>be me
>read the following books in the past few months
>>11/23/63 by stephen king
>>The Martian
>>Flowers for algernon
>>Neverwhere
>all of these books are 4.2/5.0 or above on goodreads
>liked none of them, except for the first half of flowers for algernon
>the great gatsby has 3.9, ulysses has 3.7, infinite jest has 4.3 and harry potter book#1 has 4.4 on goodreads
why is goodreads shit?how does it feel to know that harry potter is considered one of the best books of all time?
>>8798881
You have kids on that site that would think a description of a dragon dildo would be a 5.0 if it has Harry Potter on the package.
Sounds like goodreads isn't the only thing that's shit
Good thing literature isn't a popularity contest--oh wait
>>8798881
>liked none of them, except for the first half of flowers for algernon
>the first half of flowers for algernon
This is self explanatory.
>>8798881
That's because J.K. Rowling is a great writer.
>implying you spend 10 hours a day reading Harry Potter when you were in 6th grade
Harry Potter is a great children's book.
If you want to read an adult, more rational version I recommend Harry Potter and Methods of Rationality.