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Classics That Disappointed - Page 2

Off and on over the years, I've read books considered classic. From my list of those I've read, these disappointed me or outright sucked. Too long/wordy. Racist/sexist in ways that no amount of context could save. Some provoked a "meh" reaction or bewildered me - what is your point? A few did all those things at the same time. I wonder who decides what is considered 'classic and why. Interested to see people voting reactions.
Mostly pre-1950 but some wobbling re time-frame
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
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A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
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The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
45
Virgil--Aeneid
Virgil--Aeneid
46
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
47
The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther
48
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
49
Merchant of Venice (Oxford Shakespeare)
Merchant of Venice (Oxford Shakespeare)
50
MacBeth
MacBeth
51
The Witches
The Witches
52
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus
53
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
54
Diary of a Young Girl
Diary of a Young Girl
55
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
56
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
57
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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