I talked about it not too long ago but 20 thousand leagues under the sea because of the overly long descriptions, especially the enumerations of fishes. I stopped reading halfway. It saddens me because I feel like I'm missing on a seminal work of art. I've heard so many people talk about it with passion.

I learned here on Reddit a few days ago that the writers were paid by the words in those days. That explains a lot.

I've come to realize that people tend to overrate classic books though. I've been guilty of it myself.