Aw, that sucks. :( If they're not to your tastes though, don't feel the need to force yourself to read them. If you're really feeling left out, there's always Sparknotes or Google.

I've read enough to not feel left out, but jeez, why is everyone so judgy towards those who haven't?

Newsflash: Not everyone has the same tastes. You can understand a book and get why other people like it while not finding it very interesting yourself. It doesn't mean you think you know better than others, just that you personally didn't feel like using up time (a precious commodity) reading it.

Of course, a lot of the classics are written in very different styles with a wide variety of plots so I think anyone could find at least one that they like. I just don't think they should have to if they'd rather spend their time doing other things.