I deeply disliked it, bordering on hatred. But taste is individual and surely you would dislike some things I hold dear.

Those were the only ones that came to mind for me as well, although I think that burning or banning them would provoke a Streisand effect and they would become more widely read for it

I think I’ve most heard of Milton’s Satan referred to as the first anti-hero in English literature.

Understanding Milton’s history, being involved in a revolution against a king that won, for a while at least, until the monarchy returned. His obvious favour for the revolutionary interregnum, and having to lay low afterwards.

There’s a ton of political subtext that plays into Milton’s sympathy for the devil.

Do it, cowards

Paradise list by Milton. The prose is magnificent, the entire thing is in perfect blank verse and rolls off the tongue once you are used to the pattern.

Honestly, aloud is really the only way to read it, it’s too easy to get bogged down with trying to understand every word otherwise. Instead let it wash over you and get the feel for it, and then come back later to try and comprehend the whole thing.