Books

A book-lover asked whether people could share the books that they didn’t understand the hype around. Taking to the ‘suggest me a book’ Reddit thread, they wrote: “Overrated books people pretend to love…but actually left you feeling empty?”They wrote: “Be honest! We’ve all finished a 'must read masterpiece' and thought…. 'THAT'S IT!?' I want to know the books that everyone hypes but secretly felt hollow, boring, or try-hard to you.“For me, it was ‘The Great Gatsby’. I get the symbolism and beautifully written, but honestly, to me it just felt like rich people being miserable for 200 pages. What about you guys?“And if you’ve got an underrated book that deserves the hype instead, even better, please lemme know. Would love some recs”.Many people jumped in the comments section to share the b...