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?

  • julientk1@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Former 8th grade lit teacher here, so I’ve read The Outsiders a million times, obviously, and you are right about the voice. There is zero chance any of my male students would describe each other the way she does the brothers.

    • ELAdragon@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      And yet…as someone who still teaches the book, it captivates the majority of my 7th graders every single year.

      I don’t love it, and I’ll drop it the moment it stops “hitting” with my students. But they fucking love it. Year in and year out. It’s actually kind of mind blowing to me just how quickly they fall into it.