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?
Fahrenheit 451 is without merit. Mind-numbingly, almost parody level basic concept and bad execution. It baffles me when it’s mentioned on the same page as Brave New World or 1984.
Rich Dad Poor Dad. this may not be literary classic, but is a classic in certain groups. My guy, this whole book is the definition of selling snake oil. The whole book could’ve been one paragraph where the author explains the difference between assets and liabilities, which by the way, I genuinely think everyone that can read has an inherent understanding of, even if they don’t know the nomenclature. And that’s basically it, there’s no other revelations in the book. Reading it makes you question the reality we live in, where writing something like this would a person into a successful author.
I loved Fahrenheit 451. That’s just me though.
lol, what?
I can totally see where F451 gets looped into conversations with 1984. You may disagree with the quality of the writing, but the core of the 2 books is basically the same, the fundamentals of when power corrupts the entire society at the expense of what’s actually true and real.
Fahrenheit 451 is filled with “old man yelling at clouds because kids these days” energy. Unreadable