Since the year's about three quarters of the way through (personally I'd like to know where my summer's gone, but anyway), I wondered about the bookfails people are ending up with. So: poll.
I clicked 'other' because I wasn't sure if it counted if I got a few chapters in decided it was too boring or just not what I was looking for at the moment and decided not to finish the book.
1) Lack of a plot (seriously, I just reviewed a book that completely lacked any conflict or obstacles--it was just all about people being wonderful to the self-insert);
2) Historical fail (the history is ALL WRONG);
3) The author Did Not Do The Research, and it shows;
4) The book itself is promulgating false or dangerous ideas that people may believe (such as "if a guy is stalking you, threatening your family, and trying to kill you, that means he is your one true love and you should welcome him into your life" or "minorities/women/lgbtq people did not and do not need to have their civil rights guaranteed by law, as the past was exactly like today/ginger-peachy perfect).
It was a horror called The Duke of Orleans by John Simpson. I should post a link here to the review. It also fails history completely. The writer didn't so much as check on Wikipedia. You can tell.
ooh, i forgot about smeyer in the least favorite authors section but sadly i DO dislike cassandra clare and alyson noel more, the evermore series is WORSE THAN TWILIGHT!!!!!
why did i subject myself to these ridiculous books? i'm trying to write and i was looking at how NOT to write sucky books.
oh i almost forgot shiver/linger my maggie stiefvater. wow it was bad.
is there a supernatural romance book involving a teenage girl and a supernatural boy that DOESNT SUCK??
There probably are, but they're buried. Somewhere.
I find that horrible books are also beneficial: as in, "Now I know exactly what to avoid!"
The problem with teenage girl/supernatural boy is even just the underlying premise--it establishes the boy with the upper hand and the girl weaker--something that's already problematic. :( Good luck; I can't think of any.
So, the only actual book (novel) I've read this year was a definite book-win (Prince of Tides), and otherwise have been reading a lot of plays and literary-canon-short-stories, which are hard to report as "fail" even if I hated them, due to their status as literary-canon and my being able to see their incredibly literary merit despite my hatred.
The Country Husband is a seriously rage-inducing short story, though.
Comments 28
Reply
1) Lack of a plot (seriously, I just reviewed a book that completely lacked any conflict or obstacles--it was just all about people being wonderful to the self-insert);
2) Historical fail (the history is ALL WRONG);
3) The author Did Not Do The Research, and it shows;
4) The book itself is promulgating false or dangerous ideas that people may believe (such as "if a guy is stalking you, threatening your family, and trying to kill you, that means he is your one true love and you should welcome him into your life" or "minorities/women/lgbtq people did not and do not need to have their civil rights guaranteed by law, as the past was exactly like today/ginger-peachy perfect).
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
why did i subject myself to these ridiculous books? i'm trying to write and i was looking at how NOT to write sucky books.
oh i almost forgot shiver/linger my maggie stiefvater. wow it was bad.
is there a supernatural romance book involving a teenage girl and a supernatural boy that DOESNT SUCK??
Reply
I find that horrible books are also beneficial: as in, "Now I know exactly what to avoid!"
The problem with teenage girl/supernatural boy is even just the underlying premise--it establishes the boy with the upper hand and the girl weaker--something that's already problematic. :( Good luck; I can't think of any.
Reply
- Steele
Reply
Reply
The Country Husband is a seriously rage-inducing short story, though.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment