WORST BOOK YOU READ IN 2019 - Page 2

hooked on books · ‎10-15-2018

I can't recall any books that I really hated but I did pull the bookmark a couple of chapters into Fleishman Is In Trouble. Just could not get into it at all!

Alter Ego · ‎03-12-2010

Without a doubt

WHEN WE LEFT CUBA by Chanel Cleeton

Now, I suppose it's my own fault because I wasn't a fan of the first book in this series. But, I can't even begin to describe my disappointment in this insipid little novel. Sounded like there should be excitement and action - former sugar heiress is forced to flee Cuba with her family and becomes a spy sent back to kill Castro (that's not a spoiler; that's a given.) In fact, this character from the first novel was the reason I even read this 2nd one - I wanted HER story. But there is little espionage. What there IS is a limp romance between characters that I'm told have chemistry (but don't). Frustratingly bad, because it could have been so much more to her story.

kjayr · ‎02-10-2013

@Janey2 wrote:
@ahoymate I agree with you. I can usually tell if I cannot read a book by page 25. I am sure I did not read many good books that got better. That being said, I did not like Where the Crawdads Sing, and I read it. I thought that most people loved it so I thought it would get better as I read it. It was the worst book I read this year.

Thought it was only me...hated Crawdads, kept waiting for it to get better...never did.

jeanlake · ‎03-10-2010

Books I didn't finish? Two by Randy White. I really wanted to like him because he came highly recommended - similar to other mystery writers - so I was told. I just couldn't finish.

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." Henry David Thoreau

bmorechick · ‎03-11-2010

Glass Houses by Louise Penny...got to page 75 and the book was all over the place. I couldn’t follow it so I stopped reading. I tried to hang in there. Onto another one.

SWEET · ‎03-09-2010

@Alter Ego wrote:
Without a doubt

WHEN WE LEFT CUBA by Chanel Cleeton

Now, I suppose it's my own fault because I wasn't a fan of the first book in this series. But, I can't even begin to describe my disappointment in this insipid little novel. Sounded like there should be excitement and action - former sugar heiress is forced to flee Cuba with her family and becomes a spy sent back to kill Castro (that's not a spoiler; that's a given.) In fact, this character from the first novel was the reason I even read this 2nd one - I wanted HER story. But there is little espionage. What there IS is a limp romance between characters that I'm told have chemistry (but don't). Frustratingly bad, because it could have been so much more to her story.

Totally agree. I didn't read the first one and not sure if that would have helped since I've read series and didn't need to read the others in order. I think it was too political for me. She has a new one coming out in 2020 which looks good. I'll try that one.

SWEET · ‎03-09-2010

@hooked on books wrote:
I can't recall any books that I really hated but I did pull the bookmark a couple of chapters into Fleishman Is In Trouble. Just could not get into it at all!

That was one of my top books. I loved it.

SWEET · ‎03-09-2010

@kjayr wrote:
@Janey2 wrote:
@ahoymate I agree with you. I can usually tell if I cannot read a book by page 25. I am sure I did not read many good books that got better. That being said, I did not like Where the Crawdads Sing, and I read it. I thought that most people loved it so I thought it would get better as I read it. It was the worst book I read this year.

Thought it was only me...hated Crawdads, kept waiting for it to get better...never did.

I think this book was over-hyped. I didn't read it and not for that reason. It's just not my type of book anyway.