tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post5356818598539737380..comments2024-01-03T09:14:36.282+00:00Comments on Reading in Reykjavík: Gothic Reading Challenge Review: The Castle of Otranto by Horace WalpoleBibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-67088421184361465322011-03-30T08:26:21.692+00:002011-03-30T08:26:21.692+00:00I recommend reading it. It's a short and quick...I recommend reading it. It's a short and quick read and for anyone even remotely interested in literary history it's a must read.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-7951810799900373972011-03-29T17:35:08.031+00:002011-03-29T17:35:08.031+00:00I am bad at reading classics but I find this book ...I am bad at reading classics but I find this book interesting. Thanks for sharing this.Geosi Readshttp://geosireads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-81310418853372465052011-03-29T17:27:52.875+00:002011-03-29T17:27:52.875+00:00I also try to read a classic now and then so I hav...I also try to read a classic now and then so I have a dozen or so waiting for me in my Kindle. Lately I have read old Danish crime fiction, however, but I may try some of the Gothic novels later. As you say, modern readers are not impressed by all their tricks of the trade, but it is interesting to see what people found scary at that time.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-22111986143504997232011-03-29T17:16:16.414+00:002011-03-29T17:16:16.414+00:00I'm doing the Gothic Reading challenge too, an...I'm doing the Gothic Reading challenge too, and I think I'll give the Castle of Otranto a try after reading your post. I've just finished the Mysteries of Udolpho and absolutely loved all the spooky elements, which have almost become cliches to us now. It's all so OTT, but so much fun to a modern reader.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093380306121659753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-65406182163513426282011-03-29T15:53:22.715+00:002011-03-29T15:53:22.715+00:00Being a fan of a good gothic novel, it's a sha...Being a fan of a good gothic novel, it's a shame I haven't read this one! Lovely review!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-16867597603220137822011-03-29T12:36:21.942+00:002011-03-29T12:36:21.942+00:00I've heard this book had a flair for the melod...I've heard this book had a flair for the melodramatic. But what I find so fun about reading these dusty old classics is how you can trace themes and style and characters right up to the present.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.com