every book I have read has been a bad one, save for one or two, they just have a way of finding me 
Terrible books you have to read.
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A Tale of Two Cities.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Piss off, Dickens.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Piss off, Dickens.
Not very original here, but wuthering heights probably takes the cake. one of the only books i was assigned in school that i couldn't finish. Also canterbury tales. That book is just proof that comedy has a shelf life.
Someone mentioned Romeo & Juliet, and i would like to point out that none of shakespeare's PLAYS were meant to be READ. That's why they're called plays. That also annoyed me to no end in high school.
Catcher in the Rye is a great book, but I think most people who say they love it don't truly understand it. And Stephen King is far from the most morbid writer out there, (try Chuck Palahniuk), but i think his true talent lies in his ability to portray the way real people speak and behave in the face of the surreal. Also, one of the best video games ever made, (Half Life) was loosely based on a short story of his, (The Mist), so thank you, mister King.
One book I'm reading currently that I think WOULD make for good reading in school is The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth. The book is an alternate history novel wherein Charles Lindbergh is elected President of the USA in 1940 under a "No-War" platform. It's a great and rare example of the possible cost of peace versus the tried and true topic of the cost of war.
Someone mentioned Romeo & Juliet, and i would like to point out that none of shakespeare's PLAYS were meant to be READ. That's why they're called plays. That also annoyed me to no end in high school.
Catcher in the Rye is a great book, but I think most people who say they love it don't truly understand it. And Stephen King is far from the most morbid writer out there, (try Chuck Palahniuk), but i think his true talent lies in his ability to portray the way real people speak and behave in the face of the surreal. Also, one of the best video games ever made, (Half Life) was loosely based on a short story of his, (The Mist), so thank you, mister King.
One book I'm reading currently that I think WOULD make for good reading in school is The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth. The book is an alternate history novel wherein Charles Lindbergh is elected President of the USA in 1940 under a "No-War" platform. It's a great and rare example of the possible cost of peace versus the tried and true topic of the cost of war.
Then you're gonna hate my username.The_Healer said:
Despite the pain I went through reading HoD, I actually remembered what it was about, and was actually pleased when I had to analyze it for an IB oral. Better than analyzing Emily Dickinson's poetry...FML.
On topic, I hated Hamlet. It's essentially a giant monologue followed by mass homicide. I also did not like A Separate Peace or Their Eyes Were Watching God, and a few other books I don't feel like typing out.
I got about a hundred or so page sinto Twilight before I couldn't take it anymore. I hurled it across the room and read A Game of Thrones for the billionth time.Sigel said:
toapat said:
Same kind of generic garbage that a 9th grade English class spews. There's nothing about why a book is bad, just that it is.
Oh God...my ***** of a Bible teacher in my Christian middle school was like that. She was a stupid *****. She asked what faith was and I said "a strong belief in something" and she told me it was wrong. I hated her..SatuMitsumi said:
I actualy disliked Fahrenheit 451 with a passion. I don't think I got the book. I'm not entirely sure why I disliked it, but imo it was bad..pimppeter2 said:
Kite Runner!
I'd mention something specific about it but I've repressed most of my experiences with this book and I'm happy to keep those terrible memories locked away in the deep recesses of my scarred mind.
I'd mention something specific about it but I've repressed most of my experiences with this book and I'm happy to keep those terrible memories locked away in the deep recesses of my scarred mind.
I loved Lord of the Flies so you are not alone. I also LOVE Animal Farm. One of my favorites. I had to read them both in Highschool.Radeonx said:
I tried so hard to read Fahrenheit 451 in Highschool. I started reading it and got so bored I don't think I ever opened the book again. I was all excited because I was told it was about burning books for censorship and then I started reading it and it was such a dissapointment to me.pimppeter2 said:
historybuff said:
You both stole the words out of my mouth. xDHarold Donchee said:
The only book I can remember absolutely hating in Highschool was The Great Gatsby. Can't stand it and will never EVER read it again. I dreaded opening the book and I don't even remember a damn thing about it. Blocked it out I guess.
I also remember reading The Scarlet Letter and a lot of people hated it. Personally, I loved it! It is a great story to me.
More and more I read, I tend to realise, every book I pick up I tend to like for some reason.
I've read probably 95% of the books ya'll say you dislike, I could go one by one stating why I liked it, but I'm not. Though I will say, for those of you who don't like Mein Kampf (Which I found interesting, but horrible; in an evil dictator way) read "Hitlers Second Book" it's his sequel to Mein Kampf, and the rambling is ever present.
If there has been one book I really didn't like at the time I read it, it'd be David Mamot's "The Village" its not like that movie by Shamalayn, but rather a book about life; pretty much, shit sucks, it'd boring, then you die.
I've read probably 95% of the books ya'll say you dislike, I could go one by one stating why I liked it, but I'm not. Though I will say, for those of you who don't like Mein Kampf (Which I found interesting, but horrible; in an evil dictator way) read "Hitlers Second Book" it's his sequel to Mein Kampf, and the rambling is ever present.
If there has been one book I really didn't like at the time I read it, it'd be David Mamot's "The Village" its not like that movie by Shamalayn, but rather a book about life; pretty much, shit sucks, it'd boring, then you die.
I'm basically listing off the books i was forced to read in high school (i'm going to forget ALOT)
To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo & Juliet (was ruined by the work we had to do for it), All Quiet on the Western Front, Lord of the Flies, The Crucible, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby (my American Lit. Teacher had a, very pleasure ful experience while reading the last sentence)... there is SOOOOOOOOOO many more but i'm blanking on my High School English Classes (for a good reason now that i think of it)
To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo & Juliet (was ruined by the work we had to do for it), All Quiet on the Western Front, Lord of the Flies, The Crucible, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby (my American Lit. Teacher had a, very pleasure ful experience while reading the last sentence)... there is SOOOOOOOOOO many more but i'm blanking on my High School English Classes (for a good reason now that i think of it)
