What’s the worst book you’ve read recently?
In July I read One Scream Away by Kate Brady which is pegged as psycho thriller. I found it rather predictable. I won't call it the recent worst book but one of the recent ones not to my liking. Going through my archives of 2009, I find I have been more selective lately and that keeps me from reading really bad books.
I'm struggling to answer this question because usually I manage to choose books I like. Mmm ... that is my answer!
ReplyDeleteme too...I have few worst books since I rely on my instinct rather than reviews.
ReplyDeletemy worst books comes from few years back
The Secret River by Kate Grenville, bored me to tears. I know a lot of people liked it but I would have prefered to chew a brick than finish that book!
ReplyDeleteI tend to have a go at anything, so I guess I come across books that don't grip me often.
ReplyDeleteYou'll find mine here.
I also found this hard. Someone asked me recently why I don't have very many negative reviews on my blog and it's for this reason. I am rarely in the position to drag a book over the coals because I tend to be more selective. i take chances with library books so if I'm not hooked a few pages in, I drop it, no charge. :)
ReplyDeleteMe, too. I don't think I've read any really bad books lately. Just a few that weren't really to my taste.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's tough when a thriller is predictable!
ReplyDeleteI have seen this one around the blogs -- sorry it was a disappointment!
ReplyDeleteI have that one in my TBR. I'm sorry to hear it was disappointing.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't come up with anything I recently read that would be called the worst. I guess I'm getting better at choosing what books I like.
I haven't heard of this one but your answer is similar to what I think that it's not really about the worst book but about one dislikes the most.
ReplyDeletehttp://lilly-readingextravaganza.blogspot.com/2009/08/btt-recently-worst.html
I haven't heard of this one either, but I'll certainly avoid it in the future :)
ReplyDeleteI chose The Reader by Bernhard Schlink as my most recent BAD read. You can check out my thoughts here.
That book doesn't appeal to me either.
ReplyDeleteI have been seeing a lot of this book lately, but thrillers just don't appeal to me so I just wrote it off in my mind.
ReplyDeleteHa, I'm with ya. I have such a huge 'to read' list at this point that I usually check ratings/reviews on Goodreads to see if it's worth my time. I may read a book that I find so-so, but it's rarer I read one I despise.
ReplyDeleteI try to avoid psycho thrillers - lol!
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of your pick and now I know why =)
I hate predictability in a book! That's a big turn off for me.
ReplyDeleteyeah, I don't like predictability in books either. Meh.
ReplyDeleteI haven't really read a real bad book in a while..except the ones I mentioned though.
I also hate predictable novels, especially when it comes to thrillers, where unpredictability is EVERYTHING!
ReplyDeletePredictability in a thriller does tend to detract from the overall story. Nothing like taking an exciting premise and totally deflating that promise!
ReplyDeleteWhat a buggar!
ReplyDeletePredictability in a thriller kind of defeats the point doesn't it?! That's a good heads up for me as i like this kind of novel.
ReplyDeleteYou are braver than me I can not do any thriller books I get scared! Just started following you looking forward to reading your blog.
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