The biography of Benjamin Franklin....
So bloody boring I literally fell asleep reading it.
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The biography of Benjamin Franklin....
So bloody boring I literally fell asleep reading it.
I prefer to call it difficult, instead of boring. All Joyce's works are like that (IMO).Quote:
Originally Posted by Icarus
The most boring I've read was a book I had to read for my English class- A Seperate Peace. I hated that book! :p
I think I know that one, besides books we are Forced to read like slaves in some kind of prison in which we are poked with sticks made of meat is never good
What?! That's one of my favourite books!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spite
Most boring book--The French Lieutenant's Woman comes to mind. Gross.
What?! That's one of my favourite books!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumble
À chacun son même, I guess...
[QUOTE=Diceman]What?! That's one of my favourite books!
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I thought like that numerous times while reading this thread. Except when reading about Joyce. I just never liked his books. Sometimes I dislike them so much I´ve started to think that I just do not like Joyce himself. It´s not that I do not like complicated books. I do. But it´s something that his style of writing makes me feel that I did not like.
But I have been mistaken before. I used to think that I did not like Steinbeck.
I vividly remember a part from Grapes of wrath where a turtle crosses the road. I my memory this part takes several pages, an endless, boring chapter. I do not know if that really is the case. I also tried reading The Moon is down, and fell asleep. Now I reread it and it is magic. It´s a great story. Never tried to read Grapes of wrath again, though.
Dickens. Just not my thing, I suppose, as I know some people that really get into his books. But then I'm the one who finds Woolf and Robbe-Grillet endlessly fascinating...
Had a difficult time with Heart of Darkness, but at least that one I appreciated what it was going for even if I didn't necessarily enjoying reading it.
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in my high school english class we have read some pretty bad stuff. This ones that stick out for me as being the worst are...
Heart of Darkness
Old Man and the Sea
Jane Eyre
The Scarlet Letter
but i have to give my teachers some credit, i mean, we are reading To Kill a Mocking Bird now, so they do have some taste
I can't remember who said this but I think it was Jorge Luis Borges, "if a book does not grab you leave it, it was not written for you."
Well same here, but I find Tales of the 2 Cities quite interesting to read.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zooey
Read it again some day, you may be surprised. I hated it in high school, but was surprised at how much I enjoyed it reading it again in college. There's so much there that is easy to miss the first time around.Quote:
Originally Posted by avid reader
Starting Jane Eyre this week for the first time, we'll see how it goes.
Jane Eyre is one of my favorites! I saw some less than favorable reviews of it on this thread, but I think a lot of people don't realize how funny it is at times! Charlotte Bronte has a sneaky sense of humor, and you really have to keep an eye on what she's doing . . . anyway, I hope you like it as much as I did.
I hated reading Great Expectations.
Looking back on it though, I love thinking about it.