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3075893 No.3075893 [Reply] [Original]

ITT: overestimated books

>> No.3075894
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Still my favorite Hemingway.

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>> No.3075919

Overestimated? Like you thought a book was only going to be 170 pages long but it turned out to be 182 pages? I read a book once that I thought was 220 pages but turned out to be more like 550

>> No.3075920

Read every book in this thread.

Keep those classics coming

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>> No.3075966

>>3075895

I'd agree. Had to reread it for uni. I'd forgotten how boring it was.

This was then compounded by having to listen to two feminist interpretations of the book.

>> No.3075972

>>3075966
I thought it was a dig at the subject of the thread actually.

>> No.3075977

But I love The Little Prince.

>> No.3076003

>>3075977
I concur. Found it pretty refreshing.

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>> No.3076018

Overstimated: All that the rest like
Understimated: All I like

>> No.3076027

>>3075966
How's that first year going for you?

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>> No.3076090

The Great Gatsby