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Great books you don't like??
Raquelita:
--- Quote from: Runs_With_Scissors on 22 Dec 2006, 08:14 ---The Davinci Code. I'm sorry, but I read it, and I can't even remember anything from it. i'm the type of person that reads a book in 2 days or less and usually I can pretty much memorize sections of the book the first time through. This book...sucked...in my opinion. I have no urge to reread it, and that isn't normal for me.
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Ditto. I still don't see what all the fuss is about. I think the only reason it was such a bit hit is because of the religious "controversy" it stirred up. The movie, however, was far more entertaining. I actually kinda liked it.
As for other big books I couldn't get into, I think my prime example would have to be Little Women. It was huge among the kids I went to school with, but I just didn't find it interesting.
supersheep:
The Da Vinci Code was just one of those huge breakthrough things. It was easy to read, it had a gripping story. And it was one of the worst written books I have ever read in my life. Seriously, there are a good few forumites who are significantly better writers than Dan Brown.
Storm Rider:
I've got a sort of love-hate relationship with Brave New World. I think the points he makes are interesting, and it's especially spooky to see how prophetic his predictions turned out, but the book just drags a lot for me, and the characters just seem flat to me. Maybe it's just because I disagree with him politically, or because I subconsciously compare it to 1984, which is a superior book on every level. But it seems to me when you distill it down to its basic arguments (too much sex, mass production is ruining art, religion is becoming meaningless, etc.), it just seems to be the intellectual equivalent of some guy yelling at the teenagers to get off his lawn. Plus, it's pretty blatantly racist, even for the 30s.
Johnny C:
Catcher In The Rye is quite a fun book. You guys are doing it wrong.
I haven't been able to properly read 1984 or A Brave New World. The former is too damn bleak and I can't stand Huxley's writing style.
If anyone in here says they can't read Steinbeck I may cut them.
Storm Rider:
The bleak style of 1984 is one of the many, many things that makes it so great. It's depressing, but that lends to its realism and just strengthens the emotional impact of the later action of the book.
I really, really love that book.
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