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?
Authors like the Bronte’s, Dickens, Woolf, the style doesn’t translate well today to what’s expected out of new authors. They told stories, with beautiful language. And not always jam packed with excitement to keep the reader going. When reading those books, for me, it’s more about falling in love with the style. The language. Loving art for art.
There is no right or wrong and everyone has their own taste but things are different nowadays, mostly because of shorter attention spans.