Book you never finished

Literarylife · Post by **Literarylife** » 20 Nov 2010, 14:58

Hitler's Niece by Ron Hansen. The story seemed really interesting and was based on real events, but the intimate nature of the relationship between the niece and Hitler surprised me and creeped me out.

Addict82 · Post by **Addict82** » 25 Nov 2010, 18:56

Fran wrote:
laci_baby wrote:I agree with Bridges of Madison County... i couldnt get through that if my life depended on it.

It took me forever to finish A Clockwork Orange mostly because of the slang he created... but i did eventually finish it and adore it.

I cannot for the life of me finish Lily of the Valley. I've tried three times, and will continue to try but i dont see an end in sight.

Despite repeated efforts I cannot figure A Clockwork Orange ... I finished it but I still have no idea what it was about - guess I'm just not the 'target audience'. Another book that failed to impact me was The Catcher in the Rye ... I just found him to be a most annoying pain in the ass.
Shocking I know ... two 'cult' books that just left me cold.[/quote

Fran I'm 100% behind you with that Catcher in the Rye book, I thought it was so boring that I didn't know what I was reading anymore. Don't wish to go back to it at all!

Slevinkal · Post by **Slevinkal** » 25 Nov 2010, 21:20

WOW!

I completely agree on both accounts.

Catcher in The Rye was just... IDK what it was LOL boring and uneventful at best IMO.

A Clockwork Orange wasn't much better either. I saw the movie before I even know there was a book and the movie was so confusing that I thought the book might clear the fog. It didn't. I tried three times and never finished it.

The most recent failure of mine was Under The Dome. I do not even have a reason why, I loved the first half of the book and just never got around to finishing it...

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 26 Nov 2010, 11:10

Slevinkal wrote: The most recent failure of mine was Under The Dome. I do not even have a reason why, I loved the first half of the book and just never got around to finishing it...

Dont bother, the ending will break your heart!

Slevinkal · Post by **Slevinkal** » 26 Nov 2010, 16:30

StephenKingman wrote: Dont bother, the ending will break your heart!

Good, bad, or ugly, it doesn't matter to me. I just like to read

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 26 Nov 2010, 16:34

Slevinkal wrote:
StephenKingman wrote: Dont bother, the ending will break your heart!
Good, bad, or ugly, it doesn't matter to me. I just like to read

Well if you do get around to finishing it, i would love to know what you think, the ending of that book is the stuff of legend amongst King fans.

Slevinkal · Post by **Slevinkal** » 26 Nov 2010, 18:40

It's not a problem

I'm toying with Dantes Inferno right now, only made it to the second cantos and seeing as I just put down A String of Pearls the Inferno might hafta wait.

Onward to the Dome! LOL

Angiebumanglag · Post by **Angiebumanglag** » 28 Nov 2010, 10:54

the one book i never finished reading is "love in times of Cholera" not being able to finish it doesn't mean that i find it boring but i can not go through the whole book because it makes me so emotional.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 28 Nov 2010, 11:05

Angiebumanglag wrote:the one book i never finished reading is "love in times of Cholera" not being able to finish it doesn't mean that i find it boring but i can not go through the whole book because it makes me so emotional.

Love in the Time of Cholera is a truly beautiful book IMO ... I loved it though, as you say, it is an emotional book

Tip the Bottle · Post by **Tip the Bottle** » 28 Nov 2010, 11:49

There are quite a few books I never was able to finish. If I'm not enjoying what I'm reading then I don't bother to muscle through it.

One that quickly comes to mind is "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. This book was suggested to me by many many people so I picked it up and got maybe halfway through it and just didn't find it funny or interesting.

GotThatSwing · Post by **GotThatSwing** » 29 Nov 2010, 20:37

I couldn't get through "Master and Margarita". I'm not really into grotesque. And "The last of the mohicans" - I had to put it away after few pages. It was impossible for me to read

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 29 Nov 2010, 20:50

"The Master And Margarita" is a tedious read, I'll give it that.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 30 Nov 2010, 06:09

GotThatSwing wrote:I couldn't get through "Master and Margarita". I'm not really into grotesque. And "The last of the mohicans" - I had to put it away after few pages. It was impossible for me to read

"The last of the mohicans" I liked that one ... thought it was quite an entertaining read ... I think I kept it on my shelf as one I will probably (hopefully) read again sometime in the future.

Mairin · Post by **Mairin** » 01 Dec 2010, 09:16

Fran wrote:
GotThatSwing wrote:I couldn't get through "Master and Margarita". I'm not really into grotesque. And "The last of the mohicans" - I had to put it away after few pages. It was impossible for me to read

"The last of the mohicans" I liked that one ... thought it was quite an entertaining read ... I think I kept it on my shelf as one I will probably (hopefully) read again sometime in the future.

Is "The Last of the Mohicans" as good as the movie? I enjoyed the movie.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 01 Dec 2010, 10:53

Mairin wrote:
Fran wrote:
GotThatSwing wrote:I couldn't get through "Master and Margarita". I'm not really into grotesque. And "The last of the mohicans" - I had to put it away after few pages. It was impossible for me to read

"The last of the mohicans" I liked that one ... thought it was quite an entertaining read ... I think I kept it on my shelf as one I will probably (hopefully) read again sometime in the future.
Is "The Last of the Mohicans" as good as the movie? I enjoyed the movie.

Well I thought it was every bit as good as the movie ... and as Mike would says it's a short read - so if you don't like it you haven't wasted much of your life.