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?

  • KingBlackthorn1@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Tbh Fahrenheit 451… such an amazing premise at first and then it just gets so painfully dull and slow as the book goes on. Beginning is good and then the big middle chunk is so dreadful to read and then the ending would have been exciting and good if the middle wasn’t so bad. I’m not fond of it. Runner up is 1984. I don’t get the hype and I hated the book. Both books have great themes of course but neither were for me.