Books You Couldn't Finish

[emmie]

have you any books you picked up, put down, then thought this is rubbish, not working, or can't get into.
I have tried with a number of books, one was Gullivers Travels, but somehow i don't actually like it, not sure why...

[woofgang]

loads....by me life is too short.

[anneasquith]

war and peace,,,,, the ragged trousered philanthropist,,,,,,,,,,

[emmie]

though i have to say that i started and finished The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins in record time, superb read..

but anything you didn't like... couldn't finish

[boxtops]

Life of Pi
The Lovely Bones

both of which were given to me. I can't buy a book if I don't like the style of writing, or if the heroine is called Tripsy or Tristram. I rarely read chick-lit except on holiday.

[emmie]

i know any number of people who have tried reading War and Peace and simply given up the ghost, same for Ulysses...

[Tilly2]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I just found it tedious.

[MrIncredible]

I always feel compelled to finish a book even if it is complete tosh, although i usually just scan read if this is the case, I am currently reading a Harlen Coben which I wish I hadn't started..

[humbersloop]

anything by Thomas Hardy

[horseshoes]

A while ago I decided it was time I read a Russian classic, so chose Crime and Punishment. WHAT a boring read. I did however, persevere with it, but don't think I'll bother with another.

[IggyB]

Girl with the dragon tattoo for me as well - and I really tried (mostly because of the hype). Tedious is the perfect word for it.

[Tilly2]

..............and the last Edna OBrien book. I can't remember the title but I know I was very disappointed.

[horseshoes]

Oo Humber, he's my favourite author.

[Bbbananas]

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, got about halfway through.

[tiggerblue10]

The Celestine Prophecy. A friend recommended it and I started reading but lost intereast halfway through.

[IggyB]

King of torts by Jon Grisham - I went through a phase of being gifted Grisham books and I'm not sure I got through any of them. why would combining banking, legislation and some buttoned up office workers be considered a thrilling tale.

[humbersloop]

^^ horseshoes, look away now


and Charles Dickens

[horseshoes]

Oo no Humber, can't bear to read Dickens, although I quite enjoy the film versions, especially the old version of David Copperfield.

[humbersloop]

takes a deep breath[i

and Emily Bronte and Jane Austen

[i]there, I said it]

[Bbbananas]

The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell. A vast time.
Good, and I will go back to it, but the subject matter is so horrific (memoirs of an SS Nazi interrogator ) that I can only bear it in small doses.

[Bbbananas]

Tome, not time.