I’ll probably be nicely flame-roasted for this but…
The Catcher in the Rye.
OMG GOD. Could that book suck any more? I tried reading Franny and Zooey recently and it, too, joined the short list of books I’ve tossed across the room.
Another book on that same short list is Look Homeward, Angel. 700 pages of pure tedium. That book was not only tossed, it was stomped on.
Whatever you do, do NOT watch a horrible B-movie from 1958 called The Screaming Skull. That book shows up in the beginning and from your description, it sounds like they took it as inspiration for the rest of the movie.
I’ve been trying to finish Citizen Kane for 2 weeks now, but I keep falling asleep. I’m about half an hour from the end and I’m pretty determined to just go ahead and return it. There are other movies I’d rather be watching. I don’t understand what the big deal is about this one.
Another one: Brazil. Maybe it’s just that I’m not into the sci-fi thing. I’ve heard so many people rave about this movie. Bored me to death though. 