A portrait of the artist as a young man

This book was sitting out facing me on my bookshelf so I've decided to give it a try. random books usually end up being some of the best because you don't know what to expect. for that same reason they can also end up being some of the worst.

the back of the book says it's a classic so I'm not sure if i'll be able to read it. classics and master pieces tend to be very boring. but im going to try and appreciate it. the book was published for the first time in 1916 so it will be interesting to see what the writing style of that time was. I bet it will have a much more advanced vocabulary than books of today. Its weird how older books seem to have better vocab than new ones.

The back of the book says it's about a rebelious young artist. Who disobeys his country for his work. I wonder if this means he ducked out of getting drafted into world war 1.

Unfortunatly i just realized its not a non-fiction book so i'll have to read two in a row. I really need some book suggestions if you have any.