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My least favorite classic so far...

The Classics Club is kicking the year off with a discussion on what our favorite or least favorite Classic is that we have read since beginning the challenge. I looked over the list of 10 classics that I have read so far and thought about how it would be nearly impossible for me to pick a favorite. Out of the 10 I have read so far... 6 of them were amazing, 1 was okay and 3 were just awful. So I couldn't pick just one favorite. But I could pick my least favorite. And that was... Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

I don't know what it was but I absolutely hated that book. I had the hardest time reading it, but I did finish it. And yes, I was very excited and proud of myself. But I just couldn't get into the story. I thought the storyline was all over the place, the characters didn't make sense, the typos and incorrect grammar that my copy had irritated me to no end and the character of Becky Sharp made me want to throw the book out the window. No joke. And again, I have no idea why all of those things bothered me, but they did. I couldn't help it. I kept reading in the hopes that it would get better, that I would like it by the end, that I would finally get into the story. But that never happened. I finished reading it and put it on my shelf thinking to myself that I will probably never read it again.

I know that a lot of people love Vanity Fair and think very highly of it. But oh my goodness. I just can't be counted among them. I would love to hear what others think/thought of it. I want to know if others hated it as much as me and why. I want to know why some absolutely love it. I want to know if maybe I am just the one in a million who happened to hate it and therefore have made myself an outcast in the literary world.

So there you have it. My least favorite classic that I have read so far. Hopefully I won't have too many more that I absolutely hate while I continue read through my list. And maybe one day, if I re-read it, Vanity Fair will become one that I appreciate and enjoy reading, even if it doesn't become a favorite.

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  1. oJanuary 5, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    I couldn't stand it :) Can't remember why, but it was a total bore. I thought I would have loved it!

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  2. Ruth @ with freedom and booksJanuary 5, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    That's a bummer. I read the back cover and thought it sounded interesting, so I bought a copy. Well, I'll still give it a try and see. I like how you leave room to maybe someday re-reading it.

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