I'm not talking about books where you don't like the genre or hate the author; I'm talking about mind-dribbling, nightmare-causing, IQ-decreasing books that should be burt, buried and sprinkled with salt on sight.
2007-03-14 17:08:14 · 12 answers · asked by Bluejay 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Da Vinci Code. It failed on all levels. It was neither entertaining, emotional, nor educational. It had a transparent plot, a preachy tone, an annoying main character, and its "facts" were warped to fit the story. It was also unoriginal. I felt like I was rereading Angels & Demons all over again. The only reason it sold more than 1 book was because it was controversial.
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The biggest reason I hated it may have been because it was so incredibly overhyped....
2007-03-14 19:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heart of Darkness... Joseph Conrad. I know its a classic, but it definitely fits the mind-dribbling, nightmare-causing, IQ-decreasing description. I think there are paragraphs that last for entire chapters! No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't stay awake for more than a few pages. Someday I will give it another chance.
2007-03-15 16:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by Legolas' Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mice Of Men...
Any book that had a tragic realist ending in its time be came a classic. That book was horrible. It had by far the worst ending of any book I have ever read. I hate reading a book and then finishing it feeling like crap. I read books to get away from reality, not to get a fat slap in the face by it. What a waste of a month of reading. (I had to read it for school, couldn't go ahead.)
To Kill A Mockingbird
Black Boy
Romeo And Juliet.
Thats some good classic lit.
2007-03-15 00:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Superfudge is mind-dribbling, nightmare-causing and IQ-decreasing. I mean like who ever heard of a story in which a boy wants and thinks he's a bird. It;s utter rubbish and NEEDS to be wiped off the face of the earth.
2007-03-15 00:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by Karmen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE by Jean Auel. I use this bestseller in my writing courses to illustrate someone letting their background research take over the story. Ten pages at a time of the dullest exposition, half a page of dialogue, then another ten pages of dull.....
This was the very first book in which I skipped pages looking for action, any action. I promised myself I wouldn't buy another Jean Auel unless it was a hell of a lot thinner and showed signs it had actually been edited.
2007-03-15 00:18:54 · answer #5 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I have read many great classic books and this is the only one that has ever made me wish I was getting repeatedly hit in the crotch instead.
2007-03-15 00:30:51 · answer #6 · answered by robbyj81xl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a good friend gave me a copy of 100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by one Melissa P. without realizing that it's horrible. it's pornography, badly written by (maybe) a teen non-writer. or maybe this english translation is bad and the original italian reads better (it's supposed to be a hit in italy). just the same, bad. stay away from it.
2007-03-15 04:10:05 · answer #7 · answered by anikins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, because it was so different from the play.
2007-03-15 00:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The horrible grammar butchering Junie B. books my first grade daughter is so enamored with!
2007-03-15 00:19:55 · answer #9 · answered by Ernimay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most anything by Patricia Cornwell. Her "Hornet's Nest" and "Isle of Dogs" are particularly painful.
2007-03-15 00:35:10 · answer #10 · answered by Meg W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋