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If old is defined as before cars, then there are only a few books I have read of that era. One of the books that is definitely pre-cars is “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu. My mother and I also read “Charlotte’s Web” when I was about 8. However, some old books are relatively difficult to read if you don’t have a good word reference handy. This is probably one of the main reasons that “Old” books are such a turnoff to younger generations. I too prefer books that aren’t from more than a century ago. It’s not the fault of the author, it was just written in a different time. However, there are plenty of good “Old” books to chose from and I wouldn’t be opposed to reading them.

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I have read A Connecticut Yankee in Kind Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I only read these this past year, though. I hadn’t read any previously because the language is very different than contemporary language, so I wasn’t able to understand them until around now. I now find them interesting, though, because they have different and interesting perspectives. I want to read more or them.

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I’ve only read a couple of old and classics books. What I’ve found is that it’s less appealing to read books that you don’t relate too because it makes it harder to understand them. When the language and idioms are different than they are now, or the specific problems characters are facing you don’t fully understand, it’s like looking at the plot through a window vs a mirror. What would solve this problem for people is just to try to understand and learn more about these ideas, which is why as you get older it’s more enjoyable to read older and classic books

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I believe perhaps our generation hasn’t really been exposed to old pieces of literature because of how it doesn’t have significant importance anymore (besides prodigies similar to Shakespeare). Additionally, our generation might not be interested in the subjects of older stories or maybe the way in which we speak now vs. back then might affect your ability to understand the text well.

-Cooper Anderson

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I don’t think I have read any old books (Or I just can’t think of any off the top of my head). I enjoy fantasy books, which can be written in any time period, but none of the books I have read really stick out as old to me. Pretty interesting!

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I read Little Women in seventh grade and I thought it was good but kind of a slump to get through. I don’t read many classics because I find the type of writing hard to get through and a bit boring.

Eliza

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I have not read many classic or older literature and the reason for this may be that we were encouraged to read about more recent topics and more realistic fiction about todays day.

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I haven’t read any old books yet mainly because they seem more intimidating in a few ways. For example some of the language that is used that is hard to understand or unfamilier. I also prefer reading thing that I relate to, so I just haven’t really ever explored older books. Meggie

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I have not read any very old books - Ronan Peeke

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I have not read any very old books - Ronan Peeke

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I haven’t read any very old books. One reason I haven’t read any is because the language is different from long ago and the word choice isn’t the same as modern books.

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I haven’t read many classic books and I think that is because its much more common to hear about books that are modern and based on slightly more modern events. Modern books are much more popular. I also think that for me it’s easier to read books that are modern because it’s much easier to relate to those types of books.

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I have not read any old classics. I think one reason I haven’t read old classic books is because I haven’t spent the time trying to find one that I think I would enjoy, and they’re not so heavily advertised now.

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The oldest books that I have read is probably Animal Farm and to Kill a Mockingbird.

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I read this ‘classic’ book last summer and surprisingly I enjoyed it. In the first 100 pages I treated the story as an exercise to learn new vocabulary and read outside of my comfort zone but from 120 or so on I found myself invested in the story and relating to the heroine. While James’ writing was sometimes inaccessible I think it is a good book and I had fun reading it.

Abby O’Kane

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I have not really gotten the chance to read many old classic books, I haven’t seemed that appealed to them because usually there’s another newer book that is recommended to me that I would rather read more most of the time. - Caleigh C

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I haven’t read very many old books, and I think that is because for middle school, we weren’t typically told to read classics. Because of this, my interest was pointed away from classics, and more towards newer books.

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I have not read any old, or classic books. This is because I don't understand their word choice, or the books subject does not interest me. Sean

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I have not read any old, or classic books. This is because I don't understand their word choice, or the books subject does not interest me. Sean

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I haven’t read any super old classic books. 

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I haven’t read any super old classic books. 

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I think one reason that I haven’t read these books is that I think they will have words that are too big or too complicated. Claire