tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post445475316794944239..comments2023-04-16T06:52:21.163-07:00Comments on somewhere i have never travelled: Worst Best BookDaphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-16324162827419886622008-10-07T13:27:00.000-07:002008-10-07T13:27:00.000-07:00Strange but good to think about...in terms of wret...Strange but good to think about...in terms of wretched writing, fact-checking, plot, characters, etc., there was a romance novel I read and reviewed on my blog a few months ago that was probably the worst book I've ever read - even the author dropped in to protest my review, that's how negative it was. (And it was negative, as in this book was not good, and negative as in Negative as well. Back when I didn't know how to write a tactful negative review (not that I do now, but at least I don't go for the snark anymore.))Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314153391153507955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-73636928075050278382008-10-06T07:00:00.000-07:002008-10-06T07:00:00.000-07:00Great question! She's Come Undone is on my Top 5 ...Great question! She's Come Undone is on my Top 5 Books Of All Time list, but I agree with your take on White Oleander (and other Janet Fitch books, for that matter) - I find her writing depressing. <BR/><BR/>For years I had hear that Michael Chabon was this incredible writer, so I read his Mysteries of Pittsburgh and just didn't see what all the fuss was about. I didn't find any of his characters very likable and thought the plot just wandered.<BR/><BR/>A was similarly disappointed with Iris Murdoch. I loved the movie about her life, Iris, and was excited to read one of her books. I read The Green Knight and was pretty disappointed. <BR/><BR/>My book group last year read Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert - supposedly a National Bestseller! All of us hated it! It's one of the few books that I actually put down half-way through and didn't even bother to finish.<BR/><BR/>So, those are my picks. Thanks for asking!<BR/><BR/>SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-51147486908636644082008-10-05T15:51:00.000-07:002008-10-05T15:51:00.000-07:00The Great Gatsby is mine. Didn't like Kite Runner....The Great Gatsby is mine. Didn't like Kite Runner. I did like White Oleander but I read it long before it got made into a movie so maybe that helped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-47274124418793023372008-10-04T00:02:00.000-07:002008-10-04T00:02:00.000-07:00Considering it's been called "the great and glorio...Considering it's been called "the great and glorious book" I think the Bible would top my list. It's very dense and repetitive. I can't remember which book (Exodus?) spends pages and pages describing some ark being built. (Not Noah's ark, I think it's the ark of the covenant.) All kinds of spacial detail. Stories go on and on and on. I wouldn't mind reducing all my favorite bits (there aren't many) to my own version of the Bible.<BR/><BR/>(And, you know, 80% of the book club picks.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com