I hated Neverwhere A Novel. I finished it cause I feel like I have to finish one once I start but this one I just punished myself by sticking with it.

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and Da Vinci Code were really terrible. The former definitely works on a great idea with animal daèmons (companions) but burns itself out after the first 100 pages but Da Vinci Code I couldn't stand, unfortunately -compulsive disorder- I had to haul my ass all the way to the end as I can't stand an unfinished book! Which makes me hate these books even more!

Patrick wrote: "Twilight, New Moon, Dawn are the books I hated because Stephanine Meyer broke the rules about vampires. Why can't the vampire kids just take night classes instead of changing the entire vampires on..."

I really didn't mind a different take on vampires in those books. Seems everyone takes a liberty or 2 any more when it comes to vamps!

Twilight, New Moon, Dawn are the books I hated because Stephanine Meyer broke the rules about vampires. Why can't the vampire kids just take night classes instead of changing the entire vampires only sparkle in the daytime thing so the handsome/beautiful vampires teenagers doesn't wind up shrieking, smoking and melting whenever a window shade is drawn up on a noon day?

Melodie wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Eyes Like Stars. Totally hard to follow, way too many plots in one book, no explanations what so ever...it was like the writer took ten different stories and smooshed them all toget..."

Yeah, it was really hard to follow and all over the place. I realyl didn't get attached to any of the characters at all and still don't understand the point of the story. :\

Jessica wrote: "Eyes Like Stars. Totally hard to follow, way too many plots in one book, no explanations what so ever...it was like the writer took ten different stories and smooshed them all together using scotch..."

Good to see I'm not the only one who didn't like EYES LIKE STARS!!

Sadie wrote: "Harriet, all I have to say is "the horror! the horror!" I felt exactly the same way! :)"

The horror indeed! I really wanted to like it as well... Shame.

Eyes Like Stars. Totally hard to follow, way too many plots in one book, no explanations what so ever...it was like the writer took ten different stories and smooshed them all together using scotch tape. Apparently there is a to be a sequel...which I plan to skip.

Also, Wicked. Too many plot lines were simply dropped, the explanations for certain events were weak and some of the characters were baseless...

Elyssa wrote: "I absolutely hated The Tuesday Erotica Club by Lisa Beth Kovetz. I couldn't even bare to pass that one on to anyone. (Goodwill got it.)"

EEeeK!

I absolutely hated The Tuesday Erotica Club by Lisa Beth Kovetz. I couldn't even bare to pass that one on to anyone. (Goodwill got it.)

Harriet, all I have to say is "the horror! the horror!" I felt exactly the same way! :)

My mother has been on a run with vampire romance novels. I cannot get more then one chapter in before I have to go find something else to read. The latest toss was Covet.

It's a book that I probably really should have loved (being a literature student), but I couldn't stand Heart of Darkness (Conrad). Thank god it was so short though, because I don't think I could have endured much more. I know it's a book that's meant to be one of the greats of literature, and I usually agree with those lists of 100 books everyone should read etc, but unfortunately Heart of Darkness REALLY didn't do it for me...

I repeat YIKES!!!!
Textbooks better than sex scenes?you are right that truly is BAD!

I made a mistake. It was Blood Noir that I hated so badly that I wouldn't buy "Skin Trade" although I'm hearing it was better.

Porn doesn't outrage me. It's fiction, after all - entertainment of my choice. Only 'factual' writing that isn't can cause outrage. I've read text books that were more interesting than Hamilton's sex scenes, though. That truly is bad.

Jim wrote: "How could I have forgotten Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton?!!! A once wonderful author who descended into the depths of sexual depravity & didn't even have the decen..."

YIKES!!!!
Bored not even outraged,that istruly BAD!

How could I have forgotten Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton?!!! A once wonderful author who descended into the depths of sexual depravity & didn't even have the decency to be interesting about it. Instead, she managed to bore me while writing about kinky sex! Very bad, indeed.

i really couldnt get on with dracula i felt it was far too boring not enough action and not really any romance i love to have a love triangle with the books i read but this never had that. i didnt like the way it was in more of a diary format it just never sat right with me.

i didnt like kiss of life by daniel waters either it wasnt as good as the first one generation dead which actually wasnt the best book either. if there is another i dont think i will bother it was boring.

Wicked... too drawn out and the author drags his feet IMO. Great idea, but most of what he wrote was drab and I got the impression he was avoiding making a point because it just might make the novel short. I ditched this novel about 3/4 into it, yes, yes... poor wicked witch, so abused and misunderstood, blah, blah, blah. L. Frank Baum did it best, you still die, and I still don't care.

The Snowman's Children, another slothful tale that was hard to drive though. The story is literally all narrative, and he doesn't give you much to attach yourself to any of the characters. I can't really put my finger on it, I really wanted to like the story. Maybe it was the every other chapter flashback? Either way, this novel didn't float my boat at all.

I hated Yes Man . It was the real story that had the movie based on it. Loosely based doesnt even begin to describe their relationship. Not that that bothered me at all but the book was so boring. It was just some hyper guy bouncing off the walls because some guy told him to say yes more and we got every detail about his life.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell makes my list. Any book that has 3 page footnotes should have both the editor & the author stuck in the stocks for a day or two.

Any books you hated?