Bottom of the Barrel

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Did you read a book that felt like you pulled it out of the bottom of the barrel? Share your awful reading experience with us. Let's talk books!!

[Karen]

I didn't like The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili. It was longlisted for the International Booker prize.
I read it because it was set in the country of Georgia, and it was a translated work. It just seemed as though there was nothing happy in this book.

Another book that I was disappointed with this year: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I read it in high school. I had completely forgotten most of what the book was about. In my re-read, I just didn't enjoy it at all, and was very confused by the ending.

[Leticia]

I didn't like Hounded. My reasons:
You can't possibly imagine the MC as an ancient druid, and the female characters are mostly stereotypes, hot Goddesses who without exception find the MC irresistible or evil witches who can't be trusted.

[Jenny]

Another list to which I could add soooooo many titles.
I will add two.
I would be remiss if I didn't throw out there. It was such a singularly bad book that I had to share it with many many people. Of course, there are a lot of KU titles that I have read for challenges that are equally bad, but this one kind of started it all for me.

Then there is .
This is the book that made me never trust Oprah with book recommendations. Or trust the best seller list. Wow, it is just bad. Writing, characters, plot. Not quite brain bleach territory, but awfully close.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Jenny wrote: "Another list to which I could add soooooo many titles.
I will add two.
I would be remiss if I didn't throw out there. It was such a singularly bad book that I had to sha..."

I am never gonna live down introducing that book to the group. SMH. Kadin was the star of Quidditch, apparently never to be forgotten.

[Jenny]

No really, everyone should read that book. Giggling will ensue.

[Lynnette]

The Personal Librarian Awful

[Karen]

Lynnette wrote: "The Personal Librarian Awful"

HI Lynnette, I had read that it wasn't good. Sure sounds like a great premise.

[Jenny]

Plus, it has a book word in the title. That is too often catnip to all of us!

[Karen]

Jenny wrote: "Plus, it has a book word in the title. That is too often catnip to all of us!"

You have that right!

[Lynnette]

Karen wrote: "Lynnette wrote: "The Personal Librarian Awful"

HI Lynnette, I had read that it wasn't good. Sure sounds like a great premise."

Karen, I was so sorely disappointed. It should have been good. Everything was there for it to be good, but they failed to deliver.

[☘Misericordia☘]

This one: The All-Consuming World
I'll just leave a link to my rant but it's so bad it's almost excellent :)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Elsi]

I'm stuck in The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. It started out pretty good and then just got weird. It's checked out of the library and there are people waiting for it, so I'm going to turn it in and maybe try again later. I'm disappointed because I wanted to enjoy this book.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Jenny wrote: "Another list to which I could add soooooo many titles.
I will add two.
I would be remiss if I didn't throw out there. It was such a singularly bad book that I had to sha..."

YES, I agree. There are soooo many titles that I could add to this list as well. Usually, all the books that everyone else loves, I am the one that doesn't LOL

The Bridges of Madison County is a book that I really liked. It's a love it or hate it type of book. But it's ok, not every book is for every reader : )

[PeteC]

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