tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post5363498939623338534..comments2024-03-27T23:59:01.850-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): Poll: Worst Page Turner (Nominations Needed) Chris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-82821109683467920142017-06-28T19:44:14.235-07:002017-06-28T19:44:14.235-07:00The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. Fascinating ...The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. Fascinating writing but seriously the weirdest heebie-jeebies. <br />I've never read Twilight, but the Divergent series made me feel so silly (yet, I read them all!). Emily Modlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00543222677016500456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-79525790207959025782017-02-17T02:42:26.700-08:002017-02-17T02:42:26.700-08:00Pure trash, an insult to the readers.Pure trash, an insult to the readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-59005271543275714882017-01-20T07:56:58.207-08:002017-01-20T07:56:58.207-08:00Second the Da Vinci Code. You beat me to it. The...Second the Da Vinci Code. You beat me to it. The characters were cardboard - I kept picturing those life sized photos of actors with the author jumping behind one then the other reading the lines he wrote. And, yes, to what Helena said. Very unbelievable. But, I kept turning those pages.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776968538402543165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-71399046226746137472017-01-20T01:20:14.889-08:002017-01-20T01:20:14.889-08:00I hated Catcher In The Rye but my reason for not p...I hated Catcher In The Rye but my reason for not putting it down is that I was reading it for high school english so I kinda had to get through it. Otherwise I'm sure I would have given up. So I'm not sure that really counts for the purpose of this poll :)Plymouth Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539297105353238798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-79897995927167749422017-01-19T22:21:31.147-08:002017-01-19T22:21:31.147-08:00Yes to both. Especially White Gold Wielder.
Just s...Yes to both. Especially White Gold Wielder.<br />Just starting to realise that I really have read a lot of crap!JenniJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197969679694227626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-13769325764972013822017-01-19T22:19:44.885-08:002017-01-19T22:19:44.885-08:00Didn't mind the first two, but Allegiant had e...Didn't mind the first two, but Allegiant had enough holes in the plot to drive a truck through, and the ending made me regret ever starting.JenniJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197969679694227626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-26452415784962696062017-01-19T22:16:52.756-08:002017-01-19T22:16:52.756-08:00Yes!Yes!JenniJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197969679694227626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-37749658967158587832017-01-19T22:15:24.725-08:002017-01-19T22:15:24.725-08:00Agreed.Agreed.JenniJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197969679694227626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-14080427722150740172017-01-19T22:14:53.042-08:002017-01-19T22:14:53.042-08:00Seconded.Seconded.JenniJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197969679694227626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-17747067692245105132017-01-19T21:13:11.322-08:002017-01-19T21:13:11.322-08:00I'm seconding this myself. That's how much...I'm seconding this myself. That's how much I hate myself for trusting others that these... books... had anything worthwhile to offer. R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15524326832891297458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-55222158456725960852017-01-19T21:10:33.861-08:002017-01-19T21:10:33.861-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15524326832891297458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-37961555860961635492017-01-19T21:07:45.999-08:002017-01-19T21:07:45.999-08:00Game of Thrones. Just the books, not the series.
...Game of Thrones. Just the books, not the series.<br /><br />Although I could have easily put these bloodporn and rapegristle books down, and I wanted to with a consistency I feel even now -- and I'm not even reading them now -- I could not and still can not fathom the vast love for this dreck. I read every last word looking for something to enjoy. Nothing. <br /><br />Leal. You can, if you want, easily point to the page where the author learned that word. Because it's never used before book two and it's nigh omnipresence after that -- and it just becomes cringeworthier each time it appears. Just circling that word lightly in pencil adds about an ounce and a half in weight to the series. Fucking leal. You can bet your ass and Bender's shiny one that I sure as hell found at least four castles-worth of that goddamn word. <br /><br />Plus, the author admitted that he just used the stories he made up to either entertain himself or explain away many MANY pet turtles that died in his inept care as a child. Admitted. That's an excellent word. Observe how I shall only use it twice, here. <br /><br />Can somebody please either tell me who the main character is? Failing that, can somebody pretty PRETTY please tell Turtledeath McGee that there's a fairly vital thing called "a main character"? <br /><br />These books can go. My boiling-ice rage for them will never die.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15524326832891297458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-26564258881216137272017-01-19T17:50:53.293-08:002017-01-19T17:50:53.293-08:00The ENTIRE bloody "Riftwars Saga".The ENTIRE bloody "Riftwars Saga". papadiaboloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092209575983870008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-5887609316546164482017-01-19T17:48:07.165-08:002017-01-19T17:48:07.165-08:00Second "Atlas Shrugged"Second "Atlas Shrugged"papadiaboloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092209575983870008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-72299202008595108002017-01-19T17:46:24.681-08:002017-01-19T17:46:24.681-08:00Second "White Gold Wielder". Really the ...Second "White Gold Wielder". Really the whole trilogy was shit.papadiaboloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092209575983870008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-35593546924733772592017-01-19T16:10:15.036-08:002017-01-19T16:10:15.036-08:00Seconding DivergentSeconding DivergentAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627330946402778704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-6167886776867703542017-01-19T16:09:31.270-08:002017-01-19T16:09:31.270-08:00Also seconding EragonAlso seconding EragonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627330946402778704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-25741547702323526902017-01-19T15:47:15.781-08:002017-01-19T15:47:15.781-08:00Seconding Lord Foul's BaneSeconding Lord Foul's BaneAnita Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214424757556133479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-58456934362634801802017-01-19T14:42:27.352-08:002017-01-19T14:42:27.352-08:00Oh my god, YES!!! SECONDING THIS!Oh my god, YES!!! SECONDING THIS!Melissahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079561418057147494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-7700168440138124472017-01-19T14:35:52.127-08:002017-01-19T14:35:52.127-08:00Since is has to be one I read all of...
1.) Look...Since is has to be one I read all of... <br /><br />1.) Looking for Alaska. It was my pick for our bookclub. Man, I hated every single person in the book. The depiction of teens in this way is so annoying. I know these kids exists, but I've got a major beef with the constant depiction of teens that these "recommended" books constantly peddle. I would have quit the book had it not been my pick lol! <br /><br />2.) Whichever 50 Shades book it is that reveals the depth of Christian's childhood abuse as a empathy gathering device/excuse for his lifestyle. I'm totally ok with BDSM as a lifestyle choice. I don't really care what you do. But that.... From there I finished the series in a matter of days because I couldn't even wrap my head around what I was being told. I needed some sort of giant plot twist to reconcile all the excuses in those books. Of course, nothing even came. I thought about picking up the book from Christian's perspective but mentally slapped myself and walked away. :D <br /> *Also, I'm from Vancouver, WA and have lived in Seattle, too, so all the total bull about her running to places and her school and the locations. UGH!!! Don't write about a place you've never been with such detail!!! Annoying!! Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068518657593988563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-56584391476262437932017-01-19T14:19:03.404-08:002017-01-19T14:19:03.404-08:00Oh lord. Looking for Alaska. For SURE! I hated it ...Oh lord. Looking for Alaska. For SURE! I hated it more than that last twilight book or the 50 Shades where you find out Christian was messed up because he was abused by a sick old lady!!! (Was that the second one?? IDK???) Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068518657593988563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-75440065848234086812017-01-19T14:13:36.485-08:002017-01-19T14:13:36.485-08:00I hate it, but you're right. The love triangl...I hate it, but you're right. The love triangle kills me. :( It IS funny. But no great plots.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462426811112846013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-85372257710772307812017-01-19T14:09:22.926-08:002017-01-19T14:09:22.926-08:00For me it was the cheap ass ending. They all had ...For me it was the cheap ass ending. They all had plot armour so thick they never really WERE in danger. Cheapened the whole series for me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462426811112846013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-82189485104276726752017-01-19T13:08:02.620-08:002017-01-19T13:08:02.620-08:00This is what I came here to list. It was all good...This is what I came here to list. It was all good when it was one psychic and one vampire, but then it was werewolves and werepanthers and witches and fairies and vampire politics and fairy wars,and on and on I read until I could read no more. So, did she end up with Bill or Eric?Katie T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05229928309859756401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-20980105431714476212017-01-19T12:20:04.647-08:002017-01-19T12:20:04.647-08:00Yes, I agree
Yes, I agree <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247487063309314712noreply@blogger.com