ITT: Shitty books

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · August 18, 2014, 12:33:59 AM

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More Than Mortal · August 18, 2014, 12:34:59 AM

Anything by Tolkien or Lovecraft will be great but poorly written.

The Book of Lost Things was pretty awful. The book I'm reading at the moment isn't too great either, but I don't know what I expected.

big sponge · August 18, 2014, 06:55:50 AM

Anything and everything by Ayn Rand.

More Than Mortal · August 18, 2014, 06:57:11 AM

Quote from: Lord Commissar on August 18, 2014, 06:55:50 AM

Anything and everything by Ayn Rand.

I'm dreading the moment when I reach Atlas Shrugged on my bookshelf.

big sponge · August 18, 2014, 07:11:53 AM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on August 18, 2014, 06:57:11 AM

I'm dreading the moment when I reach Atlas Shrugged on my bookshelf.

I've always loved this quote from some /lit/ dude on the book.

"Essentially, Atlas Shrugged was a Railroad Tycoon fanfic with Dagny as Rand's mary-sue."

That and she uses it as a play pretend where everyone who has ever disagreed with her our found holes in her logic dies a slow and horrible death. It's really just a giant temper tantrum/personal fantasy book for her.

What's hilarious is that she was vocally paranoid that the Soviet's were going to take over Paramount and put a stop to her movie. As if the Soviets really gave a shit about some crazy bitches fanfiction filled with her very own brand of half-baked philosophy.

Mr. Psychologist · August 18, 2014, 07:36:35 AM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on August 18, 2014, 12:34:59 AM

Anything by Tolkien or Lovecraft will be great but poorly written.

The Book of Lost Things was pretty awful. The book I'm reading at the moment isn't too great either, but I don't know what I expected.

I have to agree on Tolkein <.<
I love the world, characters and everything but it's tedious to read. It's like Just william and excessive prose hit fantasy and made a weird mutant child ._.
A great mutant child, but one that is difficult to read.

Sandtrap · August 18, 2014, 10:23:32 AM

I read some books written by Zane Grey once. Christ are they ever long winded.

I_IRONMAN_I · August 18, 2014, 10:32:16 AM

Surprised no one's mentioned the book for necrophiliacs; Twilight.

Mmmmm Napalm · August 18, 2014, 10:49:54 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on August 18, 2014, 07:36:35 AM

I have to agree on Tolkein <.<
I love the world, characters and everything but it's tedious to read. It's like Just william and excessive prose hit fantasy and made a weird mutant child ._.
A great mutant child, but one that is difficult to read.

Agreed. I never actually finished Return of The King, I just couldn't get through it.

Nascent Email · August 18, 2014, 10:57:01 AM

Anything ever written by Tom Kratman.

Statefarm · August 18, 2014, 04:56:18 PM

Quote from: Mmmmm Napalm on August 18, 2014, 10:49:54 AM

Agreed. I never actually finished Return of The King, I just couldn't get through it.

Yes, I'm not the only one! I'm probably going to give it another go but I could only get through The Hobbit and the first book in the trilogy before I gave up and watched the movies, lol.

DAS B00T x2 · August 18, 2014, 05:06:12 PM

Of all the required reading that has faded away to the back of my mind, two stick out first and foremost as utterly shit pieces of literature. Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby and John Knowels's a Separate Peace.

CyberGama · August 18, 2014, 05:11:49 PM

*cringes*

ABIGCOWPIE · August 18, 2014, 10:14:31 PM

I thought Lord of the Rings was really good...

Cheat · August 18, 2014, 10:17:58 PM

Quote from: I_IRONMAN_I on August 18, 2014, 10:32:16 AM

Surprised no one's mentioned the book for necrophiliacs; Twilight.

That feel when I read all four.