Biggest Disappointments

Descripció
What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
2
Cor de tinta
de Cornelia Funke
17,995 membres
519 ressenyes
3.9
16 Members
aprille, generalkala, _Zoe_, foggidawn, Aerrin99, nancyewhite, Cecrow, loremistress, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, briarhills, Luisali, ahef1963, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,1morechapter ,racergirl76 ,WhatUsername
Explicacions
Cecrow: So much potential, so little happens. But the sequels are better.
3
The Lovely Bones
de Alice Sebold
35,885 membres
939 ressenyes
½ 3.7
12 Members
Minthe, eshaw27, KimarieBee, mmignano11, sundancer, edparks, jasmaynard, martensgirl, mazzy7, kara.shamy, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,generalkala ,gypsysmom
4
En el camino
de Jack Kerouac
27,932 membres
387 ressenyes
½ 3.6
8 Members
aprille, pitjrw, norabelle414, sturlington, jasmaynard, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: I was not expecting so much misogyny. Couldn't finish.
5
Twilight
de Stephenie Meyer
58,304 membres
2,264 ressenyes
½ 3.7
9 Members
pammab, eshaw27, chgstrom, sundancer, tottman, Bluewolf0411, Tess_W, sparemethecensor, mspixieears,zenobia158 , ,ManWithAnAgenda
6
L'historiador
de Elizabeth Kostova
21,449 membres
756 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
aprille, Tafadhali, edparks, jasmaynard, tottman, gypsysmom
7
Complot contra els Estats Units
de Philip Roth
8,952 membres
217 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
wdwilson3, sturlington, racergirl76, edparks, sparemethecensor, Luisali
8
The Gathering
de Anne Enright
4,055 membres
204 ressenyes
3.1
6 Members
cindyst2000, Matke, Simone2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963: I thought this was pretty workaday considering all the good things I'd heard about it.
9
Boneshaker
de Cherie Priest
3,706 membres
218 ressenyes
½ 3.6
9 Members
andyl, anglemark, keristars, majkia, oszymandias, sunqueen, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ,gilroy ,
Explicacions
ahef1963: Didn't know steampunk could be this boring.
10
El codi Da Vinci
de Dan Brown
70,275 membres
1,307 ressenyes
½ 3.5
19 Members
lquilter, Minthe, jain, stembrook, AnnaClaire, EmScape, nancyewhite, snurp, mmignano11, merrystar, suitable1, susiesharp, jasmaynard, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, mspixieears, Charon07,Edward ,gilroy , ,MsSomeday ,sjmccreary ,Samantha_kathy ,masiejames ,zenobia158 , ,Eowyn1 ,Simone2 , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Curran2
Explicacions
jain: I couldn't read more than a couple of pages, the writing style was *so bad*.
11
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
de Gregory Maguire
28,861 membres
650 ressenyes
½ 3.6
16 Members
gilroy, ABVR, generalkala, foggidawn, Tafadhali, mmignano11, Cecrow, merrystar, dste, gypsysmom, pewterbreath, tmsaguid, mspixieears, elainemberman, Brandy1411, blakelylaw,jain , ,amysisson , , ,MmeRose ,racergirl76 , , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explicacions
jain : The ending was terrible, but I really liked the first ~3/4 of the book.
Cecrow: Fun deficiency
12
Running with Scissors
de Augusten Burroughs
14,648 membres
308 ressenyes
½ 3.5
9 Members
brewergirl, sunqueen, norabelle414, mmignano11, racergirl76, Bluewolf0411, sparemethecensor, mazzy7, Alphawoman,ijustgetbored ,aulsmith ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963 : Somehow I was led to believe that this book was amusing; I don't find child neglect and abuse funny so I hated it.
13
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
de Azar Nafisi
13,002 membres
279 ressenyes
½ 3.6
6 Members
generalkala, pammab, chgstrom, Brandy1411, tdiken, Charon07,
14
Fallen
de Lauren Kate
7,331 membres
404 ressenyes
½ 3.4
5 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, susiesharp, tmsaguid, elainemberman
15
A trenc d'alba
de Stephenie Meyer
40,500 membres
1,037 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
generalkala, martensgirl, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
16
Ciutat d'ossos
de Cassandra Clare
21,126 membres
889 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
Tafadhali, norabelle414, susiesharp, briarhills
17
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
de Ransom Riggs
19,274 membres
1,134 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
teeth, ahef1963, elainemberman, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963: Wanted to like, but found it extremely troubling.
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Mostly Harmless
de Douglas Adams
12,469 membres
130 ressenyes
½ 3.7
7 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, sturlington, FrancoisTremblay, martensgirl, jeffza, ManWithAnAgenda,gennyt ,norabelle414 ,souloftherose
19
Hannibal
de Thomas Harris
9,874 membres
85 ressenyes
½ 3.4
5 Members
stembrook, sturlington, tottman, martensgirl, Luisali,
20
Beautiful Creatures
de Kami Garcia
7,649 membres
485 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
eshaw27, briarhills, elainemberman, Brandy1411
21
Practical Magic
de Alice Hoffman
5,754 membres
171 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
generalkala, eshaw27, mmignano11, SylviaC, ManWithAnAgenda,jain
22
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
de Dave Eggers
2,364 membres
30 ressenyes
½ 3.5
5 Members
sunqueen, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963: I couldn't even manage a chapter of staggering genius. Overrated, even by the author.
23
Tongues of Serpents
de Naomi Novik
1,872 membres
99 ressenyes
½ 3.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, foggidawn, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, suitable1,gypsysmom
24
The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever
de Stephen Donaldson
1,089 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
merrystar, souloftherose, Eowyn1, mspixieears, Sammystarbuck,Cecrow
Explicacions
Cecrow : The first two trilogies I really liked, but I'd agree the last set didn't add anything.
Sammystarbuck: 7 pages to describe a tree. 7. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing, and that falls under that heading. also, don't like Thomas at all, which is awkward in an MC
25
Harry Potter i el calze de foc
de J. K. Rowling
102,385 membres
884 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
hipdeep: I liked the first 3 books well enough (actually Azkaban was quite good) but this is the one where I found myself pleading with Rowling to get to the dang point already. I thought it was too long by a third.
26
Harry Potter i les relíquies de la Mort
de J. K. Rowling
96,549 membres
1,568 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
gilroy, jain, ManWithAnAgenda
27
L'ocell de la revolta
de Suzanne Collins
45,182 membres
1,742 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, enrique_molinero, norabelle414, ncgraham, dste, mazzy7, ManWithAnAgenda,amysisson , , ,Eowyn1 ,gypsysmom
28
The Giving Tree
de Shel Silverstein
18,765 membres
1,012 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
merrystar, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
29
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,894 membres
803 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
aprille, jonathankws, TashMason, Charon07,ManWithAnAgenda
30
Allegiant
de Veronica Roth
13,598 membres
516 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Members
gilroy, inge87, Peace2
31
El Sindicat de policies jueus
de Michael Chabon
10,380 membres
421 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
aprille, sunqueen, chgstrom, edparks, Luisali,aulsmith ,gypsysmom
32
A Million Little Pieces
de James Frey
9,727 membres
230 ressenyes
½ 3.5
3 Members
sunqueen, cindyst2000, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: I enjoyed it but was disappointed to find out that it was fictional.
33
Matched
de Ally Condie
9,366 membres
639 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, keristars, Sammystarbuck,sundancer
34
The House of the Seven Gables
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
8,636 membres
115 ressenyes
½ 3.5
5 Members
sunqueen, Tess_W, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963: I'd liked The Scarlet Letter so much that I was hoping this one would be as good; it turned out to be extremely dull.
35
Duma Key
de Stephen King
8,262 membres
251 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, jasmaynard, briarhills, elainemberman,Sammystarbuck ,ManWithAnAgenda
36
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
de Erik Larson
7,655 membres
341 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
aulsmith, mousse, sparemethecensor
Explicacions
aulsmith: Expected more ethical frisson.
37
Her Fearful Symmetry
de Audrey Niffenegger
6,982 membres
470 ressenyes
½ 3.4
4 Members
chgstrom, souloftherose, gypsysmom, WhatUsername,sunqueen
38
Las nueve revelaciones
de James Redfield
6,681 membres
121 ressenyes
3.2
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, elainemberman
39
Legend
de Marie Lu
6,616 membres
381 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
foggidawn, inge87, elainemberman
40
Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,593 membres
397 ressenyes
4
4 Members
hipdeep, amysisson, prosfilaes, ManWithAnAgenda,
41
The Tiger's Wife
de Téa Obreht
5,377 membres
335 ressenyes
½ 3.5
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: Meh.
42
Loving Frank
de Nancy Horan
4,470 membres
208 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
kageeh, sunqueen, mmignano11
43
Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn
de Stephenie Meyer
4,385 membres
121 ressenyes
4
3 Members
briarhills, teeth, ManWithAnAgenda
44
Quasi la lluna
de Alice Sebold
4,177 membres
181 ressenyes
2.8
3 Members
edparks, elainemberman, Brandy1411
45
Prozac Nation
de Elizabeth Wurtzel
3,997 membres
56 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Members
ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
46
Sex and the City
de Candace Bushnell
2,272 membres
39 ressenyes
½ 2.7
3 Members
generalkala, Bluewolf0411, kara.shamy
47
Romanitas
de Sophia McDougall
359 membres
11 ressenyes
3
3 Members
Edward, calm, Bluewolf0411
48
Harry Potter i el misteri del Príncep
de J. K. Rowling
101,360 membres
932 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
49
El vell i la mar
de Ernest Hemingway
30,716 membres
505 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, al.vick
50
The Help
de Kathryn Stockett
30,528 membres
1,488 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
51
L'última batalla
de C. S. Lewis
23,297 membres
193 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
52
Perduda
de Gillian Flynn
22,089 membres
1,542 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
gilroy, Minthe, Charon07,bstar1019
53
White Teeth
de Zadie Smith
13,649 membres
248 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
edparks, tdiken
54
Infinite Jest
de David Foster Wallace
13,174 membres
243 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
aprille, ManWithAnAgenda
55
The Phantom of the Opera
de Gaston Leroux
13,008 membres
204 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
CGlanovsky, gypsysmom
56
Un Ianqui a la cort del rei Artús
de Mark Twain
11,571 membres
135 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Minthe, andejons
57
Stranger in a Strange Land (Uncut Edition)
de Robert A. Heinlein
8,721 membres
149 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
jain, sunqueen, aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, scottd,tottman , ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
jain: Ditto the cut edition. The book starts out great, but it goes off the rails pretty early on.
aulsmith: Heinlein really did need to edit this.
58
La Història de la Lisey
de Stephen King
8,515 membres
195 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
59
The Jane Austen Book Club
de Karen Joy Fowler
6,408 membres
193 ressenyes
3
2 Members
Minthe, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: Dull and predictable.
60
Delirium
de Lauren Oliver
6,194 membres
521 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
generalkala, _Zoe_, norabelle414, elainemberman,sundancer ,
61
El mar
de John Banville
5,419 membres
172 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
Minthe, sunqueen
62
Swamplandia!
de Karen Russell
3,598 membres
236 ressenyes
½ 3.4
4 Members
sunqueen, sjmccreary, SugarCreekRanch, Bluewolf0411,keristars ,elkiedee
63
Blackout
de Connie Willis
3,196 membres
218 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
pammab, aulsmith, tottman, souloftherose,merrystar ,gypsysmom
Explicacions
aulsmith: Needed serious editing. There's a great book with about half of this and half of All Clear.
merrystar : This one was better than I expected
64
Fledgling
de Octavia E. Butler
2,987 membres
146 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
jain, Brandy1411
Explicacions
jain: I've loved everything I've read of Butler except this book.
65
Mudbound
de Hillary Jordan
2,948 membres
206 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Minthe, edparks
67
La Vella escola
de Tobias Wolff
2,529 membres
77 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
sjmccreary, edparks
68
The Personal Librarian: A Novel
de Marie Benedict
2,442 membres
129 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
69
The Leftovers
de Tom Perrotta
2,288 membres
184 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
sparemethecensor, Brandy1411
70
The Piano Teacher
de Elfriede Jelinek
2,005 membres
40 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
Simone2, teeth
71
Songmaster
de Orson Scott Card
1,897 membres
19 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
merrystar, aspirit
Explicacions
aspirit: I was warned. I didn't listen. Now I have mental scars.
72
Voss
de Patrick White
1,412 membres
22 ressenyes
4
2 Members
Simone2, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: Have made three attempts to read this book as I generally love White's writing, but it was unreadable.
73
Riding Lessons
de Sara Gruen
883 membres
33 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
SqueakyChu, gypsysmom
74
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
de Galen Beckett
812 membres
58 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
loremistress, briarhills
75
The Carhullan Army
de Sarah Hall
690 membres
48 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
absurdeist, sparemethecensor
76
The Lake Shore Limited
de Sue Miller
547 membres
37 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
77
Percival's Angel
de Anne Eliot Crompton
70 membres
5 ressenyes
2.9
2 Members
ncgraham, Bluewolf0411
78
Luxembourg And The Jenisch Connection
de David Robinson
2 membres
½ 1.5
2 Members
Samantha_kathy, Bluewolf0411
79
Outlander
de Diana Gabaldon
23,782 membres
986 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, merrystar, sturlington,gypsysmom ,
80
La insostenible lleugeresa del ser
de Milan Kundera
22,459 membres
273 ressenyes
4
Member
EMS_24
81
La Conxorxa dels ximples
de John Kennedy Toole
21,372 membres
475 ressenyes
3.9
Member
EMS_24
82
La Intel·ligència intuïtiva : com decidir d'un cop d'ull
de Malcolm Gladwell
21,029 membres
386 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
Minthe
83
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
de Kim Edwards
17,337 membres
480 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
sundancer, edparks,gypsysmom
84
Dune Messiah
de Frank Herbert
16,413 membres
166 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda, ,absurdeist ,Cecrow ,
Explicacions
aulsmith: I just couldn't take the resurrection of the dead characters. It was clear Herbert didn't know where to go.
85
Brisingr
de Christopher Paolini
16,220 membres
236 ressenyes
3.9
Member
hollythepenguin
86
Speaker for the Dead
de Orson Scott Card
15,797 membres
211 ressenyes
4
2 Members
gilroy, ManWithAnAgenda,tottman
Explicacions
gilroy: After the great book that Ender's Game was, this was a huge let down.
87
La casa de hojas
de Mark Z. Danielewski
15,680 membres
377 ressenyes
4.1
Member
tdiken
88
City of Ashes
de Cassandra Clare
15,059 membres
427 ressenyes
4
Member
Lexxi
89
11/22/63
de Stephen King
13,574 membres
762 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, DidIReallyReadThat, ManWithAnAgenda,Sammystarbuck ,TashMason
90
Diari del Greg
de Jeff Kinney
13,314 membres
715 ressenyes
4
3 Members
_Zoe_, foggidawn, amysisson, ,ManWithAnAgenda
91
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,040 membres
510 ressenyes
4.2
Member
edparks
92
Tres tasses de te : la missió d'un home per promoure la pau... una escola per a aquest temps
de Greg Mortenson
12,942 membres
497 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, eshaw27, gypsysmom,MmeRose ,
Explicacions
hipdeep: Substantial alleged fabrications in this autobiographical story.
93
Memòries del subsòl
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
12,522 membres
156 ressenyes
4.1
Member
aprille
94
She's Come Undone
de Wally Lamb
12,420 membres
208 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
edparks, gypsysmom,ManWithAnAgenda
95
Pel cantó de Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,134 membres
183 ressenyes
4.2
Member
aprille
96
Clockwork Angel
de Cassandra Clare
10,991 membres
394 ressenyes
4.1
Member
_Zoe_
97
Gravity's Rainbow
de Thomas Pynchon
10,752 membres
142 ressenyes
4.1
Member
aprille
98
Shadow and Bone
de Leigh Bardugo
10,612 membres
436 ressenyes
3.9
Member
hollythepenguin
99
La piràmide vermella
de Rick Riordan
10,245 membres
312 ressenyes
4
3 Members
foggidawn, susiesharp, briarhills,Samantha_kathy ,
100
I Know This Much is True
de Wally Lamb
10,209 membres
169 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
edparks, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963: Did not like. Possibly because my husband had just left me - I probably wouldn't have liked any book.