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Originally Posted by waitingxforxyou
I can see what you mean about the "not changing my life" thing. Although I did like Perks, it certainly didn't change my outlook on anything, or my life, and I wouldn't call myself like Charlie at all. I wouldn't call it one of my favorite books. I do see a lot of people get that way with it--calling it one of their favorites and it seems to have gained a hold in a certain demographic. But, like you said, I'll agree to disagree with them.
I started reading Catcher awhile back and never finished, but I do intend to begin it again. It seems like it's really good.
St. Jimmy--I never read Fight Club, but I watched the movie, and I was "Meh. What's the big deal?" A few others I've read of Palahniuk's--Choke, Diary--aren't bad, but I don't understand the praise he gets from book critics.
In fact, on the back of one of them, a critic said his vision is extraordinary and he's a "satirist that we need." I'm like "Oh...kay..."
I think a lot of classics are overrated. In high school, I remember I didn't particularly like 1984, Kafka's Metamorphosis, or Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Those were painful to get through.
But I still have liked a lot of classics--Jane Austen comes to mind.
And this is officially the longest post I have ever written and I'm proud that it's about something educational.
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I really liked Lullaby by Palahniuk, but Diary especially I found REALLY predictable and overrated. Invisible Monsters wasn't without its charm but in general he's just so, SO overrated.
I also don't think I can say this fairly since I haven't read them, but I just don't see the hype about the Twilight books. Like... maybe they're brilliant, I don't know, but they're just so overhyped and everyone and their sister is such a fangirl right now, I just think that if I do ever pick one up I'm inevitably going to be disappointed because it cannot POSSIBLY be as good as everyone says it is.