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?
Great Expectations. My goodness this book should be sold next to melatonin. Snore!
I’ve started and stopped 10 times with this book. I’ve never been able to read Dickens.
In fact I cannot stand Dickens
Dickens must’ve been paid by the letter to write his books, my old English teacher told us at the beginning of studying Jekyll and Hyde that “Victorian writers tend to write 20 words when only 5 are needed” and I believe that it’s dickens fault why!