Don’t let anyone make you feel ashamed because you have not read a famous “classic” book.
Reading should be a joyful lifelong process of discovery. Never let some silly snobs who want to turn it into a competition ruin it for you.
Fed up of reading about autistic ppl lacking empathy. I even hear this from experts. There is a difference between lacking empathy, and struggling with communication.
Just because someone can't read, it doesn't mean they can't understand the story.