What book do you hate?

[LIP_smack'in_FRACK]

What is the one book that you cannot stand to read or try to read??? I know mine is "Lord of the Flies" ...i know that is supposed to be a classic and all, but to me it seemed poorly written, i never knew who was speaking! Maybe if I try it again someday I will understand why it is supposedly so great, but until then....

[saruman]

"Granny Dan" by Danielle Steele. My grandma tried to make me read it. Wow it sucked.

[LIP_smack'in_FRACK]

Originally posted by saruman
"Granny Dan" by Danielle Steele. My grandma tried to make me read it. Wow it sucked.


Your grandma tried to make you read "granny dan"....that seems appropriate! :tongue:

[smackers]

I can't stand Lord of the Flies either. To Kill A Mocking Bird was even worse.

[Equinox]

"The Grapes of Wrath"

[princessKT]

The Crucible.

[LIP_smack'in_FRACK]

Originally posted by smackers
I can't stand Lord of the Flies either. To Kill A Mocking Bird was even worse.

To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my favorite books! :o

[*dream*]

"The Good Earth" and "The Old Man and The Sea"

[Equinox]

Originally posted by *dream*
"The Good Earth" and "The Old Man and The Sea"
this reminds me, I need to read more Faulkner and Hemingway

[Love2HearChristina]

do textbooks count? lol.

[Carla. A]

Conversations With God :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I want the two hours of my life back.

[Carla. A]

^ Speaking of which... If you want to read a good book, read "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran. truly inspiring.

[miss unafraid]

Oh, you guys are nuts! The Crucible, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Lord of the Flies are some of the only books I've ever read for school that I actually liked. :D And A Land Remembered, but I think only Florida students get to read that one.

[miss unafraid]

Worst book ever is The Gospel According To Larry. Horrible.

[miss unafraid]

I never "got" Catcher In the Rye either. Just went right past me. Everyone always says how much they like it, but I thought it was boring.

[Sinister]

King Lear

[1+1= 11]

The Oxford English Dictionary *yawn* what a bore, and NO plot whatsoever!:o :p

[Leigh]

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

[LIP_smack'in_FRACK]

Originally posted by 1+1= 11
The Oxford English Dictionary *yawn* what a bore, and NO plot whatsoever!:o :p

:laugh: HA!

[Equinox]

Originally posted by miss unafraid
I never "got" Catcher In the Rye either. Just went right past me. Everyone always says how much they like it, but I thought it was boring.

perhaps because it is written pretty straight forward; many people love it, many people find it boring, it's just one of those books.

[LIP_smack'in_FRACK]

Originally posted by Equinox
perhaps because it is written pretty straight forward; many people love it, many people find it boring, it's just one of those books.


ya i know alot of people that hate it, but i found it interesting...
its one of those books where you either love it or you hate it

[Benji Iz Hot]

The Canterbury Tales

I absolutely hate this book...

[miss unafraid]

Originally posted by Carla. A
Conversations With God :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I want the two hours of my life back. Well, a title like "Conversations With God", I coulda told you it sucked.

[BSBFan4Life]

"I am the Cheese". I can't remember who it's by, but I had to read it for Gr 11 English...it was HORRIBLE!

[Equinox]

Originally posted by Benji Iz Hot
The Canterbury Tales

I absolutely hate this book...

I actually find Chaucer to be a great satirist...What part of it did you not like? Lady of Bath and a Knight's tale were entertaining for me...

[Queen Stephanie]

The Once and future king. That sh*t was so damn long and boring.

[Benji Iz Hot]

Originally posted by Equinox
I actually find Chaucer to be a great satirist...What part of it did you not like? Lady of Bath and a Knight's tale were entertaining for me... Lady of Bath was probably the most interesting out of the whole book. I just couldn’t get into it for some reason… maybe because I was forced to read it by my college English teacher in high school?

[Bif]

Originally posted by Queen Stephanie
The Once and future king. That sh*t was so damn long and boring.

Dude, absolutely. I had to read it the summer before my freshman year, and it's nearly 700 pages. Ths whole situation was just not nice.

[Equinox]

Originally posted by Benji Iz Hot
Lady of Bath was probably the most interesting out of the whole book. I just couldn’t get into it for some reason… maybe because I was forced to read it by my college English teacher in high school?

yeah, usually when people are forced to read things, they don't absorb the information or even care to actually.

[Miss_Sunshine]

would it be wrong to say the bible? :o

[Equinox]

Originally posted by Miss_Sunshine
would it be wrong to say the bible? :o

actually yes, to most people lol

[NYC_Liz]

I Hate the Hobbit! Hated that book. that book made me hate fantasy for awhile.

[Sinister]

Originally posted by Miss_Sunshine
would it be wrong to say the bible? :o

Well isn't that special? I wonder who could've poisoned your mind. I don't know.. Hmmm, could it be SATAN? ;)

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/edfury/churchlady/churchlady1.html

[NYC_Liz]

Originally posted by Benji Iz Hot
The Canterbury Tales

I absolutely hate this book...

Omg! I like that story! In my class we read the expert. It's pretty interesting. I like the Wife of Bath's story and the Pardoner's story.

[bekahbeans]

Little Women. I hated that book so much because of how sicky sweet all the sisters were. I couldn't even finish it and I almost always finish books even if I'm not liking them that much.

I didn't care much for Emma either...I couldn't keep the stupid characters straight and I finally gave it up. I guess I should try both of those books again sometime...

[LIP_smack'in_FRACK]

Originally posted by bekahbeans
Little Women. I hated that book so much because of how sicky sweet all the sisters were. I couldn't even finish it and I almost always finish books even if I'm not liking them that much.

I didn't care much for Emma either...I couldn't keep the stupid characters straight and I finally gave it up. I guess I should try both of those books again sometime...


I had to quit reading Little Women as well -- the girls started to get annoying after awhile :rolleyes:

[Steerforth]

Wuthering Heights. Absolute peurile drivel.

-S

[princessKT]

I'm just interested in why someone would hate the Bible..

[Equinox]

Originally posted by princessKT
I'm just interested in why someone would hate the Bible..

because it has ruined peoples minds, muhahahaha!

[Miss_Sunshine]

I don't hate it, just don't like it....hypocritical in my opinion and too preachy lol

and yes, I've read it

[tiger_rascal]

I have never read a book I dont like.

As for the Bible, many people have trouble understanding it at times, but when taken into context and studied, one can see that it is not hypocritical.

[junio]

Originally posted by Benji Iz Hot
The Canterbury Tales

I absolutely hate this book...

I read part of that book in high school, years ago. I can't remember much except that it's set in the Middle Ages and it has a whole bunch of different stories. But from what little I can remember I think I enjoyed it.

[junio]

Originally posted by tiger_rascal
As for the Bible, many people have trouble understanding it at times, but when taken into context and studied, one can see that it is not hypocritical.

I would actually say that if read out of context, and just as another story or literary work, The Bible (or at least parts of it) can be quite interesting.

[bekahbeans]

Originally posted by tiger_rascal
I have never read a book I dont like.

So have you not read many books, are you not very picky, or are you just very selective about the books you do read?

[tiger_rascal]

I have read many books, Im just selective and know what I like.

One book I almost did not like was Salems Lot by Stephen King. I was disappointed it was about vampires, too obvious, but there was a lesson to be learned about faith in that book and I admired that.

Wait, there was one book by Dean Koontz that I did not care for. I cant remember the name though. It was the only book by Dean Koontz that I did not like and I have read many of his books. I dont even know why I finished it, I suppose I just wanted to see what was going to happen, some books do not start out too good, but get better. It was an ok book, I finished it, so it must not have been terrible, but that was a long time ago and I can not remember my main problem with it, but I can remember that compared to his other books, it was lacking.

[tiger_rascal]

It was Funhouse. I was much younger when I read it, I need to look for all my old Dean Koontz books and I just may read that one again.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747205604/026-6037438-9220439

[tiger_rascal]

Also, the question is, "What book do you hate?".

Hate is a strong word. I just disliked the book at the time. :]

[bekahbeans]

ha! I knew you had some you didn't like. I wore you down. bwahahaha! :p

[Glucose]

I didn't really like the book "Triage" by Scott Anderson. It was a war based book I had to read for school. Just couldn't "get into it" if you know what mean.

[tiger_rascal]

You got me. :o

[princessKT]

Originally posted by Miss_Sunshine
I don't hate it, just don't like it....hypocritical in my opinion and too preachy lol

It contradicts itself a lot, but I don't find it hypocritical. Preachy, I guess that's its job. ;)

I know many hate what the Bible brings out in people, but that's not hating the book itself. Was just interested in your response.

[forgettablev2.0]

Originally posted by Sinister
King Lear hmm, i read it a couple yrs ago. i thought it was pretty good actually.


Originally posted by bekahbeans
Little Women. I hated that book so much because of how sicky sweet all the sisters were. I couldn't even finish it and I almost always finish books even if I'm not liking them that much.

I didn't care much for Emma either...I couldn't keep the stupid characters straight and I finally gave it up. I guess I should try both of those books again sometime... i don't dislike LW,but it's definitely not as good as some make it out to be.

Emma confused me as well, but after reading it a 2nd time helped me alot. i actually enjoy it very much now.



now back to answer the question.
first things come to mind are Ivanhoe & Eight Cousins. never could get into Ivanhoe. EC i read back in 8th or 9th grade, it's still one of the stupidest books i've read. i'm sure i've read other stupid books,but those are the ones that come to mind.

[Venisenvy]

It definetly has to be The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon.

[CokkaiNe]

I abosolutely LOATH 'Hatchet'.. GRRRRRRRRR!!

[andy_wen]

Originally posted by Benji Iz Hot
The Canterbury Tales

I absolutely hate this book...

[bekahbeans]

Originally posted by CokkaiNe
I abosolutely LOATH 'Hatchet'.. GRRRRRRRRR!!

what!!??! I loved that book!

[CokkaiNe]

^You're one of the few, lol. :)

The Canterbury Tales is one of my all time favorites!!

[bekahbeans]

You lie! Didn't that book win a Newberry award? Yeah, that means other people liked it too. Lots of them. lol

[CokkaiNe]

They must all be blind or illierate or something, lol..:o

[bekahbeans]

lol, you suck. :p

[db44]

Nice avatar Bekah. :p

I've never read any full books by the guy, but I tend to hate most things by Mamet. And I tend to dislike most classic Russian writing, or at least what I'm told of it from reading only a couple of books (i.e. We by Zemyatin). That book, and the genre in general from what I hear, just builds up and then ends abruptly. The end sequence was like one sentence!

edit: nevermind on the avatar... It's no longer a red X.

[bekahbeans]

lol, oh ok. I was gonna say, "what, is the Dalai Lama funny or something?


hehe

[Yeseniia]

Heart of Darkness, which I could barely get through because of its superfluous details.
Also, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, which I found pointless, hah.

[P-Lo]

I really hate Dickens' writing (I think he overstates everything, and all his characters are cardboard), so I avoid anything by him.
Also, there are many, many bland works of fiction around lately that I can't believe ever got published.

[rachel green]

......

[CAgurl78]

A Raisin in the Sun was a play. It wasn't even that long... am I confused?