What book/book series do you think is not worth the hype?
Despite being a renowned book enthusiast, I found myself unable to complete Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a novel that consistently appears on lists of essential reading. 🥹
To be fair, this book seems to have an extremely polarizing effect on readers. They either love it or hate it.
I’m in the hate-it camp.
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt).
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Leaving a second reply because I just thought of another one:
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus).
I like the themes, the setting, the premise, a lot of the elements. But the dialogue felt so forced to me, and many of the characters felt unreal. Also, waaaaay too many coincidences took place in the plot for my liking (like, “Hmm — that’s convenient for the author”).
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I hate seeing shantaram and the kite runner praised. both struck me as self-serving personal fantasies by distastefully manipulative authors.
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Maze Runner
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Wuthering Heights
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I haven’t read her books, but from what I’ve seen about the content in Colleen Hoover’s books I cannot believe they’re so popular.
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I keep meaning to try to re-read Huck Finn again, and I will probably try it as an audiobook. I know I struggled with it when I was a teenager. But I have read a bunch of nineteenth century novels in the past couple of years, and I think they are difficult for the modern reader. In general, nineteenth century novels seem to meander and over-elaborate in a way that to me feels like you’re wading through a swamp. So, the fact that Huck Finn has in the past been considered essential reading might not be as relevant today. What I am really trying to say is “It’s not you – It’s Huck Finn.”
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Okay……. I’m going to say it.
I thought “Where The Crawdads Sing” was a little trite. I also just don’t believe this girl could survive in the marsh by herself for a whole lifetime. It was a very silly cheesy love story.
I didn’t hate it, but I personally think Name of the Wind is incredibly over rated. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but I thought it was more along the lines of a 3 star book than the life changing masterpiece so many people seem to think it is.
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To be fair, this book seems to have an extremely polarizing effect on readers. They either love it or hate it.
I’m in the hate-it camp.
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt).
Leaving a second reply because I just thought of another one:
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus).
I like the themes, the setting, the premise, a lot of the elements. But the dialogue felt so forced to me, and many of the characters felt unreal. Also, waaaaay too many coincidences took place in the plot for my liking (like, “Hmm — that’s convenient for the author”).
I hate seeing shantaram and the kite runner praised. both struck me as self-serving personal fantasies by distastefully manipulative authors.
Maze Runner
Wuthering Heights
I haven’t read her books, but from what I’ve seen about the content in Colleen Hoover’s books I cannot believe they’re so popular.
I keep meaning to try to re-read Huck Finn again, and I will probably try it as an audiobook. I know I struggled with it when I was a teenager. But I have read a bunch of nineteenth century novels in the past couple of years, and I think they are difficult for the modern reader. In general, nineteenth century novels seem to meander and over-elaborate in a way that to me feels like you’re wading through a swamp. So, the fact that Huck Finn has in the past been considered essential reading might not be as relevant today. What I am really trying to say is “It’s not you – It’s Huck Finn.”
Okay……. I’m going to say it.
I thought “Where The Crawdads Sing” was a little trite. I also just don’t believe this girl could survive in the marsh by herself for a whole lifetime. It was a very silly cheesy love story.
Also, I wish more people knew about this:
[https://www.vox.com/today-explained/23333098/delia-owens-where-the-crawdads-sing-controversy](https://www.vox.com/today-explained/23333098/delia-owens-where-the-crawdads-sing-controversy)
I didn’t hate it, but I personally think Name of the Wind is incredibly over rated. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but I thought it was more along the lines of a 3 star book than the life changing masterpiece so many people seem to think it is.