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?

  • minimalist_coach@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I didn’t read classics when I was young so now that I’m retired I’m exploring a wide variety of genres. Last year I read 10 classics and disliked most of them.

    The 2 worst were Anna Karenina and Wuthering Heights. I really regret not DNF Anna Karenina, I wanted to on several occasions, but kept pushing through the torture with the expectation it would become interesting at some point.