Young Writers Society

The Talisman.

H-A-T-E doesn't even begin to describe the boredom I felt. My friend told me it was so good, and would get better as it went along... but I couldn't even stand the two chapters. Full of boring!

We had a quick thirty second

Krupp wrote:I guess I'm confused more than hateful. Doesn't Silmarillion drag on more than the Fellowship did? Maybe it's just me..

Not for me, no. The chapters can be read by themselves, mostly, and it really allows me to understand the world and all its contents. (I would never have known who Elbereth was without the Silmarillion) Even having watched the movies first (bad idea), it was still hard for me to put myself in the book, imagine the world; Tolkien kind of just threw me into this setting that he didn't really bother to explain, with countless names that would have completely confused me without the aforementioned book and movies. *shrug* Maybe I read it at the wrong time. Maybe I was just completely misunderstanding his writing technique. Either way, it definitely deserves a second chance, at some point.

Eimear wrote:My first book I ever wrote.

It was horrendous, really, very bad.

However I hear the writer is very good looking so that makes up for it.


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XD omg so very very true!!! My first book S-U-C-K-E-D. It was titled "Evil Unicorns" that's how bad it sucked. lol!

HC wrote:Bit upset to hear Artemis Fowl mentioned! I'm very, very ashamed to say I LOVE those books -- mostly ashamed since they are probably meant for a slightly younger audience. But good books nonetheless. Have yet to read the Time Paradox, so I can't really say anything about that... As for how anyone can like little Arty -- you just kind of wish you were that smart, I guess. And his humane side does come out a bit more in the Arctic Incident.

Yay! Someone who was braver than me to say it!! I feel totoally the same! And time paradox was quite enjoyable....old Artemis matched against young Artemis....XD very fun to watch.

And one thing; you're not supposed to like Artemis. He's a creepy little villain who kidnaps poor innocent fairies and holds them ransom. You have to wait until the second book for him to change.

But I can see why people don't like it; childish, blockish characters (though Butler, Holly, and No. 1 are fricken BAMFs), and constantly contradicting himself. (first he says, "people were always asking her, 'excuse me, officer, my cat has climbed up a stalagmite...'" and then "the fairies are too humane to animals to even keep pets."? hm.) So yeah, I can see how people won't like them, but keep in mind, people, it is meant for younger audiences, after all, and I read them when I was younger. I look back on them in fondness, as I do with most of my childhood literary friends.

Same here. I loved the Artemis Fowl series. Admitedly, it was my younger brother who introduced the first book to me and it took me a while to get my head around the concept, but when I did, I enjoyed every little bit!

Other than that, I won't say I hated, but I extremely disliked GENESIS by Bernard Beckett. There was so much philosphy in there that I had a bad headache by the time I was through. Plus, not much happens in real time. The MC is retelling the entire story behind a closed door to Examiners who will jugde her on the extent of her knowledge.

In a nutshell, it was utterly boring and a waste of time. No spoilers, but the ending was horrible and completely uncalled for.

I'd have to say Witch Season. I found the descriptions depthless, the characters boring, and the plot absolutely dreadful. Who's with me?

Well I think it was a novel written by Ahlam AlMustganmi (Algerian writer)

have anyone read "The City of Falling Angels"?

The title was captivating.. super.. but the content?!?! haha.. it's just like a diary written by a foreigner who, for the first time, saw Venice...

It's all about his 'unadventurous stay' in Venice stating all the building he saw, and stating all those whom he met! there are like.. tons of names written there.. I love the place.. but the story he made out of it.. BORING..

when I really got bored in reading chapter 3.. I turned the page to the "Author's Note"... stupid me.. the book was a non-fiction.. every name and places stated were real......

why give it such a TITLE??...

he really got me there!.. ahahhaha.. ^^

I honestly can't remember the name of it. I was looking for a book to read in 6th grade and i found this one book that looked good cause someone got murdered in it. It was like over 200 pages of nothing. In the beginning the guy got stabbed in the back cause he told someone he liked his shoes, then the rest of the book was just the guy floating around the town seeing his old friends and meeting some other ghost girl. Very slowly they start dissapearing body part by body part. In the end they were about to dissapear to probably heaven. Trust me, VERY BORING.

The first that pops into my head is "3 mistakes of my life" by Chetan Bhagat. It was a pure waste of 200 pages. I actually gave up after 2 chapters. I bought the book thinkng it'd be good as his previous 2 books were good.
And then, I don't like "Persuasion" (I can hear a bunch of lit freaks yelling "No Way!" but I just don't. Live with it.) I'm not anti-Jane Austen, I just don't like this book.

*kicks the person who didn't like LOTR* I actually like that book now. I guess I'm cured of a bad case of twisted judgment. My current least favorite book is City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare. XO It was just Twilight with a better vocabulary and maybe a subplot or two. I think I'll go throw up, now... It was terrible!!!!

In my opinion, there are two books that tie for the title of worst book ever. Space Trap by Monica Hughes, and Luke Baldwin's Vow by Morley Callaghan. I had to read them for school, and I basically just skimmed them for answers after the first couple pages because they were so terrible... They were the most boring, irritating books ever!

Hmmmmm...
I would definitely have to say "Just In Case" by Meg Rosoff. It's about a psychotic boy who thinks fate is out to get him, so he tried to escape it by changing his name and running away. It's boring, with an obviously psychotic boy, to whom a series of events happen that are completely unconvincing.
Do NOT read, on pain of supreme irritation, and danger to others: you may be prone to throw the book.

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Eimear wrote:My first book I ever wrote.

It was horrendous, really, very bad.

However I hear the writer is very good looking so that makes up for it.


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XD omg so very very true!!! My first book S-U-C-K-E-D. It was titled "Evil Unicorns" that's how bad it sucked. lol!

LOL! Totally agree! It was called "Fatal Attraction", and, I'm ashamed to say, is on YWS. It's DIRE.

I think it's fair to say that all of our first books written (or short story, novella, etc.) all sucked in one way or another...no use denying that now. But that's what's cool about being able to look back over ten years and see the improvements you've made. It's a great feeling.