Oh, gee, I forgot James Joyce. I loved "Dubliners", but started "Ulysses" three times, years apart, and quit after two pages. It certainly contained fascinating and unforgettable characters, but as with Dickens, the writing style got to me. His earlier stuff is a lot more like normal English writing.

I loved "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" in high school, but I'm not sure if I could reread them now with the same enjoyment.

It's wonderful to see people's different tastes unfolding here.