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?
Frankenstein, and anything by Shakespeare.
I think it’s great that Frankenstein was written by a teenage girl with that maturity in writing, but it was so boring to me.
Shakespeare is just straight up weird. People in that time period loved the dramatic plays, but I think the whole storyline is just weird.
Both were required books for school. I feel like teachers always pick the strangest books. And having to write a report on why a character did this or the author wrote this part ruins it and makes you dread reading the book. This is coming from someone who LOVES reading. I am picky, but everyone just has certain things they don’t like.