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Which classic author or book can you not stand, and why?

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Caligulights · 13/12/2004 23:30

Following on from what your favourite book is, who or what do you find unreadable?

Mine are DH Lawrence and Ernest Hemingway - turgid, turgid, turgid, and I've never been fond of the Brontes who strike me as depressing - the only one I like is Anne. I've always hated Charlotte since I found out she dissed Pride and Prejudice and since I tried to read Villette and failed.

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FLOPSEYfairylightswithBUNNIES · 13/12/2004 23:51

whoops!

FLOPSEYfairylightswithBUNNIES · 13/12/2004 23:51

tess of the what nots was even boring in AUDIO!!!

FLOPSEYfairylightswithBUNNIES · 13/12/2004 23:50

tess of the what nots was even boring in AUDIO!!!

MarsselectionboxLady · 13/12/2004 23:49

Thomas Hardy and Tess of the D'Urbevilles. Also Mill on the Floss. Never managed to finish that book and it is one of the few that I don't regret leaving unfinished and have no desire to return to.

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Caligulights · 13/12/2004 23:47

God yes, Emma Bovary - what an idiot.

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FLOPSEYfairylightswithBUNNIES · 13/12/2004 23:46

lol, oh god LOL!!

spacedonkey · 13/12/2004 23:45

turq

turquey · 13/12/2004 23:44

Hated a Christmas Carol - pages and pages on why a doornail could be described as dead!
Couldn't be bothered with Madame bloody Bovary either.

cab · 13/12/2004 23:44

Fingers down the throat to Mr Lawrence here too - male cp of the first order and boring to boot.
Going back a bit further found Chaucer revolting in the extreme.

spacedonkey · 13/12/2004 23:40

well, as mentioned on the other thread, thomas hardy does drone on

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Caligulights · 13/12/2004 23:39
Grin
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FLOPSEYfairylightswithBUNNIES · 13/12/2004 23:34

oh christ they're all so dull, why just pick one!!