babynoz said:

Shyra said:

Vanity's book was almost impossible to read for any length of time. What with the font and the colored print on black paper, just too much.

One lauded author I just cannot get into is Toni Morrison. I was discussing her books with a friend, and she said, "Shit. Toni Morrison on drugs."

I used to tell my mother to read her books and let me know what the story was about,

Genesia said:

imago said:

I can't read Jane Austin either though.

I mean, it's really tough when you get back from a long day of huntin' and fishin, and working out in the shed building things, to have to sit down and read something like Jane Austin.

You have never built a damn thing in your life. I imagine you've sewn a few though.

this whole thread!

PurpleJedi said:

RicoN said:

erich von daniken - chariots of the gods

That book was great!

Not wholly plausible, but fascinating nonetheless.

That was pretty good.

JoeTyler said:

a couple of bestsellers

I actually started reading the Da Vinci code but had to turn it down, bunch of crap

I liked Da Vinci Code but I read it in France. Actually in Paris and visited some of the sites while reading it. I remember, I bought the book in London to read, knowing the Paris setting.

I read Angels and Demons, after. That wasn't as good and it preceded Da Vinci Code.

PurpleJedi said:

babynoz said:

Brown is very hit or miss for me. He has a new one coming out called Inferno. Maybe I'll get it from the library.

I "liked" The DaVinci Code

I LOVED "Angels & Demons"

I have yet to read "Lost Symbol"

I ordered "Digital Fortress" but it's in a box somewhere...need to remember to try & read it.

You haven't missed a thing. I read that one. It's flat and formulaic. I haven't picked up Dan Brown since.

TD3 said:

babynoz said:

I used to tell my mother to read her books and let me know what the story was about,

Her writing style always has me screaming "get to the damn point already".

I never know what the heck she's talking about,

First, I don't think boring or slow qualifies a book as "bad". That's just my opinion, though.

I have over 400 Star Trek books. With that many books you're bound to get a stinker every now and again. What I would never have expected, though, is that a handful of them are LITERALLY the worst excuse for "literature" that I've ever experienced. Just, absolute drivel.

Other than those I guess I've been pretty lucky. ...I'll have to think about it, because I know there's some books I've finished and gone, "ugh! Really?!" But they aren't coming to mind right now (and maybe that's a good thing).

imago said:

?

There are so many, I don't even know where to begin.

First, the sequel to Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz: Forever Odd

Where the first book was just brilliant, this one was tedius. I'm not sure why.

And unfortunately, Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian Wood" bored me to tears,

where I absolutely love his other works, especially Kafka on the Shore.

Also his What I Write About When I Write About Writing About Writing A Book About When I'm Running Along Writing About Running, or whatever it was called. Very dull, and the attempts at insight, wisdom and profound life experiences came over like like a Daoism For Dummies book.

Also 'As You Like It'.

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SUPRMAN said:

PurpleJedi said:

I "liked" The DaVinci Code

I LOVED "Angels & Demons"

I have yet to read "Lost Symbol"

I ordered "Digital Fortress" but it's in a box somewhere...need to remember to try & read it.

You haven't missed a thing. I read that one. It's flat and formulaic. I haven't picked up Dan Brown since.

Two people I used to work with (back when DaVinci Code was all the rage) actually recommended Digital Fortress to me.

My problem? Not being able to shake the image of Forrest Gump in the role of Robert Langdon.

Have you ever tried to read the play "Noises Off"? It is absolutely impossible. I tried once - thinking I might audition for a production of it - and promptly decided it is one play I will absolutely never do.

And the movie is every bit as bad.

Genesia said:

Have you ever tried to read the play "Noises Off"? It is absolutely impossible. I tried once - thinking I might audition for a production of it - and promptly decided it is one play I will absolutely never do.

And the movie is every bit as bad.

Never heard of it.

Hated this book, seriously I dont understand why its a classic. Cheap Catcher in the Rye rip off.

lazycrockett said:

Hated this book, seriously I dont understand why its a classic. Cheap Catcher in the Rye rip off.

OMG - I tried to read that once. I have never encountered a more repellent main character in my life.

PurpleJedi said:

Genesia said:

Have you ever tried to read the play "Noises Off"? It is absolutely impossible. I tried once - thinking I might audition for a production of it - and promptly decided it is one play I will absolutely never do.

And the movie is every bit as bad.

Never heard of it.

Keep it that way - you're better off.

babynoz said:

TD3 said:

Her writing style always has me screaming "get to the damn point already".

I never know what the heck she's talking about,

See.

Genesia said:

lazycrockett said:

Hated this book, seriously I dont understand why its a classic. Cheap Catcher in the Rye rip off.

OMG - I tried to read that once. I have never encountered a more repellent main character in my life.

This book is absolutely hilarious!!

After a long day of hunting and fishing or working on building my shed with my bare hands, I like to curl up with a great book, and this book is totally fabulous that way.

babynoz said:

TD3 said:

Her writing style always has me screaming "get to the damn point already".

I never know what the heck she's talking about,

I watched the movie before , It's kind of scary

imago said:

Genesia said:

OMG - I tried to read that once. I have never encountered a more repellent main character in my life.

This book is absolutely hilarious!!

After a long day of hunting and fishing or working on building my shed with my bare hands, I like to curl up with a great book, and this book is totally fabulous that way.

The fact that Dan likes this book should be enough to warn others off it for all time.

Cerebus said:

First, I don't think boring or slow qualifies a book as "bad". That's just my opinion, though.

I have over 400 Star Trek books. With that many books you're bound to get a stinker every now and again. What I would never have expected, though, is that a handful of them are LITERALLY the worst excuse for "literature" that I've ever experienced. Just, absolute drivel.

Other than those I guess I've been pretty lucky. ...I'll have to think about it, because I know there's some books I've finished and gone, "ugh! Really?!" But they aren't coming to mind right now (and maybe that's a good thing).

I agree - to a point.

For example, I had a devil of a time getting through the first 100 pages of Middlemarch. There is so much exposition - it's a very hard slog. But I am so glad I stuck with it, because after that, it turned into a total page turner. The next 800 pages just flew by. It's my favorite book of all time.

I haven't always had that kind of luck, however.

Genesia said:

Cerebus said:

First, I don't think boring or slow qualifies a book as "bad". That's just my opinion, though.

I agree - to a point.

For example, I had a devil of a time getting through the first 100 pages of Middlemarch. There is so much exposition - it's a very hard slog. But I am so glad I stuck with it, because after that, it turned into a total page turner. The next 800 pages just flew by. It's my favorite book of all time.

I haven't always had that kind of luck, however.

I've had that experience with EVERY Tom Robbins book. They aren't even particulary large books, but it always takes me a long time to get into them, weeks even. Then, out of nowhere, I'll read the rest of the book in a day or two and thoroughly enjoy it.

now that I think about it, I KNOW that Mein Kampf (Hitla) and Michael (Goebbels) SURE are the W-O-R-S-T books I HAVEN'T read (for obvious reasons)

so bad that all copies should be burned (pun intended)

JoeTyler said:

now that I think about it, I KNOW that Mein Kampf (Hitla) and Michael (Goebbels) SURE are the W-O-R-S-T books I HAVEN'T read (for obvious reasons)

so bad that all copies should be burned (pun intended)

Oh JT, please. you had us at hello

Genesia said:

Have you ever tried to read the play "Noises Off"? It is absolutely impossible. I tried once - thinking I might audition for a production of it - and promptly decided it is one play I will absolutely never do.

And the movie is every bit as bad.

trying to read that script is like reading a smart phone manual.

one of the acts is almost nothing but stage directions.

the movie is not great. a good production of that play brings the house down though. its a brilliant farce when done right.

which role were you theoretically reading for?

lazycrockett said:

Hated this book, seriously I dont understand why its a classic. Cheap Catcher in the Rye rip off.

I totally loved that book...I laughed my ass off,

cborgman said:

To be honest, I didn't even get that far. The director of another play offered me a part (in the same time frame) and I jumped at it. :lol:

I really dodged a bullet. That production of Noises Off was so strife-ridden that it almost destroyed the company that put it on. The couple that basically ruled the company stormed out in an episode known to this day as "the divorce." It was baaaaad.

Genesia said:

cborgman said:

trying to read that script is like reading a smart phone manual.

one of the acts is almost nothing but stage directions.

the movie is not great. a good production of that play brings the house down though. its a brilliant farce when done right.

which role were you theoretically reading for?

To be honest, I didn't even get that far. The director of another play offered me a part (in the same time frame) and I jumped at it. I really dodged a bullet. That production of Noises Off was so strife-ridden that it almost destroyed the company that put it on. The couple that basically ruled the company stormed out in an episode known to this day as "the divorce." It was baaaaaad.

yikes.

it's a difficult piece to read, and a difficult one to stage properly, but if you ever see a group doing it, and it gets good reviews... go. when done properly it is roll on the floor funny.

it and "rumors" may be the best modern english farces in theatre.

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cborgman said:

Genesia said:

Have you ever tried to read the play "Noises Off"? It is absolutely impossible. I tried once - thinking I might audition for a production of it - and promptly decided it is one play I will absolutely never do.

And the movie is every bit as bad.

trying to read that script is like reading a smart phone manual.

one of the acts is almost nothing but stage directions.

the movie is not great. a good production of that play brings the house down though. its a brilliant farce when done right.

which role were you theoretically reading for?

Agreed. But this play is funny as hell.

ATTENTION:

If anybody here has argued with Genesia and won the argument, please orgnote me. I need to find out details about how you were able to do it!

I'm in the process of trying to rhetorically intimidate her.

Thanks!

imago said:

ATTENTION:

If anybody here has argued with Genesia and won the argument, please orgnote me. I need to find out details about how you were able to do it!

I'm in the process of trying to rhetorically intimidate her.

Thanks!

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kewlschool said:

imago said:

ATTENTION:

If anybody here has argued with Genesia and won the argument, please orgnote me. I need to find out details about how you were able to do it!

I'm in the process of trying to rhetorically intimidate her.

Thanks!

There was this one guy once, but he disappeared. The police never found the body. (Justsaying)