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August 22nd 2010, 03:26 PM
Does what it says on the tin.
I tried to read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and didn't enjoy it. Actually, I gave up and decided not to read it.  How about you guys?
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August 22nd 2010, 03:45 PM
Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky is one of only two books I've ever started reading and then given up on. It's incredibly over-rated and pretentious, not to mention dull. You can really tell that he only wrote it to fuel his gambling addiction. Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination.
Demian by Hermann Hesse, was a terrible psuedo-philosophical book of rubbish. As was The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (the 2nd book I've ever not completed was also by Paul Coelho called The Zahir). The other one which springs to mind was Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea", and I'm usually a fan of Hemingway. Sure, I can see why people liked it but to me the symbolism was obvious (almost thrust in your face rather than subtle) and it seemed rather poorly written. Then again, I might need to read it again as I read it so long ago that I may have been unfairly harsh. |
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August 28th 2010, 02:19 PM
The Old Man and the Sea. Oh god. You think "No way. He can't go on for 75 pages about this one fish." And then you see.
I really, really dislike Hemingway--I absolutely can't stand The Sun Also Rises. If I wanted to know that much about bullfighting, I would have researched it myself. Other than that, there's really not much plot. You get a little snippet of something that could develop, maybe, between the main character and Brett, but Hemingway skips right over that and instead has him tell you "I thought I loved her," when they've had about two minutes of substantial page time together. And Wuthering Heights. You can't like either of them; they're self-absorbed and terrible people. Not even their love can redeem them, despite what I've heard fans say. They're just nasty. The writing itself is good. The plot, I could have done without.  let me light up the sky, light it up for you let me tell you why, i would die for you When you whisper, you must be absolutely as sincere as when you scream. 9 out of every 10 problems in relationships can be solved by talking. So why are we so damn quiet? |
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August 28th 2010, 05:40 PM
I've just stopped reading a certain philosophy book called Truth, simply because it's mostly pointless. Let me explain: The author, at the start of the book dedicates an entire chapter to examining "the issue" and framing a question. He then gives a wonderfully clear explanation of various philosophical viewpoints, before finally using clear observation to answer the aforementioned question. However at this point the book's still only at the halfway mark, so afaics the rest of the book examines things mostly unrelated to the question he's said he was answering in the first place!
 I could be wrong, but I'm not going to waste time finding out...
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August 28th 2010, 07:34 PM
Right, i fricking love Jodi Picoult and literally have nearly all her books, but second glance was such a let down, that i didnt finish it.
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August 28th 2010, 07:36 PM
Oh geez... I wanted to STAB Great Expectations.
I hated that book! I didn't even finish reading it! Stab. Stab. Stab. I have a great hatred for Great Expectations :P    |
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August 28th 2010, 08:42 PM
I try not to dislike books I read, because then it would mean all the time I spent reading them would be wasted. Same thing with movies.
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August 31st 2010, 10:21 PM
Oh god, I loved the book impulse by Ellen hopkins.
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August 31st 2010, 11:00 PM
Of Mice and Men... The slang was too too much for me.
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September 1st 2010, 12:15 AM
The Odyssey. It was too long, the main character was a Gary Stu, and Homer had a very obnoxious way of describing everything with the same exact words.
The Count of Monte Cristo wasn't very enjoyable either, though that might be because I had to read the full, unabridged version (1243 pages) in barely a month and a half. Half of the scenes were absolutely unnecessary. I also hated a lesser known book called Out of Time by John Mardsen (or something like that.) It was supposed to be about a kid with a time machine, but half the story was random little snippets of other stories that never went anywhere. The plot basically had no structure. |
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September 2nd 2010, 01:23 AM
The Pearl by John Steinbeck was the WORST book I've ever read in my life lol.
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September 2nd 2010, 04:49 AM
A Wrinkle In Time!! WORST BOOK EVER!
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September 4th 2010, 08:51 PM
Aw, I love Great Expectations
 I know they're plays not books but I don't really like Shakespeare :/ I think it's the puns I can't stand.
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September 4th 2010, 09:09 PM
Lord of the Flies. I really couldn't get into this book at all. We started off doing it for English, then switched to Of Mice and Men thankfully.
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September 4th 2010, 09:15 PM
I got bored of Eragon and stopped reading it - I may try it again though if I can be bothered
 Though I once started reading this spy thriller book, ugh three or something chapter describing a bicycle ride - it just went on and on sooooooo boring I read Great Expectations whilst in primary school lol It was a bit boring in parts though I did kind of enjoy it
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September 4th 2010, 09:17 PM
Grapes of Wrath.
The Queen's Fool by Phillipa Gregory. (Had such high expectations after The Other Boleyn Girl). Endurance.  
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September 4th 2010, 10:24 PM
"Megan" by Mary Hooper. It's depressing, whiny and confirms negative stereotypes. I have no idea why she's so well-rated because her vocab and writing style is pretty dull.
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September 4th 2010, 11:07 PM
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 I also didn't like "Songs of the humpback whale" by her, I never finished it.
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September 5th 2010, 03:21 AM
I love like all of the books mentioned here. LOL.
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September 5th 2010, 03:32 AM
Songs of the humpback whale - Jodi Picoult. I've got and read all of her books, but this one was incredibly hard to concentrate on. It takes a while for you to actually get into the story, but the rest is a disappointment. Nothing like the Jodi Picoult I love.
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September 6th 2010, 10:16 AM
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 That's one of my favourite books by her! I recently read Oranges are not the only fruit by Jeanette Winterson, I'd been told it was a really good read and had been recommended it by several people but I really didn't enjoy it. I even heard your mamma wanted some of this...
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September 6th 2010, 04:49 PM
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September 8th 2010, 03:35 AM
Songs of a humpback-jodi picoult
Tale of two cities I know there are more but my mind has gone blank!!!!
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Don't buy the lies, disguisesandhoops they make you jump through You were made tofill a purposethat only you could do So there could never be amore beautiful you -Johnny Diaz Everyday is so wonderful And suddenly it's hard to breathe Now and then I get insecure From all the pain, I feel so ashamed I am beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring me down I am beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no So don't you bring me down today To all your friends you're delirious So consumed in all your doom Tryin' hard to fill the emptiness, the piece is gone Left the puzzle undone, ain't that the way it is? 'Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring you down, oh no You are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring you down, oh no So don't you bring me down today -Christina Aguilera |
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September 8th 2010, 08:55 AM
Somebody's Crying - Maureen Mcarthy
Betrayal - Fiona Mcintosh Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be. It's harsh, and cruel. But that's why there's us - champions. Doesn't matter where we come from, what we've done or suffered, or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world is as it should be, to show it what it can be. |
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September 10th 2010, 11:11 AM
The Power Of One - Byrce Courtenay.
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September 10th 2010, 05:01 PM
Reading Girl Interrupted and really not enjoying it.
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Don't buy the lies, disguisesandhoops they make you jump through You were made tofill a purposethat only you could do So there could never be amore beautiful you -Johnny Diaz Everyday is so wonderful And suddenly it's hard to breathe Now and then I get insecure From all the pain, I feel so ashamed I am beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring me down I am beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no So don't you bring me down today To all your friends you're delirious So consumed in all your doom Tryin' hard to fill the emptiness, the piece is gone Left the puzzle undone, ain't that the way it is? 'Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring you down, oh no You are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring you down, oh no So don't you bring me down today -Christina Aguilera |
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September 11th 2010, 01:31 AM
***Of Mice and Men spoiler***
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September 11th 2010, 01:44 PM
I disliked Harry Potter... and Twilight (couldn't finish it).
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September 11th 2010, 07:13 PM
oh dear, i loved a lot of the books mentioned here...especially great expectation - one of my favourites; and the Odyssey is another one of my favourites - how can you not like Book X?
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September 13th 2010, 03:31 AM
Insomnia- Stephen king ( I couldn't get into it and I tried twice. I find that it is either hit or miss with Stephen King)
Grapes of Wrath. I tried so hard to get into it but couldn't. I was kind of disappointed about that one!
There could never be amore beautiful you
Don't buy the lies, disguisesandhoops they make you jump through You were made tofill a purposethat only you could do So there could never be amore beautiful you -Johnny Diaz Everyday is so wonderful And suddenly it's hard to breathe Now and then I get insecure From all the pain, I feel so ashamed I am beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring me down I am beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no So don't you bring me down today To all your friends you're delirious So consumed in all your doom Tryin' hard to fill the emptiness, the piece is gone Left the puzzle undone, ain't that the way it is? 'Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring you down, oh no You are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring you down, oh no So don't you bring me down today -Christina Aguilera |
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September 19th 2010, 05:27 PM
I didn't really like Pride and Prejudice either. I didn't need to read 300 pages to get the meaning of the title ¬_¬
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September 19th 2010, 05:41 PM
I really liked the first Harry Potter book. But couldn't finish any of the other HP books.
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