reacting to 1 star reviews of CLASSIC books

"too much crime and not enough punishment" he got sent to a penal colony in siberia⁉️⁉️⁉️

now the opposite: reacting to 5 star reviews of books you gave 1 star 🫶🏻

“needs more smut” followed by jack saying “IS NOTHING SACRED” is soooo funny

My favorite one star review I've seen is one of Moby Dick that said reading the book was like getting cornered at a party by someone who wouldn't shut up about everything to do with whales, and when you lied and said you had to pee, they followed you into the bathroom and peered over the edge of the stall while continuing to blather on about whales. That review convinced me to buy the book.

“just a bunch of people going to each other’s houses” hahahaha that made me cackle

saying THE ODYSSEY is generic and a "disgrace to the fantasy genre" when it is The Parent of adventure/fantasy books is WILDDDDD if you think it's generic, it's because you've read a ton of books that are the heirs of the odyssey's legacy

"Goodreads looks like it was designed in 2006" And it hasn't been updated ever since.

“huge spoilers on the first page” that’s the POINT JENNIFER

"a book that was written 4000 years ago and is considered the pioneer of novels doesnt have the pacing, plot lines and fanfic-like dialogues im used to read from coleen hoover and booktok books, so its bad and you should not read it"

That Wuthering Heights review shows exactly how the romance and dark romance trends are messing with people('s expectations). Wuthering Heights is NOT a romance story, and their love absolutely does NOT redeem Heathcliff and Catherine. The whole story is basically a cautionary tale against obsessive and toxic love. Heathcliff is incredibly abusive, there is NOTHING romantic about this story. Just because it features people who say they are in love does NOT make it a romance, and there is no happy end or any sort of redemption.

tropification has given us all brainrot lmaoooo

months ago a girl in brazilian bookstagram commented "does it contain smut?" on a post about Les Miserables and I won't shut up about it, y'all are late to the party

“Not enough smut” in a review on Romeo and Juliet is literally so funny.

No but I was so confused at that person calling the Odyssey a fantasy book like it’s supposed to be a crown of thorn of roses or something

I think one of the things about ‘red flag’ books is that it matters WHY you like. More than the fact that you do like it.

When you talked about not liking a classic but still appreciating its value I was precisely thinking about "On the Road"! I really enjoyed in-class discussions about it but hated reading every single page.

I'm so sorry I take Jane Austen criticm very seriously ... y'all will start coughing in three days

the person complaining abt needing more smut... i read this for english and the teacher pointed out all the freaky bits in the story while going thru it XDDD

i feel like some of these one star reviews were just people trying to be witty with one-liners like others do on letterboxd as a means to get likes and views. it’s never a full analysis on why they disliked it. i wonder if they actually took the time to read the book or came in with an open mind (because i see some of booktok find it trendy to hate on classics and only crave books that contain romance and spice). that being said, i know art is subjective and people are allowed to dislike a book that i might really enjoy, so therefore people are of course allowed to have different opinions on books

I'm such a snob that I know what book I won't like and if I spend money on something I think I'll like and I end up not enjoying it I'm gaslighting myself into thinking it's my new favourite book . An Aquarius is never wrong and I ain't made of money either