pipread Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I always turn away from Jeffrey Archer. Too much perjury and missing millions in charity donations for my liking. Also anything by Jordan, Kerry, etc,etc. Why people would want to make these people, of very limited talent, richer and more famous is beyond me. I refuse to add to these peoples bank balances, they`ve pretty much done nothing to earn their "celebrity" status, as far as I`m concerned anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I stay as far away as possible from horror/ ghost/ vampire stories (and films). The simple idea gives me the creeps, never saw the appeal of them! I'm the same. I'm too easily creeped out. Also anything by Jordan, Kerry, etc,etc. Why people would want to make these people, of very limited talent, richer and more famous is beyond me. Yep, won't read these either. Great question. Those 'misery memoirs'... no, no, no. I just don't get the appeal! I'm sorry, I just can't stand these books. I know people have suffered horrendously but there is only so many of these books one can read before it gets a bit repetitive and depressing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWA Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I've never seen an interview with Pratchett and never actually shared sniggers with fellow readers over his jokes, but the guile the man has in spinning a yarn that is not merely entertaining but also has something to say is miraculous. Definitely check out 'Mort' and 'Soul music' before its too late! GWA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suburbanite Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I won't read any of the Harry Potter Books. I think I shot myself in the foot and saw the first film before I read any of them. I hated the film so much it put me off reading about it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffyblue Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I don't think I could really ever rule reading anything out. There are books I'm currently not interested in reading, such as romantic fiction - Mills & Boon or perhaps even Catherine Cookson, nor am I that bothered about reading the current best sellers or autobiographies/biographies about the latest 'in person' but that might not always be the case. Sometimes it's nice to break out of the mould and try something different. I've got a really big list of books I want to read which I've compiled from various places - book forums (such as this), online reading groups and Librarything to name but a few. Some of the books I've read as a result have been ones I wouldn't have given a second glance to - and I've actually enjoyed most of them, probably all the more so because I wouldn't normally have picked that particular book up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-ZOMGSBBZ-x Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) Autobiographies, pointless waste of trees. Those real life memoir things? Where a woman was molested?! I know it's all very sad but when 65 women have wrote about it, it all gets a bit much? Also Danielle Steel - her books are pointless. Roald Dahl <.< would never read. Edited January 7, 2009 by Kell Took out capitalisation on every word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Why is an autobiography a pointless waste of trees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceinwenn Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 For me, any of the Dan Brown books. He got soooooo much hype & everyone seemed to jump on the Dan Brown bandwagon & become obsessed with reading about the Knights Templar - they even do tours in Paris based around his book. A few people have suggested that I would enjoy the books, but I shall avoid them at all cost, I don't want to add to Mr. Brown's pockets. The Da Vinci Code was a work of fiction & too many people are taking it as gospel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 For me, any of the Dan Brown books. He got soooooo much hype & everyone seemed to jump on the Dan Brown bandwagon & become obsessed with reading about the Knights Templar - they even do tours in Paris based around his book. A few people have suggested that I would enjoy the books, but I shall avoid them at all cost, I don't want to add to Mr. Brown's pockets. The Da Vinci Code was a work of fiction & too many people are taking it as gospel. My thoughts exactly! *laughs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 But aren't you two basically doing the same as all those who read and think the world of it just because it is popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 In a way yes, of course... But then there is so much to read out there and Dan Brown's books never appealed to me in the first place. So I dont see why I should read them just because they are popular and the 'must-read' of the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 no, of course you shouldn't. But you also should 'not read' them because they're popular and a 'must read' by some at the moment. That's what I'm saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I know and I totally agree... It irks me so much when people refuse to read... *looks around for a random example*... Harry Potter, because "it just has to be a commercial scam to get so much attention". Though I guess I'm biased on that one... like so many others *laughs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Mines Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I refuse to read anything by the insufferable pseudo-sage Kahlil Gibran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwood Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Any kind of "celebrity" autobiography. And I also avoid (waiting for howls of derision) anything that looks vaguely chick lit-y (you know the type from the front cover photo & font!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I think the only books that I actively avoid are the romances that have the half-naked men and women on the cover, like the Harlequin romance series. Mainly because they all seem like they would be the same thing over and over, and pretty boring to boot. I read 2 of Dan Brown's books before all the attention, but that's only because I love reading about art, no matter what context. I do know that I enjoyed Angels & Demons much more, but I found both of them very interesting. Someday I'll read Harry Potter, LOTR and the Twilight series. I don't want to rule them out though because they sound like something I might enjoy, despite all the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Sci Fi. I read it in school and enjoyed it OK, but my brain doesn't compute the whole 'new worlds' thing going on, the odd creatures and words I can't pronounce half of the time,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsgood Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Personally speaking, I wouldn't say there is any particular book, author or genre I will go out of my way to avoid. There certainly are some that I don't actively seek to read, but I'm usually happy to give everyone a fair shake. If it bores or upsets me, I just drop it and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I like to think I have an open mind so would not rule anything out completely. However I wont be going out of my way to read war stories, or horror, (or any unbelieveable sci fi stuff). I want what I read to move me, uplift me, maybe even change me, not give me nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsilet Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I refuse to read Sci Fi, Fantasy, books written is certain time period, Westerns (cowboy type stuff). Scarlet Letter, War & Peace, and Anna Karenina are three books I own right now that I am refusing to read. Scarlet Letter seems boring, and I hate what Leo Tolstoy does with character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iagegu Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I don't actively go out of my way to avoid anything. If something sounds good I will give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I refuse to read Sci Fi, Fantasy, books written is certain time period, Westerns (cowboy type stuff). Scarlet Letter, War & Peace, and Anna Karenina are three books I own right now that I am refusing to read. Scarlet Letter seems boring, and I hate what Leo Tolstoy does with character. What on Earth do you mean by that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabit Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 well.. i am stubbornly refusing to read Twilight! good grief, everyone is reading it.. people who normally wouldn't touch anything with a vampire in it are reading it, in fact i can remember a couple who laughed at my reading Anne Rice (vampires? you have to be kidding!) are reading it.. people who normally wouldn't read a romance are reading it with pleasure.. mature age women are reading it, isn't it written for young adults? each time i pick it up, i am put off by the words 'teen' and 'romance' ! (nothing wrong with either of course, it's just not for me) and the bits i have skimmed in the shop are either sheer lust, or teen angst.. i think i can avoid it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'm kinda the same with Twilight - I'm convinced that it's more to do with a)marketing and b)reading it because everyone else is. I also read SO many bad reviews of the last one in the series, and I don't want to give my time to a series, just to be let down at the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Don't read it. It will suck you in and devour your soul, and when you finish book 4 you will want to go around to Stephanie Meyer's house and hit her in the head with it. I love the books, and I read them after seeing the trailer for the movie (I love vampires, I adore Ann Rice and Buffy and blah blah blah.) But they are horrendously written. Most of the characters are underdeveloped or just plain annoying, and book 4... my god. Book 4 just goes off the wall entirely. Its written for young adults. I'm 21, and I was reading this thinking, '14 year olds should be scared by this material.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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