I hate English Grammar books but I dislike the old fogies that imposed a Latin grammar system on the English language even more.
Books you hate and books you wish they were never made.
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ArBeater said:
It doesn't matter how easy it is. If those thousands of soldiers who followed Hitler had a consciousness they wouldn't have killed 11 million people. That's 11 MILLION people, all killed because an entire nation choose to obey a madman. There's no excuse for their actions.
I can't get through the Gormenghast trilogy for love nor money. 17 pages in and he's still describing the dust on the floor? You've got to be kidding me!
Although I wouldn't wish destruction on any book, there's a dearth of good books on the supernatural (werewolves, vampires, the usual suspects). I'd happily trade some good ones for some of the tripe being pedaled as good fiction these days.
Although I wouldn't wish destruction on any book, there's a dearth of good books on the supernatural (werewolves, vampires, the usual suspects). I'd happily trade some good ones for some of the tripe being pedaled as good fiction these days.
Anthem by Ayn Rand, when being forced to read this piece of shit excuse for a novel in 10th grade English class I wanted to jump off a freaking skyscraper, god I hate that book so much.
"Deadly Trust" By J.J. Cooper. Hate it. Poorly written, and the main character is so fucking smug and pretentious that it makes all the other characters look bad for even existing in the same universe as him. It really feels like the author is just writing self-insert fan fiction in his own little fantasy dimension.
Can't think of any books I wish didn't exist. I would say the Twilight series, but I get the feeling that were it not for Stephanie Meyer these stupid teenage girls wouldn't be able to read at all.
Can't think of any books I wish didn't exist. I would say the Twilight series, but I get the feeling that were it not for Stephanie Meyer these stupid teenage girls wouldn't be able to read at all.
I'm gonna add The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird to that list.jck4332 said:
Sure.. decent books, morals and whatnot.
But I really really REALLY doubt the authors were sitting there thinking of which colours to use in a setting that would depict the best emotional state of the character.
At one point I think Daisy has blue on her face. This supposedly means luck. How? Why does blue mean luck? I can see white = purity but other than that people really need to stop TRYING to find symbolism. Because if I analyze hard enough, I'm sure I can find religious/emotional/historic allegories or mentions in any of the posts written here.
I made sure to check through the first few pages to see if anyone said it before I, and someone technically has, so I am saved from saying that, lulz.ScoopMeister said:
I would like it if alot of secondary books based off of religious teachings were never made, but not for the reason you think.
I wish these books were never written, because people in ANY religion should base their faith off of the primary books of their faith. Anything else just dilutes and divides their faith.
Now, I'm not a hardcore religious fanatic that thinks anyone that doesn't believe in X book is a heathen that deserves to die, lulz. That is extremely far from the truth. I am very atheist.
I just think its disheartening to argue against religious retards that say THEIR faith is based off of this book, written by this guy who read that book, written by that guy, who heard this person talking about this thing, who read the bible...
Science is meant to be built on.
Religion is X, and modifying or building on X changes X, and it stops being X.
Arguing with someone that believes in X + 2394082938029... is really frustrating =|
When I was at school, we had to study To Kill A Mockingbird. At first, I thought it was kinda rubbish. One evening I got bored, so I decided to read the book from cover to cover... found it a lot better just reading the book instead of trying to analyse it.
Can't really think of a book I wouldn't care if it ceased to exist... mainly for the fact I don't remember something if it's rubbish lol.
Can't really think of a book I wouldn't care if it ceased to exist... mainly for the fact I don't remember something if it's rubbish lol.
We're supposed to be past that. Besides, this is 11 million people we're talking about. At some point, people would've gotten wise. Hell, my country is a perfect example of going past your fear of death. Their actions are inexcusable and will always be.ArBeater said:
I don't wish for any book to cease to have ever existed. Sure, when people over analyse the "classics" it can get pretty annoying but it doesn't mean that they should have no right to exist. They're still pretty good whether people talk about them or not.
The Bible, Mein Kampf or the Protocols of The Elders of Zion shouldn't be destroyed either. People are going to fight and kill each other anyway, take these books away and nothing will change. Needless to say it's quite interesting to read the amount of rubbish people will accept as fact.
Also, to the guy who mentioned that it was the followers of the nazis who were twisted, no, just no. An entire country isn't just twisted. You should probably read up on the psychology behind conformity. People will do the most outrageous things when someone tells them to(in particular a study by Milgram as someone mentioned before).
The Bible, Mein Kampf or the Protocols of The Elders of Zion shouldn't be destroyed either. People are going to fight and kill each other anyway, take these books away and nothing will change. Needless to say it's quite interesting to read the amount of rubbish people will accept as fact.
Also, to the guy who mentioned that it was the followers of the nazis who were twisted, no, just no. An entire country isn't just twisted. You should probably read up on the psychology behind conformity. People will do the most outrageous things when someone tells them to(in particular a study by Milgram as someone mentioned before).
I would personally stone John Milton to death to prevent Paradise Lost from being dictated. I was forced to read it in college, a book that was so long in detail that you compare it to Moby Dick...AND MADE SEX BORING!! My god! There's a huge wad of text about Adam and Eve getting it on and it is the most UNENTERTAINING thing in the world! How do you make sex boring?! HOW?!
And there you have it.
And there you have it.
I know if you're forced to read something as part of a study, it's generally far less enjoyable, and that the following is a play rather than a book, but:
Arthur Miller's The Crucible can go and burn for an eternity in Hell. I ab. Solutely. LOATHED it. I had to study it at school, then again at college, and had to sit through two live performances of it and I didn't enjoy a single moment of it. The plot was dull, the characters seemed quite 2D and didn't have much depth, and it was just (for lack of a better word here) boring.
I enjoyed most of the plays I studied at college, but this had no potential for engaging an audience in my mind and I refuse to go near it now.
Arthur Miller's The Crucible can go and burn for an eternity in Hell. I ab. Solutely. LOATHED it. I had to study it at school, then again at college, and had to sit through two live performances of it and I didn't enjoy a single moment of it. The plot was dull, the characters seemed quite 2D and didn't have much depth, and it was just (for lack of a better word here) boring.
I enjoyed most of the plays I studied at college, but this had no potential for engaging an audience in my mind and I refuse to go near it now.
Everyone has their own ideas and religious theories, so naturally, some will wish to expand on their beliefs and write them down so that they can share them with others. Also, if a religion never changed, it would soon become outdated.Torrasque said: