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re: Name a popular book that you've disliked or gave up on
Posted on 8/7/17 at 10:01 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Posted on 8/7/17 at 10:01 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
It by Stephen King. Booze soaked rambling
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Posted on 8/8/17 at 10:54 am to bayoubengals88
Catcher in the Rye
Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:30 pm to Machine
Catch 22
I may need to give it another shot, but it just seemed like there was some underlying satire/humor that I wasn't getting.
I may need to give it another shot, but it just seemed like there was some underlying satire/humor that I wasn't getting.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 4:15 pm to bayoubengals88
Moby Dick. The style of the time was heavily descriptive with paragraphs devoted to describing a single room. While it certainly paints the author's picture into the mind of the reader it also kills pacing when done to this extent. I made it as far as Ishmael making it onto the Pequod then bailed.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 7:23 pm to Bard
quote:I hated this for about the first 120 pages, then it finally got more interesting and I loved it. I tried starting Good Omens and I'm about 150 pages into that, and had to stop because I couldn't stand it. I've read two other books in full since then.
American Gods
Posted on 8/8/17 at 8:44 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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Blood Meridian
Damn, going to have to strongly disagree with this one. To each his own but this may be one of my top 5 favorites. Thought it was incredible.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 10:52 pm to JonTigerFan11
On the Road
They were all a bunch of bums who mooched off of others and always thought they were so damn smart. I didn't like any of the characters. I stopped reading after about 3/4ths of the book.
They were all a bunch of bums who mooched off of others and always thought they were so damn smart. I didn't like any of the characters. I stopped reading after about 3/4ths of the book.
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Posted on 8/8/17 at 11:17 pm to Bard
Yeah I can't get through Jules Verne or Melville. Too tedious.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:50 am to bayoubengals88
Slaughterhouse 5 - read it. Hated it. So it goes...
Catch 22 - FUBAR
Moby Dick - Mind-numbing detail; a modern re-write and somewhat trimmed-down update of the theme could have potential - probably has been done, I just don't know what/who.
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Disappointing; just seemed like pages and pages of silly hipster SF.
Catch 22 - FUBAR
Moby Dick - Mind-numbing detail; a modern re-write and somewhat trimmed-down update of the theme could have potential - probably has been done, I just don't know what/who.
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Disappointing; just seemed like pages and pages of silly hipster SF.
This post was edited on 8/9/17 at 8:54 am
Posted on 8/9/17 at 2:14 pm to dcw7g
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First book is by far the weakest and least interesting, focusing on Det. Joe Miller and Holden who may be the most boring characters. The rest of the Rocinante crew and new characters introduced since then are fantastic, while the overall story has gotten bigger and more interesting. You ought to think about jumping in at book 2.
I completely agree with this. First book was crappy noir.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:34 pm to bayoubengals88
Angela's Ashes
Posted on 8/10/17 at 3:27 pm to biglego
Anything by Steven King.
His pedantic dialog and over description of a scene is irksome.
His pedantic dialog and over description of a scene is irksome.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 12:29 pm to bayoubengals88
I don't remember the names of the books but I've given up on books by:
Grisham
James Patterson
Kay Scarpetta
James Lee Burke
I'd read several by all but Patterson and liked them at one time. But I doubt I'll read any of them again.
Grisham
James Patterson
Kay Scarpetta
James Lee Burke
I'd read several by all but Patterson and liked them at one time. But I doubt I'll read any of them again.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 1:32 pm to Groovie
quote:This was my opinion at first. I even created a thread on here about it.
It by Stephen King. Booze soaked rambling
The start of the book was like walking through molasses. It was overly detailed to the point of being mind numbing.
I'm about 800 pages in and I'm really enjoying it now. The first 200-300 pages were just brutal.
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Posted on 8/13/17 at 7:43 am to bayoubengals88
I bought Girl With Dragon Tattoo a couple years ago and never seem to get through the first couple chapters whenever I try to pick it up from time to time.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 11:40 am to Tigris
James Lee Burke is one of my fave pop writers; surprised you can't get into his stuff based in LA. He does sometimes come across as a preachy alcoholic, though. Esp. in more recent titles.
The western based books I have not read too much.
The western based books I have not read too much.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 12:44 pm to JawjaTigah
I liked James Lee Burke's early books, they are very good. But the preaching you mentioned increasingly worked it's way into his novels. And he seemed to run out of ideas, eventually he just got stale and I'd had enough.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 12:54 pm to Tigris
I feel the same way about Clive Cussler's books
Posted on 8/13/17 at 3:00 pm to ElroyJetSon
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I bought Girl With Dragon Tattoo a couple years ago and never seem to get through the first couple chapters whenever I try to pick it up from time to time.
I remember thinking the first half of the book was very dull, but I couldn't put it down after that. I think I stayed up super late to finish it. Amazing second half.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 6:50 pm to Bard
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Moby Dick. The style of the time was heavily descriptive with paragraphs devoted to describing a single room.
I made it through, but I hated it for that reason. Needs some serious editing.
The Scarlet Letter. I think I may have made it to the end of the first page and quit it. Never went back.
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