tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post618776015859432093..comments2024-03-26T00:14:47.683-07:00Comments on 500 Books: Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Shouldn't Have Bothered FinishingGabby Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609887198298869856noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-72160630197788228372018-06-12T10:47:21.998-07:002018-06-12T10:47:21.998-07:00I'm not usually one to get pulled out of a boo...I'm not usually one to get pulled out of a book because the conversations people make me think "no one really talks like that", but I found myself constantly cringing at the dialogue in The Circle. I know some people absolutely love Dave Eggers, but he's not for me.<br /><br />As much as the book didn't pop for me, I'm actually looking forward to the movie version of Bernadette! The cast seems incredible and I think the humor will translate really well to screen. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161977012468397219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-60911085605808967172018-06-12T07:52:56.299-07:002018-06-12T07:52:56.299-07:00I also wasted my time with The Circle. I just foun...I also wasted my time with The Circle. I just found it so tedious (and whatever it had to say or was trying to say about the power of the internet was way behind the times and totally pointless). His writing style flows alright for me I guess, so I was able to finish it and didn't realize how annoyed I was until after, but the characters and plot were all very flat, as you said. <br /><br />I loved Where'd You Go Bernadette, but really didn't enjoy Today Will Be Different. Xin @ Invincible Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880478894796779040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-71580468291856314592018-06-07T10:28:03.644-07:002018-06-07T10:28:03.644-07:00I'm honestly kind of curious about the movie v...I'm honestly kind of curious about the movie version...mostly because the idea of Tom Hanks in the lead role is mind-boggling!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161977012468397219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-85630896712113156092018-06-07T10:25:19.527-07:002018-06-07T10:25:19.527-07:00Thanks! There have definitely been books that star...Thanks! There have definitely been books that started out shaky that ended up being great, and that's one of the reasons I cling to my never-DNF stance, but there are ones that make me wish I'd cut myself a break every so often!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161977012468397219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-79043780716246960102018-06-06T17:11:38.529-07:002018-06-06T17:11:38.529-07:00I loved the movie Bonfire of the Vanities--and lov...I loved the movie Bonfire of the Vanities--and loved being in the piazza in Florence where the real bonfires took place--first :the vanities",then the monk!;)-I will skip the book-Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220892817916149704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-14531551338195991872018-06-06T13:17:58.267-07:002018-06-06T13:17:58.267-07:00I have only read a couple of these (they, too, wer...I have only read a couple of these (they, too, weren't my cup of tea) so I am honestly not surprised that you wish you hadn't finished. The others that I haven't heard of, or haven't read, make me glad that I haven't bothered with them to be honest. I trust your judgment on these! Great list. Jessica at Booked Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655803254020685906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-75240829269205178802018-06-06T11:24:09.174-07:002018-06-06T11:24:09.174-07:00Yeah I thought it was tricky as-written (maybe lik...Yeah I thought it was tricky as-written (maybe like the books that you still wonder about sometimes?), but since I never DNF I had to change it up anyways! And I wish both of those books had worked for me too! I'd been looking forward to them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161977012468397219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-42606606154913538092018-06-06T04:18:54.213-07:002018-06-06T04:18:54.213-07:00I considered doing a post for this week's topi...I considered doing a post for this week's topic, but honestly, how do you if you stopped reading a book too quickly?? You won't have read the part you didn't read to know if you should regret not reading it?!<br />Anyway - I like your spin on it much better!<br />Sad to see Bonfire of the Vanities and Bernadette on your list, though!Sarah (Sarah's Book Shelves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04114051128835057362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-41683147859788308392018-06-05T14:11:30.767-07:002018-06-05T14:11:30.767-07:00Comedy is so tricky on the page! I know there'...Comedy is so tricky on the page! I know there's going to be a movie, and I think it would play well on screen, but for me the humor just fell very flat in printAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161977012468397219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-70421925052914548582018-06-05T10:59:31.810-07:002018-06-05T10:59:31.810-07:00It makes me sad you didn't like Bernadette, bu...It makes me sad you didn't like Bernadette, but I understand.Deanna @ A Novel Glimpsehttp://anovelglimpse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-81093127003234746052018-06-05T10:36:20.506-07:002018-06-05T10:36:20.506-07:00I'd heard good things about it and kept waitin...I'd heard good things about it and kept waiting for it to get good because surely it must stop being so very bad at least...and about halfway through I realized it was just going to keep being bad :( Glad to hear I'm not the only one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161977012468397219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-1805270572652807172018-06-05T10:34:02.789-07:002018-06-05T10:34:02.789-07:00I opened Dune up and like ten pages in was like &q...I opened Dune up and like ten pages in was like "what in the world am I reading?" and then it continued on for hundreds of pages. I get confused when I meet people who've read the sequels because honestly I barely forced myself through the first one. No thank you to more!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161977012468397219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-50004099184144787602018-06-05T10:26:03.899-07:002018-06-05T10:26:03.899-07:00Great spin on this topic! I agree, Vinegar Girl wa...Great spin on this topic! I agree, Vinegar Girl was terrible. I only finished it because it was so short, but I came very close to throwing it across the room.Jess @ Jessticulateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081569733749956845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-20194010861117716612018-06-05T09:39:48.832-07:002018-06-05T09:39:48.832-07:00Ooh, I like this spin on the topic! I would have h...Ooh, I like this spin on the topic! I would have had an easier time with this approach.<br /><br />And yeah, <i>Dune</i> is the worst.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390128753865527184noreply@blogger.com