The opposite end of the spectrum: Books [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

hidmickey:myantidrug

07-10-2007, 05:48 PM

We have a thread about our favorite books. Why not start one about our least favorite?

Mine:
Animal Farm
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harry Potter series

GirlWithSpunk

07-10-2007, 05:49 PM

I like the Harry Potter series why dont you?
Honestly I cant think of any book I dont like right now, :confused3

STOPxmickeytime

07-10-2007, 05:51 PM

i'm with you on animal farm.
the odyssey.
of mice and men.
a separate peace.
and for short stories, the other side of the hedge.

but i loved to kill a mockingbird.
and harry potter is my favorite :]

hidmickey:myantidrug

07-10-2007, 05:52 PM

I like the Harry Potter series why dont you?
:confused3

I really hate the entire genre. It doesn't help that in 3rd grade we were forced to sit and listen to the teacher read it for an hour a day against our (well really only mine! ;) Almost everyone else liked it.) wills. The only thing worse than reading a book you hate is being FORCED to listen to a book you hate.

Sparx

07-10-2007, 05:53 PM

most of those "i'm a teenage girl and life sucks" books.

GirlWithSpunk

07-10-2007, 05:53 PM

I heard To Kill A Mockingbird is supposed to be really good! Havent read it yet though...:scratchin

Sparx

07-10-2007, 05:54 PM

I heard To Kill A Mockingbird is supposed to be really good! Havent read it yet though...:scratchin

i read it in a couple hours. it was wonderful.

GirlWithSpunk

07-10-2007, 05:55 PM

I really hate the entire genre. It doesn't help that in 3rd grade we were forced to sit and listen to the teacher read it for an hour a day against our (well really only mine! ;) Almost everyone else liked it.) wills. The only thing worse than reading a book you hate is being FORCED to listen to a book you hate.

My teahcer started reading it to us in second grade but everyone loved it, I guess when your forced to do something you end up not liking it for some people...

hidmickey:myantidrug

07-10-2007, 05:55 PM

I heard To Kill A Mockingbird is supposed to be really good! Havent read it yet though...:scratchin

It's my theory that a lot of the people who say that they like that book only say it to sound intelligent (mostly adults). Of course there are people who ligitimatly like it but I find that most people who claim to love it can't tell me a lot about it.

I'm with you Sparx. Those books drive me nuts.

meeshheartsdisney217

07-10-2007, 05:57 PM

um.

how can you not like to kill a mockingbird?
it's just about the best book i think i've ever read. and the most wonderful.

um. my least favorites.

the ones by lemony snicket. the names are not coming to me.....
unforgetable events or whatever? i read about five pages. almost cried.

oh. and hatchet.

GirlWithSpunk

07-10-2007, 05:57 PM

It's my theory that a lot of the people who say that they like that book only say it to sound intelligent (mostly adults). Of course there are people who ligitimatly like it but I find that most people who claim to love it can't tell me a lot about it.

I'm with you Sparx. Those books drive me nuts.

I know what you mean, but even critics have said it was wonderfully written, so I dont know, might have to go and read it. ;)

Sparx

07-10-2007, 05:58 PM

It's my theory that a lot of the people who say that they like that book only say it to sound intelligent (mostly adults). Of course there are people who ligitimatly like it but I find that most people who claim to love it can't tell me a lot about it.

I'm with you Sparx. Those books drive me nuts.

Honestly, I love TKAMB, but a lot of people do that with most books. People want to sound well read without..actually..reading. Most charles dickens for example, people claim to love it, just becuase its supposed to be a classic.

STOPxmickeytime

07-10-2007, 05:58 PM

i read it in a couple hours. it was wonderful.

i agree.
it was great on it's own, but once you start looking for and analyzing all of the symbolism and themes, it's absolutely amazing.
the author wrote about two pages a day, and her attention to detail really shines.
and i'm not saying that to sound intelligent.
it's legitamately a literary masterpeice.

Axel

07-10-2007, 05:58 PM

I agree with Sparx about the teenage-girl-and-life-sucks books.

I also don't like uh...well...I think that's it.

I hated The Boys of Summer, but that's a Non-Fiction book, so it isn't that big of a deal. I wasn't too fond of To Kill A Mockingbird, but I thought it was ok. The message was good. I felt the same about Lord of the Flies.

GirlWithSpunk

07-10-2007, 05:58 PM

hidmickey:myantidrug

07-10-2007, 05:59 PM

the ones by lemony snicket. the names are not coming to me.....
unforgetable events or whatever? i read about five pages. almost cried.

oh. and hatchet.

A Series of Unfortunate Events?
I heard those are really great from some people and completly wretched from others.

Hatchet...I forgot about that one...on the other thread. For some reason, I love it.

Sparx

07-10-2007, 05:59 PM

hidmickey:myantidrug

07-10-2007, 06:00 PM

I know what you mean, but even critics have said it was wonderfully written, so I dont know, might have to go and read it. ;)

I think you should. It's always good to have an opinion, either way, of your own that you've found out from experience. :thumbsup2

GirlWithSpunk

07-10-2007, 06:02 PM

I think you should. It's always good to have an opinion, either way, of your own that you've found out from experience. :thumbsup2

Yeah I know what you mean. :thumbsup2

Pearls

07-10-2007, 06:04 PM

I read TKAMB in 9th grade English class, I really liked it (:

I don't like Shakespeare, though, if those counts as books.
I guess if I'm actually watching a play or movie, it's okay, but I can't read the plays to save my life.
And Macbeth I just don't like.

I'm not a big fan of the Harry Potter books, either.
That might be because I watched the movies before I tried to read the books, though.

Sparx

07-10-2007, 06:11 PM

hidmickey:myantidrug

07-10-2007, 06:12 PM

I don't like Shakespeare, though, if those counts as books.
I guess if I'm actually watching a play or movie, it's okay, but I can't read the plays to save my life.
And Macbeth I just don't like.

When it comes to Shakespeare, I am very hit or miss. I really liked Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth but others want to make me hang myself and form my own tragedy.

GirlWithSpunk

07-10-2007, 06:13 PM

I just found out this year that Shakespeare madeup his own language, maybe thats why people found it so hard to understand...;)

StitchfansJr

07-10-2007, 06:14 PM

Just "Across Five Aprils" I'm sorry, but I hated that book. It was confusing for me.:confused: I would be saying "WHO THE HECK IS THIS? ARE THEY RELATED TO JETHRO?" I really didn't like it

HSMndLKfan92

07-10-2007, 06:18 PM

i'm with you on animal farm.
the odyssey.
of mice and men.
a separate peace.
and for short stories, the other side of the hedge.

but i loved to kill a mockingbird.
and harry potter is my favorite :]

I love that book. :rotfl:
I couldn't stand Cloak of Deception. (Star Wars book. Don't ask)
Or Sense and Sensibility
or Watership Down.
OH
and the Hound of the Baskervilles.

DisneyGirl625

07-10-2007, 07:39 PM

I cant stand reading The old man and the sea.....maybe its because i was forced to read it 3 years in a row.....But to me it seems boring.

LMCW

07-11-2007, 06:11 PM

Hi,
I love to read books all kinds of books. I was not the best student in school . did not read much then ,but now that I am older I love all those books classics , new ones . . I must admit I needed a dictionary for some of the words in Crime and Punishment.
Worst Book
The life of Owen Meeney. Think that was the title.
-Lisa

BabyPiglet

07-11-2007, 06:21 PM

I love that book. :rotfl:
I couldn't stand Cloak of Deception. (Star Wars book. Don't ask)
Or Sense and Sensibility
or Watership Down.
OH
and the Hound of the Baskervilles.
That, and even the movie, just made me sit in an awe of confusion.
When it comes to Shakespeare, I am very hit or miss. I really liked Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth but others want to make me hang myself and form my own tragedy.

Same. I liked Macbeth, but hate Romeo and Juliet.

I like TKAM, I just really liked the writing style.

I hate HOLES.

StitchfansJr

07-11-2007, 06:30 PM

That, and even the movie, just made me sit in an awe of confusion.

Same. I liked Macbeth, but hate Romeo and Juliet.

I like TKAM, I just really liked the writing style.

I hate HOLES.
:eek:

HSMndLKfan92

07-11-2007, 06:31 PM

Jenny. Never. Mention. the. movie. again.
thanks. =)

BandGeek911

07-11-2007, 06:44 PM

That, and even the movie, just made me sit in an awe of confusion.

Same. I liked Macbeth, but hate Romeo and Juliet.

I like TKAM, I just really liked the writing style.

I hate HOLES.

Liked the book.
Thought the movie was ......... ok.

But, the worst books I have read:

The Wizard Of Earthsea
The Wizard of Earthsea: The Tombs of Atuan [Sequal]
Black Elk Speaks
The Old Man and the Sea

Of Mice and Men,
Actually.... this book was......alright.
But, what I didn't like, was it's rasism.
I was like...... bleck.
Made me uncomfortable.
And the ending made me sad :[
And it made me sad when...

*highlight--spoiler*
the old dog was shot. i thought that was so mean.

HSMndLKfan92

07-11-2007, 06:46 PM

I agree with you, Melissa, about Of Mice and Men. 100%

::Snow_White::

07-11-2007, 06:50 PM

I can't remember any books I've read that I hated.
I know I have I just can't remember them.

BabyPiglet

07-11-2007, 06:53 PM

I can't remember any books I've read that I hated.
I know I have I just can't remember them.
Pretty much, same.

TinkerTracy

07-11-2007, 06:57 PM

TinkerTracy

07-11-2007, 07:01 PM

I love to read, I just hate being FORCED to read. I think if I read TKAMB on my own, I would have LOVED it.

DisneyGirl625

07-11-2007, 10:23 PM

I hate the book Anthem by Ayn Rand its super confusing....until you figure it out in the end...but its really boring.

MadameLeota

07-11-2007, 10:36 PM

To Kill a Mockingbird
Lord of the Flies
and this book I have to read for AP English. It's really bad so far, but maybe it'll get better. I really hate that tha author chose not to use quotation marks....you have to figure out who's speaking and when...yuck.

:scared1: HOW CAN YOU HATE THAT?! OMG...that's one of my favorites!

Hm...books I've hated...Lord Of The Flies....bloody hated that book....it was horrible..awful......horrible.....horrible....

that's it though I think

Darkwing Duck

07-11-2007, 10:40 PM

thew books I've had to read for school
-Great Gatsby
-Of mice and men
-the water is wide
-peace like a river
-the secret life of bees
-the things they carried

TinkerTracy

07-12-2007, 12:32 AM

I hate the book Anthem by Ayn Rand its super confusing....until you figure it out in the end...but its really boring.

I LOVED THAT BOOK!

TinkerTracy

07-12-2007, 12:38 AM

:scared1: HOW CAN YOU HATE THAT?! OMG...that's one of my favorites!

Hm...books I've hated...Lord Of The Flies....bloody hated that book....it was horrible..awful......horrible.....horrible....

that's it though I think

I probably hated it because I was forced to read it...I'd probably love it if I read it on my own. I would read it this summer but I have too much reading to do.

PurpleDucky

07-12-2007, 12:45 AM

The title has something with five aprils in it
I think it's Across Five Aprils
We had to read this for 8th grade, it was the most dreaded book I have ever read

Princess_Dot

07-12-2007, 01:01 AM

OMG I hate The Awakening.

Everything about it put me to sleep. And then the ending of the book was awfull! I won't give anything away incase some of you will read it. But jeez I didn't like this one.

Tinkerbell424

07-12-2007, 01:05 AM

I really don't care for The Hobbit.
I had to read it in 7th grade and was so confused and bored that I ended up reading summary's of the chapters.

I might try to read it again though when I am a little older and it can hold my attention.

dancergirlsasha

07-12-2007, 07:10 AM

Hatchet. Seriously, it was horrible.
Emma. It was written in like Old English, and I had no idea what was going on.
Eragon. Like everyone likes it but me. :rolleyes:
The Sign Of The Beaver Oh.My.God. It was so bad.
Island of the Blue Dolphins It was sad. And boring.

Haha, like all of my books are ones we had to read in Elementary School.

StitchfansJr

07-12-2007, 11:09 AM

The title has something with five aprils in it
I think it's Across Five Aprils
We had to read this for 8th grade, it was the most dreaded book I have ever read
8th?! I had to read it in 7th.

Oh, I thought of another, The Giver. It's a good book, it's just not suitable for 6th graders, IMHO. I think next year I have to read a book about the Holocaust.:(

Vannah

07-12-2007, 12:35 PM

Animal Farm wasn't the best, but it definitely wasn't the worst.
I've never read To Kill A Mockingbird, so don't know about that one.
I love the Harry Potter series and am anticipating the release of Book 7.

Hm...as for books I dislike (I don't like to say hate...), I'm not really sure about those. The Lemony Snicket books were confusing to me...I keep meaning to search the internet for an analysis or something of the books, to get me unconfused. Maybe I'll do that now.

And Wicked. It's a marvelous musical with a wonderful story, but I tried reading the book first and I was appaled...don't remember why though. The book remains on my shelf for displaying purposes...and I like the cover art.

Other than that, I don't remember reading a book I didn't like.

C.J. Sparrow

07-12-2007, 02:04 PM

most of those "i'm a teenage girl and life sucks" books.

Yes yes yes. There are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many of those. :eek:

Other books that suck:
Alex Rider. Too much action, not enough story. In movies and video games that would be fine, but that can kill books, such as this.
Most teenage drama books.
Overboard. One of those survival books. I enjoyed parts of it, but it was sooooooooooo boring...
Catch 22. I haven't read it, but my dad says that it's really, really weird.
Hoot. Dumbest book to be made into a movie EVER!!!

Eragon was a good book, but the movie looks like a generic LOTR rip-off.

BandGeek911

07-12-2007, 02:05 PM

I liked the Outsiders :teeth:

And the begining half of Slaughterhouse five can be on my list of disliked books.

DisneyGirl421

07-12-2007, 05:44 PM

The Call of the Wild
The Jungle
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Scarlet Letter
(basically all books I've read in high school...haha)

oh, and the Harry Potter series. I'm sorry, but I never have been able to get through any of the books. It just doesn't interest me!

Beeincrazy4 da mouse

07-17-2007, 11:33 AM

Any Of those trashy romance novels, omg!!!!!!!!!!!aaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!

K-Shong99

07-17-2007, 12:27 PM

Hatchet.
Canyons.
Books like that.
I HATE Gary Paulson books.
And for some reason we are forced into reading them at school.
Gag.

Elvis' Canadian Fan

07-17-2007, 03:10 PM

These are books that I haven't finished reading. I don't hate them, I just didn't like them!

Inkheart
A great and terrible beauty
the blue girl

C.J. Sparrow

07-17-2007, 03:12 PM

I liked the Outsiders :teeth:

And the begining half of Slaughterhouse five can be on my list of disliked books.

I was joking. I deleted that part, though.