• superweeniehutjrs@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I wonder if I’ll make it through Don Quixote and Count of Monte Cristo in 2026. I’m starting light with brave new world, catcher in the rye, and then Kafka.

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      Brave New World fucked me up so bad when I read it. One of the few dystopian book that really got me.

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          23 hours ago

          The Metamorphosis is legit. Yeah, over-hyped, but don’t let that detract from it being really good.

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          The Trial is my favorite of his tbh but The Metamorphosis is fantastic as well even if it is somewhat overhyped. These are the only two I have read so far but I am sure his other books are great.

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      Count of Monte Cristo is great but it was a bit of a slog at times if I’m honest. Granted last time I read it it was for school and I had to plow through all 650 pages or so in less than a week because I put it off til the last second

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        22 hours ago

        Dude was paid by the word and it shows. On the bright side, the book is excellent- it’s just a bit padded. I feel like it’s one of the few books where I feel like an abridged version might be an improvement.