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Originally Posted by @theCBE
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies... I have seen a few lists that rank it in the top 10 or top 50 books of the twentieth century. I thought it was brutal, so scattered and a still don't know what its about. Maybe I read it when I was too young, but everytime I pick it up to give it another shot I remember how much I hated it and put it down again.
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One thing to note for this one is that Fifth Business is only part one of the Deptford Trilogy (part two is "The Manticore" and part three is "World of Wonders"). That isn't to say that the books aren't a bit scatterbrained but it might make a bit more sense. I personally enjoyed the very detailed plot being based around one thrown snowball (with a pebble inside).
As for books I hate but everyone else seems to rave about (I think they're just going along with the pack though) the book that definately comes to mind is "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs. Burroughs is a homosexual junkie and the book is just bizarre, disgusting and disturbing all at once. Actually, come to think of it I still haven't been able to finish it yet because I always get too disgusted and quit. Maybe I shouldn't give a full review before trying once more. . .