Confessions: I really hated...

[NotQuiteAllHere]

Oh! I hate Wicked! It was so terrible and WEIRD! I never saw the musical but I actually want to.... assuming that it isn't at all like the book.

[Jennifer (jenibookworm)]

it's really not the musical was funny. I loved it.

[Melissa]

I hated Twilight, and I really don't like The Hunger Games.

[Erika]

I hated
The whole atmosphere was boring.

[Honeyee]

I hated the Twilight series and The Fault in our Stars. A few pages in and was totally bored.

[Nicola]

I don't exactly hate Jane Austen's novels, but let's just say...I wouldn't read them for fun - which is practically blasphemy for a romance author to say!

[Keely]

I couldn't finish it was so frustrating! The main character was just so annoying and irritated me a lot.

[Kristin]

I also hated LOTR books and movies!

[Kristin]

I also hated LOTR books and movies!

[Lynda]

Melissa wrote: "I hated Twilight, and I really don't like The Hunger Games."

I totally agree -- read the first ones of both and may never pick up the rest... (even though i'm curious enough about hunger games to drag myself through them)

I'm still baffled at the fact that after torturing myself through The Hobbit (seriously took me two years from the time i opened it), but I absolutely LOVED the LOTR trilogy!

I have friends who gush over The Great Gatsby - i listened to an audiobook and was bored to nearly tears that entire 8 hours... I thought the characters were idiots -- all of them.

The Night Circus and Gone Girl are on my more modern book hate list. Couldn't get into either of them.

[Tracey]

I wasn't a fan of Divergent. I just couldn't get over the premise that a society would split into 5 groups based on personality traits...

[Hannah]

I was not a fan at all of the Lux series. It was absolutely horrible. The main character was annoying and the dialogue seemed like it was written by a fifth grader. I also did not enjoy Alienated. It was good at some spots but also really stupid at others.

[Groovy]

I just remembered:

I hate the Hunger Games. What the heck kind of plot? Maybe because I'm not a YA. When the movie came on t.v. (cause who would pay to go see it, right?) I thought I would die of boredom.

[J]

Chase wrote: "I wasn't a fan of Divergent. I just couldn't get over the premise that a society would split into 5 groups based on personality traits..."

Same. I just couldn't get into anything about Divergent, period. I didn't like Tris, or Four, or anything or anyone.

Pride & Prejudice... are all of Jane Austen's books so dull?

And The Raven Boys was okay, but The Dream Thieves was so terrible to me that when I finished it I literally sat there and fumed over the fact that I'd never get the time I'd wasted on it back. I seriously, SERIOUSLY wish I could unread it. I had to surf the internet for a while to distract myself from the horrible mood it put me in just to fall asleep that night.

[Andrew]

twilight, I HATE IT with a passion

[Patrena]

I don't care for JK Rowling books or movies. I am just not into them. What I hate even more is when goodreads force feeds me poll questions about her things. I'd bypass the poll on purpose just to keep getting it sent to me.

[Melissa]

I hated Gone Girl. Everyone raved about it but I couldn't stand it. I had to force myself to finish it and I probably read about 6 books before I finally finished it.

[Darlene]

I didn't like Gone Girl, either. But I hated A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley -- ugh, such a downer. And it won a Pulitzer.

[Kirsty]

I really hated Red Queen. There is nothing original to the story, everything is predictable and because of this was a real struggle for me to finish it. I also didn't like The Girl on the Train again it was a very predictable read and very slow going for me.

Usually I don't really "hate" books but those are the 2 that pop into my mind straight away probably because I read them fairly recently.

[Theresa]

I hated 50 shades of Grey! It took me months to finish. I read it because my BFF loves it. I refuse to waste any more reading time on it, and I have no interest in the movie...

[Katie]

Melissa wrote: "I hated Gone Girl. Everyone raved about it but I couldn't stand it. I had to force myself to finish it and I probably read about 6 books before I finally finished it."

I didn't hate Gone Girl, but I definitely didn't understand all the hype surrounding it. I think Dark Places by Gillian Flynn was a lot better. And like Kirsty, I really didn't like The Girl on the Train that much either!

I also tried to read the Uglies series twice, and each time I couldn't finish it I thought it was so boring.

[Beth]

My Most HATED , & trust me.. This hurts to my core to say Hate when it comes to Books, I LOVE My Books & I LOVE to read.. & i really tried to read it. But, I am still scratching my head as to How this THING ever got published. >> 50 shades << what on earth was the editor & publisher thinking?? We're they Drunk ?? & now it's a Movie!! I guess I didn't drink the "Grey" kool-aid cuz that is the most Horrendous thing that was ever put to paper, & it isn't because of the subject matter that wasn't my issue!! & I WON'T be seeing the movie, Not even by accident. There is so much more I could say but I'll leave it at this!!

[Ray (warrior of randomness) XP]

I hated catcher in the rye. I don't get how such a stupid book is proclaimed as a classic. its just about a loser who tries to get laid and backs out every time in the last minute

[Ray (warrior of randomness) XP]

they even say that the lame book is what a drove a guy to kill. john Lennon . I just don't see it. thank God the author. never gave film rights to any studio . I would never see a movie based on that book

[Jaime]

I loath the Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy with a burning passion of a thousand sausages.

[Timian]

Now i know that people will hate me for hating this book... but i really do! I can't stand a fault in our stars... I'm sorry but i just found it incredible boring and couldn't see what all the hype was about... furthermore i hated slammed by collen hoover. I just... i just couldn't stand that book. I apologize to all of you that liked those books! But this is my oppinion :)

[Valentina]

A few months ago I read PaperTowns by John Green. I didn't like it at all.

[Spencer]

I read The Winner's Curse and hated it. D:

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Timian wrote: "Now i know that people will hate me for hating this book... but i really do! I can't stand a fault in our stars... I'm sorry but i just found it incredible boring and couldn't see what all the hype..."

lol That's one of the few hyped books that I really did like. Usually, when a book is hyped I generally either think it's just ok or don't like it at all. I completely understand that tastes are different though!

[Olivia]

I hated A Fault in our Stars as well. They didn't take enough time to develop the characters, and when the end came I wasn't even attached enough, or knew enough about them, to even really care what happened. I also found it to be a bit reaching and unrealistic at times.

[Mark]

Twilight, Fifty Shades, The Way of Shadows. All ridiculous while two are extremely troubling in the abuse they romanticize.

[Shaelee]

As a fantasy lover I'm embarrassed to say that I had to put down The Night Circus. I appreciated the writing but didn't actually get into the book.

[Olivia]

Also, Wuthering Heights. I've tried to read that book several times and I just can't slightly get into it.

[penneminreads]

Ericka wrote: "Not at all fond of The Fountainhead or On the Road. I would be willing to give On the Road another try, though. I first read it as a freshman and I've found that sometimes coming back to books at a..."

I find that, too - I've recently been re-reading books we discussed in high-school, and I found most of them really good. I don't know if we were just too young for them back then, or maybe didn't discuss them thoroughly enough, but I felt like the teachers just chose books that were still too complex for our age group.

Most recently I've hated Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and Junky by William S. Boroughs, for basically the same reason. Both books just felt like a really loooong list of things/characters/small events, but no real story develops (esp. with Junky), and the characters are described in such an artless way.

[Jess]

Spoiliers: I hated The Hobbit The man described in great detail the color of the dwarves cloaks but when an exciting battle comes along 'clonk' narrator is down for the count. I read the entire book. I guess i zoned out toward the end because when i watched the movie i was SHOCKED that Kili and Fili died. Loved the movies. There are a lot of hugely popular books I wont even bother with because I either read the first few chapters and wanted to choke (Twilight) or the hype is just too great that it has to suck(Fifty Shades of Grey) Not a fan of The Old Man and the Sea either. Everybody raves about it. Bleh

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Shaelee wrote: "As a fantasy lover I'm embarrassed to say that I had to put down The Night Circus. I appreciated the writing but didn't actually get into the book."

I felt the writing was beautiful, but there wasn't much story for me, all description, and I finished it.

[Cátia]

Katie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I hated Gone Girl. Everyone raved about it but I couldn't stand it. I had to force myself to finish it and I probably read about 6 books before I finally finished it."

I didn't hat..."
I agree with... I din't understand the hype for Gone Girl. Dark Places is so much better. I really enjoyed that book

[Anna]

My husband loves The English Patient but I definitely didn't.

[Joni]

Boring! Could not finish it.
I don't think it had anything to do with the description either.

[Groovy]

Timian wrote: "Now i know that people will hate me for hating this book... but i really do! I can't stand a fault in our stars... I'm sorry but i just found it incredible boring and couldn't see what all the hype..."

Timian, you don't have to apologize. You have a right not to like a work that was supposedly great reading that turned into a movie.

Is it me, or does it seem that all boring books, or those with the same old plots get made into movies?

[Timian]

Olivia wrote: "I hated A Fault in our Stars as well. They didn't take enough time to develop the characters, and when the end came I wasn't even attached enough, or knew enough about them, to even really care wha..."

I'm SO happy that I'm not the only one! now we're two against the rest of the world instead of just one! :P

[Timian]

Kristie wrote: "Timian wrote: "Now i know that people will hate me for hating this book... but i really do! I can't stand a fault in our stars... I'm sorry but i just found it incredible boring and couldn't see wh..."

I'm glad you liked it! I really am :) But i guess you're right ;) It all depends on peoples taste ;)

[Honeyee]

I really hated Twlight, Fifty Shades and The Fault in Our Stars.

[Christina]

I tried reading A Wrinkle in Time... Couldn't do it. It just got all jumbled up. More recently though Serena. It's a 300 page book that doesn't say anything more than what is on the dust jacket. I couldn't wait for it to end. And the movie is the same way!

[Pepperpots]

I really hated Sense and Sensibility. I loved Pride and Prejudice and I expected to like S&S just as much but it was such a chore to finish.

[Rebecca M.]

Christina wrote: "I tried reading A Wrinkle in Time... Couldn't do it. It just got all jumbled up. More recently though Serena. It's a 300 page book that doesn't say anything more than what is on the dust jacket. I ..."

Oh man, A Wrinkle in Time was terrible. I managed to finish it but I remember thinking the entire time, "What in the world is the appeal?"

[Bless]

Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi, Where She Went by Gayle Forman, and Riptide by Kat Falls.
Drowned Cities- I barely went on a few chapters before I quit.
Where She Went- I finished it, but I was extremely disappointed because If I Stay was so great.
Riptide- Dark Life was wonderful, but this was so boring. I never completed it.

[Charlie]

I really hated If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I don't even know why. I actually liked the movie, but I read the book after seeing it and it did not go well for me.

Another book I really hated was Scarlet, the second book in The Lunar Chronicles. I didn't connect with Scarlett and Wolf, I didn't like the plot. It really put me off of reading the rest of the series.

[Charlie]

I really hated If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I don't even know why. I actually liked the movie, but I read the book after seeing it and it did not go well for me.

Another book I really hated was Scarlet, the second book in The Lunar Chronicles. I didn't connect with Scarlett and Wolf, I didn't like the plot. It really put me off of reading the rest of the series.

[[deleted user]]

Jessica, they didn't. The emote last film of The Hobbit movies was made up tripe that never happened in the book...

I HATED Gone Girl, and I won't be seeing the movie. :/