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?

  • CaveRanger@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Three Body Problem.

    For all people rave about it as this masterwork defining scifi novel, I found it borderline nonsensical, the characters motivations are either insane or nonexistent and for a nominally “hard” scifi novel it has some really iffy science.

    Seriously, a species that can unfold atoms into two dimensions can’t predict the orbits of their suns? Something humanity managed in the fucking 17th century?

    • tetsuo9000@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The characters are beyond dry. I had to put the book down before I hit 100 pages. I enjoy watching hearing about the books on the Quinn’s Ideas YouTube channel though.

    • TypicalOranges@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Seriously, a species that can unfold atoms into two dimensions can’t predict the orbits of their suns? Something humanity managed in the fucking 17th century?

      While an analytical solution exists, it cannot be computed. They talk about this in the book…