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Originally Posted by mangaturtle
since no one has mentioned it, "the Metamorphosis" by Frank Kaza. Starts off with a promising idea , goes no where and ends like the author just got bored of writing it.
"The great gatsby" no redeeming characters, no redeeming morals, boring as hell
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Mmm, I can see what you're saying, but I kinda liked Gatsby, LOL. (Or maybe I was just infatuated with the era - flappers and all that). That's cool, though. Kafka's
Metamorphosis really freaked me out, though. I hate bugs **shivers** so I would probably NEVER read it again. That and the apple part made me cringe, too, maybe because I was trying to picture it.
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Originally Posted by Haruishino
I am very surprised by what I am finding on here, maybe because my class has done deep analysis on a lot of the books that have been listed (Heart of Darkness, Fehrenheit 451, others). Most of them are boring and terrible because they are written in periods of time that are different than our own....
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Yeah, deep analysis generally increases (and rarely decreases) how much I like something. So I think I might agree with you here.
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Originally Posted by The Enchanted Tiara
I read Jane Austen's stories voluntarily, but honestly they are as boring as watching paint dry. XD I couldn't do it again, ever. Romance back then was so proper and there wasn't even any kissing at all.
Although I think she has no excuse. Jane Eyre was written at the same time and was actually a very interesting and well written book. I still think it was one of the best books ever written. And so was Wuthering Heights.
I just think Jane Austen didn't have any imagination beyond her small experience in the social world.
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I agree. The Bronte sisters seem to have kicked Austen's butt for sure, but there are so few movies (not counting BBC tv productions) of their stuff. It's odd.