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There are people out there who would say The Bible is one of the worst books out there. Not I though.
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Here's one I'll bet no one has ever heard of: DRIVIN' WOMAN by Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier. Published in 1942, it is a GONE WITH THE WIND knockoff. This is the opening paragraph:
"In that opaque land between sleep and wakefulness, she wrestled anxiously with the giant of her future. How could she, a girl—single-handed—restore the old way of life to Virginia in time to assure suitable marriages to herself and her three younger sisters." The thing is 652 pages long, and large parts of it are in dialect. Full disclosure: I didn't actually FINISH this book. Anyone who wants to try can find it at Abebooks. Last edited by linelle; 07-15-2012 at 05:28 PM. |
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Sorry this thread was closed for a while. I was zapping a spammer and accidentally hit the wrong button. Oops.
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One of the worst I have read recently was The Main Chance by Colin Forbes. I was appalled by the terrible writing and awful and irritating characterisation, and in only about the 3rd or 4th time in my life, stopped reading (long) before the end. I could hardly believe this was the work of an established author. |
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oh man... 'savages' was such a horrible read that i sent don winslow a tweet telling him i would rather crap and then wipe with $19 than buy his book... he retweeted it to his 2700 followers LOL
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Speaking of books I didn't like, anyone read "The Bear and the Dragon" by Tom Clancy? I was expecting spy thriller action like the rest of the original Jack Ryan series, and instead I got pages and pages of "Japanese sausage" I was very disappointed and disgusted. If "50 Shades" is Mommy Porn, than TBatD (made that one up myself ) was Clancy Porn. Do not want. |
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The worst book I've ever read has to be A Tale of Two Cities, which we had to read at school. Its left me with an abiding hatred of all ADULT English classics especially Dickens. I can't even watch adaptations on TV.
On the other had school reading lists left me with a love of JRR Tolkien and Shakespeare's plays. |
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It's sad when that happens - I don't support the general dumbing down'of education that's happened over the past few decades, but something that's too challenging can result in exactly this dislike. I would encourage you to watch an adaptation, though - it really is a wonderful story, and I often find that a film can help people understand a book because the characters are more real to them. I prefer the Ronald Colman version, but the later version with Dirk Bogarde is more true to the book.
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