I did that with Jurassic Park. I hadn’t read it in YEARS and I had to re-read it (this time on audio). I’m glad I did and I definitely want to re-read The Lost World on audio this year.

The Hobbit was one of those “dad really liked this, so I’ll read it” books. But it didn’t stick too much with me. Brave New World seemed to be like a rebound book after loving 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and Animal Farm.

I remember the end of 1984 because it took something from me. It really told me that all stories don’t end the way you expect them to. But Brave New World had that “rant” feeling to it in comparison.

You’re not missing much by not watching The Hobbit movies, tbh. They’re neither good adaptations of the book nor very comprehensible or entertaining as movies, unfortunately!! (I think Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage did really well in the roles of Bilbo and Thorin, though, which made the movies’ lacklusterness sting even more.)

Fahrenheit 451 is a book that really shocked me when I reread it, because I did not remember the ending *at all*.

Brave New World never really stuck with me, either. I remember enjoying it up until I felt the ending devolved into a sort of ~protagonist monologue against society~. I know it’s heralded as a dystopian classic but, like you, the story was never gripping enough for me to want to reread it. (Though I LOVE 1984 and Animal Farm!)

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That should be the Lost World, not Jurassic World!!