Classic books that you HATED

Krizzle4Rizzle
Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Had to read it for Modern Novels (HS Class)

Hated every second of it

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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles ****inson

    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck



    Both were serious snooze-fests for me! :yawn:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles D ickens

    Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
    Pretty much anything we had to read in high school. I can't think of any offhand - The Great Gatsby, I think?
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Lord of the Flies. It's disturbing and they're all turds. Yeah, I know it's supposed to be that way.
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    I'll second Wuthering Heights.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles ****inson

    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck



    Both were serious snooze-fests for me! :yawn:


    Ha ha, they blanked out ****inson.
  • pittskaa
    pittskaa Posts: 319 Member
    moby d ick. i HATED that book. its about whaling. i mean come on. really?
  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
    Donte's Inferno.


    Only when I read it in Latin. Which oddly enough, should've been the most riveting. HATED IT.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Lord of the Flies. It's disturbing and they're all turds. Yeah, I know it's supposed to be that way.

    Now I enjoyed Lord of the Flies. I cried when they smashed Piggie's glasses.
  • supahstar71
    supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
    Beowulf.
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    Anything Tolkien...

    I know I'll probably be flamed for that...but I did an extensive Tolkien/Lewis class and Lewis won hands down...

    i just can't force myself to read or enjoy Tolkien...
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Tess of the durbervilles, hate it!
  • camrunner
    camrunner Posts: 363
    I'm an avid reader, but I hated a lot of the books I was compelled to read in school.

    The two that stand out most are I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Scarlet Letter
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Currently reading The Three Musketeers with my son....I HATE it. It's not a fast read AT ALL and having to figure out all of those french names is a PITA! But he likes it, so we'll finish it....
  • pittskaa
    pittskaa Posts: 319 Member
    Lord of the Flies. It's disturbing and they're all turds. Yeah, I know it's supposed to be that way.

    Now I enjoyed Lord of the Flies. I cried when they smashed Piggie's glasses.

    me too i loved him he was my favorite character!!!
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    I can't think of any off hand..I generally like all books
  • LAWoman79
    LAWoman79 Posts: 348 Member
    moby d ick. i HATED that book. its about whaling. i mean come on. really?

    ^^^THIS!
  • missnelso04
    missnelso04 Posts: 111 Member
    Great Gatsby. Soooo boring!

    Classic I LOVED...To Kill a Mockingbird. Surprisingly amazing.
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    Moby ****. Yes, they're going to censor it. Too funny.
    Red Badge of Courage.

    HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE.
  • bethanp
    bethanp Posts: 72 Member
    Most things by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I just couldn't get into his writing style at all.
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    Anything Tolkien...

    I know I'll probably be flamed for that...but I did an extensive Tolkien/Lewis class and Lewis won hands down...

    i just can't force myself to read or enjoy Tolkien...

    Bwahahaha

    I'm re-reading the Hobbit right now!
  • Witchmoo
    Witchmoo Posts: 261 Member
    The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger......hated every second!

    Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.....one of the few books I gave up on!

    I've spotted a theme....I hate books with 'catch' somewhere in the title!
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    Old Man and the Sea. It took me an entire summer to read that 100 page book. I didn't care for The Good Earth when I read it in high school but I reread it later and it wasn't as bad as I originally thought.
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member


    Classic I LOVED...To Kill a Mockingbird. Surprisingly amazing.

    I remember thinking that was the better book, and I still didn't care for it. LOL. Then we read The Illustrated Man, and that was my absolute favorite.
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member

    Classic I LOVED...To Kill a Mockingbird. Surprisingly amazing.

    This is in my top 5. I love it!
  • pullipgirl
    pullipgirl Posts: 767 Member
    anything by Ayn Rand and Scarlet Letter
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Turn of the Screw. I had to read it in both high school and college, and it sucked both times. I remember having to read the first sentence at least 10 times before I could fully grasp it and move on. (It doesn't help that his sentences are an effing paragraph long!!!) ><
  • lizdavis07
    lizdavis07 Posts: 766 Member
    The Great Gatsby. Oh god, just no.
  • Derpina7
    Derpina7 Posts: 552 Member
    Pretty much anything we had to read in high school. I can't think of any offhand - The Great Gatsby, I think?

    Soo many books from high school I did NOT enjoy, and I'm a bookworm! I often wondered why they made certain books required literature :/
    Macbeth, Hamlet, Lord of the Flies, Of Mice & Men, Wuthering Heights :noway:
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    i actually hated romeo and juliet...
    i know,odd right?

    but,i loved the book,the most dangerous game,witch is odd cause i love romance books.

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