fairywhispers's "Books I Totally Do Not Recommend!"

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A list of books I would not recommend to anyone!

  1. 1.
    The Adults Only Jokebook

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  3. 3.
    Darkland by Sean Thomas O'Brien

  4. 4.
    Nose Tone Unturned
    by Afferbeck Lauder
  6. 6.
    Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
    by Michael Braungart
  7. 7.
    A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Penguin Classics)
    by Mary Wollstonecraft
  9. 9.
    The Plague
    by Albert Camus
  10. 10.
    Vitamin Q: A Temple of Trivia Lists and Curious Words
    by Roddy Lumsden
  11. 11.
    Created by
    by Richard Matheson
  12. 12.
    Homeless

  13. 13.
    Violent Crimes by Hugh Holton
    by Hugh Holton
  14. 14.
    Unless: A Novel (P.S.)
    by Carol Shields
  15. 15.
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    The evil: inside the mind of a child killer.
    by Margaret and Rule, Andrew Hobbs
  16. 16.
    The Victorian Celebration of Death
    by James Stevens Curl
  18. 18.
    ?
    The House of Thunder
    by Dean Koontz
  19. 19.
    Aurora
    by Mark W. Tiedemann
  20. 20.
    Blue Light
    by Walter Mosley
  21. 21.
    Monoculture: How One Story is Changing Everything
    by F S Michaels
  23. 23.
    Incandescence
    by Greg Egan
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Created by fairywhispers on Nov 13, 2007.
 

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fairywhispers

Added 'Unless' by Carol Shields — 2 years ago

and The Evil Inside the Mind of a Child Killer, both of which are totally boring.

Sep 18, 01:05AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

fairywhispers

Added 'Violent Crimes' by Hugh Holton — 3 years ago

This book had a few twists but most were fairly obvious. Unfortunately, the author turned what could have been a really good storyline into a fairly boring book. I had to struggle to get through it and I’ve already forgotten most of the salient points. Not worth my time.

May 22, 01:40AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

fairywhispers

Added 'Homeless' by David Brandon — 3 years ago

I dislike the writing style of this book, the way the author keeps whining about his life instead of talking about homelessness. Also, the book was boring.

Mar 21, 11:06PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

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Added 'Created By' by Richard Matheson — 3 years ago

I found the plot of this book predictable and the character’s felt fake. The format, which kept switching from script, to character, to real life, was extremely annoying and distracted from the story. Additionally, it wasn’t really very thrilling or scary. I wouldn’t bother reading this again.

Jan 29, 07:04PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

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Added 'Vitamin Q: a temple of trivia lists and curious words' by Roddy Lumsden — 3 years ago

I bought this book because I tend to like worthless trivia and find random facts interesting. I was disappointed. There are some interesting lists at the beginning, and a couple at the end, but the majority of the book is just plain boring. So boring, in fact, it took me over a year to read it! I am not inspired to check out the website. If you are a pub quiz aficionado, this is the book for you. If you read trivia for interest, give this one a miss.

Sep 06, 03:53PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

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Added 'The Plague' by Albert Camus — 3 years ago

This is an incredibly boring book. I laboured all the way to part three in the hopes it would improve, but I was sorely disappointed. The language is too dense and the style is condescending – I feel as though I’m being talked down to. The blurb states that this book is supposed to be a metaphor for the German occupation of France – I simply cannot see it. anyhow, this is not a book I would recommend.

Jul 05, 04:21PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

fairywhispers

Added 'The Captured Womb: A History of the Medical Care of Pregnant Women' by Ann Oakley — 4 years ago

Don’t buy this book. If you really want to read it, borrow it from the library. This book is boring with a capital B. It is written like a thesis, with lots of long sentences and industry jargon. I struggled to reach page 33. Normally I don’t put a book down before page 50 as I want to give it a fair go, but in this case I have made an exception. The subject matter is an interesting one and The Captured Womb would probably be of interest to med students or professors, but the rest of us should give it a miss.

Dec 13, 05:17PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

fairywhispers

Added 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' by Mary Wollstonecraft — 4 years ago

This book is way too hard to read. It is reputed to be one of the most important books ever written, but I simply could not get through it. The language is extremely convoluted and reads as though it has been written for the chardonnay set. It would be difficult for the average layperson to read. I have been reading this book for months and I am not even half-way through. I think now is the time to give up!

Dec 04, 03:50PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

fairywhispers

Added 'Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things' by William McDonough & Michael Braungart — 4 years ago

The authors of this book should, perhaps, stick with architecture and chemistry and leave writing books to others. The overall concept behind Cradle to Cradle is an interesting one, which is what prompted me to pick up this book in the first place. Unfortunately, I found this book incredibly boring, though I managed to struggle through to page 61 before giving up. Life is too short to read boring books! To add insult to injury, the authors have decided to prove their point by publishing their book on some kind of synthetic paper, making a relatively small book incredibly heavy to carry around. Cradle to Cradle will definitely not be making my recommendations list!

Nov 11, 03:48PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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