Some thoughts towards these prompts from a somewhat flexible or ecumenical approach to the classics.
Original prompts: [ Ссылка ]
I saw it on Totally Pretentious: [ Ссылка ]
and James Holder: [ Ссылка ]
Books mentioned:
The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
The Upanishads
The Library, Books 16-20 by Diodorus of Sicily
The Ink Dark Moon by Ono no Komachi & Izumi Shikibu
Cane by Jean Toomer
To Walk the Night by William Sloane
Chimera by John Barth
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Prompts:
1. What is an overhyped classic you didn’t really like?
2. What is your favorite time period to read about?
3. What is your favorite fairy tale?
4. What is the most embarrassing classic you haven’t read yet?
5. 5 classics you would like to read soon?
6. Favorite modern book/series based on a classic?
7. Favorite movie/tv series based on a classic?
8. Worst classic to movie adaptation?
9. Favorite edition you’d like to collect more of?
10. An under hyped classic you’d recommend to everyone?
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