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Post by Nutty on Jun 14, 2023 14:48:18 GMT 1
There are only a handful of books that I just couldn't get into.
The most recent was "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini - a Xmas gift from a friend in the England. She was fulsome in its praise - but I ground to a halt inside 20 pages. Tried to kick start it again but no joy.
Another was Tolkien's "The Hobbit".. I think I pulled the plug at the bottom of page 1. I tried "The Lord of the Rings" - same thing.
Then there was a Terry Pratchett novel - no idea where that went but I couldn't read it.
Apologies to all Tolkien, Pratchett and Hosseini fans.
Nutty
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Post by amandaj on Jun 14, 2023 15:24:27 GMT 1
Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall - started it but just couldn't carry on (very unusual for me) the critics etc seem to love it but not me.
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Post by ForumUser2 on Jun 14, 2023 15:25:17 GMT 1
Finnegan's Wake or Ulysses.
I felt it only patriotic to try.
Anyone who claims to have read both is either lying or on drugs.
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Post by traveller on Jun 14, 2023 15:53:26 GMT 1
I read loads of books chosen mainly at random, I don’t bother with favourite authors, although I do have some, at the moment I’m on holiday and struggling through a Lee Child book I found there called Better off Dead which is the worst book I’ve come across for a long time. I did try to read Huckleberry Finn recently and had to discard that, along with the biography of Sean from The Chase, which was disappointingly very boring. I love Thomas Hardy enough to have visited his birthplace. I’ll stop now otherwise this post could get very long and boring just like Sean.
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Post by lapourtaider on Jun 14, 2023 16:01:34 GMT 1
Most biographies. Inevitably they're my, I, me, etc. Tried a couple, haven't bothered since, though I am going to make an effort with Captain Tom's.
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Post by Nifty on Jun 14, 2023 17:35:10 GMT 1
I tried to read a book about four or five years ago. It was rubbish and I don’t think I made it past chapter 1. I think it was written by an American. Unsurprisingly, or not, I have forgotten both his name and the book tile. It was not one of these overlandmag.com/product-category/books/I found The Glass Bead Game very hard work but was determined to read it. Not sure if I should have bothered. |
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Post by lapourtaider on Jun 14, 2023 17:53:51 GMT 1
There are only a handful of books that I just couldn't get into. Another was Tolkien's "The Hobbit".. I think I pulled the plug at the bottom of page 1. I tried "The Lord of the Rings" - same thing. Apologies to all Tolkien fans. No apology needed, though I should warn you I am currently reading LOTR for the umpteenth time (probably more than 20, maybe less than 30). |
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Post by jackie on Jun 14, 2023 18:27:46 GMT 1
Crime novels are a turn-off for me especially those that feature sadistic murders of women.
Loved The Hobbit but found LOTRs a bit long-winded but appreciate the breadth and scale of Tolkein’s imagination and writing.
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Post by Nifty on Jun 14, 2023 18:40:32 GMT 1
Most biographies. Inevitably they're my, I, me, etc. Tried a couple, haven't bothered since, though I am going to make an effort with Captain Tom's. Perhaps try Peter Cook : A Biography or No Room for Secrets (2005) |
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