The abridged kids' versions at least,
Which I borrowed from the library.
Here is what they are filled with:
-main character does something stupid, gets into trouble, blames fate and/or God
-main character, having been rescued, does something else stupid, gets into trouble,
blames fate and/or God again
-repeat at least one more time, sometimes more
-ends up at the end of the journey, summarizes their fateful life, and leaves off that life goes on in their tragic life
Seriously? This is what we call classics? At least literature today is filled with diverse (if not overused) plot lines, more interesting characters (who are more outwardly flawed - not these "I'm the greatest person ever" douchebags who blame everything on God or the fates), and lively (i.e. more graphic) action. (Although maybe the real version is more graphic, I don't know, but the stories would still be mostly boring.)
These works are seriously lacking almost everything that I would call great.
I suffer through them because I am an avid reader who still desires to know the basic stories, boring as I have found them. Luckily, I think I have only two left (that I have misplace and need to find). Ha!
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