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?

  • canyouplzpassmethe@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    tldr; Hitchhiker’s Guide. Book or movie- doesn’t matter, I hate it. Garbage. ;p

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

    …. because I hate the scathingly pessimistic, cynical attitude towards everything.

    It’s so r/im14andthisisdeep … it tries so hard to be as edgy and “WOW DID YOU EVER NOTICE HOW STUPID EVERY ONE ELSE IN THE UNIVERSE IS?! THE HORROR!!!” as possible… makes me cringe. Yeah, yeah, people are dumb and life is completely horrifying. Wow, so deep.

    Yawn.

    Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency?

    Loved it.

    I also enjoyed The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul… even tho they were also written in Douglas’s usual tone of sarcastic, British humor.

    They’re not quite as obnoxious as HGTTG, though… or as popular. I think the popularity- peoples’ penchant for rallying behind the toxic attitude/perspective of the book- that gets my goat, too.