Mine would have to be Naked Lunch. It's pretty much useless IMHO, almost unreadable. Not only does it have no plot or no meaning, it is also written terribly.
Most of Milton's other work is great though.
2006-11-12 13:08:16 · 13 answers · asked by Douglas A 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
William S. Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch, by the way. I vote for The Great Gatsby.
2006-11-12 13:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by desdemona othello 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Charles Dickens, but most notably, A Tale of Two Cities. The idea of the story was great, but it was way too long. A person could just read the last 150 pages and get the entire plot. Most of his books are like that.
2006-11-12 21:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Gatsby. Ugh. Also The Red Badge of Courage.
2006-11-12 13:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by Emily C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At least half the stuff that Philip Roth has written in the past fifteen years. Why do critics think this guy walks on water?
2006-11-12 13:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by MelissaQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as classics go, I would have to say Pride and Prejudice. I know that many people love it, but I DESPISED the book.
In the newer novels, however, I would probably have to say Eragon. I think I read two chapters and got bored.
2006-11-12 13:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by isayssoccer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little Women, Jane Eyre, Great Expectations - these 'classics' bored me beyond belief
2006-11-12 14:52:18 · answer #6 · answered by canuckgal49 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Gatsby, I'm lost after the second page.
2006-11-12 13:11:29 · answer #7 · answered by raisenet 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Ulysses" and "Finnigan's Wake" by James Joyce. The writing is so incredibly complicated and obtuse. I don't get why some people consider them some of the greatest works of fiction. Most of the time you don't even know what's going on.
2006-11-13 04:09:59 · answer #8 · answered by devakara12170 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't name a classic, because if for no other reason they have been read for decades, so I'd have to go with "The Davinci Code." Not that good.
2006-11-12 13:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catcher in the Rye. After I read it, I was like, O.K.? It seems like something a pre-teen would read. What was so great about it?
2006-11-12 13:22:57 · answer #10 · answered by Butterfly Princess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋