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Great books you don't like??
JCnNJ:
Do Ayn Rand books count as "classics"? Because I can't read more than 20 pages of her bullshit. And I often can't spend more than 20 minutes around people who like her philosophy.
johns320:
For those that don't enjoy Mark Twain, what are ya'lls thoughts on William Falkner?
I couldn't stand Falkner's stuff the first time I read it but I started reading more of his short stories and thought they were great and more important enjoyable to read. I really like Mark Twain's writing style and stories overall but I hate how the plot moves in some of his stories particularly Huck Finn.
And I think Futurama said it best when they described it as "a corney slice of Americana"
Johnny Evilguy:
Thank god someone mentioned Moby Dick... I became a "Nuke the Whales" supporter after reading that book....
Another one is Don Quixote... yeah it is suppose to be all satirical but blah I just hated the main character.
Oh and although everyone recommends the "New Testament" I could not get through the whole thing... its a tough read.
MadOvid:
The problem is not with the 'great books', its with mediocre teachers. Instead of presenting these books on their own terms, they choose to load it down with post-colonialism, post-modern, lit crit bullshit that does nothing to explain the philosophy, ideas, or concepts of the book in question. I'd hate Shakespeare to if I had to listen to a post-colonial interpretation of The Tempest.
As for me, Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir is high on my list of terrible great books.
Joseph:
The Life Of Pi by Yan Martel seemed to get a ton of praise. I contend that it was very much not good, and Yan Martel seems a bit of an idiot.
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