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Worst Books Ever
Okay, so we...
Okay, so we all know books are cool, but sometimes they are just really really weird. Anybody know where I'm coming from?
(these are just opinions, remember)
1. A Wrinkle in Time series was just plain bad.
2. The City of Ember was good, did not fit my taste.
3. The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls (weirrdd)
4. So B. It (not awful, but not very good, either)
5. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer (gross)
6. Queste by Annie Sage- worst in the series
Comments?
submitted by Katie, age 12, outside looking
(December 31, 2009 - 11:35 pm)
(December 31, 2009 - 11:35 pm)
So, the only books on that list that I've read are City of Ember, which was all right and pretty interesting, and Breaking Dawn, which was a complete Wall Banger and/or hilariously narmtastic, depending on the POV.
My least favourite books:
1. Catcher in the Rye. There isn't any POINT. Nothing HAPPENS. There is no CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Just ten pages of the MC's constant monologue makes you want to stab yourself in the EYE with a PENCIL. And it's "CLASSIC" so you can't even rant about it.
2. The Twilght "Saga", unless you catch me at a lolfan moment, at which point I like them because they're so... ridiculous.
(January 7, 2010 - 9:11 pm)
I haven't read any of those except for A Wrinkle In Time (haven't gotten around to the rest of the series yet), but must disagree strongly about it. I was rather impressed. From certain angles I can see where you are coming from, if you have a specific views that this goes against (for instance, if you are not religious, which I'm not either, but it didn't bother me), but I liked it a lot. :) Now the movie. That was just horrid.
(January 7, 2010 - 9:47 pm)
Very much seconded on the Gumm Street Girls book (that was just bizarre and weird and pointless), Catcher in the Rye (again, there was /no point/. Creepy MC swearing and getting drunk and being expelled and other stuff... WTH.), and the Twilight not-a-saga with not-vampires not-covens. (If you think about it, Smeyer's misusing a couple key words there.)
Also, Eragon. Bleh. Angsty protagonist, LotR ripoff (and I hear Brom was Eragon's *father*, which is also Star Wars ripoff, plus the humanxelf thing, which was cliche), waaaay too much description, boring characters, etc.
And Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. I'm gonna have to use TNO's (umlaut) word here... definitely incredible narm. Especially since they read it aloud on a book-on-tape in school... It was just ridiculous. We lol'd so hard.
Inkheart. *cue glares at 90% of characters*
And sadly, the latest Sisters Grimm book... Michael Buckley has gone veddy downhill in quality of late. I very nearly screamed when I realized how awful he'd made it. Also, Sabrina alone is a reason to get annoyed. /overtired ranting
(January 8, 2010 - 4:05 pm)
Really? I seriously LOVE Eragon. And Inkspell. What did you hate so much about Inkspell? I thought that it was really interesting. I get what you mean about Eragon though. It can get a bit dull at times. Probably everyone's going to disagree about this, but I didn't really like The Chronicles of Narnia. Some of the books were good, but I hated the last one. I didn't really see the point to it, I mean, they die and they are dead for the whole book without you knowing it? Oh well.
(January 10, 2010 - 12:05 am)
@ Jessica: Oh, I liked the plot of the Inkheart etc. trilogy, but the characters were just annoying and the villains were boring. What's his name, the guy whose name began with F and came out of the Arabian Knights, and it looked like C. Funke was setting him up with Meggie--- know the guy I'm talking about? *is too lazy to look up his name* There was no point to that guy. Dustfinger was sort of all right, but not extremely. Meggie and her dad were fail, as was Capricorn. *headdesk* If Capricorn was a better villain maybe I would'nt've minded, but, again, fail. With 90% of the characters.
As for the Inheritance Circle--- mmmph. No. Paolini thinks he's the next Tolkien or something, which is just annoying as heck. All that horrible purple prose and cliche plots and stupid, stupid CO nonsense. Made me want to scream.
The Chronicles of Narnia is pretty well written, but I do believe that there could've been just a tad bit less history and geneology and suchlike and a little bit more action, jha know? Although I may've actually liked the last one the best. Then again, don't hold me to that, as I haven't read them since I was maybe seven or eight years old, if that...
(January 10, 2010 - 1:59 pm)
if paolini thinks he is the next tolkien i am going to BLOW UP!![Frown]( "Frown")
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(September 11, 2010 - 1:43 pm)
I love Eragon, but I really don't want to start another debate about it, as they usually get really heated, so I won't go into detail.
Sorry if I'm wrong (I just remember this from a thread I read a long time ago), but I think ML hasn't read Inkspell, just Inkheart, as... well, if you don't like a book, why bother to read its sequels? I loved the entire series, actually, and I couldn't find anything wrong with Inkspell either, but I hated Capricorn. He was really flat. He had basically no personality, and almost ruined the book. I'm really glad he died before he could taint the others. However, Mortola, although I admit she started out so-so, gradually became more and more awesome later on. That 1 chapter from her POV was amazing...
(January 10, 2010 - 5:17 pm)
Yes, true. I've only read Inkheart, because, well, I didn't see the need to...
(January 11, 2010 - 4:58 pm)
@Ima Totally agree with you about Inkspell and Eragon (can't wait till the next book comes out).
@Mary Well, it's been a while since I read Inkheart, but I remember liking it a lot. I don't want to argue though, because everyone likes different things. There's probably a book that I hate and you love. It's just an opinion.
@Everyone Has anyone read Airborn by Kenneth Oppel? I really liked that book and the second one, but I didn't even think the last one really belonged in the series!
(January 11, 2010 - 6:01 pm)
@ Jessica: Oh, it's fine... To quote TNO (umlaut), "Debate =/= heated arguing"... =/= meaning it's not... *has had long day* *is not coherent*
As for Airborn, no, but I've seen it. Is it good?
(January 12, 2010 - 7:38 pm)
*pat's Mary's head* Off to bed with you, dumpling.
=/= is the same as ≠ but lazy, because I don't like abusing my option key. In other words, it's "does not equal".
*is also probably not coherent*
(January 15, 2010 - 11:10 pm)
Yeah, I loved it, too! The rest of the series is equally great, although Many Waters may not seem that great depending on the religion of the person reading it, I suppose, although, as a piece of literature alone, I'd still love it, and I have for years and years. It's about Sandy and Dennis going back in time to The Flood, and they're staying with Noah's family and everything, but it's not nearly as religious as it may sound—God, for example, is called El, and never actually appears or anything...
(January 8, 2010 - 7:53 pm)
Well, I'll read it, and probably like it, if it's well written! :)
(January 14, 2010 - 1:46 am)
@Ima: Nathanael (NDT's real first name) actually means "Friend of God." El being God.
Madeline L'Engle never fails to amaze me with her extremely profuse knowledge of the Bible and religion. She. Is. A. Blinkin'. Genius!
Andy P. C. says zpab.
~Wolfgirl67 signing off.
(November 20, 2010 - 10:09 pm)
i absolutly hate molly moons incredible book of hypnotism. the worst book ever.in fact, i didnt even finish it it was so stupid. dont read it if your looking for a book that has a charickter (did i spell that right?) that makes wise choices.
(January 14, 2010 - 4:03 pm)