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I've always felt that the single worst book I ever read was To Kill a Mockingbird. I know it was a part of the curriculum in high school, and everyone made a big deal about it. But I found it to be deadly dull.
I agree - I loved The Bonfire Of The Vanities and decided to read I Am Charlotte Simmons on the strength of it - big mistake - it was terrible.
Oh My gosh, you guys are right. CS was terrible and was one of the few books I couldn't finish. Who in the heck did she think she was? Oh yea, thats right, Charlotte Simmons. Yuck.
I also hated The Pilots Wife. I will not read anything else by Anita Shreve.
I've always felt that the single worst book I ever read was To Kill a Mockingbird. I know it was a part of the curriculum in high school, and everyone made a big deal about it. But I found it to be deadly dull.
Oh My gosh, you guys are right. CS was terrible and was one of the few books I couldn't finish. Who in the heck did she think she was? Oh yea, thats right, Charlotte Simmons. Yuck.
I also hated The Pilots Wife. I will not read anything else by Anita Shreve.
Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hated The Pilot's Wife too - I did attempt to read Bodysurfing and to my amazement................it was even worse.
I really can't figure out why she is such a popular writer
No more Shreve for me.
And as for To Kill A Mockingbird - I read that at school in the UK (on our curriculum) and I have loved it ever since.
I think it was the only book that was enjoyed by everybody in our class - it made a big impact upon me
I've always felt that the single worst book I ever read was To Kill a Mockingbird. I know it was a part of the curriculum in high school, and everyone made a big deal about it. But I found it to be deadly dull.
The five best books thread has me perplexed. I found myself thinking, 'man, but could I talk about some of the worst! Oh, LOL.'
For me, and I'll stick my neck out here, it has to be a toss-up between the author Nicholas Sparks, and the book, The Bridges of Madison County. My problem with the authors/works actually has more to do with what I see as 'plausible' or 'believable.' Unless I am reading what I know is purely fantasy, or something, I want to a story to resonate with honesty or reality.
As much as I enjoyed the sweet, almost saccharine story of Sparks's The Notebook, I was frustrated by Message in a Bottle, and never picked up another title of his. I admire him -- or anyone who can stick to a work and see it published -- for continuing to write, but I think he is largely a good storyteller and not a good writer. Likewise for The Bridges of Madison County. I was enjoying the story enough until the anti-climatic (all puns intended) moment when the silly photographer gets on his soapbox about being a man out-of-step with the times and rants about for pages, no less. OMG, but I'd have handed him his trousers and sent him on his way.
So, those are two that come to mind. I hope I've defended my opinion. I am curious to see what works other readers have hated, and why.
Oh, I forgot Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Had to read that in college, and all I could think was 'just shoot me.'
The Bridges of Madison County was one of those rare instances where the movie was actually better than the book. I also suffered through Heart of Darkness in school. I've never read a Nicholas Sparks book, although years ago A Walk To Remember was serialized in Good Housekeeping magazine in an abridged form and I did read that.
We had to read A Separate Peace in high school. What a tedious read.
I've always felt that the single worst book I ever read was To Kill a Mockingbird. I know it was a part of the curriculum in high school, and everyone made a big deal about it. But I found it to be deadly dull.
I've always felt that the single worst book I ever read was To Kill a Mockingbird. I know it was a part of the curriculum in high school, and everyone made a big deal about it. But I found it to be deadly dull.
You've got to be kidding me!
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