Worst Books You've Ever Read

[BelleS]

After my grandmother's eye surgery I spent some time each night reading to her. Her favourite book was Little Lord Fauntleroy. Truly dire!

[charityjones89]

That I've finished? Tortilla Flat by Steinbeck. I'm reading one now called Jabberwocky that may just replace it though.

[geo]

Ok, gotta come clean and say it out loud: I absolutely HATED "Scarlett letter" and "Catcher in the rye". Ugh, what a pain to go through! The only reason I did eventually finish them both off is because they were on my assigned reading list back in school.

I just read Scarlett Letter for the first time. I loved it. It just goes to show that mandatory reading doesn't usually instill a love for reading. Try these books when you get older and you might have a different opinion.

[Aqueda_Veronica]

I just read Scarlett Letter for the first time. I loved it. It just goes to show that mandatory reading doesn't usually instill a love for reading. Try these books when you get older and you might have a different opinion.

It's not just that they were mandatory reads.
Scarlet Letter - I could not for the life of me relate to the character, era or social situation at all. So what if she cheated on her husband with the priest? Who cares?
Catcher in the Rye - the main character was not rebellious or courageous, but just plain winy. As simple as that so give me a break!

That I've finished? Tortilla Flat by Steinbeck. I'm reading one now called Jabberwocky that may just replace it though.

Oh come on, Tortilla Flat was so amazingly awesome The irony, humor and the whole setting of a village in the middle of nowhere was brilliant if I do say so myself.

[wokattack]

The first installment of 'Twilight' wins hands down...though maybe it's because I'm not a teenage girl or a mother from the bible belt?

Then again I have to come clean and admit to reading every volume of the Black Beauty series, which really confused my parents as it turned out I was neither gay nor wanted a horse.

So it's probably the Twilight book!

Baffling for me is the fact that Kafka's 'The Process' has defeated me every time I've tried to read it. And that numbers seven attempts.

I love 'The Verdict' and 'The Castle', but just don't seem to be able to get more than 50 pages into 'The Process'.

[brihanylo]

Saving Emily by Becky Wilde was so bad it had me wanting to break my computer and slam my head against the wall just to get the words out of my head.
It was written so poorly, like something you read in a first grader book.
Example.
Jimmy walked into class and sat down.
Jimmy hurt his foot and cried.
Jimmy walked into the house and fell down the steps then got up and went to his room..

There was no real umpf to the story. No real explanation of the characters, the details all but gone.. Geeze. I normally like her books..

[Jupiter]

The Corrections by Johnathan Franzen (which I did not finish) and A Painted House (which I did finish.)

Great topic, btw!

[BretAM5]

The Corrections by Johnathan Franzen (which I did not finish) and A Painted House (which I did finish.)

Great topic, btw!

Now you've got me curious....

I had heard good things about The Corrections, though I haven't read it yet. Why did you find it to be so bad?

[Jupiter]

The Corrections by Johnathan Franzen (which I did not finish) and A Painted House (which I did finish.)

Great topic, btw!

Now you've got me curious....

I had heard good things about The Corrections, though I haven't read it yet. Why did you find it to be so bad?

To be honest, it's been awhile, because it was when the book first came out. I remember being disappointed because I paid over $20 for the hardcover and I hated it.

[Penelope]

I've done that with authors too. I love most of Beryl Bainbridge, especially 'The Bottle Factory Outing' and I loved 'A Clockwork Orange' but have been soooo disappointed with other Anthony Burgess novels, and one or two of Beryl's too have seemed dire.

I think it might be the mood we're in at the time of reading.