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?

  • Rankled_Barbiturate@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    All of them… The style is just archaic and not enjoyable to read whether it’s Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Charles Sickens. For me personally anything before 1949 is just an absolute chore to read.

    • Dr_Donald_Dann@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I didn’t realize that Classic was a style and one that lasted at least five hundred years, right up to 1949. Out of curiosity, what book did away with the classic style?