Not sure about the worst book but Martin Amis' Money gave me plenty of headache. There are flashes of interesting writing but its characters are mirror images of one another, flat and indistinguishable, all silly maniacs. At no point apart from the opening scene of the chase did it pique my interest and I can't wrap my head around the fact that it's much lauded, so much so that Penguin published it as 'modern classics'.
But you, cloudless girl, question of smoke, corn tassel
You were what the wind was making with illuminated leaves.
ah, I can say nothing! You were made of everything.
_Pablo Neruda
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. I can't believe I bothered to finish it.
'So - this is where we stand. Win all, lose all,
we have come to this: the crisis of our lives'
I've read so many rubbish books that I forget most. Almost any blockbuster is as dispensable as a newspaper. They aren't even suitable for wrapping round a fish supper.
Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. Flat protagonist and other cartoonish characters - in the midst of historical events that i already knew about.
Since posting this, I have actually gone back and read Atlas Shrugged cover to cover. I wish I hadn't bothered, it's still the worst book I've ever read.Originally Posted by Poetaster
'So - this is where we stand. Win all, lose all,
we have come to this: the crisis of our lives'
Poetaster, that qualifies as masochism
It's on #78 on LitNet Top 100 books. I have not read it but now I'm interested. How did it find a place in top 100 and be such a terrible book...hmmm.
But you, cloudless girl, question of smoke, corn tassel
You were what the wind was making with illuminated leaves.
ah, I can say nothing! You were made of everything.
_Pablo Neruda
I have never heard anyone whose opinion I trust have a single good word to say about Ayn Rand or anything she wrote.
Admittedly, I have read only less controversial works of Rand, We, the Living and Anthem but I found her work juvenile at best. One of these days, I will go ahead and read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged as well but I often wonder whether she's given more prominence and credit than she deserves.
Had these works were written, say, by an American author, do you think they would have been received in the same manner?
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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11 Minutes by Coehlo... A girl I was seeing recommended it. It's been like 3 years, to this day, still the worst book I have read.
Oh, it does! Believe me.
The philosophy behind it is juvenile, and the writing is abysmal. Greed is good, that's all you need to know about it really.
I'm not going to say give it a miss, but trust me it's an awful novel.
'So - this is where we stand. Win all, lose all,
we have come to this: the crisis of our lives'
It's still Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Anything by Coehlo, I've read 3 of his books, Veronika Decides To Die, The Alchemist and 11 Minutes, 11 Minutes being the worst of the three.
Why do you do that to yourself? After reading 2/3rds of The Alchemist I knew I was done with Coehlo.
I'm probably not going to read it in the coming years. I value LitNet members suggestions and opinions. Thanks!
But you, cloudless girl, question of smoke, corn tassel
You were what the wind was making with illuminated leaves.
ah, I can say nothing! You were made of everything.
_Pablo Neruda
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