I was talking to someone about favorite authors ages ago, and they loved Jack Kerouac. The hype behind On The Road was presented to me as a deep, meaningful bohemian philosophy novel.
To me, it was a deeply sad tale of a troubled alcoholic who lived in and created a wake of chaos and hurt, occasionally interspersed with psuedo-philosophy that sometimes reached a meaningful level but more often felt rambling and lost. I completely understand that this is probably not a popular opinion, but I still felt the book was a very good read possibly despite the hype.
What books have you come across that had a completely different meaning/tone/theme than what you expected going in?
by nangatan