Top 5 Worst Books You Ever Read

okay, and one more, i have to agree i really didn't like the pearl, and dang it i hate freakin johnny tremayne! that book is sooo retarded, i don't know, it might have been okay except we read it in class and did about a billion worksheets and test and papers etc. over it, and i just HATE IT PASSIONATELY!!!! AHHHHH!!!!! curse you johnny! i hate yooooou!!! oh and don't even get me started on a freakin Painted House by Grisham. that was just stupid. grrrrr... oh and one more. i hate this book called his bonnie bride. don't even ask. it was HORRIFIC.

last one, honestly. the count of monte cristo. depressing! and the ending was just strange and random. mercedes is so stupid but so is edmund. i just don't know. the movie is ten times better, i have to say.

a bridge to terebithia

BORING

Torpid wrote:a bridge to terebithia

BORING

This book was read out to me in class and I quite liked it, but then again I was away for the ending, never caught up and that was about nine years ago, so I doubt I would like it now. But if people think it is good enough to make a movie out of there may be something in it.

Anyway, I came here to say that my worst book is The Green Age of Asher Witherow. I hated it, it was rather boring but I read it because it was suggested on a website as the book of the month or something, bad, bad bad idea.

Well i have to admit that i lik almost every book i have read. The books i dont like i'l think and mail it here.


*Walks away hoping to find an answer before the years pass*

dele24 wrote:But if people think it is good enough to make a movie out of there may be something in it.

I would just like to say that this isn't always the case *couch*Eragon*cough*

As to my worst book, I'd have to say it's... Eragon, surprisingly

I'm not going to elaborate. I fear it would waste my time!

dele24 wrote:
But if people think it is good enough to make a movie out of there may be something in it.

I would just like to say that this isn't always the case *couch*Eragon*cough*

As to my worst book, I'd have to say it's... Eragon, surprisingly

I'm not going to elaborate. I fear it would waste my time!

It shocks me! I really didn't think Eragon was that bad. Eldest lost the plot and the characters seemed to change a lot but i still like it.

1. Vanishing Acts- Jodi Pacault. Terrible.

2.Great Expectations-Charles Dickens. I started reading this in class then completed it at home. I have never read so much rubbish in my life!

3. LOTR-JRR Tolkien- I am not saying that the plot and characters were bad. The actual story is pure genious but the books are boring with way to much describtion.

4.Star Wars-don't have a clue. I havn't seen the films so i thought i would read some of the books. That was a complete waste of my time!

5. Unfortunate events series-piontless, absolutly pointless.

An American Childhood by Anne Dillard is the worst book ever written. Seriously, how did that pile of hamster droppings ever get published?

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is pretty bad too. It would have been good as nonfiction, or if the entire plot wasn't crammed into the last five chapters.

You should watch the Star Wars films. I've only read one of the books, which was OK, but you can't beat the films. It's one of those rare occasions when the film is actually better than the book, though that isn't surprising seeing as the books were done first.

Anyway, yeah. Go Star Wars!

Okay... well, I actually haven't come upon many horrible books in my life, other than Eragon and Eldest. I feel sick when I even look at those books. The evil side of me even wants to go as far as burning them. hehe.

There is ONE series I hate ... for little kids.

The Sandy Lane Stables series. In particular, "The Midnight Horse" by Michelle Bates. The girl rides this perfect horse and the owner decides to move and sell it, but offers it to the girl for free. Her parents don't agree, so the girl forges a letter from her dad and boards the horse at the stable, thinking if she wins a competition she can pay the board and keep the horse. Her parents find out and then decide since she's such a good rider she can keep the horse. Woopdiedoo. How unrealistic.

1. Eragon

2. Eldest

3., 4. and 5.: assorted Redwall books.

Nothing against Jaques, but I just couldn't get into them and felt myself dozing.

Lemony Snicket was bad? Ooh, I still love those books...it's totally within my realm of humor. Or maybe I'm just weird?

Interstellar Pig- Had to read it for English. If one of your characters' names contains no vowels, you should not be surprised when people begin to shriek, "WTF?"

The Shadow of the Dragon [Title Forgotten, but it was something to this extent]- Had to read it for English. Basically, it was about Vietnamese culture, which was interesting- but the plot was totally an us-against-them thing in which the motives of the 'bad guys' aren't explained. Also, this exhibited Over-Diversity Syndrome.

Over-Diversity Syndrome happens when a writer decides it would be wonderful to make each character of a different ethnicity. Wonderful, right? ...but it doesn't happen that way. Sure, most of my friends are Asian- but they're Chinese. It's not really diverse. So, in this story we have an American, a Vietnamese person, and a black person. And we have to sit through blathering about their culture when there is a lot more interesting things to learn about them.

Grand and Humble- I don't remember who wrote this- Hartinger, maybe?- the guy who wrote 'Geography Club'. Geography Club was okay, but this writer has a serious case of the one thing worse than Over Diversity Syndrome- Gay Diversity Syndrome.

This is what happens when a writer really wants to express the viewpoint that gay people are okay. (This is totally what I believe, so I'm not trashing gay people, but as a literary device, it's terrible.) This means that they're entitled to make preachy speeches about equal writes, and then the lesbian, the gay boy, the transgender kid, and the straight boy all hang out together. Has this ever happened in history? Maybe. Is it likely? No. Nyet. Nein. Non. Iie.

Here's the thing- throughout history, straight people have been weirded out by gay people. There are a lot of reasons for this; some of which have yet to be settled. But still, this does not give you permission to make your story have a moral- which in my opinion is a total disease, no matter how good your cause.

Wide Awake- by David Levithan. This is another case of Gay Diversity Syndrome combined with Over- Diversity Syndrome. And, just a lot of pure navel-gazing.

Was the idea good (what happens to a society when they elect a gay Jewish president)? Yes. The results could have been fascinating. But then I get sucked into this whole, "Since I'm part of a minority, everyone who hates me has no motives and I cannot understand them, and I just have to hate them back because they're bigots and we're so much better." I probably sound terrible because I'm white and I'm not gay, but still. NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER WRITE A STORY WITH A BLATANT MORAL TO IT. It's just not good.

And, if you must have a moral for some ungodly reason, make sure your opposition- the bad guys- are believable. If they're all irrational bigots that we can't sympathize with, throw your draft away. Now. You want to make people feel uncomfortable when they come past, not like they want to club these people on the head- or, worse, if you're like me- hug them.

Twilight- by Stephanie Meyer. I know everyone loves this book, but I really do not...well, let me clear this up. I did like it. Sort of. But Meyer has way too much talent in voice to completely throw it away over Perfect Edward and Angsty Bella. I'm simply angry that she couldn't use her beautiful way with words to create a YA novel that breaks the mold.

And really, that's all we need.

ooo. If I haven't joined this yet, I have to.

And, for the record: Sam is amazing.

1. Twilight

Yes, you love it. Yes, I did enjoy it. But did it do anything for me after reading it? No! I'm with Sam. She wasted what talent she could have had on boringness. And she couldn't use a variant of adjectives, or describe characters differently, or give them different clothes. Oh, and I didn't finish book two, but from what I heard all I have to say it: Book about people being depressed and lonely do not work.


2. The Good Earth

No. Just, no. If you want to hear a longer rant on this book, go here.

3. Something Wicked This Way Comes

I don't care how much you love the author. This book did not work for me.

I can't think of four and five right now... hmmm

I have never read a book I didn't like except for Of Mice and Men and Tricksters Choice I only finished Of Mice and Men because I had to for my english class, I didn't finish Tricksters Choice it bored me that much.

Oh! Why havent I joined in this thread before?! I love ranting about those books which tick me off, XD

In no particular order:

The Woman in White -- Wilkie Collins

In its defense, there is some awesome writing going on in there. What lets it down is:
(1) His attitude to female characters. On the one hand, the Love Interest is a soppy, predictably helpless, beautiful lady who just desperately needs Mr. Main Character's help to save her. She drove me insane. On the other hand, the Love Interest has a sister who is passionate, idealistic, intelligent, ugly (well, plain, but in those days it comes to the same thing) and capable who sadly always derides herself but is in reality an awesome, well-rounded character with excellent potential. So you cant decide whether to hate them, or applaud them. Which is confusing.
(2) HE KILLED THE COUNT! I adored the count. **sobs** He was the only character worth reading for!
(3) The plot. Oh my God, the PLOT. It SUCKED. A vicious and deceptive husband, a secret, a mistaken identity...all interesting elements, but my lord I nearly died in the last few chapters. The sheer implausibility overloaded my capacity for suspension of disbelief.

Jane Eyre -- That Bronte Woman

Again, good writing spoiled by an irritating character (I HATE JANE!!!!) and a predictable plot. A pity.

Lord of the Rings - Tolkien

There were some awesome parts to this trilogy/quartet/thingy, but IMHO he is in desperate need of a good editor.

Anything by Charles Dickens (with the exception of A Christmas Carol)

Another one in need of a really good editor - and possibly a better stock of plot ideas. Everyone seems to end up as someone else’s long lost cousin or something -_-

Anything by Tamora Pierce

I loved her when I was younger; now I find her books tiresome. Perfect heroines with false flaws (you know, the kind that turn out to be awesome qualities or dramatic opportunities in disguise), no imagination with her description, jumping on the "Gay is Cool" bandwagon in the last series of The Circle Opens (which would have been perfectly fine if she didnt just suddenly and without warning make Daja lesbian for no discernable reason...I mean, come on!)...I'm so over her now, lol. OK for light reading, maybe, but I’m afraid I’ve lost much of my respect for her work.

Anything by Tracy Harding

Again, another one I used to enjoy but whose books now make me roll my eyes. All her characters are perfect, feminine feminists and she's a bit too pushy with the New Age spiritual stuff.

Anything by Clive Cussler

Oh. My. God. Horrible as it sounds, I have never, ever read anything this bad in my entire life. It's Gary Sue meets James Bond on steroids, and I'm not kidding. From the few books I have read, his novels are essentially wish-fulfillment fantasy masquerading as adult fiction. I mean, the guy writes HIMSELF into HIS OWN BOOKS for crying out loud. That might not be so bad, but he's the ultimate Deus ex Machina, and his characters are Barbie-doll perfect. The only reason I made it to the end of even one of his “novels” was because I was desperate for reading material. And the movie was, if possible, WORSE, especially as I was forced to sit through it by my mother, who for some reason likes Cussler -_-

Whoo. Good to get that off my chest, LOL. As for some others that were mentioned - I think Goosebumps by R. L. Stine are really bad, as are most of the mass-produced series' I read in childhood (Sweet Valley, Saddle Club, Babysitters Club, Animorphs etc.). Series of Unfortunate Events was good in the beginning, but is now just one more casualty of over-marketing if you ask me. I dont think I made it past book 4. As for Eragon, I'm afraid I never made it past page 2, although I really did try, LOL.

Oh, and I have to stick up for Ella Enchanted too – fairytale it may be, but it’s still interesting and inventive and a nice light read