The worst book you read

[[deleted user]]

It's an awesome book

[Patricia]

Usually, the books I read I end up liking. It's always the books I have to read for English or Literature that I end up disliking. The worst book I've read for class so far is Wolf on the Fold by Judith Clark which I had to read last year for my year 9 exam. I didn't understand the flashbacks and flashforwards and the concept and the plot was very confusing.

[Emily]

I hold no love for classic novels. I can acknowledge that they are good enough to consider reading but often find myself confused by language and concepts that are presented within the metaphors put forth. This can mostly be blamed on my English teachers in high school I suppose - but lets not blame anyone. Classic lit is my bane, which leads to my least favorite book I've ever read: Of Mice and Men.

I don't know what it is but everything within the book just seems so...unnecessary.

[Karen]

I can't remember the title but it was an awful Victorian erotic novel. It had a couple of good sex scenes (literally two) but was mostly repetitive and horrible. "Membrane" is really not a sexy word...

[Francisca]

eclipse from the twilight saga

[mgs__eighty]

The Time of the Doves. I thought it would never end. I started waiting for a good one, but, well...

[Angie]

Karen wrote: "I can't remember the title but it was an awful Victorian erotic novel. It had a couple of good sex scenes (literally two) but was mostly repetitive and horrible. "Membrane" is really not a sexy wor..."


I bet one out of 5 scientists would disagree.

Seriously though, that is pretty gross. I think I would have to give up on any erotica containing a word like that. Membrane is not really synonymous with erotic in my mind either...

[Emily]

Forest by Sonia Hartnett. Don't do it, tension all the way through for the crappest ending of all time.

[Emily]

Emily wrote: "I hold no love for classic novels. I can acknowledge that they are good enough to consider reading but often find myself confused by language and concepts that are presented within the metaphors pu..."

I hear you, Shakespeare makes no sense to me.

[Melissa]

Do people really read a whole series when they hate the books? Not trying to start a fight here...just curious. If someone absolutely HATES the Twilight Saga/Stephanie Meyer's writing style…why would you read all four books? I could see maybe two...

[Sydney]

"Beautiful Disaster" WAS a disaster to me. There was no real plot or point to it, I stopped after 70 pages. I know many people would disagree with me but I actually thought that the main characters were annoying.

[Melissa]

LKim wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Do people really read a whole series when they hate the books? Not trying to start a fight here...just curious. If someone absolutely HATES the Twilight Saga/Stephanie Meyer's wr..."

Thanks for responding :) you should just flip through the last books so you won't end up being mad at yourself. Or ask someone on Goodreads what happens ;)

[Kath]

Monster High 4 :c, was disappointing

[Angie]

Ok, I have a new least favorite book- Waiting for Odysseus by Janell M Ramos. I have been trying to struggle my way through it, got to 77%, and I just can't do it anymore. What a bunch of ostentatious crap.
It's nonsense with no discernible plot, shallow, completely moronic characters, and it made me want to crawl into a cave somewhere and die. Apparently this book is supposed to "sweep us deep into the human heart and soul" and be "courageous and oftentimes voyeuristically honest". Failed. It's just ridiculous. It's been a long time since I could honestly say that I truly hated a book. I truly hate this one.

[Rincess]

Haha, just checked out the book you just mentioned. So far, it has the lowest rating I've seen here in goodreads. Lol

[Sydney]

Fallen Star by Jessica Sorenson left a bad taste in my mouth

[Alejandra]

Manuel wrote: "The books of Narnia just sucks, they are horrible, the movies are way better than the books! Ahh it just get me so angry!! don't read them please! :)"

Terrible amount of hate there. Accept the fact some people might like them. I loved those books when I was a kid, and right now even if I don't think they're the best books ever written, I still enjoy them.

[Becca]

I struggled through, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I figured out how the book was going to end just a few chapters into the story. I didn't read the other two books.

I also haven't read very many "classic" books. I refused to read "The Scarlet Letter" in high school and looked the summarized version on the internet so I could get through the questions about the book. I've tried reading, Dracula, The Time Machine, and Fanny Hill, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure and all three are shelved until I'm out of reading material.

I love horror, fantasy and thrillers, but it seems the trend is romance now.

[Anne]

I know I am in the minority on this one. I loathed A Confederacy of Dunces. I did not find it funny at all.

[Sc]

The author vision kinda childish somehow..Amazonia

[Sahana]

Becca wrote: "I struggled through, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I figured out how the book was going to end just a few chapters into the story. I didn't read the other two books.

I also haven't read very m..."

i agree with you, completely.. its hard to find a decent thriller these days(without romance overpowering the plot)

[Olivia]

For me, I think it was the Fallen series by Lauren Kate. Usually I make myself finish a series but a couple chapters into Passion and I just couldn't.

[Joanne Farley]

Becca wrote: "I struggled through, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I figured out how the book was going to end just a few chapters into the story. I didn't read the other two books.>

I couldn't read it either I gave up in the end.

[Suchismita]

Chulz wrote: "Elle wrote: "50 Shades of Grey is the only book I've never been able to finish. It was just so... stupid & badly written."

Totally agree... I can't understand why the ratings are so high."

same here..
stupid book,no plot!

[Anne]

I tried listening to Dragon Tattoo and it put me to sleep every time.

[Foxy234]

i tired reading twilight but fell asleep

[Anne]

I got through the first three Twilights, but I'm not a fan. Bella is just too sappy for me. Sorry

[Adrianna*Herondale*]

i didnt like
i found many sections of it really boring

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Connecticut Yankee in King Auther's Quort

[Trinity]

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. I hated it so much I didn't even finish it. Ugh so confusing. I don't want to talk about it.

[bibliophile (Romance Addict)]

Happy ever after by Nora Roberts. It was the most boring book EVER!

[Melissa]

Trinity wrote: "Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. I hated it so much I didn't even finish it. Ugh so confusing. I don't want to talk about it."

I read the trilogy when it first came out .. and I was like .. "really? I just wasted all this reading time on this junk?"

[Deborah]

Anne wrote: "I tried listening to Dragon Tattoo and it put me to sleep every time."

Not a fan, either. It shouldn't take 60 pages for a book to get interesting. I have friends that loved it, though.

[Dean]

I read 'The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo ' series and enjoyed it. I know it's a bit slow but I don't mind reading long books. Also, I know this is ignorant...but I only found out recently that people still listen to books...I just assumed that had died with the cassette tape...

[Anne]

Audio books are still here and thriving. A boon for me when my eyes got too bad to read even large print. Now I have my Kindle, but sometimes I sill like to listen to a good book.

[Dean]

Yeah, my mate listens to Game of Thrones on his way to work. Stunned.

[Melissa]

Dean wrote: "I read 'The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo ' series and enjoyed it. I know it's a bit slow but I don't mind reading long books. Also, I know this is ignorant...but I only found out recently that people ..."

I thought the first 1/2 of the first one was slow, but after that I enjoyed it also. I have the other 2 books, just haven't gotten to them yet!

[Dean]

Keep on them Melissa. I found them rewarding.

[Betsy]

The Edge of Never is probably the worst book I have read in recent years. I kept reading in the hope that it would become believable/interesting but alas, it was all for naught.

[Joanie]

Probably Twilight...good god that is one bad book.

[Gowtham]

the worst book i have ever read is 50 shades of gray..! Definitely..that is one stupid book..the entire series is bad..i mean who wants to read a book full of pornographic scenes..there is no story at all in the books ...!some people said the 2nd book was better but it was worse..i didn't even bother to read the 3rd book..Fifty Shades of GreyFifty Shades DarkerFifty Shades Freed

[Shay]

I gave up on trying to read the House of Night series. It was like reading the first draft of a already poorly written book. It has the writing style of a 8th grader with the plot of an adult book. BAD COMBO.

And 50 Shades of Grey (yeah, I don't care to even write the title properly)...just no. I grabbed it off the shelves, read the first 10 pages and then put it down. It's everything I hate in my smutty books. Poor characters, terrible writing style, constant re-usage of words and phrases, and just bleh. I've read better chick porn online. Save your money folks and browse the interwebs. Trust me. You'll enjoy yourself more. Haha.

[Christin]

Hm, The knife of never letting go I'd say. I just couldn't get into it and gave up after 30 pages. That dog just drove me crazy. And of course 50 shades of grey. I didn't like Twilight so why would I like a badly written Twilight fanfiction? Stopped reading after chapter two.

[Mandi]

50 Shades of Grey. I couldn't even finish the book because I couldn't stop both cringing and laughing at the absurd inner monologue of the main character.

[Katherine]

Shay wrote: "I gave up on trying to read the House of Night series. It was like reading the first draft of a already poorly written book. It has the writing style of a 8th grader with the plot of an adult book...."

well i did read the series of the house of night too and the first two books were ok, i did like the type of book it was going for but then it got soooooooo horrible and i couldn't read it any more :/ i didn't think it was believable and just seemed like bull.

Back to the lord of the rings for me because at the very least it was very entertaining, believable, adventurous and HAD amazing couples in it!! Lord of the rings forever

[Katherine]

Mandi wrote: "50 Shades of Grey. I couldn't even finish the book because I couldn't stop both cringing and laughing at the absurd inner monologue of the main character."

yeah i knows O.O so cringey DX there are better ways in phrasing paragraphs than what was written in that thing - i mean if your gonna write a graphic book like that at least use words that hint to the fact of whats happen rather than flat out describe to the point where it makes you uncomfortable. i don't know if it's just me or what but i would find it a better book if it wasn't sooooo graphic cuz at least then you could use you imagination.

[Katherine]

Cora wrote: "The Bible - total waste of energy & time. I read it because I was on a Jesus kick for 5 minutes in my 20's. A downer that isn't even interesting. Still don't know how I read the whole thing. Bra..."

hehehehehhehehehehe >.< i wouldn't class that as a book in my opinion lolz

[Katherine]

Elle wrote: "The House of Night Series is a complete waste of paper & binding. How can people cheer for a girl who is pretty much a snobby little slore (slut/whore) who spends ever single book agonizing about t..."

I totally agree, i don't get why it became that way, i mean the first book wasn't like that but then it went in that direction and i was like screw you, not worth more of my time

[[deleted user]]

THE JUNGLE by Upton Sinclair it actually gave me nightmares!

[Mandi]

Katherine wrote: "Mandi wrote: "50 Shades of Grey. I couldn't even finish the book because I couldn't stop both cringing and laughing at the absurd inner monologue of the main character."

yeah i knows O.O so cringe..."

I agree. If I want every single detail spelled out for me, I'll watch a movie. People read in order to picture things in their own way in their heads. This is why the book is always better than the movie, but hey, maybe this book will be the exception since EL already spelled out everything anyway.