tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post7754716654695923135..comments2024-03-06T04:22:42.200-06:00Comments on Readerbuzz: Top Ten Books I Hated, Loathed, and Otherwise AbhorredDeb Nance at Readerbuzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-33523523531068192862015-07-12T16:35:58.094-05:002015-07-12T16:35:58.094-05:00Kim and I (from workshop) have bonded over our hat...Kim and I (from workshop) have bonded over our hatred of Bridges, too!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882875584836409993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-9192899437108908592011-11-05T19:52:31.465-05:002011-11-05T19:52:31.465-05:00Ok, I'll admit it. I loved Bridges of Madison...Ok, I'll admit it. I loved Bridges of Madison County. Of course I was young and romantic at the time. Not sure it would get the same reaction today. The movie was horrid! Ruined everything good about the book.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094928747500699123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-22861556047605307302011-11-04T14:37:58.356-05:002011-11-04T14:37:58.356-05:00This post made me laugh and a little afraid at the...This post made me laugh and a little afraid at the same time, lol. Luckily, I have not read any of these, though Owen Meaney has been heartily recommended to me by more than a few people.TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-57469179388608566142011-11-02T15:49:49.742-05:002011-11-02T15:49:49.742-05:00very amusing list! I have hated books so much, th...very amusing list! I have hated books so much, that I don't even remember the names of them...it went out in the trash with the books that I have despised! Never read Bridges - but hated the movie! Thanks for the chuckle!Kate Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342220424771084070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-91348576303238022752011-11-01T23:09:08.078-05:002011-11-01T23:09:08.078-05:00I love John Irving but I could not get into A Pray...I love John Irving but I could not get into A Prayer for Owen Meany at all! And everyone else seems to love it so it's nice to know that there's someone else out there who doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-85302420966371906962011-11-01T20:42:15.716-05:002011-11-01T20:42:15.716-05:00Oh, dear. I loved A Prayer for Owen Meany and The ...Oh, dear. I loved A Prayer for Owen Meany <i>and</i> The Sparrow. Read both of them twice. Please don't tell me you hated Beach Music or Pope Joan, too. ;)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-88070818893036368272011-11-01T18:43:19.761-05:002011-11-01T18:43:19.761-05:00So now I don't feel bad about giving away The ...So now I don't feel bad about giving away The Body Artist unread! Thanks for your honesty about the books you hated.Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-13712712620222458422011-11-01T18:22:14.477-05:002011-11-01T18:22:14.477-05:00I think that they made us read The Celestine Proph...I think that they made us read The Celestine Prophecy in high school; can't remember a darn thing about it. <br /><br />The others? Can't blame you a bit, I wouldn't even have picked them up!Gwenhttp://chewdigestbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-13683319898993142962011-11-01T14:44:13.394-05:002011-11-01T14:44:13.394-05:00I've seen The Celestine Prophecy more than onc...I've seen The Celestine Prophecy more than once hate list today! I'll have to stay away from that one. Eek!<br /><br />~Asheley (Into the Hall of Books)Asheley T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03908795522290889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-38004715791005787382011-11-01T13:43:53.130-05:002011-11-01T13:43:53.130-05:00Ha-ha. Great books to avoid. I didn't hate Ow...Ha-ha. Great books to avoid. I didn't hate Owen Meany but it wasn't love either. The Celestine Prophesy disturbed me for weeks, months. I shouldn't have read it.<br /><br />I always look forward to your lists, and this one with your humorous asides was worth the read. Thanks.<br /><br /><br />Anne<br /><a rel="nofollow">My Head is Full of Books</a>Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-301579214879099602011-11-01T13:43:27.928-05:002011-11-01T13:43:27.928-05:00Your list made me laugh, although I disagree with ...Your list made me laugh, although I disagree with some. I'm a huge DeLillo fan, although I think his newer work is pretty slow and tedious. I still thought The Body Artist was beautiful. Cosmopolis? Not so much.<br /><br />Come visit me at <a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Scarlet Letter</a>.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-87927112826470519732011-11-01T13:41:57.594-05:002011-11-01T13:41:57.594-05:00thanks for warning me away from bridges of madison...thanks for warning me away from bridges of madison county. i bought it for .25 cents but ive been a little wary of it!RachelKiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094500132784501728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-24061503817187507952011-11-01T12:45:37.507-05:002011-11-01T12:45:37.507-05:00I love your take on this week's theme! I only ...I love your take on this week's theme! I only listed a few titles that I really hate, but it would have been interesting to think of more. <br /><br />And I agree with so many of your "hates" in the list at the end there. I despise cute animals, especially if they talk, and those pretty-sounding literary novels where nothing happens remind me of the painful writing workshops I sat through in college. <br /><br />You've also got me curious about Owen Meany. I've had a hit or miss experience with John Irving, so I wonder where I'd land on that particularly book.<br /><br />Great post! <a href="http://sharingsoda.blogspot.com/2011/11/top-ten-tuesday-24-books-i-had-very.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my list.</a>Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14862498395141185996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-17302275856284774322011-11-01T11:52:32.423-05:002011-11-01T11:52:32.423-05:00I hated Something Borrowed. Everyone I know raved...I hated Something Borrowed. Everyone I know raved about it, I ended up finishing it just to point out all the flaws. (And no, I haven't see the movie (WTF!!) and never will).Jenn3128https://www.blogger.com/profile/07317927790078895649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-12411787532245914872011-11-01T09:44:00.701-05:002011-11-01T09:44:00.701-05:00The only one I've read is The Bridges of Madis...The only one I've read is The Bridges of Madison County. I do have The Sparrow near the top of my TBR! In fact I nearly used it as a plane book for crossing the Pacific. I think I would pick Julian Barnes' England, England as the worse book I ever finished.Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-1643547381561991452011-11-01T09:03:23.464-05:002011-11-01T09:03:23.464-05:00Apart com Owen Meany, which although I would defin...Apart com Owen Meany, which although I would define as the greatest book ever is my favourite by Irving. As for the rest not heard of so can't comment. My worst book ever should be plural as in the whole mills & boon, Barbara Cartland genre. Now for my own toe stepping - the works of Charles Dickens + that ultimate chicklit, probably one of the originators of that particular genre Jane austen.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-15946444375200414542011-11-01T07:42:52.156-05:002011-11-01T07:42:52.156-05:00I loved Owen Meany! The Bridges of Madison County....I loved Owen Meany! The Bridges of Madison County... oy.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-49374729795741776352011-11-01T07:31:00.440-05:002011-11-01T07:31:00.440-05:00I'm glad to see someone else didn't like P...I'm glad to see someone else didn't like Prayer for Owen Meany. I actually couldn't get past the first ten pages or so. It all just seemed so . . . goofy. And not in a fun way. A lot of people like him, though. Go figure. And that DeLilo book? I almost, <i>almost</i> bought that one. Phew! Now I'm glad I didn't ;)Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.com