So this is why I am the arch nemesis!!??President Camacho wrote:You didn't like Great Expectations? That's one of my favorite fiction books. =(
What didn't you like about it? I didn't think Dracula was that bad either...
Now I'm reading a book by Hardy and you obviously don't like him.
I think I have found my arch nemesis!!! =D
Oy.
I didn't like Hardy's writing, it's too stilted and boring. I also have only read Jude the Obscure, and I think those characters are all despicable, especially Jude.
Great Expectations lost me somewhere, I think. I hated the female lead, and I think Dickens meant to show the trivial and cruel game-playing-ness of women in that character and I hated her beyond measure. Once he went to London I stopped following Pip and couldn't keep up my interest. It also doesn't help that I read it as a requirement in my first year of high school, and as it is such a dauntingly large book, there were a lot of worksheets and outlines to write. I'm also not a fan of Dickens' writing style. I like his stories, but not his writing. I know I may get shot for that, but it's true. With a few exceptions, I don't really like the writing of the Victorian era. I prefer 20th century writers.