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What was the worst book you’ve ever read? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by zachimusprime44@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] hactar42@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm curious at what age you read it. Because I first read it at 15 and thought it was the best book ever. I would even recommend it to people for years.

Then I read it again in my late 20s and had the same reaction you did. I thought he just came off as a whiny little shit. I still feel embarrassed that I recommended that book to people for over 10 years.

I remember telling my wife this after I reread it (she was someone I recommended it to) and she was like, "yeah, I didn't want to say anything at the time, but I hated it."

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When I was 13 I thought "You go Holden! Tell off all those phonies!" At 18 I thought "This whiny asshole won't stfu." Then as an adult I realized "Oh, poor kid was dealing with a lot of unaddressed trauma."

[–] hactar42@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Then as an adult I realized "Oh, poor kid was dealing with a lot of unaddressed trauma."

I hadn't thought of that angel before. That's actually a really good way to look it.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was the end of 9th grade, so I was 15 or 16. I read it immediately after To Kill a Mockingbird, which did not make it look good in comparison 😂

[–] hactar42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well 15 year old you had much better taste than 15 year old me

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's gotten worse over the years, don't worry ;)

My top recommended movie right now is Freddy Got Fingered