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?
Yea, this kind of resonates with my experience with Independent People by Halldór Laxness, as I hated the characters and didn’t get that the point of the story was to hold a mirror to Icelandic society when I read it in high school. Not to say that I like it, it does drag quite a bit, but I appreciate it that much more having read it with that lens.