Books you don't want to read? - Page 5

[Periwinkle]

Originally Posted by JessicaRenee

Anything by Tolkien. I skimmed over The Hobbit in 9th grade. Yuck.

::::::

Thank you for saying what I've kept shamefully to myself all these years. I hated those books. Dh is all excited to start reading them to our kids, and I'm like, go on with your bad self but leave me out of it.

[basmom]

: I'm with you on the Tolkien front!

[SquishyBuggles]

Ohhh, I could never get through The Old Man and the Sea...I tried and I tried but it was SO BORING. I may have to try again.

[bigeyes]

Originally Posted by Sailor

I'll probably never read (nor do I want to) books by Danielle Steele or Jackie Collins or equivalent. They hold zero interest or appeal for me.

I hate romances. For that matter, I hate most women's magazines, too. How come things that are specifically for women are usually beyond sappy?

Originally Posted by SquishyBuggles

Ohhh, I could never get through The Old Man and the Sea...I tried and I tried but it was SO BORING. I may have to try again.

Ugh, Hemingway. ITA. I can't read any of his stuff.

[midnightwriter]

Twilight.

[Thalia]

Anything by Ayn Rand, Dan Brown, or in the Twilight or Left Behind series. Thanks for the Eat Pray Love heads up; sounds like it is definitely not something I'd enjoy.

[SquishyBuggles]

Originally Posted by Thalia

Anything by Ayn Rand, Dan Brown, or in the Twilight or Left Behind series. Thanks for the Eat Pray Love heads up; sounds like it is definitely not something I'd enjoy.

I haven't been able to get through The Fountainhead after several attempts. I have a friend who touts it as the greatest book ever written. I don't see it!

[JessicaS]

Originally Posted by Viola

I didn't read Harry Potter for a long time, because I thought I wouldn't like the books, but I really did enjoy the series.

Honestly the only reason I first read Harry Potter was because Alan Rickman plays one of the characters in the movies. : I did enjoy them.

I have always avoided Possession, by A.S. Byatt, but not for any particular reason. I think I might read it one day.

Oh I read that, I think I liked it. It was awhile ago.

[NiteNicole]

Originally Posted by eurobin

I don't want to read Eat, Pray, Love. It irks me that the author got a divorce and got to travel across Italy, India and Indonesia to "find herself" (gag, whatever) while being paid to write a book. I got a divorce and had to go into my cubicle and put on a happy face. I don't think I could relate to her experience at all.

Oh, I hate this book. I slogged through Eat, had to finally give up on Pray, and couldn't even make myself try Love past a few pages. I have never met anyone over the age of 14 so thoroughly, endlessly interested in herself. Please, Miss, can we gaze into your navel just a bit more? I'm not sure I've really explored all it's complexities.

It should have been called, "How I Fell Face First In Luck and Rolled Around In It."

I thought I'd give The Road a try, but I couldn't get into the tone of the book and I was scared of what I might burn into my brain if I continued reading because I accidentally read a spoiler on this forum that haunts me. It's so terrible I can't even mention it to anyone else because I couldn't do that to someone.

I bet we read the same spoiler. I just choke when I try to tell someone why I don't want to read this book, and that one little blurb is the ONLY thing I've read about it.

[Periwinkle]

Originally Posted by NiteNicole

Oh, I hate this book. I slogged through Eat, had to finally give up on Pray, and couldn't even make myself try Love past a few pages. I have never met anyone over the age of 14 so thoroughly, endlessly interested in herself. Please, Miss, can we gaze into your navel just a bit more? I'm not sure I've really explored all it's complexities.

It should have been called, "How I Fell Face First In Luck and Rolled Around In It."

omg this is the most hilarious thing ever. LOVE the alternate title.

[Tra1978]

I totally agree with NiteNicole about Eat Pray Love. We read it for a book club and omg it was painful to get through. I didn't end up finishing the last 20 pages.

[pammysue]

Originally Posted by AuntNi

I have no desire to ever read a book on Oprah's list. And I'm really mad at her for stealing two of my favorite books of all time, East Of Eden and Pillars Of The Earth. Those are MY books, Oprah, and you and your mindless followers are NOT welcome to them!

ITA!! :

Originally Posted by Oriole

I don't want to read Marley & Me. I just have no interest in this book, and I don't even know why. I could be judging by the cover, but you should know that growing up, our school library ran out of books about animals that I haven't read. So this is really odd. I just don't think it will hold my interest, kwim? No political agenda here , just a weird vibe.

There's a book? I thought it was just a stupid comedy. I must be missing something.

I have no desire to read any of Anne Rice's new "Christian" books.

[JessicaS]

Originally Posted by Viola

I have always avoided Possession, by A.S. Byatt, but not for any particular reason. I think I might read it one day.

I started reading it again and I remembered why I liked it.

The language in it is so rich is is like nesting down in luxuriant bedding.

[Viola]

Originally Posted by pammysue

There's a book? I thought it was just a stupid comedy. I must be missing something.

We have the children's book. It's a picture book called Bad Dog, Marley!

[bigeyes]

Originally Posted by Viola

We have the children's book. It's a picture book called Bad Dog, Marley!

Is it related to Good Dog, Carl?

[mata]

Originally Posted by eurobin

I don't want to read Eat, Pray, Love. It irks me that the author got a divorce and got to travel across Italy, India and Indonesia to "find herself" (gag, whatever) while being paid to write a book. I got a divorce and had to go into my cubicle and put on a happy face. I don't think I could relate to her experience at all.

(at your observations, not your situation.)

Be glad you didn't read it-it was drivel, imo.