Unpopular Literature Opinions

[Embach 43,624]

Share your unpopular opinion on literature!

 

I think it would be a fair and full circle moment if Lana, world, life, movies, internet, video games and literature have their all unpopular opinion threads. I mean, this is a forum 

[DeadSeaOfMercury 23,045]

Is a perfect book. When I was little I rented my copy back to back, Sometimes late fees.

Well I decided I wanted to keep Mine after like 5 years, So I bought a new copy to give to the library in exchange for mine…

If you see a copy, Definitely pick it up!

[bluechemtrails 27,004]

Most novels of world literature are too long because they have too many unimportant subplots, e.g. Don Quixote or The Count of Monte Cristo (the latter I gave up to finish reading).

[cherrytropico 11,082]

i prefer digital books (ie kindle) to physical ones. they’re easier to hold, and i like to lay down while i read. if it gets dark i don’t need to turn any lights on. you can also do a lot more things, like hold down a word to see its definition or change the font and size. i only buy physical books if they’re all time favorites or nonfictions that i want to reference again. otherwise i’m saving money and shelf space. 

the only time i buy books physically before reading them first is if i feel that’s necessary - typically for really long books or ones that have a lot of illustrations and stuff. 

[ultrabanisters 45,608]

how many of these are we gonna have 

 

next up: unpopular ikea strawberry cream candle opinions

 

jk teehee tbh i don’t read as much as i want to but i’m gonna get a kindle to rectify that

[Rorman Nockwell 56,862]

Many prominent male authors write about women in an overtly sexual manner for no reason and it bugs

Stephen King and George R R Martin come to mind

If female authors wrote about men the way most male authors write about women it'd be like, "he strutted into the room for the meeting, his shirt clinging to his sculpted form, his perky penis evident through his beige chinos" and I feel like that would be poorly received but it's somehow overlooked when men write the equivalent about women

/end rant

[Mer 62,096]

1 minute ago, Rorman Nockwell said:

he strutted into the room for the meeting, his shirt clinging to his sculpted form, his perky penis evident through his beige chinos

more pls 

[genghis khan 5,110]

Short stories are the best form of fiction. Almost no novel needs to be as long as it is. I like when things are dense, because you know things are only mentioned because they're highly important.

14 minutes ago, Rorman Nockwell said:

Many prominent male authors write about women in an overtly sexual manner for no reason and it bugs

Stephen King and George R R Martin come to mind

If female authors wrote about men the way most male authors write about women it'd be like, "he strutted into the room for the meeting, his shirt clinging to his sculpted form, his perky penis evident through his beige chinos" and I feel like that would be poorly received but it's somehow overlooked when men write the equivalent about women

/end rant

reddit.com/r/menwritingwomen

[Embach 43,624]

Those fantasy books about elves or dragons are kinda overdone 

[lanaismamom 11,549]

i hate reading its boring and overrated 

[Ultra Violet 18,996]

Glad I skipped the YA novel era.

I know books are always better, but when i did check out some of the movies adapted from YA novels, all of them seemed so overrated with cringe romances. I know the audience is for teens, but I was never even interested as a teen

[SoftwareUpgrade 19,349]

The book zoomers online seem insufferable (when they come up on my social media), it's like the worst type of GilmoreGIrls-Swiftie-ColleenHooverH8r-PinkCowboyHat person ever

[bluechemtrails 27,004]

we should take more time to read books

[longtimeman 9,001]

8 hours ago, genghis khan said:

Short stories are the best form of fiction. Almost no novel needs to be as long as it is. I like when things are dense, because you know things are only mentioned because they're highly important.

I couldn't agree more with this. 90% of books should be no longer than 100 pages (very, VEEEEEERY rarely they deserve more).

I have the same opinion of movies, though - 90% of movies should be restricted to 40 minutes in length, and  you should have to justify going longer than that.

[shadesofblue 16,030]

this reminded me to start reading. i need to find some good books. i just get bored easily when it’s super long 

[slang 1,532]

When the smoke clears (i.e., significant time elapses), science-fiction, fantasy, and horror are going to be recognized as the most important fiction of the 20th century. It all sort of depends on civilization not ending, of course. I'm not sure about the 21st century, where role-playing games might significantly compete. On the third hand, literature might have its own "extinction event", if it's primarily written by AIs in the future.

[cherrytropico 11,082]

1 hour ago, b0rn2die said:

this reminded me to start reading. i need to find some good books. i just get bored easily when it’s super long 

what genres are you interested in? i could try to recommend some shorter/faster paced books.

edit: also what books have you liked before?

[Embach 43,624]

I'm a nerd for saying this but encyclopedias can be fun 

[shadesofblue 16,030]

8 hours ago, cherrytropico said:

what genres are you interested in? i could try to recommend some shorter/faster paced books.

edit: also what books have you liked before?

i haven’t read many books in a long time oopsies but i have read a little bit of nonfiction recently from some of my interests like crystals lol. i remember when i was in high school i liked were The Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Rye, and Into The Wild (i’m basic) but i’d be interested in a book similar to those. 

 

I know that I like non fiction and some fiction. i’m not super into fantasy but i like some fantasy elements like vampires and witches. i also like things like mystery, horror, and true crime.

[notthatdreamy 288]

Listening to audiobooks, while not the same thing as reading a book, is still a valid form of enjoying literature. Admittedly, I used to be of the opinion they don't count as reading but then a family member went blind and could only enjoy books as audiobooks and I realized how dumb I'd been. I think a lot of people forget about blind or otherwise disabled people when dissing audiobooks.

This depends a bit on your country but it's way too easy (especially as an established author) to get some complete bullshit published and the market is very oversaturated as a consequence. There should be a yearly limit or something, we don't need new books at this rate.

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion anymore but most classics suck. They're boring and far too long and the themes and ideas in most of them have been explored in far more compelling ways in more contemporary works. This is coming from someone who has read and still reads a lot of classic literature. I do think being familiar with the classics is important but reading them is mostly a chore for me.