Book meme: Day 05
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Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Ugh, where do I begin? I hate pretty much everything I had to read in junior high and high school. Yeah, yeah, people who love the English language appreciate "classic" literature. Bull pucky. It all bored the crap out of me and still does. The closest I got to reading something exciting in high school was in an acting course, when I read The Children's Hour (and teamed up with a friend in the class to perform the last scene for our final project).
...you know, I wrote up about 2,000 words about books I hate, and reading through it just really depressed me. So I'll go with the most recent book I hated: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I wrote about it in this entry, and I keep talking about it with people who say they want to read it. I am astonished by some of the reviews I read of this book -- this is not an original book. It's predictable. It's cliched. And it's full of really graphic sexual assaults, rapes, and torture-murders. Enough already.
(In case you're wondering, I cleansed my reading palate by picking up first The Hunger Games, and now three different Nora Roberts books, and after that I'll probably read some L. M. Montgomery!)
As usual, if you're doing the book meme (or you just want to talk about your most hated book or series!), free to either comment on this entry with your answers, or link to a post you make to your own blog/journal.
Other days of the book meme:
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Ugh, where do I begin? I hate pretty much everything I had to read in junior high and high school. Yeah, yeah, people who love the English language appreciate "classic" literature. Bull pucky. It all bored the crap out of me and still does. The closest I got to reading something exciting in high school was in an acting course, when I read The Children's Hour (and teamed up with a friend in the class to perform the last scene for our final project).
...you know, I wrote up about 2,000 words about books I hate, and reading through it just really depressed me. So I'll go with the most recent book I hated: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I wrote about it in this entry, and I keep talking about it with people who say they want to read it. I am astonished by some of the reviews I read of this book -- this is not an original book. It's predictable. It's cliched. And it's full of really graphic sexual assaults, rapes, and torture-murders. Enough already.
(In case you're wondering, I cleansed my reading palate by picking up first The Hunger Games, and now three different Nora Roberts books, and after that I'll probably read some L. M. Montgomery!)
As usual, if you're doing the book meme (or you just want to talk about your most hated book or series!), free to either comment on this entry with your answers, or link to a post you make to your own blog/journal.
Other days of the book meme:
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?