Ok, we'd often have these discussions at work when it was slow.
Every person that I know has at least one classic novel that they just loathe, despite the acclaim and its irrevocable status as a masterpiece. It's the novel that we're assigned in literature classes, that people hang their mouths agape for when we say we just didn't like it, it was dull, and we don't understand its throngs of devotees (among other reasons).
Example: For my sister, it's To Kill A Mockingbird; my boyfriend's is The Great Gatsby (which I adore.)
I can't stand Pride & Prejudice, and I wanted to set As I Lay Dying on fire. What is/are your hated classic(s)?
Disclaimer: The point of this thread is that the posters dislike a book it seems most other people love. So no nitpicking on the minority; we're all in one as far as this topic's concerned.
Every person that I know has at least one classic novel that they just loathe, despite the acclaim and its irrevocable status as a masterpiece. It's the novel that we're assigned in literature classes, that people hang their mouths agape for when we say we just didn't like it, it was dull, and we don't understand its throngs of devotees (among other reasons).
Example: For my sister, it's To Kill A Mockingbird; my boyfriend's is The Great Gatsby (which I adore.)
I can't stand Pride & Prejudice, and I wanted to set As I Lay Dying on fire. What is/are your hated classic(s)?
Disclaimer: The point of this thread is that the posters dislike a book it seems most other people love. So no nitpicking on the minority; we're all in one as far as this topic's concerned.