“Name of The Wind” – absolutely beautiful language but… I’m suggesting it here, yea.
Also, somewhat sadly – “Secret History” – so much praise all around and I very much want to try again though, but…
stereoroid on
*A Confederacy of Dunces* by John Kennedy Toole. An overwhelming sense of “why am I even bothering with this?”
Morbid_thots on
the divine comedy. I wouldnt say its boring exactly, but the language was mentally exhausting to me
TheFracofFric on
I did not find In Cold Blood to be at all interesting and got about half way through before calling it quits
DressKind on
I made it about half way through Infinte Jest, put it down one day and just never picked it back up.
JustMeLurkingAround- on
Not that it was “boring” as in nothing happened, but I just wasn’t interested in what’s happening.
That was recently “A Game of Thrones” for me.
I tried with the TV series years ago and felt the same “meh” about it. I don’t know why people were so obsessed about it.
I just can’t seem to get into it.
Kaladin1147 on
The eye of the world. First book in the wheel of time series. I’m in the small minority of not liking the series. Which frustrates me because I wish I could
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Call me by your name… I want to love this book but the emotions make me too much emotional haha.. tried to read dit like 6 times since last November
AConant on
Dune.
And I’m a lifelong sci-fi guy.
Just didn’t work for me after multiple tries.
NoPersonality7502 on
The alchemist
Pluispluisini on
Lord of the rings…. I know it’s a shame I just couldn’t get through the middle part😱
eaglesong3 on
Wicked. I didn’t find it boring as much as I found it boorish.
According_Version_67 on
A Confederacy of Dunces. Yawn. I don’t think I made it longer than maybe 40 pages in.
Maybe I should give it another try as it has been on my nightstand for about 20 years…
Far-Blackberry-7129 on
Atlas Shrugged. I tried.
BeeB0pB00p on
Ulysses, James Joyce.
I think the classics are sometimes hard for a modern audience to enjoy in general, because of the time commitment and the competing options for entertainment and our focus in general seem to be more easily distracted. But I enjoyed Frankenstein, Moby Dick, Wuthering Heights and some of the others I’ve seen listed here, but Ulysses was a bridge too far for me.
CaveLady3000 on
The hobbit was so action packed but the LOTR series is just a really long description of trees
exorcis on
The Fountainhead. Tried twice. Lost the book. Downloaded an ebook. Tried again but couldn’t go past Gail Wynand’s chapter. Too dull, verbose and boring.
Morpel on
“Normal People” by Sally Rooney, I couldn’t finish the book, I found both characters insufferable sorry, maybe I’ll try with the TV Show
SortofBlondMaggie on
American Prometheus
Pheeeefers on
Wuthering Heights
Expensive-Ferret-339 on
Anna Karenina. What a bunch of whiners! Tried it twice and accepted that I’m not the target audience.
Snakeyes1809 on
War and Peace. Also, Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky). Tried to battle through both these books on multiple occasions and failed.
malevitch_square on
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
I’ve tried three times.
AkaArcan on
Walden
Responsible_Star2783 on
Iq84
Pedittle on
The stand – Stephen king
The wheel of time series – Robert Jordan (read the first three books)
The fifth season and it’s series – n.k. Jemisin
yekship on
The Brothers Karamazov. I read a lot of classics and am not intimidated by size but this one, oh man, I did finish it but I stopped for MONTHS. It gets very boring partway through when it’s just chapters and chapters of waxing philosophical or crisis of faith type monologues and story. I don’t mind some of that but it was ROUGH to get through since there was so much. Once I got past the halfway mark it picked up and I finished it quick from there though.
mr_bawse on
A man called Ove
I know it’s supposed to be great, but the pace is too slow, and the feel-good stuff and some other details are too drawn out. Could never get past the first few chapters. Will probably watch the movie someday!
moogula1992 on
The goldfinch
untitledpoetries on
The subtle art of not giving a fuck
tralizz on
East of Eden. I have tried so many times, can’t get past about 300 pages.
R1R1R1b on
Catch 22
ChemistryDependent84 on
The house in the cerulean sea. I’m going to go back and try to read it for a 3rd time. Something must be wrong with me because literally everyone else I’ve talked to loves this book
pinkishperson on
Great gatsby, I couldn’t understand most of what the author was saying tbh
Anxious-Artist-5602 on
Circe, couldn’t get over the timeline
BronxWildGeese on
Name of the Wind. Couldn’t finish it
whatissevenbysix on
Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie.
Honestly, had the whole fatwa thing not happened nobody would have cared about the book.
gas_station_latte on
The catcher in the Rye. It was SOOOO annoying. I couldn’t read it. It made me irrationally angry
chocomoholic on
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
fckntrainwreck on
One billion years of solitude by Gabriel García Márquez or at least that’s how it felt like
Icy-Extension-422 on
The Night Circus.
Around 100 pages the both times.
What the fish is happening? Does it come together? Tell me because people love it and I want to love it too.
some__random on
Misery, because it was quite literally a miserable read.
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The Witcher Series. I really wanted to like it.
Moby Dick. Tried three times
“Name of The Wind” – absolutely beautiful language but… I’m suggesting it here, yea.
Also, somewhat sadly – “Secret History” – so much praise all around and I very much want to try again though, but…
*A Confederacy of Dunces* by John Kennedy Toole. An overwhelming sense of “why am I even bothering with this?”
the divine comedy. I wouldnt say its boring exactly, but the language was mentally exhausting to me
I did not find In Cold Blood to be at all interesting and got about half way through before calling it quits
I made it about half way through Infinte Jest, put it down one day and just never picked it back up.
Not that it was “boring” as in nothing happened, but I just wasn’t interested in what’s happening.
That was recently “A Game of Thrones” for me.
I tried with the TV series years ago and felt the same “meh” about it. I don’t know why people were so obsessed about it.
I just can’t seem to get into it.
The eye of the world. First book in the wheel of time series. I’m in the small minority of not liking the series. Which frustrates me because I wish I could
Call me by your name… I want to love this book but the emotions make me too much emotional haha.. tried to read dit like 6 times since last November
Dune.
And I’m a lifelong sci-fi guy.
Just didn’t work for me after multiple tries.
The alchemist
Lord of the rings…. I know it’s a shame I just couldn’t get through the middle part😱
Wicked. I didn’t find it boring as much as I found it boorish.
A Confederacy of Dunces. Yawn. I don’t think I made it longer than maybe 40 pages in.
Maybe I should give it another try as it has been on my nightstand for about 20 years…
Atlas Shrugged. I tried.
Ulysses, James Joyce.
I think the classics are sometimes hard for a modern audience to enjoy in general, because of the time commitment and the competing options for entertainment and our focus in general seem to be more easily distracted. But I enjoyed Frankenstein, Moby Dick, Wuthering Heights and some of the others I’ve seen listed here, but Ulysses was a bridge too far for me.
The hobbit was so action packed but the LOTR series is just a really long description of trees
The Fountainhead. Tried twice. Lost the book. Downloaded an ebook. Tried again but couldn’t go past Gail Wynand’s chapter. Too dull, verbose and boring.
“Normal People” by Sally Rooney, I couldn’t finish the book, I found both characters insufferable sorry, maybe I’ll try with the TV Show
American Prometheus
Wuthering Heights
Anna Karenina. What a bunch of whiners! Tried it twice and accepted that I’m not the target audience.
War and Peace. Also, Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky). Tried to battle through both these books on multiple occasions and failed.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
I’ve tried three times.
Walden
Iq84
The stand – Stephen king
The wheel of time series – Robert Jordan (read the first three books)
The fifth season and it’s series – n.k. Jemisin
The Brothers Karamazov. I read a lot of classics and am not intimidated by size but this one, oh man, I did finish it but I stopped for MONTHS. It gets very boring partway through when it’s just chapters and chapters of waxing philosophical or crisis of faith type monologues and story. I don’t mind some of that but it was ROUGH to get through since there was so much. Once I got past the halfway mark it picked up and I finished it quick from there though.
A man called Ove
I know it’s supposed to be great, but the pace is too slow, and the feel-good stuff and some other details are too drawn out. Could never get past the first few chapters. Will probably watch the movie someday!
The goldfinch
The subtle art of not giving a fuck
East of Eden. I have tried so many times, can’t get past about 300 pages.
Catch 22
The house in the cerulean sea. I’m going to go back and try to read it for a 3rd time. Something must be wrong with me because literally everyone else I’ve talked to loves this book
Great gatsby, I couldn’t understand most of what the author was saying tbh
Circe, couldn’t get over the timeline
Name of the Wind. Couldn’t finish it
Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie.
Honestly, had the whole fatwa thing not happened nobody would have cared about the book.
The catcher in the Rye. It was SOOOO annoying. I couldn’t read it. It made me irrationally angry
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
One billion years of solitude by Gabriel García Márquez or at least that’s how it felt like
The Night Circus.
Around 100 pages the both times.
What the fish is happening? Does it come together? Tell me because people love it and I want to love it too.
Misery, because it was quite literally a miserable read.