Worst book you had ever read?

sarahgilmore

Paullina Simons "A Song in the Daylight"

WORST ENDING EVER. I got done with it and hurled the book across the room I was so angry.

I was so disappointed. 700-something pages for that. *rage*

smantha32

" When he got to me, I said, "The kid's dead." The teacher asked me why I thought that, and I said, "Because PEOPLE...CAN'T...FLY!!!!! I don't care how hard he was flapping his arms, he's a red spot at the bottom of the canyon!"

He didn't like my answer. I got a "C."

This made me LOL..

PeaceLoveVeggies

LMAO! I knew Twilight would be listed here.

Personally, I love the Twilight series. Love the characters, love the storyline.

BUT keeping to the topic, I don't think I've ever read a book I didn't like.

10_M

the aforementioned Twis. recently read Unleashing Angel. spent the entire time hoping that the plot was going to exist on the next page. poorly written, poorly plotted.

I know i'm probably going to get slammed for this, but i cannot read Koontz. i think his stories are TERRIBLE.

and though i love arthurian tales, MZB has never been able to hold my attention.

and i have never EVER been able to read the Bronte sisters. not a single book by any of the sisters. cannot do it.

I can not get through a single Dean Koontz novel the stories are like unseasoned tofu...really really bland

firesoforion

If a book doesn't grab me in the first 50 pages or so, it's done. Life is just too short for a bad book and bad wine.

Three Cups of Tea got tossed. Also, I struggled with Mansfield Park. I'm currently reading Bel Canto. I haven't hit 50 pages yet, but it's meh.

Yes!! This is how I feel. I know so many people who are compulsive about reading bad books but this is my exact philosophy!!!

We had to read some pretty atrotious stuff in High School. We didn't go for classic literature as much (even in the IB program!), but more for contemporary stuff...I don't even remember the names of some of it but it was just clumsily written, and with no point.

On my own I'd say the worst "grown up" book I'd read was "Moby ****." I hated that book, like really hated it. I also remember being infuriated in elementary/middle school when I'd read a book I was really enjoying (Number the Stars comes to mind!! I BOUGHT that book to finish it after I hadn't been able to in school only for this to happen...), and it'd be so good, and then they'd randomly kill off one of the main characters at the end. It made me soooooooooooooo mad because there was no point. It wasn't as if it was necessary to further the plot line or make some sort of a point, it was just "Oh yeah, and he died." There was one about the revolutionary war where that happened, and I mean the guy gets shot early on and then he just dies at the end after he's been getting better, or some of the Redwall ones (I had liked the early books but they started to just randomly kill characters at the end, which had always been a mild tendency but it became a full blown obsession). There was also this one that I read in 4th grade, and I thought it was going to be about something interesting, and it was just this kid talking about his best friend dying of a bee sting. I was like...what?! And how about that #*$)@#(*$ing "Bridge to Terabithia"?!?!?!?! Skipped to the end of that one and had to read through it just to make sure I'd read right, as that had actually been recommended to me, you know, by people who knew me?

To this day, I have an aversion to writers using cheap ploys to evoke emotion. I see one, I'm finished. I'm done. I'm not watching/reading/listening to this (screw you Billy Joel.).

ETA You seem to have struck a nerve with me, but I just had to add one more. I again don't remember the name (read it in 4th grade), but it was pretty much an animal snuff book by Gary Paulsen. First he describes wolves killing a deer, and says that's why he doesn't like wolves. Then he describes a squirrel killing another squirrel. Repeat. Again...why?

AmberJslimsAWAY

I stopped reading "Big Girl" by Danielle Steel.

Her writting style drives me crazy and this was the first book of hers I had read. She uses "had" too much. Plus the book just kind of sucked.

LoriBarefoot

freakin' Johnny Tremain back in 5th grade!.. The whole class felt TORTURED!... To this day, we agree it was brutal!

ednawhatnot

;American Psycho' and 'The Lovely Bones'. Hated them both, in fact American Psycho is the only book I've ever thrown in the bin.

fitnessgoddess17

Ugh in high school I had to read the Great Gatsby. It's horrifyingly awful and I love reading all types of books.

piglet1643

I know I'm gonna be alone on this one, but I am reading The Hunger Games and for whatever reason, I'm just not that into it. Wouldn't say it's the worst book I've ever read, but everyone keeps talking about how awesome it is. I'm on chapter 4 and bored to death!

Juliebean_1027

:grumble: Twilight Ugh worst series every badly written with a poor message. I have yet to understand why " OMG my boyfriend left me now I'm gonna do stupid **** til I get his attention is suppossed to be a love story . What a message for young girls

This.

BrettPGH

I mostly read true crime but for a change i decided to read my first Stephen King book "IT" im down to my last 100 pages finally.. I might read another one of his not sure yet. Im like the above poster though if im not captivated early on I toss it. Great post though Id like to see what NOT to read.

All I can say is I hope you don't end up with the same feelings on King that I have. Love his books. Hate his endings.

I usually give up on a book if I'm not enjoying it too. My gf will read a book to the end in almost every case. She's hated her way through many.

The one I really should have loved but just could not get into was Confederacy of Dunces.

EricNCSU

I very rarely don't finish a book. I will still finish it even if I am having to trudge through it. The two most recent I can think of are a standalone story Ghost by Piers Anthony and I love Anthony but that book confused me. So much metaphysical/time travel/paradox stuff I couldn't keep up and normally I devour SciFi.

The second one I can think of off the top of my head is ShadowFever by Karen Marie Moning. My ex-wife suggested I read the series cause she thought I would like it, it's a lot of paranormal and not much romance. I was hooked on the first 3 books and then the last book destroyed the entire series. I was disgusted when I finished reading it. She ruined the entire series in the final book. Ticked me off so bad. I don't now if it was "worst ever" but it was the only time I have been furious after reading a book.

firesoforion

freakin' Johnny Tremain back in 5th grade!.. The whole class felt TORTURED!... To this day, we agree it was brutal!

That's it, that's the revolutionary war one I was talking about that!

EricNCSU

**double post**

nerdyandilikeit

anything written by Dan Brown.

*high five* I finished the DaVinci Code by sheer force of will, and a little stubbornness.

1stStep100

hahaha this is funny, because when i read the topic, the first thing i thought of was "precious' not because it was a bad book, but because of its poor grammar.

Roll_Tide_Meg

I don't read bad books. I do research first. I can't get into anything nonfiction. I love to read things that can't happen in real life because reading for me is escaping real life. I love reading but I know from the first few pages if I will like it or not or if it has good reviews I will read a little past that point. The Twilight series is a wonderful series and it is very well written....seems like ya'll don't remember what it is like to be young and in love. I'm only 23 but I remember how it feels to be so head over heels for someone that you would do anything for them or to get their attention. It's obviously a great book or it wouldn't be a best seller. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

rammsteinsoldier

@. I have tried numerous times and it just isn't happening. I also only read Shakespeare when I have to otherwise, I don't get what everyone is so excited about.

kylee_marie

Atonement, couldnt even make it through the first 50 pages... although i fear that i was not in the right mindset (vacationing in punta cana)... maybe ill give it another try

30yearssincebikini

I've always hated Stephen King books, but I love all of the movies made to his books! I know that's strange, because the book is always better than the movie, most people say. I found that to be true with every other book, but with S.K, I just can't stand his style of writing.

theroadto100

I know I'm gonna be alone on this one, but I am reading The Hunger Games and for whatever reason, I'm just not that into it. Wouldn't say it's the worst book I've ever read, but everyone keeps talking about how awesome it is. I'm on chapter 4 and bored to death!

KEEP GOING. Trust me... they just have to kind of get the whole storyline laid out, but once it really gets going... holy *kitten*, it's amazing.

HeelsAndBoxingGloves

The only book I've started and not finished yet was Eat Pray Love.... I enjoyed the movie but the book I just can't get into. I'm not a huge fan of the Game of Thrones series but I'm pushing my way through them so I can find out what happens (tho who know how long that will take since there are supposed to be 2 more books and this guys takes YEARS to write/release new ones......)

DisneySkaGirl

I'm in the minority it seems of the "must finish no matter what" group. I don't come across it too often though, but that last book I just suffered through was What the ****ens by Gregory Maguire (of Wicked fame). I've really enjoyed nearly all his books (though I found Lost to be a bit boring), but this one was just painful.

HeelsAndBoxingGloves

I know I'm gonna be alone on this one, but I am reading The Hunger Games and for whatever reason, I'm just not that into it. Wouldn't say it's the worst book I've ever read, but everyone keeps talking about how awesome it is. I'm on chapter 4 and bored to death!

KEEP GOING. Trust me... they just have to kind of get the whole storyline laid out, but once it really gets going... holy *kitten*, it's amazing.

this!!! I had a hard time getting into the first book but once you hit a certain point you just can't put them down!

HotBodUnderConstruction

It's a toss up b/w the first Twilight novel and Skinny *****...they're both horribly written.

MaximMatt

House of Leaves. Very Confusing. Very weird. Very dense.

Buckeyt

I really tried to read "The Sound and The Fury", by Faulkner, it's a "should" book, but I hated it. I couldn't figure anything out, and I just discarded it. Also, "The Hours". I just can't figure out what the hell is going on, who the characters are, if they are imaginary, I just get confused every time I try that one.

I read it, but had to get a set of cliff notes to be able to follow along. Brutal!

30yearssincebikini

I'm not much of a reader to begin with, so I haven't read many books in my life. But the worst one I've ever read was "Song of Solomon." I was forced to read it in college.

In a nutshell, it's about a boy who wishes he could fly. I'll save you the long and oh-so-boring details, but that's the gist of it...a boy who wishes he could fly. Lemme tell ya, reading this book was a very frustrating and borderline painful experience. Ho-lee crap, was it awful.

At the end of the book, the kid is up on a cliff, or something, and leaps into the sky. The teacher went around the room asking everyone what they think happened to him, and people were saying stuff like, "I think he flew because it was all he ever wanted to do," or, "I think he flew because it was his dream." When he got to me, I said, "The kid's dead." The teacher asked me why I thought that, and I said, "Because PEOPLE...CAN'T...FLY!!!!! I don't care how hard he was flapping his arms, he's a red spot at the bottom of the canyon!"

He didn't like my answer. I got a "C."

BAHAHAHA! This made my day.

My1985Freckles

I don't read bad books. I do research first. I can't get into anything nonfiction. I love to read things that can't happen in real life because reading for me is escaping real life. I love reading but I know from the first few pages if I will like it or not or if it has good reviews I will read a little past that point. The Twilight series is a wonderful series and it is very well written....seems like ya'll don't remember what it is like to be young and in love. I'm only 23 but I remember how it feels to be so head over heels for someone that you would do anything for them or to get their attention. It's obviously a great book or it wouldn't be a best seller. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

Amen! I was reading the Twilight books right after I started dating my husband. I call him My Edward and the first time he told me "Be Safe," I got the warm fuzzies inside. "Take care of my heart, I've left it with you." :-)