Books I Will Never Ever Forget (YA Fiction and Everything)
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What are the nine books out of the top100? Why are they bad? When I read a book I'm interested in the writing. The subject or the opinion might be abrasive to me, but the writing can still be good,very good. When writing convinces or compels we usually conclude its the truth. Some people see that as dangerous. I see it as writing, good writing.
Its up to us and our teachers to see when good writing in not the truth. Its not up to us and our teachers to not read it.

I disagree somewhat on good writing. If you can't keep your reader interested, it isn't good writing. There again, everyone has different tastes.
The ones I thought were bad were Little Prince, 1984. Animal Farm, Flowers for Algernon, Great Gadsby, and Romeo and Juliet. I just didn't get The Little Prince or Flowers for Algernon. I gave up on it Flowers for Algernon. It just seemed manufactured and trite.
For me, Shakespeare is good only when he has interesting characters. Hamlet and McBeth are captivating, Romeo and Juliet are forced and I guess his attempt at a chick flick. Where the Red Fern Grows and the Outsiders were great when I was a kid. Where the Red Fern Grows seems sappy in retrospect and The Outsiders is a book for kids, good for that age group.
George Orwell's Animal Farm was fascinating only trying to pick out who he was talking about with the various animals. I'm never motivated by scare tactics and generally insulted when people try to scare me into action because they want me to quit thinking.
The Odessy and McBeth are on the list and they do captivate the reader. They grab hold and whisk you along. I could feel the story happening around me. However, in pointing out different tastes, my son read The Odessy at 14 and was bored out of his mind.
Sorry for the long post.

Does individual taste determine good writing?
I don't think so. An individual my find a book uninteresting but it also might be good writing. Personal taste shouldn't be a qualifier of good writing.The craftsmanship of a writer may be brilliant but the content wholly unacceptable. I fear when we say personal taste defines quality. The above books are good writing; the content, or message, or purpose my be awful, bitter, hurtful, obscene, and most of all dangerous but the writing is still good. We need a different perception of writing. We need to find ways to acknowledge accomplishment without making it binding to the content.
I like long posts. I like to see people thinking, questioning, communicating, and behaving in a literate way.

I never read Mein Kampf and never will. I know the reality of Hitler fulfilling his struggles. I don't need to read it and I'd have a tainted view, so wouldn't do any good. I'd rather spend my time on something else.
Never cared to read The Diary of Ann Frank and have no clue what The Tropic of Cancer is about.
I have read The Grapes of Wrath and have mixed feelings. His characters were believable and relatable. His story bogs down at times and his writing style can be cumbersome, for the lack of a better word.



I'd slow down on the name calling.
I am interested in why those books are not rated higher too. Unfortunately, we have to wait for the test of time. However, I predict in 10 years most those books at the top of the list will be gone but the "1984's" "The Great Gatshy's" "The Flowers for Algernon" and "Animal Farm's" will still be on the list and probably in the same relative places. I know that new books have new appeal. But no matter what you are talking about, from cars to chocolate to condoms, quality will out.
As a teacher it bothers me someone will bash Shakespeare for irrelevant, inappropriate reasons. There are any number of criticisms of Shakespeare, psychological, dramatic and theatrical, and audience, so most readers over the centuries would not object to calling "Romeo and Juliet" a "chick flick" because on one level that is what it had to be. But there's more than one level of meaning or understanding and to deny that or not appreciate that is a disservice.
Quality is not subjective, theme and content are.

I find it curious how books go in waves of popularity. Right now anything about vampires and werewolves is a bestseller. Thanks Anne Rice.
A little more than a decade ago the rage was semi-gothic novels. One of the most popular was "The Secret Garden". Now its not even on the list. However, classic gothic novels like "Wuthering Heights" and "Pride and Prejudice" are still on the list. It interests me greatly that this is so. I have an opinion why but would like to hear others ideas.



very well written book and I do love this genre>:)

i absolutely agree; the book thief is my favourite book and is one of the most powerful novels i have ever read
Klo wrote: "sorry"
Don't apologize to the intellectual snobs. this is a good list
Don't apologize to the intellectual snobs. this is a good list
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