[bookshare-discuss] Re: Just for Fun - Name Five Books You Wish You Hadn't Read
- From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 09:20:37 -0700
Hi, Judy and Everyone,
This was an interesting question!
The five books I wish I hadn't read, several of which I did not complete,
are:
1. The Listeners by Taylor Caldwell. I am a big fan of this author and have
read a majority of her books. I could not finish this one; I kept going to
sleep and did not like the theme of the book at all.
2. The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thorton Wilder. I read this in high
school and could barely get through it but was required to do so. I
attempted to read it as an adult, sure I missed something, but could not get
through it a second time.
3. Doctor Zhivago. Both the novel and the movy were extremely popular; I
did not care for or understand either one. I read the novel as a teenager,
and attempted to read it again as an adult and still did not get the reasons
for its popularity.
4. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. My sister loved this novel, and I
thoroughly enjoyed Anna Karenina, so I read "War and Peace". I struggled to
get through it. I think the large number of names and the many scenes about
the Napoleanic battles just put me off. I do plan to read this one again
though because I'm sure it has something valuable to say.
5. The Harry Potter books. I read about one-third of the first book and
decided I just didn't care about Harry or his problems. I loved the Narnia
books and read them as a child and again as an adult.
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "bookshare-discuss" <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:37 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Just for Fun - Name Five Books You Wish You
Hadn't Read
I read a thread today on the Amazon UK site, where people were listing five
books they wished they hadn't ever read, and if they wanted, why. I
thought some of us might enjoy doing the same. Here goes for me:
Books I Wish I'd Never Read:
1. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. What a horrible, depressing book!
2. As I Lay Dying by William Falkner. OK, if you haven't read this book,
spoiler alert: I had to read this in high school. I remember my teacher
asking us about the cultural significance of Jewel getting his broken leg
cemented to the coffin. My thoughts: Hello? Where was social services
when a parent was using cement to cast his son's broken leg to his dead
mother's coffin? Um, apparently that wasn't the right answer that the
teacher wanted, by the way. grin.
3. Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time. I want the hours back I've
spent trying to read this book. Has anyone actually ever read the book, or
is this a case of The Emperor's New Clothes where no one want to be the
one to admit that they thought it was just awful, obtuse, and poorly
written, even though it is. Yes, Hawking is a genius. No, he doesn't do a
good job of explaining the relativistic universe, at least in my biased
opinion. smile.
4. Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy. I know this is a
favorite of many people, and it is well-written, but I couldn't stand it.
I've tried to read it several different times and can't ever get past the
first few chapters.
5. And to finish my list, I just don't get the Harry Potter craze. Read
the first three, tried the rest, didn't like any of them, and actually
thought they were boring, although I love books like the Lord of the Rings
Trilogy and the Narnia series. It's not that I think the Harry Potter
books are bad books, but they're definitely not my cup of tea.
Anyone else want to jump in with their five books they wish they hadn't
ever read?
Judy s.
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