Disappointing Books
You expected great things but it didn't turn out like that
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these lists continue to be a source of utter bewilderment for me...who found the lord of the rings trilogy to be the most disappointing works they've ever read?....what is it exactly you were expecting when you picked them up?...
i find this conclusion to be most baffling...
I find that I have to agree with you on that point. Maybe they were expecting cotton candy fluff fantasy or something.
One person's "ponderous and dull" is another person's "complex and intriguing". Negative lists like this are interesting but problematic, since some people cannot resist the urge to use them to poke at other people more than to address the book. And even a book that is wildly popular will have its detractors.
It's very disappointing when it seems like EVERYone likes a book and you read it and find it dull, derivative, or just not your style. It's especially disappointing when you pick up a book expecting to like it and you don't. And, just because someone is disappointed in a book, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad book. It just means it's not someone's taste, or it was over-hyped, or the person just wasn't in the right frame of mind when he or she sat down to read it.
The books I found most disappointing were the ones I most looked forward to reading and they didn't live up to my expectations.
jason, i was expecting magic and wonder, not walking and more walking that you just know is going to "reward you" with a gory scene like the one at the end of the hobbit. that's why i was disappointed with the fellowship of the ring. i don't understand why anyone would read the rest of the trilogy after that one.
What !! Most of these Books are bestsellers and wonderful so who made the list obviously have a bad taste in books and i don't mean to rude.
I don't think these are meant to be the most disappointing books you've *ever* read, just books that come highly recommended or get a lot of hype that end up falling flat for whatever reason. Overall, I liked the LOTR trilogy but The Two Towers was a definite low point (imho). Viva la difference!
How in the world could Lord of the Rings be on this list of the most disappointing books. I mean... Really?
Jason wrote: "these lists continue to be a source of utter bewilderment for me...who found [b:the lord of the rings|34|The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)|J.R.R. Tolkien|http://photo.goodr..."stop reading the lists then.
Debbie wrote: "twilight and harry potter ant the deathly hallows were not disapointing in the least"in your opinion...
Sandi wrote: "It's very disappointing when it seems like EVERYone likes a book and you read it and find it dull, derivative, or just not your style. It's especially disappointing when you pick up a book expecti..."thank you! i'm so glad you said that! its very frustrating to see all the people leaving comments flaming other because of dissenting opinions, or people behaving that their opinions are the only one that matter and you are mentally deficient if you don't agree, thank you again.
Slaiman wrote: "What !! Most of these Books are bestsellers and wonderful so who made the list obviously have a bad taste in books and i don't mean to rude."everyone who visits the list is welcome to add to it as well as vote on books....
People kept telling me that Twilight wasn't YA fiction, or wasn't romance, or wasn't dreadful. Frankly, they were all wrong. I feel much the same way about Twilight as I do about Harry Potter: if you enjoy it as great literature past a certain age, you need to read more. If you're younger, or it's a guilty pleasure, or nostalgic to you, that's a different matter. I found it to be the most blatant of niche wish-fulfillment fantasies.
I agree... And Bella's character is so pathetic and needy and weak... the more the series went on the more her character flaws became overwhelmingly annoying. Those people who put Stephanie Meyers on a pedestal definately have a lot to learn.
I was horribly dissappointed by Twilight... a friend of mine recommended it to me, and I asked her like 10 times if she thought it was the right book for me... and when I bought and read it, I kind of lost faith in recs... :(
Saffy wrote: "I was horribly dissappointed by Twilight... a friend of mine recommended it to me, and I asked her like 10 times if she thought it was the right book for me... and when I bought and read it, I kind..."
don't loose fait in rec's just spend more time in your firend so they know you better... i was friends with someone for years who made me read eldest upon pains of death... i read it and got pissed of at him for days, he was very shocked and awed, next time he'll make a better rec.
I've got to agree with Lorinda - If you found Twilight (or Harry Potter for that matter) to be great literature, you are either an immature reader (not to intending to be critical, but more as a matter of fact) or just need to challenge yourself to read more. This discussion is exactly the same as with movies - what you take away from a book has a lot to do with what expectations you had going into it.
Some of my favorites are here, as are some truly dreadful and disappointing titles, such as Twilight and The Alchemist which are highly, highly over-read and overrated. Twilight, which is such a rage among the tween and early teen set, is like feeding sexist poison to Harry Potter fans who are all craving a new series. I took it as an excuse to discuss how not to be a friend and the perpetuation of the myth of female passivity with my 12-year-old. But then she pointed out as she read her way through the series--"You say these books are terrible, then you say oooooh, give me the next one!" Maybe it's just an entre into romance novels for the younger set. I still say feh!
Why do you all make a dissapointing book site if your all just going to get mad and ticked off at it? i mean really! Every one has different oppinions on a differnt book. Let those people have there opionin! you have your on opinion and well if you like the book then you like ,but if you didn't like it oh well!
its just a book it was made wheter you like it or not. Your suppose to read the book and imagine the scenes and plots in your head. You all just make a book complicated but it's really not.
Linda wrote: "I've got to agree with Lorinda - If you found Twilight (or Harry Potter for that matter) to be great literature, you are either an immature reader (not to intending to be critical, but more as a ma..."
Books like Twilight are a no brainer read.....it is entertaining. You read it and throw it away. Nothing wrong with this, sometimes you need a break from deeper reading. But to put it in a great literature catagory is silly.
Twilight, is NOT great liturature. I know. It wasn't disapointing in the least but it wasn't THE greatest lit there ever was. Twilight was entertaining. Harry Potter however, I know a friend who says that it is the most amazing book she's ever read and I thought she was joking. If you consider Animal Farm and other classics to be great lit, you do NOT think that HP or Twilight is great lit. You're just messed up if you do.
Jason wrote: "these lists continue to be a source of utter bewilderment for me...who found the lord of the rings trilogy to be the most disappointing works they've ever read?....what is it exactly you..."
There is a difference between worst book ever and just being let down after all the hype. When there are expectations going in, like inevitably with something like The Lord of the Rings, some people may just find that it wasn't what they expected or hoped for. This isn't a 'most dissapointing ever, ever, ever' list but more of a 'bummer, I thought I'd really like that' list.
a good deal of books are this list were actually very good..
yeah they may have dragged on at points but worst book EVER?! hardly
Christina wrote: "a good deal of books are this list were actually very good..
yeah they may have dragged on at points but worst book EVER?! hardly"
This is not the worst book ever list, this is the books that dissapointed us list. Here is a link to the worst books ever list; http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2.The... please go here to preach.
Ya, even books considered "worst books ever" are normally liked by a lot. Other whys, nobody would have read it in the first place.
I also realize that a lot of people hate books that other people love with a passion. And I'm not talking about popular books either. I don't see a lot of books that I love and other people don't like on this list.
i guess a lot of my favorite books are dissapointing. Never mind that though, and the other million fans of these books, lets all listen to some negative nobody who doesn't know the difference between dissapointing and good. of course evrybody has there own opinion but i'd like to know what does this person like, cause it seems every half good book is on here.
I agree with some...not so much on others. Wicked was definately disappointing, with all of the needless sex. I don't need three chapters of it, thanks. I enjoyed Twilight when I read it, before the hype, now I'm sick of it. I very much enjoyed the rest of Mitch Albom's works, not so much Five People. I agree with this list, to a degree.
Carrie wrote: "Why do you all make a dissapointing book site if your all just going to get mad and ticked off at it? i mean really! Every one has different oppinions on a differnt book. Let those people have ther..."I agree, Twilight is entertaining...it's like watching reality TV. Every so often you gotta have a guilty pleasure. I had high hopes for the Twilight series although the end was utterly disappointing!
Nicole wrote: ""Breaking Dawn" is disappointing! "Sorry nicole but for me breaking dawn was good but it probably done without the birth scene details otherwise a pretty good book
I think Breaking Dawn should top this list of the most "disappointing", not because of hype, or miscatogorizing, or whatever. But because you go in expecting this to be the end, and hoping that she (Stephenie Meyer) will go out with a bang. Instead, we get happiness all around. This book disappointed both fans and haters alike. A plot steered so far away from the original, that it began to feel like a ghostwriter was completing her series, with her characters, but an entirely different voice and direction.
~Spoilers Beyond This Point~
The original three books were all based on one common center, beyond the two leads love, it was also based on the outside forces that threatened them. The main outside force was James's Coven: James, Victoria, and Laurent. In each of the books, they were killed off one by one, they were the force of which defined good and evil. They were the looming threat that made Bella's heart beat. They were all eliminated by Eclipse, with a bang. Then, the characters where still within the realm of what could have happened to them and what they could feel, destruction, jealousy, and love. Bella was still human, and resolved, finally.
Stephenie Meyer should have just ended it there, and cut out the epilogue. Everyone was content by then, and we still knew Bella, she had not changed dramatically, in attitudes and actions. Did Meyer end it there? No. What we got after that, was (Like I said) an entirely different plot. A different looming danger, a different action plan, and no action. There was no death in this book. Nothing to remind us of the pain in their reality, nothing to say to us, that it isn't all rainbows and sunshine in that world.
(P.S: I am a twilight fan, and I was disappointed)
It seems that people see these lists as a chance to just blast books they don't like, rather than actually list books that disappointed them. I mean, if you read Twilight expecting you won't like it, then it's not really a disappointment when that ends up to be the case.Books that should be here are ones that you had high expectations for but just didn't deliver.
That's exactly what I'm saying, Travis. Breaking Dawn is not a book that people just blast, because they didn't like it. I went into read it with an expectation as high as the other books, and was greatly "disappointed".
all 3 LOTRs are on here?!?!?!?! what is the *MATTER* with the world today (runs around in a confused hysterical circle)