Lock in, chat. If you’re on your sigma grindset (or your GenZ/Gen Alpha kids are) you might think I’m delulu, but it’s true - Thoreau, a utopian philosopher with big W-rizz, lamented the issue, which he described as one's inability to capture the essence of the condition of a gradual atrophy in the capacity to think critically, concentrate, and be in the world appropriately. It’s not bussin, no cap.
I got through it years ago when I was on a classic literature kick. There’s certainly a lot of detail about hoeing peas as I recall.
I also got all the way through Moby Dick. It’s mostly intricate details about the whaling industry at the time, which was fascinating, but man it dragged on. It did make me want to try a whale blubber steak, though.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is mostly a travelogue detailing the marvellous variety of sea life they encounter, and how they taste. :)