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I would have to say 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'.
Hugo dwelt too much on the architectural structures of Paris' famous buildings than of the actual story; however I thought the ending was one of the best endings I have ever read...it's just you have to read the whole book to get to it.
I loved Crime and Punishment ; one of the things I liked most about it was my ambivalence in my feeling about the murderer...whether or not I wanted him to be caught. Of course, I think that is what goes through his mind throughout the book: what's his punishment? From the law or from the horrendous memories he must harbor?Quote:
Originally Posted by imthefoolonthehill
I just realized, through this thread, that I LOVE "boring" literature, though the fact comes as no surprise, being a fan of the classics.
I have not read many extremely boring books, while attempting to get in the mindset of any author, but Gore Vidal's Creation seemed a little deceiving; I loved the concept behind it, with famous, ancient Greeks, Romans, and Babylonians as the main characters, but the relatively thick novel seemed to make no progress and just babbled in exaggerated-rhetorical verbosity.
hmmm Moby DIck, I'm on my second year of trudging through it but i willl get it done.... Sohpie's Choice though a magnificent and heart moving story it is nonetheless written in a boring manner, and Mists of Avalon (i love her other books) the one book I gave up reading, twice and still have not finished it
Aniaml Farm is the most boring book. easy to read but boring
Boooooo..............how can u say Animal Farm is boring...?
It isn't my tea bag.
Perhaps, but i have no idea how the story be boring...U only need like 1 or 2 hours (or less) to finish it...besides, the story is great.
As I said it's not my tea bag.
Hmmm.... a toss up here between two books.............I'm sure somewhere on this forum I've commented on my feelings towards "War and Peace", a book, I might add, that currently holds the distinction of being the only text I've ever failed to finish reading (800+ pages was as far as I could force myself to read it) but I think my old Human Geography Studies textbook from 2nd year geography wins top prize as THE most boring book ever printed.......
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Originally Posted by Bongitybongbong
Gotcha :rolleyes:
St Martin's guide to writing... absolutly the one book that actually put me to sleep when i tried to read it... no book does that
well theory books ussualy are like that...
Ulysses. Positively, absolutely - Ulysses. James Joyce for all the kids out there.
The Coral Island - R. M. Ballantyne