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I read something by hobb, ex officer is given land his son goes to officer school, new kids vs old kids plague.
it was shite, didn't read any more
what book do you dislike That everyone else seems to love
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Posted 08 January 2014 - 08:14 PM
On the Road by Kerouac. Hate the prose, hate the subject matter, hate the characters, hate the events depicted.
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Posted 08 January 2014 - 09:35 PM
The Dark Tower.
I really just stopped giving a damn halfway in and now it just sits there looking at me and I can't get any further into the story. will give it another shot eventually.
WOT
I really loved the series in my early years but I can't get back into it.
Both writers just aren't appealing to me after Cook, Erikson and others..
I really just stopped giving a damn halfway in and now it just sits there looking at me and I can't get any further into the story. will give it another shot eventually.
WOT
I really loved the series in my early years but I can't get back into it.
Both writers just aren't appealing to me after Cook, Erikson and others..
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Posted 08 January 2014 - 09:44 PM
The Book of the New Sun
worrywort, on 14 September 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:
I kinda love it when D'rek unleashes her nerd wrath, as I knew she would here. Sorry innocent bystanders, but someone's gotta be the kindling.
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Posted 08 January 2014 - 11:27 PM
worry, on 08 January 2014 - 08:14 PM, said:
On the Road by Kerouac. Hate the prose, hate the subject matter, hate the characters, hate the events depicted.
ummm, a personal fave. As for the question at hand, Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson is BY FAR the most annoying thing I've attempted to read.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 12:38 AM
The Prince of Nothing series. Enjoyed the first. Couldn't get over how boring the next 2 were. Kept reading as it appeared that there was going to be a big climatic payoff but it never came. Also, a much anticipated battle scene that was basically written off as "They weren't sure how they won that fight, but they did." Nope.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 04:32 AM
Tales of the Dying Earth - managed to read everything except Rhialto the Marvellous and found the compilation ... dull.
Prince of Nothing - limped through the first trilogy feeling vaguely sullied.
Crossroads of Twilight - need I say more?
More recently, American Gods annoyed the hell out of me. Halfway in, there was basically no plot ("weird road trip!!!!" doesn't count), the cultural stuff was, at times, was poorly researched, and the only character of note showed a remarkable lack of agency.
Prince of Nothing - limped through the first trilogy feeling vaguely sullied.
Crossroads of Twilight - need I say more?
More recently, American Gods annoyed the hell out of me. Halfway in, there was basically no plot ("weird road trip!!!!" doesn't count), the cultural stuff was, at times, was poorly researched, and the only character of note showed a remarkable lack of agency.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 05:38 AM
Liveship Traders by Hobb. I struggled through The Assassins stuff, and everyone was all like 'Liveship traders is awesome'. Fucking liars.
Myrrens Gift by... some horrible author. Shit. Pure and utter shit.
Second Apocalypse by Bakker. Khellus is a shitface, the worldbuilding is meh, and the writing is worse than meh.
Other stuff people have mentioned in the thread that don't need repeating.
Myrrens Gift by... some horrible author. Shit. Pure and utter shit.
Second Apocalypse by Bakker. Khellus is a shitface, the worldbuilding is meh, and the writing is worse than meh.
Other stuff people have mentioned in the thread that don't need repeating.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 07:32 AM
Wheel of Time and the Sword of Shannara series. Though I don't really know what public opinion is like on the latter.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 10:02 AM
Storm Front - maybe not dislike per se, but I wasn't amazed
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 10:54 AM
QuickTidal, on 08 January 2014 - 03:37 PM, said:
THE WARRIOR PROPHET - Considering how much I enjoyed the first book in Bakker's series, I was astonished at how fast I hated the second. Never bothered with the rest.
I actively disliked all Bakker's books for the fact that everyone has a name that's at least 5 syllables long. Like that get's a story flowing nicely... BUT, I ploughed through and now I'm very much enjoying WHITE-LUCK WARRIOR. The 3 POVs (in spoiler blocks) are I think all interesting personalities.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 11:05 AM
The only character I vaguely liked was the dude with the epic magic, can't remember his name
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 11:43 AM
The Long Price Quartet - Some characters annoyed me, which is the main reason I didn't finish the series, apart from other problems I had with it
Other things I dislike don't seem to get that much love, I think...at least here. I mostly agree with the general opinion of this forum.
Other things I dislike don't seem to get that much love, I think...at least here. I mostly agree with the general opinion of this forum.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 12:54 PM
Feist. Anything after the first Magician: Apprentice book (and yes that includes the second half of that story). Tried multiple books, and all of them just seems like standard fantasy quest farmboy shit. Garbage.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 01:35 PM
Tiste Brent Not Abyss Weeks Simeon, on 09 January 2014 - 11:05 AM, said:
The only character I vaguely liked was the dude with the epic magic, can't remember his name
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Achamian. Yes, I think he's the one that, besides the epic magic, you can most easily identify yourself with -- or appreciate or something.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 01:47 PM
I have been tempted to go back and give the second book (WARRIOR PROPHET) another try as so many have tried to get me to push through...but yeah I dunno if I've got that in me.
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Posted 09 January 2014 - 01:52 PM
Maybe Apt, on 08 January 2014 - 06:02 PM, said:
I look back at The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo with a kind of fondness now.
Well, I do admit it was extremely sniggerworthy. Did anyone read one of those dinoroticas, though?
Perhaps the thread requires a resurrection! I never managed to appreciate Robin Hobb either. One and a half parts of Farseer Trilogy killed the initial curiosity.
