You Couldn't Pay Me to Read That (Take 2)

Descripció
List books you never intend to read. Thumb down books you've read or that you intend to read someday. (Books you read but would never read again are you're choice. I've added them to my list). Add books as you see fit.
Basat en l'etiqueta
Status - Will Not Read
chwiggy's List28LibraryThing309
Perfil de chwiggy
1
Atlas Shrugged
de Ayn Rand
22,391 membres
396 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 10
18 Members
hipdeep, pammab, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, KimarieBee, aulsmith, sundancer, auntSteelbreaker, susiesharp, elkiedee, Dilara86, Dehinde, MissJessie, Lyn5r, saintjamesluther, chwiggy, SFF1928-1973, ManWithAnAgenda, ,Morphidae , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,rretzler ,Bretzky1 ,ahef1963 ,
Explicacions
SFF1928-1973: What bankers read when they get tired of fleecing honest citizens.
5
Taipei Telephone Directory (電話號碼簿)
1 membre
Classificació global 8
14 Members
Edward, gilroy, hipdeep, cpg, ghilbrae, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, EmScape, merrystar, Dehinde, Jarandel, ahef1963, chwiggy, -pilgrim-
Explicacions
aulsmith: Well, since I can't read it, I guess you couldn't pay me to read it.
7
The Buzz on Professional Wrestling
de Scott Keith
11 membres
1 ressenya
½ 2.5
Classificació global 16
15 Members
gilroy, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, AnnaClaire, merrystar, susiesharp, justablondemoment, Dilara86, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, kceccato, John_Vaughan, ahef1963, MissJessie, chwiggy,
9
The Purpose Driven Life
de Rick Warren
13,945 membres
131 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 18
15 Members
bookwoman84, pammab, eromsted, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, Mithalogica, AnnaClaire, sjmccreary, merrystar, SylviaC, Percevan, susiesharp, souloftherose, rretzler, chwiggy,sundancer ,ncgraham ,eclecticdodo , ,ahef1963 ,annus_sanctus
Explicacions
annus_sanctus: Though I have my doubts about Warren, this book helped me to put certain things in the right perspective
10
The No-Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers (Pantley)
de Elizabeth Pantley
86 membres
½ 3.5
Classificació global 21
12 Members
Edward, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, amysisson, aulsmith, EmScape, merrystar, justablondemoment, kceccato, ahef1963, MissJessie, chwiggy,
Explicacions
aulsmith: Not a book I'll ever need.
12
Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush
de Molly Ivins
751 membres
3 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 26
11 Members
gilroy, pammab, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, thorold, merrystar, susiesharp, justablondemoment, ahef1963, MissJessie, chwiggy,
13
Foley is Good: And the Real World is Faker Than Wrestling
de Mick Foley
377 membres
4 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 24
12 Members
gilroy, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, amysisson, merrystar, susiesharp, Dilara86, Dehinde, John_Vaughan, ahef1963, MissJessie, chwiggy,hipdeep ,
Explicacions
: You could pay me to read this.
14
The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland
de Glenn Beck
179 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 25
11 Members
gilroy, hipdeep, ghilbrae, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, merrystar, MmeRose, Dilara86, kceccato, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda
15
Choices: Freshman seminar
de Carmen B Schmersahl
2 membres
Classificació global 33
8 Members
mlfhlibrarian, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, merrystar, justablondemoment, Dehinde, Jarandel, chwiggy
16
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans
de Rush Limbaugh
1,204 membres
13 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 34
8 Members
gilroy, hipdeep, mlfhlibrarian, aulsmith, merrystar, MmeRose, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda
17
El Llibre de Mormó
de Joseph Smith
7,248 membres
90 ressenyes
3.2
Classificació global 13
18 Members
gilroy, schmootc, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, KimarieBee, amysisson, countrylife, aulsmith, SylviaC, Percevan, susiesharp, rretzler, kceccato, Jarandel, saintjamesluther, chwiggy, annus_sanctus, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward , ,pammab ,cpg , ,ahef1963 ,
Explicacions
aulsmith: I tried. Nothing would make me try again.
18
The Power of a Praying Woman
de Stormie Omartian
1,229 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 14
16 Members
Edward, gilroy, pammab, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, amysisson, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, EmScape, merrystar, susiesharp, souloftherose, Jarandel, ahef1963, MissJessie, chwiggy,sundancer ,eclecticdodo ,cej1027 ,annus_sanctus
Explicacions
annus_sanctus: Great book that changed the lives of many women positively
19
Investing for Dummies
de Eric Tyson
655 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 49
5 Members
ghilbrae, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, merrystar, chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith: If you're that dumb you should pay someone to do it for you.
20
Expectant motherhood
de Nicholson J. Eastman
91 membres
3
Classificació global 39
7 Members
gilroy, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, aulsmith, merrystar, MissJessie, chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith: Not a book I'll need.
21
The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering
de Beth Moursund
29 membres
½ 4.4
Classificació global 52
7 Members
mlfhlibrarian, lahochstetler, EmScape, Dilara86, Dehinde, chwiggy, annus_sanctus,gilroy , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
: I wouldn't read it cover to cover but I would skim it, at least
annus_sanctus: Occult, that is enough reason not to read
22
Les cinc persones que trobaràs al cel
de Mitch Albom
18,688 membres
393 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 27
14 Members
gilroy, pammab, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, amysisson, EmScape, sjmccreary, merrystar, ncgraham, susiesharp, souloftherose, 4leschats, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda, ,dara85 ,Morphidae , , ,ahef1963
23
9 Innings With Cal Ripken Jr.
de Earl Weaver
7 membres
4
Classificació global 37
8 Members
mlfhlibrarian, merrystar, susiesharp, Dilara86, Dehinde, Jarandel, MissJessie, chwiggy,
24
The Notebook
de Nicholas Sparks
15,103 membres
314 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 59
6 Members
bookwoman84, ghilbrae, EmScape, MmeRose, MissJessie, chwiggy,dara85 ,sundancer ,
25
The Fountainhead
de Ayn Rand
19,182 membres
261 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 40
12 Members
hipdeep, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, KimarieBee, aulsmith, jasmaynard, elkiedee, Dilara86, MissJessie, Lyn5r, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda, ,Morphidae ,EmScape ,sjmccreary ,merrystar ,rretzler ,Bretzky1 ,
26
The Holy Bible: New American Bible (NAB)
de Thomas Nelson
3,138 membres
14 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 168
3 Members
gilroy, aulsmith, chwiggy,Edward ,cpg ,liamfoley ,Morphidae ,foggidawn ,sundancer ,ncgraham ,marq ,eclecticdodo ,annus_sanctus
Explicacions
aulsmith: Once was enough.
27
Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,679 membres
558 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 167
7 Members
countrylife, aulsmith, SylviaC, ncgraham, cej1027, chwiggy, annus_sanctus,gilroy , ,eromsted , ,Morphidae ,LolaWalser ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold , , ,EmScape ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
28
Harry Potter i la Pedra Filosofal
de J. K. Rowling
133,512 membres
2,046 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 196
4 Members
countrylife, aulsmith, Bretzky1, chwiggy,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 , ,MissJessie
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Ulisses
de James Joyce
24,075 membres
376 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 155
7 Members
dara85, cpg, chgstrom, rretzler, kceccato, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,eromsted ,LolaWalser ,SilentInAWay ,thorold ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears ,chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith : Much better than Finnegin's Wake. I'm not a big fan, but I do re-read parts from time-to-time.
kceccato: I don't dispute Joyce's importance to literature, but his style is not to my taste. If I have to read him, I'll read his short stories.
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Mrs. Dalloway
de Virginia Woolf
20,599 membres
329 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 176
3 Members
SylviaC, ncgraham, mspixieears,Edward ,eromsted ,LolaWalser ,SilentInAWay ,thorold , ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
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The Handmaid's Tale
de Margaret Atwood
42,207 membres
1,137 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 201
3 Members
liamfoley, aulsmith, MissJessie, ,bookwoman84 , ,eromsted , ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,thorold ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape , ,SylviaC ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,eclecticdodo ,Jarandel ,Bretzky1 ,cej1027 ,chwiggy ,annus_sanctus ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
aulsmith: Once was enough.
annus_sanctus : Though the hype from democrats and woke people is unbelievable, I did read it and it was not a bad book at all.
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Secret Missions of the Civil War
de Philip Van Doren Stern
361 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.3
Classificació global 103
2 Members
Dehinde, MissJessie,chwiggy
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In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
de Robert S. McNamara
1,065 membres
12 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 102
2 Members
Dehinde, MissJessie,chwiggy
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Mein Kampf
de Adolf Hitler
4,132 membres
77 ressenyes
½ 2.7
Classificació global 61
3 Members
mlfhlibrarian, SFF1928-1973, annus_sanctus,chwiggy
Explicacions
chwiggy : I would read the version edited bei the Munich Institut für Zeitgeschichte as it provides real interesting commentary and historic context.
SFF1928-1973: Reputed to be an insane rant. Could possibly be used as a doorstop, but never read.
annus_sanctus: The islamic hatred these days against minorities is as bad as Hitler's hatred towards jews, handicapped, black people.
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El codi Da Vinci
de Dan Brown
70,206 membres
1,305 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 139
17 Members
eromsted, liamfoley, foggidawn, rajukv, ghilbrae, smcwl, thorold, countrylife, aulsmith, Cecrow, sundancer, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, cej1027, MissJessie, saintjamesluther, annus_sanctus,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , , ,schmootc , ,dara85 ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,SilentInAWay ,AnnaClaire ,EmScape ,sjmccreary ,merrystar ,Percevan ,souloftherose ,rretzler ,Bretzky1 , , ,mspixieears ,chwiggy ,SFF1928-1973 ,-pilgrim- ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
AnnaClaire : I won't pretend I'd recommend reading it, but it was painless enough.
aulsmith: I already read the book he used as his starting place and that was a bad enough time waster.
annus_sanctus: Never understood people believing all the lies in that book
-pilgrim- : It is fun to read in the "so bad it's hilarious" category
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L'audàcia de l'esperança
de Barack Obama
9,352 membres
172 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 111
5 Members
dara85, countrylife, MissJessie, SFF1928-1973, annus_sanctus, ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape , ,chwiggy ,
Explicacions
MissJessie: Like he knows anything about it.
SFF1928-1973: Given that I have zero interest in American politicians...
annus_sanctus: American nightmare thanks to democrats like him
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Moby Dick, Billy Budd
de Herman Melville
77 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 131
2 Members
dara85, MissJessie, , ,chwiggy ,
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The Century
de Peter Jennings
1,205 membres
6 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 133
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Famine, Conflict and Response: A Basic Guide
de Frederick C. Cuny
15 membres
Classificació global 128
Member
MissJessie,aulsmith ,chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith : Been reading disaster books lately. This one could be interesting.
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Introduction to Saint Thomas Aquinas
de Thomas Aquinas
1,215 membres
4 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 129
3 Members
aulsmith, justablondemoment, MissJessie,Edward ,liamfoley , ,chwiggy
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Càndid o l'optimisme
de Voltaire
20,527 membres
306 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 146
Member
dara85,AnnaClaire , , ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
: I got all the way through it at least once, and it's not that long
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Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
de Alan Moore
1,368 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 4.6
Classificació global 147
2 Members
cej1027, mspixieears,bookwoman84 ,hipdeep ,Morphidae ,ghilbrae , ,kceccato ,chwiggy
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El temor d'un home savi : crónica de l'Assassí de Reis : segon dia
de Patrick Rothfuss
10,768 membres
418 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 162
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1Q84
de Haruki Murakami
8,905 membres
352 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 177
Member
MissJessie,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,amysisson , ,aulsmith , ,Jarandel ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
aulsmith : On my backlog, though it's a little long to read without being paid.
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The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry
de Jon Silkin
652 membres
5 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 185
Member
MissJessie,bookwoman84 ,LolaWalser ,thorold ,aulsmith , ,SylviaC ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith : Wilfred Owens is supposed to be very good.
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Els pilars de la Terra
de Ken Follett
27,214 membres
753 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 184
3 Members
thorold, aulsmith, souloftherose,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,SilentInAWay , , ,sjmccreary ,kceccato ,Jarandel ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears ,chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith: Too long.
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Finnegans Wake
de James Joyce
5,324 membres
58 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 48
9 Members
thorold, aulsmith, Cecrow, ncgraham, suitable1, dste, rretzler, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay , ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith: I admit to liking to hear bits and pieces of this read by Sioban McKenna, but I'll never read it myself.
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The God Delusion
de Richard Dawkins
16,908 membres
366 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 104
9 Members
liamfoley, foggidawn, SylviaC, auntSteelbreaker, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, kceccato, annus_sanctus, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward , ,lahochstetler ,LolaWalser ,thorold ,EmScape ,Percevan ,Bretzky1 ,chwiggy ,
Explicacions
annus_sanctus: Dawkins delusion
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Les Metamorfosis
de Ovid
13,168 membres
102 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 189
2 Members
MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,eromsted ,Morphidae ,LolaWalser ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,aulsmith , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,marq ,kceccato ,chwiggy
Explicacions
Morphidae : I was pleasantly surprised with how good this was.
aulsmith : On my backlog.
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Genealogy of the descendants of Banfield Capron, from A.D. 1660 to A.D. 1859: Index
de Frederic Augustus Holden
1 membre
Classificació global 22
12 Members
Edward, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, aulsmith, EmScape, sundancer, merrystar, justablondemoment, Dehinde, Jarandel, ahef1963, MissJessie, ,chwiggy
Explicacions
aulsmith: I read enough genealogies for work.
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Do Ants Have Arseholes?: And 101 Other Bloody Ridiculous Questions
de Jon Butler
102 membres
1 ressenya
½ 2.5
Classificació global 46
5 Members
mlfhlibrarian, aulsmith, Dehinde, martensgirl, saintjamesluther,chwiggy
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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
de Jacob Burckhardt
2,454 membres
17 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 158
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The Koran
de al-Qur'an
670 membres
15 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 142
4 Members
gilroy, aulsmith, susiesharp, annus_sanctus,Edward ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,AnnaClaire , ,merrystar ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,chwiggy
Explicacions
annus_sanctus: Worst religious book in the world (by the way, there is not just one Arabic translation, there are at least 14 variations!)
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Alias Grace
de Margaret Atwood
11,832 membres
258 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 165
Member
MissJessie,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,thorold ,AnnaClaire , ,Dilara86 ,chwiggy
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The Color Purple
de Alice Walker
19,687 membres
334 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 170
2 Members
John_Vaughan, annus_sanctus, ,eromsted ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,SilentInAWay , ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
Morphidae : Really? Wow. It's one of my all time favorites.
annus_sanctus: The reason being Oprah Winfrey .....
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El Hòbbit, o viatge d'anada i tornada
de J. R. R. Tolkien
94,188 membres
1,187 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 202
2 Members
dara85, martensgirl,Edward ,gilroy ,eromsted ,cpg ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,AnnaClaire , ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,Percevan ,elkiedee ,marq ,eclecticdodo ,rretzler ,kceccato ,cej1027 , ,MissJessie ,mspixieears ,chwiggy ,annus_sanctus , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
aulsmith : It was okay. Not a favorite, but worth a try.
annus_sanctus: One of the best books ever, read it at least 10 times or more
: This has been on my to-read list for a long time.
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La carretera
de Cormac McCarthy
34,360 membres
1,404 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 80
8 Members
bookwoman84, hipdeep, dara85, smcwl, SylviaC, auntSteelbreaker, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Morphidae ,aulsmith ,ncgraham ,Bretzky1 , ,chwiggy ,SFF1928-1973
Explicacions
aulsmith : Sounds interesting.
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El retrat de Dorian Gray
de Oscar Wilde
39,422 membres
630 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 172
Member
eclecticdodo,gilroy ,Morphidae , , ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,chwiggy , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
Morphidae : It was incredibly painful.
: I reread passages frequently... though I feel there should be free therapy sessions or support groups that focus on the consequences of reading this book the first time. It really does hurt.