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message 1: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)
May 17, 2014 04:22AM

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
What were your least favorite books of the Spring 2014 Challenge? Which books didn't meet your expectations?


message 2: by ♞ Pat (last edited May 18, 2014 04:34PM) (new)
May 18, 2014 04:33PM

♞ Pat Gent | 786 comments The biggest "bad" for me was Maya Angelou's "Mom & Me & Mom." There were a couple of others, but that one really stands out as being almost completely unreadable.

I expected more from her. I was really disappointed.


message 4: by Megan (new)
May 18, 2014 04:44PM

Megan Anderson (ms_anderson) | 1464 comments No 1-stars this season, but I had a few that were just sort of...dull:

The Door in the Wall
Double Dexter
Dexter in the Dark
Kiss the Morning Star
Burger Wuss


message 6: by Deborah (new)
May 21, 2014 01:14PM

Deborah | 1668 comments My least favorites

Spellbound
Frankenstein Not at all what I was expecting. Literally everyone was depressed, and told you why in great detail.


message 7: by Susan A (new)
May 21, 2014 01:34PM

Susan A | 1667 comments I had a good season. The only book I actually disliked reading was:
Brave New World.


message 8: by Paul (new)
May 21, 2014 01:39PM

Paul (metshaft) | 106 comments I read Nightlight A Parody by The Harvard Lampoon for a task. It was absolutely dreadful.


message 9: by Lorna (new)
May 29, 2014 06:02PM

Lorna | 526 comments Least favorite Spring 2014

Reality Boy by A.S. King Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta Above by Isla Morley


message 10: by Jayme(theghostreader) (new)
Jun 01, 2014 05:23PM

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3041 comments Another book I disliked was Flora


message 11: by Chris (new)
Jun 01, 2014 06:02PM

Chris (chrismd) | 1237 comments I was disappointed by a couple books I had been really looking forward to:

The biggest disappointment was A Great and Terrible Beauty. Thought it was just silly.

Also, Grave Peril has finally turned me off the Harry Dresden series, and the classic The Bridge of San Luis Rey left me--as so many classics do--asking why this book is considered so great.


message 13: by Pamela (last edited Jun 03, 2014 05:14PM) (new)
Jun 03, 2014 05:14PM

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments The Janissary Tree - Just disliked it.
The Enchanted April - I was really excited to read it because I've always wanted to go away on a retreat for a period of time. But I just didn't like the characters.


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