Subject: Worst Book Ever
Posted by: Legola12
Date: Apr 12 04
What is the worst book you have ever read?
I have read two- "Silas Marner" (sorry if I'm offending you if you liked it. I thought it was so weird) and that children's book "The Giving Tree". I about cried when I read that one. If you've never heard of it, you're blessed.
Your thoughts??
Posted by: Legola12
Date: Apr 12 04
What is the worst book you have ever read?
I have read two- "Silas Marner" (sorry if I'm offending you if you liked it. I thought it was so weird) and that children's book "The Giving Tree". I about cried when I read that one. If you've never heard of it, you're blessed.
Your thoughts??
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jericha
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I hated the Scarlet Letter. Reply #101. Feb 09 07, 10:42 PM |
trivfan
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Do school textbooks count? :) Besides those I would have to say Great Expectations by Charles D*ckens. Reply #102. Feb 10 07, 5:10 AM |
Verbonica 
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Two that I had to read for freshman English - Lord Jim and Billy Budd - bad enough just to stand reading them, let alone analyze them for weeks and weeks. Reply #103. Feb 10 07, 10:07 AM |
laur_xoxo89
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I hated the Scarlet Letter, the Sun Also Rises, and The Canterbury Tales Reply #104. Feb 10 07, 11:31 AM |
MoonRae
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The DH Lawrence book 'Sons & Lovers'. Had to read it for my year 12 lit class & even though I read it cover to cover, I couldn't remember what the book was about it bored me so much. And even though I love Stephen King, 'Insomnia' It definetly didn't give me insomnia - I was asleep in 10 pages. Reply #105. Feb 11 07, 8:05 AM |
| pjsad
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One of the Worst books I have ever read Is called " The Sight" I can't remember Who Wrote It, But It was extremely odd Reply #106. Mar 01 07, 10:47 PM |
mrsx04
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I really disliked "Johnny Tremain" when I had to read it in 5th grade. I also disliked several required reading books in high school, including but not limited to, "Great Expectations", "Catch-22", and that book with a Mr. Darby in it. The funny thing is, though, that I loved reading when I was growing up. I just didn't like being forced to read books that I didn't choose to read. Reply #107. Mar 03 07, 3:01 PM |
RachaelxCore
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A Child Called "It" that book made me want to throw-up. Reply #108. Mar 03 07, 10:56 PM |
Cymruambyth
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I'm not going to make any friends among the Dan Brown/Stephen King fans here, but none of their books has ever turned my crank - they can't write their way out of a wet paper bag! Similarly, although she's a Canadian cultural icon, Margaret Atwood drives me nuts. She never ends a book - never comes to a satisfying plot resolution. I agree with the Thomas Hardy haters, and all the Brontes fit on my list of boring, too! I always feel as if I'm being machine-gunned when I try to read Hemingway - those short, sharp sentences are the ultimate in boring. There are certain parts of the Bible that can put me to sleep in 30 seconds, chief among them Leviticus and Revelation. However, if I have to name just one or two, I'll give a thumbs down to 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoi, and 'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco. Reply #109. Mar 14 07, 2:57 PM |
| guinevere9
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I can't choose a most hated work, but here are a few: Anything Margaret Atwood, Danielle Steele, Nora Roberts or the like. Catcher in the Rye made me feel vaguely suicidal, and all Faulkner's stuff is lacking sound and fury! Koontz is not a favorite, but one of his early works, Funhouse, was too awful for words. I love the Clan of the Cave Bear series, but Plains and Shelters were horrid-nothing but repetitive nonsense. Rushdie tends to be a bit odd, too. Reply #110. Mar 22 07, 12:38 PM |
joaniem
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One hardest to get through for me was The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. I did learn some things from it, but it was like going through a roller coaster for me. That was years ago, so maybe I should reread it in a different light. In any case, he did not deserve to have his life threatened for writing this novel. I bought it because of the controversy back then. I dont believe everything I hear and wanted to judge for myself. Its a good vs evil book. Maybe it deserves a second read. ~Joanie~ Reply #111. Mar 22 07, 1:51 PM |
| heypeople
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I really do not like Great Expectations. That is the worst book ever! Edited-please don't shout. IQ Reply #112. Apr 04 07, 4:11 PM |
smartie806
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I thought Great Expectations wasn't that bad, though I didn't really like Pip. I actually thought A Tale of Two Cities a bit long, drawn-out, and prone to ramble, though that's understandable when the author got paid by the word (the ending was good, as well). As I've posted on the board already, the only book in which I found no redeeming qualities was The Awakening. Reply #113. Apr 23 07, 2:04 PM |
Bruce007
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All "Harry Potter" books, all "Lord of the Rings", "Fifth Business", "The Crucible", "The Plague". Sorry if I am offending anyone but I truly believe these are not literary masterpieces, just some words smeared onto hundreds of pages of nothingness. Reply #114. Apr 23 07, 4:33 PM |
| hlf_pollock
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I'd have to agree that the "Scarlett Letter" ranks up there with alot of you ...But i would also like to include the book that made me stop reading Stephen King forever after .....he actually co-authored it with Peter Straub..called "The Talisman" ....took super-human abilities to finish it, a task which i require of myself with every opening of a book. **by the way the descriptive dislikes from all of you was a wonderful belly shaking experience Reply #115. Apr 26 07, 2:06 AM |
MaggieG 5
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Life is too short for anything written by Henry James. Reply #116. May 09 07, 4:14 PM |
julieanne123
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I'd have to say Villette by Charlotte Bronte is one of the most disappointing books I've ever read. I absolutely love "Jane Eyre"--read it multiple times--so I expected to at least like the author's other work. Reply #117. May 13 07, 11:51 PM |
| myrab51
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Quote - "All "Harry Potter" books, all "Lord of the Rings", "Fifth Business", "The Crucible", "The Plague". Sorry if I am offending anyone but I truly believe these are not literary masterpieces, just some words smeared onto hundreds of pages of nothingness." Not offensive, just your opinion : ) I don't think everyone reads books to get a literary masterpiece every time though. I honestly enjoyed LOTR and Harry Potter. Some people need a little nothingness to escape the real everything once and a while. I know not everyone does. My dad reads constantly, but he won't even pick up a fictional book. As far as worst book, I think for me it was "The Stolen Child" by Keith Donohue. I was a NY Times best seller, so I guess several someones thought it was great. I almost didn't make it through it though. Reply #118. May 20 07, 7:32 PM |
Sean191
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I REALLY hated Geek Love. I thought the present day story was interesting, but the flashback portion fell flat. Reply #119. May 25 07, 8:55 AM |
Bungo
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I thought Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" was brilliant to begin with, then it went totally weird and I couldn't believe I wasted time slogging through it. I also somehow managed to finish Samuel Richardson's "Pamela" but my excuse was that I was in a foreign country and it was about the only English book to hand. I do not recommend it. I have read "The Great Gatsby" twice but for some reason the story completely slipped out of my head every time! Reply #120. May 25 07, 9:12 AM |
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