• @hactar42
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    13 hours ago

    I’m curious at what age you read it. Because I first read it at 15 and thought it was the best book ever. I would even recommend it to people for years.

    Then I read it again in my late 20s and had the same reaction you did. I thought he just came off as a whiny little shit. I still feel embarrassed that I recommended that book to people for over 10 years.

    I remember telling my wife this after I reread it (she was someone I recommended it to) and she was like, “yeah, I didn’t want to say anything at the time, but I hated it.”

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      257 minutes ago

      It was the end of 9th grade, so I was 15 or 16. I read it immediately after To Kill a Mockingbird, which did not make it look good in comparison 😂

      • @hactar42
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        138 minutes ago

        Well 15 year old you had much better taste than 15 year old me

        • @[email protected]
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          18 minutes ago

          It’s gotten worse over the years, don’t worry ;)

          My top recommended movie right now is Freddy Got Fingered