Worst book ever written..

[errol says]

Twilight is good, but it's far from literature.

Wholeheartedly agree. Good, but not worth the craze. No substantial meaning, either. I also agree that 1984 should be considered literature, though i don't share this groups' views on Fahrenheit 451. Fabulous book.

Who knows how many people here have even read this, but House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski remains the greatest book ever written (in my opinion).

Also, i feel as if Finnegans Wake would be an incredible read, if it were actually "readable".

[FaithfulPirate42]

I've never read Finnegan's, but may have to. I do love good gibberish. I never cared much for the Iliad. It really just seemed like a list of fights during a big war. Boring.

[~NoodleDemon~]

Why didn't they teach Lovecraft? I wanted Lovecraft.

Thank you for being about the only other goddamned person here to mention Lovecraft.

Lovecraft's dystopic, hellish visions are a constant inspiration for my own burgeoning madness (i hope... do i seem somewhat mad yet?).

For worst book, I nominate anything written by that stupid douche Dembski.

[Jessica]

To Kill A Mockingbird, Twilight, and some other book I was forced to read in school a couple of years ago. I am a person who loves to read, but it was HORRIBLE. I would have died of boredom right there.

[Zankou 2.0]

To Kill A Mockingbird, Twilight, and some other book I was forced to read in school a couple of years ago. I am a person who loves to read, but it was HORRIBLE. I would have died of boredom right there.

Mockingbird is one of the BEST books. School just ruins it.

[Roy Hunter]

Mockingbird is one of the BEST books. School just ruins it.

I don't know if it has improved any since I was at school, but I think the teaching of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' would have been greatly improved by giving it a bit of context. We were just taught it as a stand-alone piece, and it wasn't until a few years later when I was discussing the film with my mum that she put it in context: segregation in the south; all the hangovers from the Civil War; the perceived role of women; and when she told me all that, the penny dropped and the book made sense.

[ke_mikiao]

Forcing anyone to read any book will ruin the book imo.


but the worst book ever written is "Sandworms of Dune" by Brian Herbert


not only did he absolutly murder the Dune universe, but the ending itself seemed like something he threw together because it was due the next day.

that book made me cry in pity

[zinc alloy]

By far the worst book ever written is 'Catcher in the Rye'. What a pile of pointless shit.

Poor story, poorly written.

If that passes for classic American literature then heaven help us all.

There's a few hours of my life I'll never get back.

And while we're at it, 'Chariots of the Gods'. Jeez, if you're gonna make outlandish stuff up at least try and make interesting nonsense up. Dull dull dull. I believe this was the book that other curse upon literature, Dan whatisname based the Da Vinci Code on.

[daftbeaker]

Pride and Prejudice.

[Capellini]

Pride and Prejudice.

LOVED IT!

[daftbeaker]

Pride and Prejudice.

LOVED IT!

Loved the book? Why? It's the Regency equivalent of todays celebrity autobiography.

In fact I think this clip sums up pretty much how I feel about that whole genre.

[Rainswept]

Know what else I hated with a firey passion?


Of Human Bondage just an unforgivably awful story.

[Capellini]

Pride and Prejudice.

LOVED IT!

Loved the book? Why? It's the Regency equivalent of todays celebrity autobiography.

In fact I think this clip sums up pretty much how I feel about that whole genre.

Because the wordplay is sharp and witty, the characters are flawed and endearing, it is an excellent snapshot of a fascinating period in history, and it has a happy ending.

[Rainswept]

I just don't get how flawed = endearing. I mean characters don't need to be perfect for me to like them, but some of the books I've read (usually at the suggestion of some girlfriend or other) have protagonists I want to just slap for sheer stupidity. Of Human Bondage and Valley of the Dolls leap to mind as classic examples.

Romeo and Juliette were both morons.

[daftbeaker]

Pride and Prejudice.

Because the wordplay is sharp and witty, the characters are flawed and endearing, it is an excellent snapshot of a fascinating period in history, and it has a happy ending.

I found it dull, vapid and pointless. I'm willing to bet if I was stupid enough to read Twilight they would seem remarkably similar. Anyway, time to agree to disagree

Oh, and Shakespeare. Not for the quality of the works (I admit the ones I've read were pretty good once I got the hang of the language and style) but the sort of people who claim to read Shakespeare for fun. I suspect that they're just doing it to try and appear more intelligent.

In case you're thinking I'm a cultural void, I'm not. I've read Plato, Nietzsche, Dickens, Stoker etc. Just can't stand Austen et. al.