you to tell me what book(s) to avoid at all cost!
2007-02-17 17:09:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I read a book called Ghouls once, and I hated so much I buried my copy in the backyard. I didn't even want to be tempted, in a twisted way, to read it again. It was just non-stop grossness.
2007-02-17 17:43:13 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy Lou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. The characters were cardboard, the plot was so flimsy a tiny wind could have shredded it, and the supposed computer and cryptography parts were pathetic. I know people who work in computer security and also some who have worked crypto for the NSA, and I know some basic crypto myself. The book was so hilarious that I rolled on the floor during the supposed dramatic scene at the end. One of the worst books I've ever read. I can't even give it away.
2007-02-18 01:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by Rose D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuck Everlasting, it got a Newberry Honor but I found it to be an extremely easy ready. It's around the age of 10-12 year olds, I would say. It is okay if it's you want a light read. The Bartimaeus Trilogy is okay but more than half of each book is rather boring.
2007-02-18 01:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by marshimaro1993 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Winning of Mickey Free. When I was in high school I checked out this book because I loved horse stories. It had a beautiful horse on the cover. I hated it. But I kept reading it because I thought, "gee, it has to get better, it got published, didn't it?"
But no. It was stupid all the way through.
2007-02-18 11:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by RobReads 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michaelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling. A book review raved about it so I tried it out. Awful, awful, awful. I saw a guy at the airport carrying it and had to hold back myself from inquiring about what he thought. I would sell it at the used book store but I would not want to inflict anyone else in the pain.
2007-02-18 15:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by chicagonightowl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really hated Lord of the Flies, but I don't think you can avoid reading that one if you go to school in the USA. I would also say don't waste your time reading Agatha Christie; she's boring and predictable.
2007-02-18 01:17:01 · answer #6 · answered by Cat Loves Her Sabres 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing, Every book has a precious fact inside it. But it depends of our taste. Some of the books don't make me interest but maybe interest the others.
2007-02-18 01:21:44 · answer #7 · answered by ROYA R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, Huckleberry Finn I really hated. (of course, it was probably mostly due to all the projects we had to do about it in English). Treacherous Love (cause it's just disturbing.), and Happiness Sold Separately. (Those last two I had to read for Childhood Development...kinda scary, really.)
2007-02-18 01:20:29 · answer #8 · answered by Davy's Favorite Pirate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really wasn't impressed with Hannibal Rising. It was slow moving and not at all as thought provoking as the Silence of the Lambs.
2007-02-18 01:12:26 · answer #9 · answered by bonlwick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Time Traveler's Wife. It got a lot of good reviews, and I know people who liked it, but I found it very tedious and a complete waste of time.
2007-02-18 11:47:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋