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?

  • DS9B5SG-1@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I can’t say a ZERO. But I am not happy with a lot of HP Lovecraft’s works. He had good ideas. But a lot of it dragged on way too long. Uses words out of date even back when he wrote them, unless we assume he was using them for what ever intellect was recalling the incidents.

    I mean he had great ideas, but plagued by way too often bland moments. Been told it was a way to get paid for longer stories. Still a pain to read though.