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books ain't worth readin

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:36 pm
by illusion
hey. have any of you read a dead boring book that couldn't be bothered to fnish it? I bet there's loads of us.. so which books do you particualry dislike?

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:56 pm
by trinity19
the most boring book i've ever read is "contraban" by josep pla. he is a catalan author and he is very well-known here so i was ashamed i dislike him so much hehe. at least i'm not the only one that thinks he's boring!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:02 pm
by serenella
'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad.
I guess that many of you like it, but I think it's too sad and pessimistic and it' so slow...

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:15 pm
by illusion
serenella wrote:'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad.
I guess that many of you like it, but I think it's too sad and pessimistic and it' so slow...
yeah 'Heart of the Darkness'' would be my choice as well. I couldn't believe when I found out that Joseph Condrad in fact was a polish writer who wrote in english....

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:43 pm
by Dixie
trinity19 wrote:the most boring book i've ever read is "contraban" by josep pla. he is a catalan author and he is very well-known here so i was ashamed i dislike him so much hehe. at least i'm not the only one that thinks he's boring!
Shame on you!!!! :lol: :D :lol: :lol: :D

I've never read anything by him so I can't judge anyway :D

Shame on me!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:47 pm
by Dixie
serenella wrote:'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad.
I had to read it in college, and couldn't finish it. I found it soooooooooo dead boring!

Right now I am reading a book called The villa of mysteries, by David Hewson (had never heard about him before). I started reading the book eagerly, but it has disappointed me. I am trying to finish it because there are just about 90 pages left but it's becoming such a hard task! I find that book so boring... I am forcing myself to read, and that's not good, but I just want to finish it.

Oh, other novels I couldn't finish was Price and Prejudice by Jane Austen and master Dickens's Great Expectations :!: :!: I am really embarrassed to recognize that, but I found them boring as well :roll: I guess I should re-start them again and with more passion, it's so sad for an English philologist not to like those great English classics :roll:

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:39 pm
by pob
James, William. Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking. 1907

I guess if this book can be interesting for anyone (in the XXI century)... I think even those studying philosophy would become bored to death after reading this book.

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:36 am
by Goronman
Personally, I tried to finish Italian tales by Henry James but I can't help falling asleep each time I read it :? His style is so horrible and nothing never happens :!:

Bye
Goronman

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:56 am
by Dixie
Goronman wrote:Personally, I tried to finish Italian tales by Henry James but I can't help falling asleep each time I read it :? His style is so horrible and nothing never happens :!:
I never heard about that title by H. James. I've got The Portrait of a Lady and I found it dull as well, but I guess that's because I forced myself to read it. I like having important classics in my personal library and of course to be familiar with them, and that's why I read those novels, but sometimes I just can't help it; forcing oneself to read is really hard work :roll:

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:56 am
by serenella
And what about Joyce's Ulysses?
I like it very much, it's a great work, but many people list it among boring books...

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:27 pm
by Dixie
serenella wrote:And what about Joyce's Ulysses?
I like it very much, it's a great work, but many people list it among boring books...
Wanted to mention it but I forgot :D That's one of the hardest books to read!

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:01 pm
by illusion
Dixie wrote:
serenella wrote:'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad.
I had to read it in college, and couldn't finish it. I found it soooooooooo dead boring!

Right now I am reading a book called The villa of mysteries, by David Hewson (had never heard about him before). I started reading the book eagerly, but it has disappointed me. I am trying to finish it because there are just about 90 pages left but it's becoming such a hard task! I find that book so boring... I am forcing myself to read, and that's not good, but I just want to finish it.

Oh, other novels I couldn't finish was Price and Prejudice by Jane Austen and master Dickens's Great Expectations :!: :!: I am really embarrassed to recognize that, but I found them boring as well :roll: I guess I should re-start them again and with more passion, it's so sad for an English philologist not to like those great English classics :roll:

hehehe yeah Dixie, shame on you! :P In fact Great Expectations were sheer boredom but Pride and prejudice I enjoyed very much if not very very very much especially Mr. Darcy.... ahhhhhhhhhhh he was yummy :)

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:27 am
by Dixie
illusion wrote: hehehe yeah Dixie, shame on you! :P In fact Great Expectations were sheer boredom but Pride and prejudice I enjoyed very much if not very very very much especially Mr. Darcy.... ahhhhhhhhhhh he was yummy :)
Yes, I will start it anew and enjoy it. I know such a popular and well-known novel cannot be that dull, it's my fault.

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:49 pm
by Pixie
" L'écume des jours ". Unenjoyable reading, unattractive book, bullshits again and again. Pointless story, shi* characters. To sum up, shi* book.

Re: books ain't worth readin

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 1:23 pm
by Dixie
The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz. Being a fan of Stieg Larson's Millennium trilogy, I was eager to read this book. I couldn't have been more disappointed. Decaffeinated versions of Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, too many irrelevant characters and a pointless story. Never again.

Re: books ain't worth readin

Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 7:59 pm
by rozafoe
I think that all of books are worth reading, because they make you smarter and more intelligent. Like I said all of books are worth reading, but some of them are boring. One week ago I finished reading "Hobbit". It took me two months to read it! The story is uninteresting and slow. It is also impossible. This book is about a hobbit, who has a mission to complete. During his journey he stuggles with difficulties and fight with monsters. It is impossible! I don't like this kind of books, but in my opinion it makes me a little bit smarter. In the future I will choose books which tell you about real life. RF.

Re: books ain't worth readin

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:09 am
by AshAnatomy
Divergent and The Hunger Games. In my personal opinion, they both are boring and plain.

Re: books ain't worth readin

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:12 am
by zintap
I think every week book worth reading