Worst book you've ever read

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 06-05-2009, 08:07 PM

I hated that the Catcher in the Rye had basically no point other then Hey, I'm Holden Caulfield, relate to me. But it was really well-written and I didn't get exhasperated halfway through like I do with most "classic" novels.
For my birthday last year, my mom bought me the Twilight series. I read half of the first one and it was awful. Bella is seriously the blandest character in modern literature, you could not make a more blatant Mary Sue if you tried.

jackhammer · 06-05-2009, 08:18 PM

The Bible.

Gone Sugaring · 06-05-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TumorAttitude

I hated that the Catcher in the Rye had basically no point other then Hey, I'm Holden Caulfield, relate to me. But it was really well-written and I didn't get exhasperated halfway through like I do with most "classic" novels.
For my birthday last year, my mom bought me the Twilight series. I read half of the first one and it was awful. Bella is seriously the blandest character in modern literature, you could not make a more blatant Mary Sue if you tried.

I love The Catcher In The Rye, it's one of my favorites of all time but I most definitely agree with you about Twilight. Maybe it's because I'm a teenage girl but most people expect me to love that series. Some girls called me heartless because I said it was cliché and terrible.

gunnels · 06-05-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

The Bible.

If you treat it as a fictional book, the Bible is actually pretty entertaining.

Oh and to answer the question: Twilight.

Ghostrider · 06-05-2009, 08:23 PM

Anything by Steinbeck, especially The Red Pony, has to be the worst novel I ever read.

Gone Sugaring · 06-05-2009, 08:24 PM

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Anything by Steinbeck, especially The Red Pony, has to be the worst novel I ever read.

I'm having to read Cannery Row for my English class.

I do not care for anything I have read by Steinbeck.

gunnels · 06-05-2009, 08:25 PM

I thought The Pearl was decent.

Ghostrider · 06-05-2009, 08:30 PM

The Pearl wasn't so bad, but I just don't like anything Steinbeck has written.

Also I agree with JH about the Bible,,,a work of fiction.

Bane of your existence · 06-05-2009, 08:32 PM

Something called Slatewiper. It was retarded.

Burning Down · 06-05-2009, 08:43 PM

"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. I have given it a few tries but I could never really get past that first sentence

Actually I've only ever gotten about a quarter of the way through before having to put it down. I found it really, really dry.

06-05-2009, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	Worst book you've ever read I hated that the Catcher in the Rye had basically no point other then Hey, I'm Holden Caulfield, relate to me. But it was really well-written and I didn't get exhasperated halfway through like I do with most "classic" novels. For my birthday last year, my mom bought me the Twilight series. I read half of the first one and it was awful. Bella is seriously the blandest character in modern literature, you could not make a more blatant Mary Sue if you tried.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The Bible. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Ghostrider Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 131	Anything by Steinbeck, especially The Red Pony, has to be the worst novel I ever read.

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Ghostrider Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 131	The Pearl wasn't so bad, but I just don't like anything Steinbeck has written. Also I agree with JH about the Bible,,,a work of fiction.

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Bane of your existence Such That Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,197	Something called Slatewiper. It was retarded.

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. I have given it a few tries but I could never really get past that first sentence Actually I've only ever gotten about a quarter of the way through before having to put it down. I found it really, really dry.