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Booknut wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "I could not stand MockingJay. Horrible and ruined one of my fave series. Also I didn't like most of the faceless ones except for the ending"I disliked Valkyrie's attitude problem..."
I agree! I loved the first Maximum Ride books, but this series is just going on to L O N G ! I was very disappointed with Angel! But I keep hoping the books will become good again! *sigh* But at least there is (supposedly) only 1 more! So I'm crossing my fingers for Nevermore!
Lucinda wrote: "I have found that some book trilogies that i have read or series, they start really good with book 1 and 2 and then seem to loose momentumn. For an example book 1 of David Farland's 'Runelords' ser..."I hate when this happens! I've been so disappointed by the sequels or the 3rd book in trilogy/series! You know it's going to be a good series when the books are still AMAZING even after the 3rd and 4th and....
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I hated:
Mockingjay
The Camel Rider(*groan)
The Maximum ride books after the 4th book.
And probably a lot more that I don't remember at the moment.
Louise wrote: "I don't actually hate them, but the House of Night Series and Goddess of Love by P.C Cast. So many freaking bloody popular culture references."I agree completely! Way to many pop culture references! And I definitely don't hate the House of Night, but each book I began to dislike more and more..until I stopped reading them! And I almost never don't finish a series!
Lauren wrote: "Louise wrote: "I don't actually hate them, but the House of Night Series and Goddess of Love by P.C Cast. So many freaking bloody popular culture references."Oh I agree, I started reading the Hou..."
Agreed! Never could finish either of those series!
Booknut wrote: "Mockingjay's ending was horrible!!"UGHHHH!!!!!! That ending made me so mad!!!
Pretty Little Liars:Stupid girls. And who is A really? ughh
the Ice Moon series by Kristy Quinn. i think that's how you spell her name. ugh, it was a total waste of reading time.
Wow. It's like I'm realizing that I'm not alone in my hatred for these character after all, after years of being smothered by my friends' love for them.
Is it just me or should you never read sequels? It just that often i find that they almost ruin the first book with their crappiness. I have made it a personal rule and my reading experience is better than ever. I always end up disapointed.
Isabelle wrote: "I could not stand MockingJay. Horrible and ruined one of my fave series. Also I didn't like most of the faceless ones except for the ending"Exactlty what I thnk.
Olivia wrote: "Booknut wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Booknut wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Booknut wrote: "Mockingjay's ending was horrible!!"It was awful! It was basically like Katniss did it all for nothing because she did..."
Gale and Katniss should have been together.
Olivia wrote: "Booknut wrote: "Mockingjay's ending was horrible!!"It was awful! It was basically like Katniss did it all for nothing because she did it all for Prim and *SPOILER* Prim dies!"
I know if Prim is just going to die anyways then whats the point of the story.
Isabelle wrote: "I didn't like the House of Night series. I am not sure why. i think it was not the idea of the series but the way it was written really annoyed me and didn't appeal to me."I liked The House of Night series.
I really didn't like the hunger games, before I fall, and inkdeath. I found that they were pourly written ans just plain bad.
Honey, reread them in a few years. Gain a little perspective. Read more. Philosophize. Then you can judge, and not a second before.
well, if who ever last commented, if that comment was for me, i read them a while ago, and i re-read them a couple months ago and i still couldn't stand them. But that's only my opinion.
And yet, I still urge you to do so.
popular books that i cannot stand:-kushiel's dart
-the edge of never
-warm bodies
-daughters of the blood
-world war z
-fear and loathing in las vegas
-to kill a mockingbird (i'm probably going to hell for this)
-80% of shakespeare's plays
As an avid reader, I had prided myself in never having read a book that I entirely despised with a passionate hatred. Until I read this book. With such an incessant mind, I forced myself to endure every word in the hopes that the book might improve as I read on. But Alas, it did not and I was left utterly disappointed and became even more wary of books that are as well rated as this one. I am quite sure that my displeasure of this book came from the character. The protagonist of this story made me feel sick to read from the point of view of. I am ill at he thought that people such as this are common in society. Among the people I know, I have never met any who have been willing to go against my opinion of this book or even read it and I am thankful for that. I would also like to thank everyone who contributes to this topic, it brings me ease to know that I can find a place to warn me of books to avoid.
Mean girls do exist. Deny it all you want, but it has happened to me, it's happened to other people. The point of having Before I Fall in Sam's own perspective is to show how she changed. How she realized she'd given up the best parts of her to be popular, and somehow fixed everything she could the only way that she knew how.
I understood that, but all the time spent in her perspective made me come to hate the time reading. Even near the end, I felt like she had not changed for the correct reasons. I might be alone in my reasoning for this book.
Maybe. Someone else on Goodreads said that they hated it as well, and I told them it may take a few years to really understand it.
Perhaps it will for me as well. Thank you for your opinion.
Sure. Pretty sure you're the first person to say that to me, but great if you mean it.
I am not as fond of sarcasm as many I know. I don't enjoy using it in messages if I can help it. So, I do mean it.
Great. I'm absurdly happy right now.
Tuck Everlasting - Seriously, what the heck. She should've drank the water and gone with Jesse. They acted like immortality was such a terrible curse. Why not do something good with your life if you're going to be around until the end of the universe?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Maybe I'm stupid, but I understood nothing. Many other readers were like, "If you love ironic and sarcastic humour this is for you!" and I do, but none of this made a lick of sense and the humour that I could get the most basic of understanding out of was cheap and probably intended for five-year-olds.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Maybe I'm stupid, but I understood nothing. Many other readers were like, "If you love ironic and sarcastic humour this is for you!" and I do, but none of this made a lick of sense and the humour that I could get the most basic of understanding out of was cheap and probably intended for five-year-olds.
H99 wrote: "Tessa Vakarian, Queen of the Final Frontier wrote: "Tuck Everlasting - Seriously, what the heck. She should've drank the water and gone with Jesse. They acted like immortality was such a terrible c..."
I don't think I've ever had someone thank me for having an opinion. Nice feeling. xD
Find the cure for cancer! Dig water wells! Help starving children! Build houses! You've got your family and you're immortal. Stop being so bloody selfish.
I don't think I've ever had someone thank me for having an opinion. Nice feeling. xD
Find the cure for cancer! Dig water wells! Help starving children! Build houses! You've got your family and you're immortal. Stop being so bloody selfish.
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OMG Tuck Everlasting! When I read the book and when I watched the movie, that was my thought exactly!! I know everlasting life has its downsides (everything in this world does), but she suffered so much as a consequence, as did Jesse. If she had just drank the water, she would have secured the love of her life, and have had a pretty enjoyable immortal life, I think.
Instead, she still had to watch her family die (her parents were already older than her - odds were she was going to outlive them both anyway!), so her argument about not being able to go through that is sort of invalid.
As for Jesse, it's him I feel sorry for most. He endangered his family, let her in on the secret, gave her water, gave his heart to her, and in the end she decides to look past the endless sacrifices he and his family make on her behalf and to not be with him.
Overall, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with that book. Love the storyline and basic concepts. Hate the ending.
Defy by Sara B Larson. It was so poorly written and unrealistic in every aspect. The characters and setting were poor too.
Olivia wrote: "Rimpy wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Twilight SeriesMockingjay
The Hobbit"
Yes! I'm not the only one who hates Mocking Jay! Thanks Olivia for being with me! Pheww.."
Haha You got it! I just absolutely ..."
What is wrong with the hobbit?
InkspellFarid said something about Fenoglio is crazy and not to play games with the dead and whatnot,but then after he dies Dustfinger brings him back,and he runs to the "crazy" dude and begs him to write him back from the dead, and that is playing games with the dead! Farid was such a hypocrite in that chapter!
I was just depressed after reading Tuck Everlasting... So I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.I read The Hobbit a long time ago, but I enjoyed it. It has a lot more action than the Fellowship did for me. I wish Gandalf didn't love hearing himself talk for like a third of the book. I got so bored I couldn't continue. I was still in grade school, maybe 6th, and I was just getting into the big stuff. Maybe I'll try it again, but there's a possibility I'll skip the big speech.
Janice (Janicu) wrote: "I could not *stand* The Devil Wears Prada! I couldn't relate to the main character at all. Her job was NOT THAT HARD. She didn't have to use her brain very much, but all she could do was complain a..."I actually liked The Devil Wears Prada, but I didn't really like Revenge Wears Prada. Max was so sweet, he was almost perfect. I actually liked him better than Alex. But the thing that Lauren Weisberger did to him was not justified. I could expect Em to do it but not Max. So I hated the ending where she went back to Alex.
Rue~alwaysa1directioner~ wrote: "I can never hate a book. And frankly, I've never read a suckish book. I even liked Twilight. Dash that. I LOVED it!!!! Go Edward!!!!"I liked the Twilight series as a story but didn't really like the characters. I don't like Bella at all. I mean, I get the whole introvert thing, even I am an introvert but all she does is think about Edward all the time. She did have reading as a hobby in the first book (I so wanna read Wuthering Heights!) but in the next three books, she doesn't read at all. And even in the first book, she doesn't have any other hobby. How can a person not like watching T.V., and that too a teenager? No interest in sports, hates parties, not good at school, no other liking. She must like SOMETHING, at least. Even I am an introvert like her but I love being alone. I love my own time. Listening to music, watching movies, anything. I found her a bit shallow and lacking self confidence.
And I didn't like Jacob. I found him irritating from the very beginning, 'cause I loved Edward and Bella together and I could see how he would be ruining that. Actually, that is why I liked New Moon the least. Plus, he imprinted on a newborn. Like, a 10-minute old. :\ And, I hated how one second he was going 'I hate Edward, I want Bella'. Even after she changed into a vampire, I know he secretly hoped to get her. And the other second, he imprints on Renesmee (I love her name and the way it is pronounced! ^_^ )and says,'Okay Bella, bye. Now you know why things didn't work between us'. And I'm like.. -.-
I just don't really like the characters in the Twilight series anymore. I read the books after I saw awesome reviews and was initially happy as I had started reading and didn't know that not everyone in every book is good. :P Later, I realised how retarded Bella is and how Edward lacks sense of humour. Otherwise I like him! Actually, even Bella has zero sense of humour. And I don't like Jacob. -.-Another book I didn't particularly like was The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. Having loved the movie adaptation, I thought of reading the book to get better insight into the characters, which is normally the case with books. But it turned to be almost similar, and thus, a waste of time!
I dislike alot of books (but then again, so do alot of people...), but one book which I didn't like was TFIOS by John Green. (Please dont kill me!). It wasn't a bad book at all, I just didn't find it amazing or special. I also wasn't a fan of twilight or the last two Inkheart books.
H99 wrote: "I love TFIOS, but it's fine if you don't. :D Will you be watching the movie?Inkheart... I feel like it was a good series, but the first book was the best. It was so magical, and I love rereading ..."
I might watch the movie. Though I expect that if I don't my friends will drag me to the theater. And regarding Inkheart, ya, Farid just went downhill from book one. Oh well, there will always be the first book :)
The Edge of Never. The beginning of this was a slow burn romance set on a road trip. It seemed really promising. Then it turned into a porno. The male lead turned into an alpha d-bag. Then the author ripped off my favorite band by having the two leads cover their songs as a sudden and unrealistic musical sensation.
I really don't like this book.
Actually, most of the books on my new-adult shelf, I didn't like. Especially THE EDGE OF NEVER. I get all ragebeasty just thinking about that book. >_<
Maybe I am too old.
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Actually, most of the books on my new-adult shelf, I didn't like. Especially THE EDGE OF NEVER. I get all ragebeasty just think..."
The only New Adult I have been able to stomach is any Colleen Hoover novel and Making Faces by Amy Harmon.
I've heard mixed things about Colleen Hoover. Some of my trusted friends like her, some don't.I hear TANGLED and EASY are supposed to be good, and my friend Leah Raeder's book, UNTEACHABLE, but I haven't read them yet. :)
I did JUST obtain a copy of ANGELFALL though!
Colleen Hoover's books are a mixed bag. Loved Hopeless (and follow ons) and Slammed (and follow ons)....absolutely rage hated Maybe, Someday and Ugly Love.In the books that I hated, the heroine had to put up with a lot of crap from the male love interest, and it seemed like the writer wanted us to cheer these couples on even though the romances seemed on life support much of the books. I can get behind damaged heros if they don't treat their women like crap and expect them to hang around while they provide breadcrumbs rather than a feast of love.
In Maybe, Someday, the male love interest was committed to someone else while he led the heroine on...In Ugly Love, the male love interest was badly damaged from emotional trauma from his past and unable to commit.
I disliked "Mockingjay," "The Great Gatsby," "Brave New World," "Deliverance," "The Shoemaker's Wife," and "Heart of Darkness."
Maggie wrote: "I disliked "Mockingjay," "The Great Gatsby," "Brave New World," "Deliverance," "The Shoemaker's Wife," and "Heart of Darkness.""Aww, you didn't like Great Gatsby? I love that book. May I ask why you didn't like it?
I didn't like the ending of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins' and my brain entirely rejects The Hitchhiker's Guide of the Galaxy on principle. Also, Fifty Shades of Grey doesn't even come on the radar of bad books, it was burned before its name could be added to the list.
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Ugh, I completely agree!! I loved the first two and Mockingjay ruined my love for the series!