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?

  • girlwiththeroachtat@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I read Walden in high school and disagreed with him wholly. My friends surrounding me were privileged compared to myself and my ideologies supported capitalism and whatnot. While I’m happy this worked out for them, it did not for me in the grand scheme of things.

    I’ve reread it since then and it resonates a lot better than it did back then.