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?
The Castle by Kafka… it’s so boring and pointless. I get that that was kind of the point, but it was so hard to get through and then the “ending”… it broke me lol
Oh my god, I had such a hard time reading this one too. I think I had 20 pages left and never finished. I should go back to it and finish it but just thinking about it makes me nauseous. I only came to appreciate it a little later when I was applying for citizenship and was given the run-around in the most drawn out, time consuming, and illogical ways possible. The bureaucratic process was just so absurd and maddening and I had only ever felt the same way when I was reading The Castle. I felt weirdly understood and validated to think back on the book when I was in the middle of the process.
That said, I never want to read that fucking book again.