It’s a question inspired by this post https://www.reddit.com/r/books/s/s2jK2DzFrA by u/oh_sneezeus
Is there any book that is considered a classic or regularly shows up on the “100 books to read before you die” lists and such, you had high expectations before reading and then you ended up absolutey detesting?
For me it’s Blindness by José Saramago, it started off good and then page after page it was becoming more unbearable for me to read, I hated the characters, the things they were doing and the conclusions of the book. I was really disappointed because the plot seemed really good and all I ended up with was frustration.
Is there a book that did the same to you?
I don’t usually participate in these threads because I get downvoted, despite my unpopular opinion being the point of the post. I didn’t like Crime & Punishment. In fact, I fucking hated it. I don’t think I’m smart or cool, I actually assume I must be too dumb to understand what’s so great about it. But it doesn’t change that I genuinely think it was the single worst book I’ve ever read.