Clásicos que NO recomiendo para empezar a leer
Juan José Ramos | Libros
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In this video, I talk about a very common experience: reading a classic, getting frustrated, and thinking that reading isn't for you. Often, the problem isn't the reader, but the book chosen at the wrong time.
Here, I explain why some great classics can create a sense of rejection if they're encountered too early, and why that doesn't reflect poorly on you as a reader.
It's not about bad books, but about demanding books that don't always work as a first experience. Reading classics isn't a test of endurance, but a relationship that develops over time.
If a classic has ever put you off reading, this video is for you.
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Del mismo modo que un niño que solo es capaz de leer Mickey Mouse no puede leer un libro para adolescentes, un adulto que solo lee novelas sencillas no puede leer un clásico complejo de la literatura y disfrutarlo plenamente.
Hay textos literarios que exigen mucho más del lector: requieren cierta preparación, además de cierto esfuerzo.
Más cortos, porque si el autor no es para mí, me doy cuenta muy rápido y paso a otro sin demasiada pena.
Más accesibles, porque me preparan para afrontar sus obras más difíciles y exigentes.
A menudo, lo peor es empezar por el chef d'œuvre de un autor, porque por lo general es también su obra más compleja.
¡Y, sin embargo, es lo que hace la mayoría de la gente!
Por ejemplo, en Eslovaquia, siempre se empieza por la antigüedad, y esto significa lecturas como la Odisea y Antigona que, para mí, se disfrutan más después de muchas otras lecturas menos exigentes.
Respecto a las lecturas que elegí yo misma en un momento equivocado:
Doctor Fausto de Mann y ¡Absalón, Absalón! de Faulkner: No pude haber elegido peor para empezar a leer a estos autores 😂
José.
Clásicos que NO recomiendo para empezar a leer
Juan José Ramos | Libros
7,393 views
In this video, I talk about a very common experience: reading a classic, getting frustrated, and thinking that reading isn't for you. Often, the problem isn't the reader, but the book chosen at the wrong time.
Here, I explain why some great classics can create a sense of rejection if they're encountered too early, and why that doesn't reflect poorly on you as a reader.
It's not about bad books, but about demanding books that don't always work as a first experience. Reading classics isn't a test of endurance, but a relationship that develops over time.
If a classic has ever put you off reading, this video is for you.
Join the channel to see exclusive videos and participate in our book club:
@juanjoseramoslibros
Books and Reading - Juan José Ramos
🌟 Would you like to support me?
If you enjoy my content and would like to support my work, you can make a contribution via PayPal. Every contribution helps me continue creating and sharing quality content. Your support means a lot!
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🔹 Follow me on Instagram:
Instagram: juanjoseramoslibros
🔸 Subscribe to my literary channel:
https://shorturl.at/gjnU2
📚 Books:
Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes: https://amzn.to/4k96qKV
The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing: https://amzn.to/3Z9lNt6
The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner: https://amzn.to/4btiu7s
In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust: https://amzn.to/4q4Qhrn
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy: https://amzn.to/4r8RjUF
The Magic Mountain, by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/3ZEupbl
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf: https://amzn.to/4qM78QH
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo: https://amzn.to/4qRuQLz
Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar: https://amzn.to/3NOhPUr
Ulysses by James Joyce: https://amzn.to/3MgDbcu