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message 251: by Hajarath Prasad (new)

Hajarath Prasad Abburu (hajarath) | 919 comments Dely : Too much verbiage :/ Rushdie sir is Beating around the Bush so much that I dozed off in all my attempts :P


message 252: by dely (new)

dely | 5485 comments Hajarath Prasad wrote: "Dely : Too much verbiage :/ Rushdie sir is Beating around the Bush so much that I dozed off in all my attempts :P"

I will look for it in the public library so if I won't like it I haven't spent money for it!


message 253: by Hajarath Prasad (new)

Hajarath Prasad Abburu (hajarath) | 919 comments Great! But gave it a try though. It's won Booker of the Bookers :)


message 254: by Ahtims (new)

Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
@ HP, I understand regarding the verbosity part.
phew...


message 255: by dely (new)

dely | 5485 comments Hajarath Prasad wrote: "Great! But gave it a try though. It's won Booker of the Bookers :)"

Yes, I surely will!


message 256: by Mrunalsinh (new)

Mrunalsinh (mjmrunal) | 476 comments Any suggestions about which book I don't dare to read....?


message 257: by Gorab, TheGunman (new)

Gorab (itsgorab) | 3765 comments Mod
Here is a list of most abandoned books!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

And Catch22 aptly tops this list!
You can use this list as suggestions for what you wouldn't dare to read.


message 258: by Ahtims (new)

Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
Gorab wrote: "Here is a list of most abandoned books!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

And Catch22 aptly tops this list!
You can use this list as s..."


Catch 22 in mine too :P


message 259: by Utkarsh (new)

Utkarsh (utkarsh12) | 1811 comments catch 22 is in my abandoned list too, one of the first. :D but i will start it again soon. i read it too early in my reading journey.


message 260: by Gorab, TheGunman (new)

Gorab (itsgorab) | 3765 comments Mod
But even if you abandon it again, it will still be counted as a single vote only :P :P

On another note, one of my all time fav ("The Book Thief") also featuring in this list. And I've abandoned these along with Catch 22:
One Hundred Years of Solitude -> The characters were damn confusing! Weird occurrences.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -> Painfully slow.
1984 -> Will give this one another try after some years.

You have any favourites in that list too?


message 261: by K | aworldinpages (new)

K | aworldinpages (aworldinpages) The Broker and The Last Juror by John Grisham.

I love all genres of thrillers and i hate giving up on books halfway but Grisham's books, I just couldn't bring myself to finish.


message 262: by Ahtims (new)

Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
one hundred years was weird. Didn't like it.
After finishing 1984, I was depressed for days together.


message 263: by Green (new)

Green Singh (greensingh) | 160 comments Salamandastron by Brian Jacques...I couldn't finish this book no matter what...after 50 or so pages,I just cannot keep reading....I have no idea why...


message 264: by Shruti (new)

Shruti  (shrutiable) | 40 comments Catch 22. I could not finish it even after trying multiple times.
btw I am commenting on this thread for the first time and this good reads app which sucks as it is not showing me recent comments but those dating back to 2010!!!


message 265: by Ahtims (new)

Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
Sherri , you have to use the newest comment option at top right hand corner if the App


message 266: by Shruti (new)

Shruti  (shrutiable) | 40 comments Oh! thank you Shalini. How stupid of me to miss that.
Okay now I feel like I am in the present. :D


message 267: by Ahtims (new)

Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
Shruti, not Sherri (which was an autocorrect by my mobile :-))


message 268: by Pragati (new)

Pragati Midnight's children by Salman Rushdie. Even after 3 attempts I could not go past 3 pages of that book and I really don't think I'll be attempting to read it again especially after seeing the movie


message 269: by Srividya (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 1859 comments Gorab wrote: "Here is a list of most abandoned books!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

And Catch22 aptly tops this list!
You can use this list as s..."


A lot of my favourites, especially all time favourites are in the first 100 books of this list!! LOL! I don't think I can use this list as books to avoid list! :D


message 270: by Aparna (new)

Aparna | 279 comments catch 22,the great gatsby,breakfast at Tiffany's to name a few


message 271: by Gorab, TheGunman (new)

Gorab (itsgorab) | 3765 comments Mod
Shalini wrote: "one hundred years was weird. Didn't like it.
After finishing 1984, I was depressed for days together."


Shalini, depressed because it was so boring or for the gloomy content??


message 272: by Gorab, TheGunman (new)

Gorab (itsgorab) | 3765 comments Mod
Srividya wrote: "Gorab wrote: "Here is a list of most abandoned books!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

And Catch22 aptly tops this list!
You can use ..."


LOL! Then you can use this as your must read list :D :D


message 273: by Ahtims (new)

Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
For an, scary and gloomy, especially what happened towards the end.


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