Acclaimed Works You Didn't Like

[Araciel]

I just learned more than I wanted to know about some of my favourite members of this site by reading your posts in this thread Sooo disappointed, but that's what makes life interesting.

I'll second the LOTR books... Fictional text books...

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I also do not like Vonnegut.

I hated Catch-22.

Really? I didn't think I'd like it, but I did.

One acclaimed work that I haven't seen/read that I think I won't like is "Catcher in the Rye." I've heard about it, and have a general idea of how the story plays out. It seems like it'd be too angsty and depressing.

I liked The Great Gatsby more than I though I would.

[Miriel]

I freakin' love Pride & Prejudice.

I loathed Anna Karenina. People call it one of the greatest love stories ever and it's really really, not. What a struggle to get through this book. And by the end, I just had a huge dislike for every single character.

Also hated Catcher in the Rye. What a overhyped load of poop.

I also do not like Vonnegut.

Which books have you read by Vonnegut? I'm actually not a huge fan of his more popular stuff like Slaughterhouse Five or Cat's Cradle. But Sirens of Titan is one of my favorite books ever.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I don't like The Beatles.

I really hate The Beatles.

[Pheesh]

I...thought I was the only one. Y_Y

[Laddy]

I know I'm breaking the mold but WHY?

It's rare to see someone who hates the Beatles who isn't a fourteen year-old pretentious Paramoron.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I'm usually the only one, now I have a brother.

EDIT - Laddy: Because they're so Goddamned boooooring.

[Laddy]

[NorthernChaosGod]

That's all I'm willing to explain.

[Slothy]

I...thought I was the only one. Y_Y

I'm with you and NCG. While on the topic of popular bands I hate, I also hate Nirvana.

And Laddy, all I can say is that there just isn't anything about the Beatles music that I find interesting, or even catchy for that matter. Almost every time I've ever tried listening to them I've just wanted to beat my head against a wall more than continuing on. It's tough to explain, especially since it's been quite a while since I deliberately listened to anything by them.

I'll also agree with everyone else on just about everything named that I've read or watched other than The Godfather or Star Wars since I enjoyed the former quite a bit and the latter was an integral part of my childhood.

Catcher in the Rye can burn in a fire for all I care Miriel.

[Laddy]

I guess I can understand. The Beatles were more revolutionary for their time but today its hardly as noticable.

But if you're talking about their early stuff than you're totally listening to the wrong stuff.

[Chris]

My bro kept bugging me about watching the Shawshank Redemption after raving on and on about how terrific it was. I thought it was avarage, which is far worse than being terrible, if you ask me. I was bored to indifference, which is not something that happens very often.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Inception sucked.

[Slothy]

But if you're talking about their early stuff than you're totally listening to the wrong stuff.

I have listened to some of the later stuff, but it really didn't do much for me either. Better than the earlier stuff definitely, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to.

[demondude]

Oh here's another one - Green Day are smurfing terrible.