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?
Idk if it’s quite a “classic,” but Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The first three chapters were fine, but the ensuing rest of the book was such a bore. All the male characters could’ve been one for all I care outside of Van Helsing, the females were written hilariously helpless (Mina not as much but everyone was shocked when she was competent), and the constant soliloquizing I found tiresome. A lot of people really like it but it was just a chore for me to finish