Ever read a book so bad that you actaully stopped reading?
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I got through both of the Immortal Instrument books but the Amber Spy Glass made me just stop reading. It wasn't bad and I really didn't care about the views on God and everything else, I was just boring. I mean to try and finish it but not anywhere in the near time future.
Fucking Catcher in the Rye. "Being white, rich, and smarter than everyone else is haaaaaaaaard."
That actually happened to me with Young Stalin. It's a really good book, but it's definitely not light reading and school takes up most of my time. Eventually I'll finish it, as it's certainly worth finishing.Commissar Sae said:
Captcha: "Sex Onormer" ...read it aloud for the best comedic effect.
I don't recall ever giving up on reading a book because it was so dreadful, but many years ago I had to read a novel for an English class called 'Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo' by an Australian author named Tim Winton. It's probably the "worst" book I've ever read and I definitely don't recommend it.
Typically i am highly selective of my books, and always tend to like em. But the books i was asked by so n so were the ones i tend to put down and never return heres da list.
The Bible- Too many holes, forgot which version. made it 1/3 of the way in.
Twilight- I keep giving it chances but by page 119, i put it down, made a cup of black coffee and then proceded to sleep where i forgot where i put that said book and didnt think twice.
Fallen Angel- Maybe there was an s in it idr. But i couldnt read this book in high school. Dont know why. I was able to read The Great Gatsby better than this.
The Secret Garden- At fifth grade, we had to read this. Just as i got sick for two weeks. Only read the last two chapters.
(lastly) Maximum Ride Saving the World and Other Exterme Sports- Book went from sci-fi to smushy romance in a book and a half. I couldnt get past book three without gettin a migraine.
The Bible- Too many holes, forgot which version. made it 1/3 of the way in.
Twilight- I keep giving it chances but by page 119, i put it down, made a cup of black coffee and then proceded to sleep where i forgot where i put that said book and didnt think twice.
Fallen Angel- Maybe there was an s in it idr. But i couldnt read this book in high school. Dont know why. I was able to read The Great Gatsby better than this.
The Secret Garden- At fifth grade, we had to read this. Just as i got sick for two weeks. Only read the last two chapters.
(lastly) Maximum Ride Saving the World and Other Exterme Sports- Book went from sci-fi to smushy romance in a book and a half. I couldnt get past book three without gettin a migraine.
You need to be capable of understanding that not everyone is exactly the same as you. Then you'll enjoy it.The_root_of_all_evil said:You utter utter heathen.Jacco said:
I mean, your milage may vary.
*looks daggers at you*
The Bible. i couldn't even make it through the Old Testament, ya know, the part that sounds like something a villain expound on moments before the hero pulls out the surprise victory...
I got through it, but I didn't enjoy it either (though I wasn't a fan of pretty much any of the characters, Tyrion included). In particular I hated all the unnecessary filler text that felt like it was stuck in there to justify spreading the story out over multiple books, the fact that he stuck so many "twists" into the plot that they began to lose all meaning by the halfway point of the book, and how he referred to (13/14-year old) Dany's breasts almost every other page of her POV throughout the entire book.ChildofGallifrey said:
I'm usually an avid reader, who can get through most books with ease. But as a birthday gift, my grandma sent me a book who's name I cannot remember. It was a biography of the man who caused slavery to be outlawed in England. Now that my sound a bit interesting to some, but I couldn't get through that book.
Whoa, I think I read Stargirl once, but I don't remember what it was about.
To be honest, I drop books all the time, same with anime series and games, mostly because I seem to become easily obsessed with something else fast, so I rarely finish anything but a few select obsessions. Although there was one book I never finished because I thought it was complete and utter crap, a Transformers tie-in novel (The Veiled Threat). Don't ask why I read it, I just did, okay...
To be honest, I drop books all the time, same with anime series and games, mostly because I seem to become easily obsessed with something else fast, so I rarely finish anything but a few select obsessions. Although there was one book I never finished because I thought it was complete and utter crap, a Transformers tie-in novel (The Veiled Threat). Don't ask why I read it, I just did, okay...
I believe it was the fourth book in the Sword of Truth series. The first one was interesting, some weird shifts in tone but also some cool ideas, and all in all some decent pulpy fantasy. The second one was similar. The third started getting a little weak, but I still thought the guy had some pretty good ideas. Then it ended with a phrasing to the effect of "I can't wait to see what happens on our next adventure! Whoo-ee!"
I was wary of the next one because of that, and I remember I swear like 5 pages worth of talking about these chickens, and I just couldn't take it anymore. Never finished that.
Also, and I've heard I should give it a try again, but I REALLY hated the first book of the Belgariad. I read about 50-100 pages and it sounded like the most cliche, cookie cutter fantasy I'd read in a long time. And I mean, it's not even like Tolkien, where his ideas spawned many modern fantasy concepts which makes some of his stuff seem a little dated, but it was just like... I dunno. The most sterile concepts with almost no thought put into it. The mysterious child, the band of outlaws, the foster family... it just seemed so uninspired, I couldn't get through it. I SHOULD give it another try, but I've got way more books I know will be worth reading before I can go back to that.
I was wary of the next one because of that, and I remember I swear like 5 pages worth of talking about these chickens, and I just couldn't take it anymore. Never finished that.
Also, and I've heard I should give it a try again, but I REALLY hated the first book of the Belgariad. I read about 50-100 pages and it sounded like the most cliche, cookie cutter fantasy I'd read in a long time. And I mean, it's not even like Tolkien, where his ideas spawned many modern fantasy concepts which makes some of his stuff seem a little dated, but it was just like... I dunno. The most sterile concepts with almost no thought put into it. The mysterious child, the band of outlaws, the foster family... it just seemed so uninspired, I couldn't get through it. I SHOULD give it another try, but I've got way more books I know will be worth reading before I can go back to that.
Not trying to start trouble but I gotta agree... Wait! Please just hear me out before my trial and execution. I tried the books (the hobbit,Lotr) and I even tried to like the movies (I actually did walk out of the first Lotr movie) but I just couldn't. I guess its just not for me. Tolkien seems verbose and while imaginative and influential he was in dire need of an editor or at least someone to mention the magic word "pacing". I would never call the books bad though, just simply not my cup of tea. Relax fanboys your opinion is still valid and while I don't agree with it I am glad that there is a series of books that bring happiness and inspiration to those who love it the world over.DJDarque said:
Okay then, I guess I can take my flame shield down for this one "The da vinci code", I am not going to sugar coat this one. Its absolute shite. I genuinely believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and there are no bad books at all really, just different appetites but Dan Brown really likes to prove me wrong. Seriously fuck that book.
I can't agree with you about your opinion of Dan Abnett, I have to say. While I do enjoy sci-fi, I'm not really a major fan of it. I don't go out of my way to read sci-fi because it just gets boring. But Gaunt's Ghosts doesn't bore me in the slightest. It really gets my heart racing, and at the same time makes me feel so sad because every time a Ghost dies, I think "that's one less, and they'll never get any back". So it really grasps me at every level.SnakeoilSage said:
I've heard about The Dresden Files, and all of the things I hear sound good. I really want to read it, but I have to finish with Gaunt's Ghosts, and I also want to read the Throne of Swords series, and then I discovered there are spinoff books from Gotrek and Felix that I have a serious inclination for, and I still need to purchase/finish The Dragon Prince/Star books...too many books and not enough money.
Oh, I had totally forgotten about that book. And the worst part was it was for English class, and I couldn't be bothered to read the second half of the book at all.Astoria said:
I still passed though.