What was the last book you read because someone told you how much you would love it but you ended up hating it?
Inspired by this question by Jillthetooth, I got to thinking about book recommendations that didn’t work out so well for me. I had a friend recommend A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, I didn’t even make it through the first chapter. What book that came highly recommended did you loathe?
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A Confederacy of Dunces. Oh! And also Wuthering Heights.
@dappled_leaves I couldn’t get through Wuthering Heights! I have tried countless times and I just can’t get past the first chapter!
Probably The Case For Christ. When I came out as an atheist I told my more worried relatives that they could each give me one, and only one, book in an attempt to re-convert me and that I would read it. On the condition that I could give them one atheist book and they would read it.
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin… just could not get past the first chapter or so… (Have read Wuthering Heights 7 or 8 times though, so I guess that balances out? WH improves once it gets into the story proper – Nelly is a better narator than the houseguest…)
The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics by George Lakoff.
It was basically a hypocritical, partisan circle-jerk disguised as neuroscience.
My younger sister highly recommended City of Ember three years ago. Probably got over halfway, but just could not get any further. Considering it’s a kid’s book I really should have been able to make it…
My hubby wanted me to read some Michael Savage fiction he really liked but when I tried the first 15 pages, I thought it was weak and was actually irritated by the writing style. It’s not often I won’t finish a book, any book!
A niece recommended Twilight several years ago. Since she is a voracious reader and we both enjoyed the Harry Potter series, I read it. Gad…
It seems to come up about every decade or so that someone highly recommends Atlas Shrugged as a must read, and until the most recent time I always gave it a try, thinking that as I was older and my perspective had changed I might like it this time. Nope. Nopity nope nope nope. Can’t do it. I force myself through the first 50 pages and can’t do it. I no longer will try.
@Pied_Pfeffer, I looked at the Twilight series several years ago. I read one or two chapters, expecting it to become better. I’d heard so many people rave about it. I finally had to stop. I couldn’t believe how pathetic it was. I absolutely agree.
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