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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
I never really _got_ the fuss about Hemingway. I'm going to try The Sun also Rises. I like the subject--the lost (i.e. dissipated?) American generation in Paris in the 20s. I skimmed it so far. The prose is simple and effective, but special? Nope. What looked interesting were the dissipated and bohemian character getting sloshed.
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Same! I was hyped to try The Sun Also Rises but his writing style and the characters flattened my enjoyment.
As to Steinbeck, I want to read the rest of his. I loved Of Mice and Men and Grapes of Wrath, but meh on The Pearl
A classic I detest for every reason possible and genuinely don't get the appeal or lasting effect was a newer classic, Where the Red Fern grows *shudders*
I'm usually pickier with melodramatic Victorian prose and found Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde disappointing, but I was surprised that I absolutely loved Frankenstein, and many seem to feel the opposite. Dracula has some boring parts but I loved the first and last quarter. It was fun re-reading it on audiobook production.
Oh, and the Thornbirds! I hated that book and am surprised so many list it as a favorite.