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 Great Gatsby- forced to read it multiple times in school. Yuck.
Sanctuary by William Faulkner- never, ever again. Incredibly traumatizing.
I had the same teacher for 8th grade English and 11th grade English- he assigned The Great Gatsby both years, I’m pretty sure it didn’t magically become better with just a few years passing 🤦🏻♀️