virginia wolf-mrs. dalloway omg i had to read this book for an advanced english class and i couldnt get passed 30 pages.
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virginia wolf-mrs. dalloway omg i had to read this book for an advanced english class and i couldnt get passed 30 pages.
A Thousand Splendid Suns. Deary me, misery from start to finish.
I had a really, really, really hard time enduring Uncle Tom's Cabin. I know its an important historical work. And I appreciate that. But Heavens! Oh, is it ever so sentimental! The softened skin from under a poor child's tears could not tell of the immense sorrow that I had to face when this monstrous pile of sentimentally was laid heavy upon my shoulders! Woe! Woe! Exclamation points! Woes!!
I would have to say Grapes of Wrath :sick: I know it is standard for high school English class, but ugh... It is the one and only book I refused to read, and I'm certain my grade for it showed. I did take time to explain to the teacher that I just simply couldn't put myself through that kind of punishment:D
I feel the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by yellowfeverlime
Adolf Hitler´s Mein Kampf
Stupid, full of psychological lies, aggressive & lot of upside-down thinking, logic thinking is ridiculous - and filled with repeat, repeat, repeat...
The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg
Has no one here ever ventured to the sci-fi/fantasy section lately? Though, I admit, I've never read any of the entries into the HALO 2 saga, nor any of the Diablo books, but I have read a couple (yes, I am ashamed) of the Star Wars and Star Trek books in my youth. No es bueno.
Though I must confess that the books based on the DOOM video games were surprisingly well written... Did I just say that?
Did you read it? If you didn't, how do you know it's bad?Quote:
Originally Posted by mkhockenberry
Patrick
The Clansman, by Thomas Dixon, Jr. - read it for a race in literature course...important read, but unsettling.
Patrick
If this is true... then that's really sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellowfeverlime
I read it myself. It's honestly barely tolerable. The only thing that kept me reading was watching a family dynamic completely crumble, that was somewhat interesting.
So... have you ever actually read it?Quote:
Originally Posted by mkhockenberry
You can't say something is the worst if you haven't experienced it. :P
One of the worst books I've ever read was "The Zookeeper's Wife." The premise, and the actual backstory to the novel is powerful, but the author did a terrible job writing the book.
The story is constantly broken up by her need to dribble quotes from obscure historical sources, that can go on for 10 or more pages, leaving you completely confused to where her characters left off.
In short, it's a broken up, jumbled mess of a story. Maybe if it was re-written I'd like it more.
This is a joke, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord
... Really not trying to be mean here.
Stardust, by Neil Gaimen
:willy_nilly:
atlas shrugged.
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I still contend that Candide by Voltaire is drivel. I KNOW I got ripped for this on another thread. It wasn't intended for aesthetic value. It's a satire of (I'm confident it was, not completely sure) Liebniz's* philosophy. But still, Austen was satirical (although to the same degree) as Voltaire and her work is much more readable. Crap I thought.
I'm bothered with this post.. can you emphasize reasons for having this claim? or let's just say, were you able to understand the "book" when you read it? i can't believe you're tossing this up..Quote:
Originally Posted by mkhockenberry
i'm not trying to be mean here though.
kinda lenghy yeah, but It's not the worst for me..Quote:
Originally Posted by ktr
Worst book I've read the Alchemist