Some Classic Books I Fucking Hate

February 2nd, 2010 | Tags:

Recently, J.D. Salinger packed his bags and headed off for a meeting with the Great Literary Agent in the Sky. This got me to thinking about The Catcher in the Rye, and how I really can’t stand it. I mean, I understand the literary significance of the book, but that may well be its only merit. Holden Caulfield in the modern day would be a cashier at Hot Topic with black eyeliner with a secret addiction to playing Farmville on Facebook while listening to Dashboard Confessional. In short: he’s a whiny little fuck that I’d mock incessantly.

So, now that my horrible, horrible secret about the hatred of such a classic novel is seeing the light of day, I may as well make a quick list.

Some Classic Books I Fucking Hate:

  • The Catcher in the Rye
  • Catch-22
  • Brave New World
  • The Heart of Darkness
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  1. sacramentalist
    February 2nd, 2010 at 10:41
    Quote | #1

    Hey. I love Catch-22 and Brave New World. You suck.

    • Dan
      February 2nd, 2010 at 10:43
      Quote | #2

      All you ever do is complain. :-)

      • sacramentalist
        February 2nd, 2010 at 11:13
        Quote | #3

        The irony that you’re complaining isn’t lost on me.

        Oh man, I love Catch-22. It’s my favourite book. It’s hilarious AND sad.

        • Dan
          February 2nd, 2010 at 11:39
          Quote | #4

          I’m glad you picked up on that.

          You could drop Holden Caulfield in the place of Yossarian, and Catch-22 would be the same damn book.

  2. Keyser
    February 2nd, 2010 at 11:34
    Quote | #5

    At first, I was like…what the fuck! how do you not like Catch-22. But then I got thinking.

    by the end of that book I wanted to kill that whiny bitch Yossariarn.

    enough said

  3. Chaely
    February 2nd, 2010 at 11:46
    Quote | #6

    I almost killed myself reading You Can’t Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe in high school. My teacher kept telling me I would thank her later & the only time I felt remotely thankful for it was when I swapped it for a better book online years later.

  4. Professor Liddle-Oldman
    February 2nd, 2010 at 13:15
    Quote | #7

    I wrote a post asking why Holden Caulfield was so insufferable, and 17 people weighed in to say how much they hated the book.

  5. Angie
    February 2nd, 2010 at 15:05
    Quote | #8

    The Catcher in the Rye and Brave New World are two of my favorite books of all time. I can understand disliking Holden, but what do you have against Brave New World?

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