Controversial opinions on “Great Books” and authors :marseychudnotes:

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What are your hot takes on some of “The Great Books”, those considered part of the Western Canon. I'm not limiting it to the Enciclopedia Britannica volumes, you can talk about any of the renowned works on 19th and 20th century literature.

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“Infinite Jest” - for all of the blathering I've seen on how DFW is such a powerful fiction writer and le edgy suicide etc etc everyone misses the point about how IJ is hands down one of the most harrowing depictions of addiction and abuse of all time, and it should absolutely make you treat the addictions in your life with the awful respect they deserve.

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