Since I started reading fiction as an adult in late 2023, the works of “classic literature” I’ve read (or DNF’d) so far include The Stranger, The Sound and the Fury, The Metamorphosis, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Death of Ivan Ilych, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies, The Little Prince, 1984, The Old Man and the Sea, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Candide. I found them to be a mixed bag. Of Mice and Men and Lord of the Flies ...