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I honestly think it's a terrible book that happened to retain its popularity because it got shoved in as a classic that you need to read. There are works that
by kiba 6y ago
I honestly think it's a terrible book that happened to retain its popularity because it got shoved in as a classic that you need to read.
There are works that I genuinely enjoy, like Anthem by Ayn Rand, even though it's moralistic propaganda.
I supposed I could reread the work again to see how I feel about it, but there are million of other works I could read.
- thundergolfer 6y agoYou can’t really think it’s a terrible book, can you? I could understand thinking it’s merely good, but thinking that thousands upon thousands of literary types who absolutely treasure this work are simply wrong about its quality seems ridiculous.
- kiba 6y agoJust because lot of people like or treasured the work doesn't mean I have a duty to share the same opinion as everyone else.
- thundergolfer 6y agoIt's not a duty, but I'd certainly be nagged by the thought that I'd 'missed something'. Novel writing isn't a completely subjective endeavour.