogue, I could actually understanding what they were saying without getting a headache.
thank you for this reassurance. i tried to read jane eyre and had a really difficult time. i just started to read again for the first time in years so im trying to transition myself to be able to read it. but i definitely beat myself up for not being able to understand it
You can always try now it’s not too late and yeah it’s hard to find the motivation but to me sometimes the motivations just comes to me and it just makes me wanna commit :)
I am obsessed with her channel ever since she entered her reading phase, I have been binge-watching all her book review videos. She's now my favorite booktuber.
very relatable! for classics, also remember that you're not living in the era it's written, so it's easy to miss context clues. It doesn't mean we're not smart, it just means we're outside the intended audience :)
I do agree that not getting things doesn't mean you're not smart, but I do think we are the intended audience. Do writers ever write only for their contemporaries? Today it might seem like they do, but in the past I think artists spoke about universal things and about big ideas that transcend time. It's part of what makes classics appealing. You can read something written centuries ago and feel connected to it. In that way, I feel like all the humanity is the intended audience. Past and future. Sure, some context is needed with classics but there are so many resources for that if you want to get more info. We can bridge that gap pretty easily if we want to.
@@d.s.19 I'd say that even today, literary fiction does the same (or tries to) . It's genre fiction that is mostly aimed for contemporary readers directly.
@@thunderstorms6886 Depends on the genre. In general though, all the censureship in the industry is stifiling creativity, freedom of thought and our ability to explore big ideas that bring us together.
I completely agree with all comments above! I highly recommend reading classics that are published with annotations and footnotes. Those versions are super helpful! As a history major in college and graduate student, my professors assigned certain classics in our syllabuses, and emphasized that we needed the annotated and footnoted versions because it gives context to history, culture, society, and modern interpretations to words, phrases, and lines. And, to this day, I prefer these versions!
English is my third language and I had the great idea to try reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as my first book in English. I stopped after a few pages because of how difficult it was for me to understand. I thought I wasn't fluent enough but turns out everyone struggles reading classics.
I get it, but you could start with something that's rather simple in terms of language perhaps secret history, its modern literature but the language is rather easy to comprehend !
damn i’m in the same situation as you. english is my 3rd language and i just started reading pride and prejudice. however it’s not as hard to understand but this is my around 50th book in English. imo starting with a couple of middle grade is going to help a lot. i got into reading in English after i read some easy books. my first book was YA and i was in THE TRENCHES. ig it gets some time for us foreigners to start understanding books in another language so you can be fluent and have a hard time! just be patient and select your first few books based on difficulty. personally i went with the percy jackson series and haven’t stopped reading in english ever since
I was absolutely infatuated with Gilmore girls in high school and I love how it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves as the best fall comfort show of all time on TikTok. We are all either a Rory or a Lorelai-this video is such good vibes!! Anything GG inspired I’ll watch. And you picked AWESOME classics!! Two of my all time favorites are The Picture of Dorian Grey and And Then There Were None!!
I don’t usually read classics either but starting with the audio book sounds like a good idea. Also I’m so glad I’m not the only one who started the show this year! I’m only on the first season but I already love it ❤
Sylvia Plath published “The Bell Jar”, her only novel, and the book is mentioned in the show many times. The jokes are mainly because the book is really really sad, once Loreli mentions that she is bored and Rory says she should read The Bell Jar, and then Loreli is like, offended haha. Sylvia Plath wrote amazing work, definitely hard stuff but worth reading (if you are in the right set of mind lol)
@@kyau8216 hm... I say 15/16 up, but really it depends on one's emotional maturity. Cause it really touches on heavy topics (depression, su!c!d3 thoughts) but as I said, totally worth reading! Great insight into mental health issues and stigma.
You should read more Agatha Christie, she's really easy to read. Only mystery/police genre book author I liked. (Excluding Sherlock Holmes, you should read that too, it's so fun)
I always encourage people to read classical literature and books from university level courses in English literature because the themes and tropes are the best. 😅also the twists and turns are incredible.
for people who struggle with classics i do recommend to you reading the book while its audiobook is playing just like haley just did, I tried it a while ago when I also struggled, and it massively helped me reassess my reading choices
I adore Rory Gilmore. She was one of the key players who got me into Plath, Camus, Kafka, and other big modern classics/classics. I also really got into philosphy since I was 12
Gilmore girls is one of my top 3 shows I've ever watched and I'm in the middle of my rewatch right now. It made so much sense when you said you've only seen the first two seasons because I loved Rory in the beginning, but after season 3(ish), when she starts college, she starts changing... but I always loved Lorelai though! :)
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath is one of my favorite books 📚 I have ever devoured (and I have read it more than once) in my life! A decade or so ago, I printed out the Rory Gilmore Reading 📖 List and worked my way through the myriad titles. I cultivated a lifelong appreciation for the writings ✍ of Sylvia Plath and the character Rory Gilmore. Both are massive inspirations to me.
I had never heard of the Gilmore girls and after watching this video, I decided to watch it. Now I'm on season 2 and it's my favorite show ♡ Thank you so much Haley!
i'm so happy that Haley read Dorian Grey in this reading vlog bc i've been wanting to read it for the LONGEST time, and this so a sign. today i'm sitting down and WILL start reading it. love ya Haley
I am so jealous because you can just walk into a bookstore and buy a book in English, making your selection so wide! I'm from the Netherlands and my selection in bookstores is so smallll!! (I love to read in English, I dont like translations..)
When I first saw the show I decided to be like Rory Gilmore (I was like 11) and my idea of reading like her was trying to get through little women for a week and then giving up so you are doing better than me keep it up
i’ve been reading the unabridged journals of sylvia plath for a while, but i love it. only about 80 pages in and i’m annotating it throughout. it’s a book that i just will pick up here and there because it’s heavy and very descriptive
I know classics can be hard to read but keep going, it’s so worth itttt. Christie and Dickens are some of my favorite authors!! The more you do it the easier it gets:)
the portrait of dorian gray is a very accessible classic compared to a lot of the others, so I wouldn't sike yourself out by telling yourself it's hard to read before you've tried
@@caitlingill I think you're right. I always say portrait because technically in the book it's a painted portrait not a picture, but i think the title officially has picture
I already had reading classics in mind but now that I watched this video I’ll be reading one sooner rather than later.. will definitely be my next read
I'm so excited to watch this , Gilmore girls has been one of my favorite shows since i was 16, and I love Rory Gilmore and I love reading so its my two favorite things in one video!
I was so obsessed with Gilmore Girls when I was younger I still am I love the dynamics of all the characters I love the small town aesthetic it's just amazing! And I've been wanting to read the picture of Dorian Grey but i already watched the movie 😂 I'll still read it though
Ah, this video made me feel better about myself. Coincidently, Ive been struggling with Dorian Grey as well and seeing you be real about how challenging it is is reassuring ❤
the reason it is hard to read classics is not because we aren’t smart but just because language changes so much over the years. it is like exercise in a way where as you do it more it gets much easier. if they tried to read an instagram caption from today they would be very much confused too.
no one from today starts reading classics and just instantly gets it; their words may be the same but the meanings and use are very different
Exactly. The reason reading classics comes easy to Rory is because she started reading them at a young age.
@@jennabraseth agreed
I agree. I used to not be able to read Jane Austen when younger as I couldn't understand the dialogue, but I started off with other classics like Great Gatsby etc with more modern language, worked my way through and up and I was shocked when I later picked up an Austen novel and laughed at the dialogue, I could actually understanding what they were saying without getting a headache.
thank you for this reassurance. i tried to read jane eyre and had a really difficult time. i just started to read again for the first time in years so im trying to transition myself to be able to read it. but i definitely beat myself up for not being able to understand it
i want to be like rory but i don’t have the motivation and the commitment
same
Samee
Lol I think if you try to be a little better each day you’ll definitely do it ❤
You can always try now it’s not too late and yeah it’s hard to find the motivation but to me sometimes the motivations just comes to me and it just makes me wanna commit :)
that spine crack gave me a Jumpscare
I am obsessed with her channel ever since she entered her reading phase,
I have been binge-watching all her book review videos. She's now my favorite booktuber.
Exactly ❤
omg same
Same
Same 💖
SAME
very relatable! for classics, also remember that you're not living in the era it's written, so it's easy to miss context clues. It doesn't mean we're not smart, it just means we're outside the intended audience :)
I do agree that not getting things doesn't mean you're not smart, but I do think we are the intended audience. Do writers ever write only for their contemporaries? Today it might seem like they do, but in the past I think artists spoke about universal things and about big ideas that transcend time. It's part of what makes classics appealing. You can read something written centuries ago and feel connected to it. In that way, I feel like all the humanity is the intended audience. Past and future.
Sure, some context is needed with classics but there are so many resources for that if you want to get more info. We can bridge that gap pretty easily if we want to.
I do think classics become easier to read when you've read a couple because then you get used to the general context and words used.
@@d.s.19 I'd say that even today, literary fiction does the same (or tries to) . It's genre fiction that is mostly aimed for contemporary readers directly.
@@thunderstorms6886 Depends on the genre. In general though, all the censureship in the industry is stifiling creativity, freedom of thought and our ability to explore big ideas that bring us together.
I completely agree with all comments above! I highly recommend reading classics that are published with annotations and footnotes. Those versions are super helpful! As a history major in college and graduate student, my professors assigned certain classics in our syllabuses, and emphasized that we needed the annotated and footnoted versions because it gives context to history, culture, society, and modern interpretations to words, phrases, and lines. And, to this day, I prefer these versions!
i grew up reading classics and when i started reading newer literature it felt so weird at first but love both
Me too! Grew up with classics
same once u get obsessed with classics it's hard to get into newer books lmao
@@nutkcker0161 Absolutely. I’m far more selective with contemporary books more than classics, as I tend to find contemporary books boring
Same i read classics as a young age as well still read them/love them td!!!
Same story, started reading classics from 7
English is my third language and I had the great idea to try reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as my first book in English. I stopped after a few pages because of how difficult it was for me to understand. I thought I wasn't fluent enough but turns out everyone struggles reading classics.
I get it, but you could start with something that's rather simple in terms of language perhaps secret history, its modern literature but the language is rather easy to comprehend !
@@mybloodyvalentine8661 Yess, thank you ❤️
@@wonpilspinksweaterismyjam7880 np :)
damn i’m in the same situation as you. english is my 3rd language and i just started reading pride and prejudice. however it’s not as hard to understand but this is my around 50th book in English. imo starting with a couple of middle grade is going to help a lot. i got into reading in English after i read some easy books. my first book was YA and i was in THE TRENCHES. ig it gets some time for us foreigners to start understanding books in another language so you can be fluent and have a hard time! just be patient and select your first few books based on difficulty. personally i went with the percy jackson series and haven’t stopped reading in english ever since
@@acattagite448 same omg and i love pride and prejudice
honestly gilmore girls is a life style. rory's reading list is so much longer than my life span will be.
The Rory Gilmore style fits you so well though 😍
Trueee❤
Yesss
Yesss ❤️
I was absolutely infatuated with Gilmore girls in high school and I love how it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves as the best fall comfort show of all time on TikTok. We are all either a Rory or a Lorelai-this video is such good vibes!! Anything GG inspired I’ll watch. And you picked AWESOME classics!! Two of my all time favorites are The Picture of Dorian Grey and And Then There Were None!!
Those are both amazing books. You have great taste.
Gilmore Girls is my favorite show!! It’s so warm and comforting (mostly the first few seasons).
Imagine they dedicated a whole section to Rory and the books she read.
I don’t usually read classics either but starting with the audio book sounds like a good idea. Also I’m so glad I’m not the only one who started the show this year! I’m only on the first season but I already love it ❤
Same ❤
Audio is how I got through Anna Karenina
lmao its her again y'all-
girl ur everywhereee
@@nuwanda6822 ifkr
Sylvia Plath published “The Bell Jar”, her only novel, and the book is mentioned in the show many times. The jokes are mainly because the book is really really sad, once Loreli mentions that she is bored and Rory says she should read The Bell Jar, and then Loreli is like, offended haha. Sylvia Plath wrote amazing work, definitely hard stuff but worth reading (if you are in the right set of mind lol)
@@yyuns3o I completley agree with you ☺☺
It's one of my favorites ❤
what ages would you say should read it?
I love the bell jar!
@@kyau8216 hm... I say 15/16 up, but really it depends on one's emotional maturity. Cause it really touches on heavy topics (depression, su!c!d3 thoughts) but as I said, totally worth reading! Great insight into mental health issues and stigma.
Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors of all time, and her book "And Then There Were None" is one of my personal favorites of hers.
You should read more Agatha Christie, she's really easy to read. Only mystery/police genre book author I liked. (Excluding Sherlock Holmes, you should read that too, it's so fun)
Yass ❤
reading and then there were none literally made me so obsessed with her. queen of mystery
I always encourage people to read classical literature and books from university level courses in English literature because the themes and tropes are the best. 😅also the twists and turns are incredible.
I can see the Harry Potter books sitting on her shelf and the idea of a HP reading vlog makes my heart beat faster
Ikrr
Yesss
for people who struggle with classics i do recommend to you reading the book while its audiobook is playing just like haley just did, I tried it a while ago when I also struggled, and it massively helped me reassess my reading choices
Where can I listen audiobook?
I adore Rory Gilmore. She was one of the key players who got me into Plath, Camus, Kafka, and other big modern classics/classics. I also really got into philosphy since I was 12
Gilmore girls is one of my top 3 shows I've ever watched and I'm in the middle of my rewatch right now. It made so much sense when you said you've only seen the first two seasons because I loved Rory in the beginning, but after season 3(ish), when she starts college, she starts changing... but I always loved Lorelai though! :)
I’ve read “and there there were none” and I loved it soo much!❤️
The only Agatha Christie’s book that’s worth reading
@@elen5300 Bold take
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath is one of my favorite books 📚 I have ever devoured (and I have read it more than once) in my life! A decade or so ago, I printed out the Rory Gilmore Reading 📖 List and worked my way through the myriad titles. I cultivated a lifelong appreciation for the writings ✍ of Sylvia Plath and the character Rory Gilmore. Both are massive inspirations to me.
im absolutely OBSESSED with your reading vlogs. ive watched them all multiple times and waiting for more!! 💗
Yass ❤
I’m so excited you made this video bc I’ve been binging gillmore girls and and Rory is officially my comfort character 😩😩😩
🥺🌻
Have you ever watched the whole show? Otherwise you're in for a rude awakening.
I felt actual pain when she cracked the spine on that beautiful book… still love her tho 💀
was looking for this comment bc the way my hand flew over my mouth so fast when i heard the cracking of the book's spine LOL
I thought it was so satisfying lmao
i literally gasped when i heard the spine snap
It was actual cracking!
I was looking for this comment😭
I had never heard of the Gilmore girls and after watching this video, I decided to watch it.
Now I'm on season 2 and it's my favorite show ♡
Thank you so much Haley!
Omg pls do a second part to this video!!❤️🧚♀️thats all we need this winter
i'm so happy that Haley read Dorian Grey in this reading vlog bc i've been wanting to read it for the LONGEST time, and this so a sign. today i'm sitting down and WILL start reading it. love ya Haley
I’m so glad you watch Gilmore girls! I’m so obsessed with the show and i still rewatch it to this day.
Your Literally One Of My Favorite UA-camrs I Watch You Everyday, And You Got Me Into Reading!!
I am so jealous because you can just walk into a bookstore and buy a book in English, making your selection so wide! I'm from the Netherlands and my selection in bookstores is so smallll!! (I love to read in English, I dont like translations..)
When I first saw the show I decided to be like Rory Gilmore (I was like 11) and my idea of reading like her was trying to get through little women for a week and then giving up so you are doing better than me keep it up
I’m in love with all your sweaters this video screamed fall. I love it so much ❤️
im so excited for you to watch the rest of the show! im team jess and love seasons 2 & 3
Yass ❤
Haley I’m obsessed with your videos 😫😫😫
I loved this so much. Gilmore girls is one of my favourite shows!!!🤍✨
Listening to audiobooks while reading along for classics is the best way!!
I love your reading vlogs gurlll keep making more you like really hype me up to read books I am now obsessed JUST LIKE YOU!BECUZ OF YOU!
Gilmore Girls is such a Classic!! I rewatch this show all of the time eek!
Omg that journal entry makes me want to read the Sylvia Plath book 🥺
I have been wanting to read more of the books she read too! And thank you so much because all of these are now on my TBR!
I have been waiting for you to do something like this! So excited to watch, love you Haley!
Yass❤
i’ve been reading the unabridged journals of sylvia plath for a while, but i love it. only about 80 pages in and i’m annotating it throughout. it’s a book that i just will pick up here and there because it’s heavy and very descriptive
Haley is my favourite booktuber, she gives me sm motivation to read
I know classics can be hard to read but keep going, it’s so worth itttt. Christie and Dickens are some of my favorite authors!! The more you do it the easier it gets:)
Omg Hayley i lovee you so much. Ur literally my favorite UA-camr ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ u literally always inspire me💕
I think you killed it with the style! I loved this video ❤
literally my dream video!!!!! i love you and i love gilmore girls! this is such a fun idea!!! ❤
Yess ❤️
I love gilmore girls with my whole heart so im very glad you started watching it
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the portrait of dorian gray is a very accessible classic compared to a lot of the others, so I wouldn't sike yourself out by telling yourself it's hard to read before you've tried
I thought it's picture not portrait?
@@caitlingill I think you're right. I always say portrait because technically in the book it's a painted portrait not a picture, but i think the title officially has picture
Already love this video and barely watched a minute of it🫶🏻
your book era has been my favorite 🤩
Mine too
I have a video suggestion!! “Forcing” my husband to read my favorite book. Idk I just thought of it and it sounds like a really fun idea!
THE BOOK SPINE CRACK 😭😭
I am obsessed!! You achieved her aesthetic so beautifully!👏🏻👏🏻💗
❤ same
I already had reading classics in mind but now that I watched this video I’ll be reading one sooner rather than later.. will definitely be my next read
so excited for this video!
Oh my god! I have been waiting for this for like forever and I LOVE THE SWEATER I love gilmore girls and you 100% are as smart as rory
it suits you very well Haley! 💖
It’s the fact that I just binged the series for the second time and now get to watch this!!!
YOU SNAPPED THAT SPINE AND LOOKED ME DEAD IN THE EYES BC YOU KNEWWWWW YOU KNEW THAT HURTS
I'm so excited to watch this , Gilmore girls has been one of my favorite shows since i was 16, and I love Rory Gilmore and I love reading so its my two favorite things in one video!
how could you break the spine of Dorian Grey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fav show Ong
finally a book video , i have been waiting for you to apload😊
Thank you for motivating me on going back to my reading habits.
thak youuuuu for these videos!!!!! cant stop watching
I just started recently watching Gilrmore Girls and I am loving it 😍
when haley posts i know it’s gonna be a good day
Yas ❤
I was so obsessed with Gilmore Girls when I was younger I still am I love the dynamics of all the characters I love the small town aesthetic it's just amazing! And I've been wanting to read the picture of Dorian Grey but i already watched the movie 😂 I'll still read it though
wow I'm in aesthetic heaven from this video!!! 📚❤️🩹❤️🩹
i’m obsessed with gilmore girls. i just started it a few months ago and i’m already on s5! i love videos like this!!
omg haley i havent watched your vlogs in forever im like reconnecting w you now that youre in this whole reading phase bc me too❤❤
FINALLY. IVE BEEN WAITING. I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN ❤️
Love you Haley!
Omg I loved this video! I need a part 2!!
Exactly 💯💯
Ah, this video made me feel better about myself. Coincidently, Ive been struggling with
Dorian Grey as well and seeing you be real about how challenging it is is reassuring ❤
i just started watching gilmore girls last month and i’m loving it!!!
I’ve been waiting for this since I saw you were watching the show !!!!
I enjoy your videos a loooooot and i literally become excited whenever you post a video whicch is something I've never felt with any UA-camrs❤️❤️
The outfit is soo cute ahh! Loved this video sm!
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Yesss I have been waiting for this video for soo long.
I love your videos! They make my days so much better.❤️
Truee❤
OMG I love Gilmore girls SOO much and you’re my fav UA-camr!!
Yessss❤
I LOVE ‘And Then There Were None’! I had to read it in school in 8th grade and I was hooked!
I’m excited ❤
I literally finished and then there were none today and clicked on this video! It was so good. It's definitely in my top 2 of her books I've read
I love how you act as though she’s not a character is a show lol. Planning to do more reading 2023 so
Not the fake account
You are a role model for everyone who has ever said "I should get more into reading."
ive been waiting for this one🤭
OMG IM SO OBSESSED WITH GILMORE GIRLS
Ooh I'm so excited for this. Believe it or not, I just started watching 'The Gilmore Girls'💓
THIS IS THE VIDEO I NEEDED
omg yes i love these types of videos !! would love to also see a maeve wiley reading video (jack edwards did this and it was so much fun)
coming home and seeing u posted after i’ve had a pretty bad day made my day 100x better yay
this was exactly what I needed.
I love this show!
the picture of dorian gray is one of my favourite books, so seeing you read it makes me very happy
Literally watching Gilmore Girls for the second time an so happy that you made this!
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I started reading classics at 13 and tbh most of the time I didn't understand half of the plot, i was just there for the vibes