50 Famous ‘Literary Masterpieces’ That Actually Suck By Thought Catalog 11. On the Road by Jack Kerouac. The Beat Generation can shove it up their arse. 12. It was the best of books; it was the worst of books. (A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens) Tried to get through it a couple of times, and it’s just so goddamn boring. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21