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MrsJoseph · 08-17-2011, 04:24 PM

I have a lit degree and hate most "classic" and "literary novels."

I abhorred "Moby Dick" only slightly less that "Bartleby the Scrivener" but strangely enough I loved Browning's "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came."

I thought Harry Potter #1 was only ok. I never understood the excitement.

I thought 1984 was good...but horribly boring and I would rather punch myself in the head than read it again.

I loved Piers Anthony but I can't seem to make myself read any of his books other than The Incarnations of Immortality series any more (and I can't read all of them, either).

I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner.

Jane Eyre? Ugh.

Austen period? Double ugh.

And I HATED Heathcliff!

The book I have hated most in life? The Awakening

I enjoyed Brown's "The Da Vinci Code." (ducks)

I thought "Girl with a Pearl Earring" should have titled "Girl who is here to bore you to death" (DNF) but I really enjoyed "The Lady and the Unicorn."

08-17-2011, 04:24 PM	#26
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	I have a lit degree and hate most "classic" and "literary novels." I abhorred "Moby Dick" only slightly less that "Bartleby the Scrivener" but strangely enough I loved Browning's "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came." I thought Harry Potter #1 was only ok. I never understood the excitement. I thought 1984 was good...but horribly boring and I would rather punch myself in the head than read it again. I loved Piers Anthony but I can't seem to make myself read any of his books other than The Incarnations of Immortality series any more (and I can't read all of them, either). I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. No, I hate Faulkner. No, I love Faulkner. Jane Eyre? Ugh. Austen period? Double ugh. And I HATED Heathcliff! The book I have hated most in life? The Awakening I enjoyed Brown's "The Da Vinci Code." (ducks) I thought "Girl with a Pearl Earring" should have titled "Girl who is here to bore you to death" (DNF) but I really enjoyed "The Lady and the Unicorn."