Huge Bestsellers That You Didn't "Get"

[pastafreak]

For me it was A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman. I dragged myself through the first half and then admitted defeat. Were the author's following books any better?

What bestseller have you given up on?

[jackthehat]

I love Frederik Backman, although, his writing is quite stylised and has its' own particular rhythm. 

I can't think of any bestsellers which defeated me although I must remember why so many books (by authors I have never heard of) are available at 99p. My Abandoned collection on my Kindle is quite large..... 🙄

[drmorgans]

 

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, which could have been retitled Tedious self-indulgent tripe.

 

[Vagus]

Angela's Ashes, it read as if it had been written by a 10 year old, I never got all the hype about it.

[Lie-in King]

Off the top of my head - "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger.

I simply couldn't get into it.  I might try again one day.

[Neveracrossword]

The Book Thief

[calda49]

This was our last book club read, and the review is this evening, ( will let you know the comments!). For myself I managed all of it but thought the ending was rushed and could have done with more padding out. I found it far fetched that the neighbour, who  was eight months pregnant, started to learn to drive.

[Vagus]

Oh yes, time travellers wife, that's another that's still sitting in my kindle not even half read.

[davebro3]

I enjoyed Angela's Ashes & Time Traveller (well at least I got to the end|!) but I don't look at best seller lists at all and certainly wouldn't take them as a recommendation. 

[jackthehat]

Actually, drmorgans, that has reminded me, The Celestine Prophecy was the largest heap of lama-dung it had been misfortune to read up to 1993!

[Barmaid]

50 Shades of Grey.  Even the sex scenes were badly written.

[pastafreak]

Should I give Mr Backman another go...considering it was his first book that I gave up on? I just didn't care for the title character. 

I despair every morning when I open the Daily Deals...and the monthly ones. Who are these authors?  Oh, and the endless cheesy romance novels...🤔😝

I think I read the first few paragraphs of 50 Shades when someone posted it on here. No...no...and No.

[maggiebee]

My book reading group at Waterstones read Our Hideous Progeny by C E McGill last month.  

‘Our Hideous Progeny’ by C.E. McGill is a historical, gothic horror. 1850, London, Mary is the great niece of Victor Frankenstein and she’s determined to become an eminent scientist.

The group gave a unanimous thumbs down, so far fetched and drawn out.

[davebro3]

but "The Book Thief" made a decent film IMV.

[naomi24]

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie.  Dreadful.  I liked The Time Traveller's Wife and Angela's Ashes, and The Book Thief is one if my all time favourites.  The Celestine Prophecy was highly forgettable.

[Hopkirk]

When my boy was a nipper he enjoyed he reading to him before he went to sleep. 

We got the first Harry Potter book and I read him the first chapter. We both agreed to give up on it, as we weren't enjoying it.

[rockyracoon]

The supposed chick porn - Shades of Grey 

The Time Travellers Wife - yawn

We Need to Talk About Kevin - What a pile of rubbish

[pastafreak]

How did I forget about "Kevin"..Absolutely mind numbing.

[Vagus]

I loved The Book Thief too, I found it very moving

 I confess, I found 50 Shades somewhat, err, interesting 😉

[Everhelpful]

Any Harry Potter book.

[elliemay1]

Milkman by Anna Burns, it won the Man Booker prize in 2018