So many people ask what good books are, so I'm looking for a list of books to avoid.
Please list books that you've read at least half of, so I know if it is genuinely bad and that you didn't give up on a great book.
2006-12-09 11:34:06 · 16 answers · asked by EvilFairies 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
One of the most disappointing books I've ever read is "Parsival Or A Knight's Tale" by Richard Monaco. I'd looked at this book, several times, at the local used book store. The description on the back led me to believe that this was a nice story about knights, chivalry, romance, and the search for the Holy Grail. It says something to the effect that through his innocence, Parsival will restore the chivalric ideal to Camelot. So, I bought the book.
Parsival is not so much "innocent" as he is IGNORANT. He'd never seen a knight before, yet, somehow could beat one in battle, with no training what-so-ever. He, then, becomes a knight and does absolutely horrible things because nobody ever taught him any better. I read the entire book, hoping for some kind of turnaround, but it never happened. I returned the book to the store and there it's sat ever since.
2006-12-09 16:15:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HATED The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson. Despite it winning the National Book Award in the category of literature for young people, I thought it was one of the most incredibly long, boring, and pointless books ever published.
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2006/11/nothingness-of-octavian.html
2006-12-09 11:57:17 · answer #2 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt the only book i've only read half of, The Santaic Verses. Yes I was sucked in by the hype, but really people should have burned it purely because it was so hard to follow. Swithching between fallen deities and humans was quite confusing not to mention their names.......yikes!!Terrible Terrible Terrible( Imagine this being yelled in increasing volume!!)
2006-12-10 00:00:14 · answer #3 · answered by bichonbeauty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Time Traveler's Wife. I know a lot of people who say that it's a great book, but I've tried three times and just can't get through it. It is very slow moving and couldn't keep my attention.
2006-12-10 01:04:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Honeymooners. No not Ralph Cramden and Alice.
This one was the book that got blown away in The Wonder Boys
Author: Chuck Kinder who wasn't the character played by Michael Douglas. . .but really was.
2006-12-09 11:54:20 · answer #5 · answered by Barry L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have not study that many books so a techniques this 365 days so i ought to assert out of the like 3 books i have study, the excellent Gatsby replaced into my least widespread. the excellent Gatsby isn't undesirable although. this is somewhat exciting
2016-11-30 09:13:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terri McMillian's A Day Late And A Dollar Short....it sucked....definently not her best work-very boring and I think she was trying hard to avoid the How Stella Got Her Groove Back issue, if you know what I mean....
2006-12-09 11:45:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark.
It was absolutely horrible! Avoid this book at all costs!!
2006-12-10 04:54:00 · answer #8 · answered by just_another_nerd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jesus Chronicles JOHN'S STORY The nLast eyewitness a novel by Tim LaHaye Jerry B. jenkins. I don't like Novels!
2006-12-09 11:44:49 · answer #9 · answered by Linda and rickey L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of the books by Bill O'reiley. He is an absolute nut case and all his "non fiction" books should be lined up in "political fiction" section.
2006-12-09 11:42:47 · answer #10 · answered by savio 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋