Biggest Disappointments

Descrição
What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
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Inkheart
de Cornelia Funke
17,994 membros
519 resenhas
3.9
16 Members
aprille, generalkala, _Zoe_, foggidawn, Aerrin99, nancyewhite, Cecrow, loremistress, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, briarhills, Luisali, ahef1963, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,1morechapter ,racergirl76 ,WhatUsername
Explicações
Cecrow: So much potential, so little happens. But the sequels are better.
3
The Lovely Bones
de Alice Sebold
35,883 membros
939 resenhas
½ 3.7
12 Members
Minthe, eshaw27, KimarieBee, mmignano11, sundancer, edparks, jasmaynard, martensgirl, mazzy7, kara.shamy, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,generalkala ,gypsysmom
4
Pé na Estrada
de Jack Kerouac
27,930 membros
387 resenhas
½ 3.6
8 Members
aprille, pitjrw, norabelle414, sturlington, jasmaynard, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicações
ahef1963: I was not expecting so much misogyny. Couldn't finish.
5
Twilight
de Stephenie Meyer
58,299 membros
2,264 resenhas
½ 3.7
9 Members
pammab, eshaw27, chgstrom, sundancer, tottman, Bluewolf0411, Tess_W, sparemethecensor, mspixieears,zenobia158 , ,ManWithAnAgenda
6
The Historian
de Elizabeth Kostova
21,447 membros
756 resenhas
½ 3.7
6 Members
aprille, Tafadhali, edparks, jasmaynard, tottman, gypsysmom
7
The Plot Against America
de Philip Roth
8,951 membros
217 resenhas
½ 3.7
6 Members
wdwilson3, sturlington, racergirl76, edparks, sparemethecensor, Luisali
8
The Gathering
de Anne Enright
4,055 membros
204 resenhas
3.1
6 Members
cindyst2000, Matke, Simone2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
ahef1963: I thought this was pretty workaday considering all the good things I'd heard about it.
9
Boneshaker
de Cherie Priest
3,706 membros
218 resenhas
½ 3.6
9 Members
andyl, anglemark, keristars, majkia, oszymandias, sunqueen, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ,gilroy ,
Explicações
ahef1963: Didn't know steampunk could be this boring.
10
O Código Da Vinci
de Dan Brown
70,270 membros
1,307 resenhas
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
Explicações
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
28,859 membros
650 resenhas
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
Explicações
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
14,646 membros
308 resenhas
½ 3.5
9 Members
brewergirl, sunqueen, norabelle414, mmignano11, racergirl76, Bluewolf0411, sparemethecensor, mazzy7, Alphawoman,ijustgetbored ,aulsmith ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
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 membros
279 resenhas
½ 3.6
6 Members
generalkala, pammab, chgstrom, Brandy1411, tdiken, Charon07,
14
Fallen
de Lauren Kate
7,327 membros
404 resenhas
½ 3.4
5 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, susiesharp, tmsaguid, elainemberman
15
Breaking Dawn
de Stephenie Meyer
40,498 membros
1,037 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
generalkala, martensgirl, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
16
Cidade dos Ossos
de Cassandra Clare
21,140 membros
889 resenhas
3.8
4 Members
Tafadhali, norabelle414, susiesharp, briarhills
17
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
de Ransom Riggs
19,272 membros
1,134 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
teeth, ahef1963, elainemberman, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
ahef1963: Wanted to like, but found it extremely troubling.
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Praticamente Inofensiva
de Douglas Adams
12,469 membros
130 resenhas
½ 3.7
7 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, sturlington, FrancoisTremblay, martensgirl, jeffza, ManWithAnAgenda,gennyt ,norabelle414 ,souloftherose
19
Hannibal
de Thomas Harris
9,873 membros
85 resenhas
½ 3.4
5 Members
stembrook, sturlington, tottman, martensgirl, Luisali,
20
Beautiful Creatures
de Kami Garcia
7,649 membros
485 resenhas
½ 3.6
4 Members
eshaw27, briarhills, elainemberman, Brandy1411
21
Practical Magic
de Alice Hoffman
5,753 membros
171 resenhas
½ 3.7
5 Members
generalkala, eshaw27, mmignano11, SylviaC, ManWithAnAgenda,jain
22
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
de Dave Eggers
2,367 membros
30 resenhas
½ 3.5
5 Members
sunqueen, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
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 membros
99 resenhas
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 membros
17 resenhas
½ 3.7
5 Members
merrystar, souloftherose, Eowyn1, mspixieears, Sammystarbuck,Cecrow
Explicações
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 e o Cálice de Fogo
de J. K. Rowling
102,391 membros
884 resenhas
½ 4.4
3 Members
hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
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 e as Relíquias da Morte
de J. K. Rowling
96,553 membros
1,568 resenhas
½ 4.4
3 Members
gilroy, jain, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Mockingjay
de Suzanne Collins
45,178 membros
1,742 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, enrique_molinero, norabelle414, ncgraham, dste, mazzy7, ManWithAnAgenda,amysisson , , ,Eowyn1 ,gypsysmom
28
The Giving Tree
de Shel Silverstein
18,764 membros
1,011 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
merrystar, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
29
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,893 membros
803 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
aprille, jonathankws, TashMason, Charon07,ManWithAnAgenda
30
Allegiant
de Veronica Roth
13,598 membros
516 resenhas
½ 3.4
3 Members
gilroy, inge87, Peace2
31
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
de Michael Chabon
10,380 membros
421 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
aprille, sunqueen, chgstrom, edparks, Luisali,aulsmith ,gypsysmom
32
A Million Little Pieces
de James Frey
9,725 membros
230 resenhas
½ 3.5
3 Members
sunqueen, cindyst2000, ahef1963
Explicações
ahef1963: I enjoyed it but was disappointed to find out that it was fictional.
33
Matched
de Ally Condie
9,364 membros
639 resenhas
½ 3.6
4 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, keristars, Sammystarbuck,sundancer
34
The House of the Seven Gables
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
8,635 membros
115 resenhas
½ 3.5
5 Members
sunqueen, Tess_W, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
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
8,261 membros
251 resenhas
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 membros
341 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
aulsmith, mousse, sparemethecensor
Explicações
aulsmith: Expected more ethical frisson.
37
Her Fearful Symmetry
de Audrey Niffenegger
6,986 membros
470 resenhas
½ 3.4
4 Members
chgstrom, souloftherose, gypsysmom, WhatUsername,sunqueen
38
The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure
de James Redfield
6,681 membros
121 resenhas
3.2
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, elainemberman
39
Legend
de Marie Lu
6,615 membros
381 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
foggidawn, inge87, elainemberman
40
Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,593 membros
397 resenhas
4
4 Members
hipdeep, amysisson, prosfilaes, ManWithAnAgenda,
41
The Tiger's Wife
de Téa Obreht
5,377 membros
335 resenhas
½ 3.5
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicações
ahef1963: Meh.
42
Loving Frank
de Nancy Horan
4,470 membros
208 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
kageeh, sunqueen, mmignano11
43
Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn
de Stephenie Meyer
4,385 membros
121 resenhas
4
3 Members
briarhills, teeth, ManWithAnAgenda
44
The Almost Moon
de Alice Sebold
4,177 membros
181 resenhas
2.8
3 Members
edparks, elainemberman, Brandy1411
45
Prozac Nation
de Elizabeth Wurtzel
3,997 membros
56 resenhas
½ 3.4
3 Members
ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
46
Sex and the City
de Candace Bushnell
2,272 membros
39 resenhas
½ 2.7
3 Members
generalkala, Bluewolf0411, kara.shamy
47
Romanitas
de Sophia McDougall
359 membros
11 resenhas
3
3 Members
Edward, calm, Bluewolf0411
48
Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe
de J. K. Rowling
101,353 membros
932 resenhas
½ 4.4
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
49
O Velho e O Mar
de Ernest Hemingway
30,714 membros
505 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, al.vick
50
The Help
de Kathryn Stockett
30,526 membros
1,488 resenhas
½ 4.4
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
51
A Última Batalha
de C. S. Lewis
23,294 membros
192 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
52
Gone Girl
de Gillian Flynn
22,087 membros
1,542 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
gilroy, Minthe, Charon07,bstar1019
53
White Teeth
de Zadie Smith
13,649 membros
248 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
edparks, tdiken
54
Graça Infinita
de David Foster Wallace
13,171 membros
243 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
aprille, ManWithAnAgenda
55
The Phantom of the Opera
de Gaston Leroux
13,008 membros
204 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
CGlanovsky, gypsysmom
56
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
de Mark Twain
11,570 membros
135 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
Minthe, andejons
57
Stranger in a Strange Land (Uncut Edition)
de Robert A. Heinlein
8,720 membros
149 resenhas
3.8
6 Members
jain, sunqueen, aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, scottd,tottman , ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
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
Lisey's Story
de Stephen King
8,513 membros
195 resenhas
½ 3.6
3 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
59
The Jane Austen Book Club
de Karen Joy Fowler
6,408 membros
193 resenhas
3
2 Members
Minthe, ahef1963
Explicações
ahef1963: Dull and predictable.
60
Delirium
de Lauren Oliver
6,194 membros
521 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
generalkala, _Zoe_, norabelle414, elainemberman,sundancer ,
61
The Sea
de John Banville
5,419 membros
172 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
Minthe, sunqueen
62
Swamplandia!
de Karen Russell
3,598 membros
236 resenhas
½ 3.4
4 Members
sunqueen, sjmccreary, SugarCreekRanch, Bluewolf0411,keristars ,elkiedee
63
Blackout
de Connie Willis
3,195 membros
218 resenhas
3.8
4 Members
pammab, aulsmith, tottman, souloftherose,merrystar ,gypsysmom
Explicações
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
2,986 membros
146 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
jain, Brandy1411
Explicações
jain: I've loved everything I've read of Butler except this book.
65
Mudbound
de Hillary Jordan
2,948 membros
206 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
Minthe, edparks
66
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0
de Christopher Moore
2,533 membros
93 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, zenobia158, jasmaynard,ManWithAnAgenda
67
Old School
de Tobias Wolff
2,529 membros
77 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
sjmccreary, edparks
68
The Personal Librarian: A Novel
de Marie Benedict
2,440 membros
129 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
69
The Leftovers
de Tom Perrotta
2,288 membros
184 resenhas
½ 3.4
2 Members
sparemethecensor, Brandy1411
70
The Piano Teacher
de Elfriede Jelinek
2,005 membros
40 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
Simone2, teeth
71
Songmaster
de Orson Scott Card
1,897 membros
19 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
merrystar, aspirit
Explicações
aspirit: I was warned. I didn't listen. Now I have mental scars.
72
Voss
de Patrick White
1,410 membros
22 resenhas
4
2 Members
Simone2, ahef1963
Explicações
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 membros
33 resenhas
½ 3.4
2 Members
SqueakyChu, gypsysmom
74
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
de Galen Beckett
812 membros
58 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
loremistress, briarhills
75
The Carhullan Army
de Sarah Hall
690 membros
48 resenhas
½ 3.4
2 Members
absurdeist, sparemethecensor
76
The Lake Shore Limited
de Sue Miller
547 membros
37 resenhas
½ 3.4
2 Members
lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
77
Percival's Angel
de Anne Eliot Crompton
70 membros
5 resenhas
2.9
2 Members
ncgraham, Bluewolf0411
78
Luxembourg And The Jenisch Connection
de David Robinson
2 membros
½ 1.5
2 Members
Samantha_kathy, Bluewolf0411
79
Outlander
de Diana Gabaldon
23,780 membros
986 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, merrystar, sturlington,gypsysmom ,
80
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
de Milan Kundera
22,459 membros
273 resenhas
4
Member
EMS_24
81
A Confederacy of Dunces
de John Kennedy Toole
21,371 membros
475 resenhas
3.9
Member
EMS_24
82
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
de Malcolm Gladwell
21,028 membros
386 resenhas
½ 3.7
Member
Minthe
83
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
de Kim Edwards
17,336 membros
480 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
sundancer, edparks,gypsysmom
84
Messias de Duna
de Frank Herbert
16,410 membros
166 resenhas
½ 3.7
5 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda, ,absurdeist ,Cecrow ,
Explicações
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
16,219 membros
236 resenhas
3.9
Member
hollythepenguin
86
Speaker for the Dead
de Orson Scott Card
15,797 membros
211 resenhas
4
2 Members
gilroy, ManWithAnAgenda,tottman
Explicações
gilroy: After the great book that Ender's Game was, this was a huge let down.
87
House of Leaves
de Mark Z. Danielewski
15,678 membros
377 resenhas
4.1
Member
tdiken
88
City of Ashes
de Cassandra Clare
15,057 membros
427 resenhas
4
Member
Lexxi
89
11/22/63
de Stephen King
13,568 membros
762 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, DidIReallyReadThat, ManWithAnAgenda,Sammystarbuck ,TashMason
90
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
de Jeff Kinney
13,314 membros
715 resenhas
4
3 Members
_Zoe_, foggidawn, amysisson, ,ManWithAnAgenda
91
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,081 membros
510 resenhas
4.2
Member
edparks
92
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
de Greg Mortenson
12,942 membros
497 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, eshaw27, gypsysmom,MmeRose ,
Explicações
hipdeep: Substantial alleged fabrications in this autobiographical story.
93
Memórias do Subsolo
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
12,521 membros
156 resenhas
4.1
Member
aprille
94
She's Come Undone
de Wally Lamb
12,420 membros
208 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
edparks, gypsysmom,ManWithAnAgenda
95
No Caminho de Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,132 membros
183 resenhas
4.2
Member
aprille
96
Clockwork Angel
de Cassandra Clare
10,989 membros
394 resenhas
4.1
Member
_Zoe_
97
Arco-íris da gravidade
de Thomas Pynchon
10,752 membros
142 resenhas
4.1
Member
aprille
98
Shadow and Bone
de Leigh Bardugo
10,607 membros
436 resenhas
3.9
Member
hollythepenguin
99
The Red Pyramid
de Rick Riordan
10,245 membros
312 resenhas
4
3 Members
foggidawn, susiesharp, briarhills,Samantha_kathy ,
100
I Know This Much is True
de Wally Lamb
10,209 membros
169 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
edparks, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
ahef1963: Did not like. Possibly because my husband had just left me - I probably wouldn't have liked any book.