Biggest Disappointments
- Description
- What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
- Members
- 156 participating members
edparks ,sturlington ,jain ,ahef1963 ,aprille ,ManWithAnAgenda ,generalkala ,Simone2 ,briarhills ,elainemberman ,Bluewolf0411 ,merrystar ,aulsmith ,Minthe ,ncgraham ,gypsysmom ,hipdeep ,Peace2 ,mmignano11 ,_Zoe_ ,gilroy ,amysisson ,Luisali ,jasmaynard ,souloftherose ,CGlanovsky ,Brandy1411 ,Eowyn1 ,sunqueen ,norabelle414 ,Cecrow ,foggidawn ,mspixieears ,aspirit ,susiesharp ,gennyt ,kara.shamy ,WhatUsername ,al.vick ,tottman ,lilacwest ,inge87 ,SylviaC ,sparemethecensor ,Charon07 ,martensgirl ,keristars ,andejons ,teeth ,AnneGerring ,sjmccreary ,Rigour ,Tess_W ,Edward ,jeffza ,KimarieBee ,starbox ,pammab ,anglemark ,ABVR ,lahochstetler ,cindyst2000 ,stembrook ,chgstrom ,eshaw27 ,Aquila ,Christy.Riege ,dste ,tdiken ,TashMason ,kageeh ,Dilara86 ,Tafadhali ,pewterbreath ,wdwilson3 ,EMS_24 ,zottel ,mazzy7 ,sundancer ,pitjrw ,DidIReallyReadThat ,enrique_molinero ,mousse ,racergirl76 ,Sammystarbuck ,Bretzky1 ,bstar1019 ,thecoroner ,Samantha_kathy ,EmScape ,prosfilaes ,Curran2 ,timspalding ,SugarCreekRanch ,loremistress ,daschaich ,cpg ,Akubra ,tmsaguid ,ijustgetbored ,Jenni_Canuck ,AnnaClaire ,nancyewhite ,brewergirl ,hailsus ,majkia ,DaynaRT ,masiejames ,suitable1 ,Noisy ,lachapakhan ,kthxy ,Jim.Shine ,zenobia158 ,Lexxi ,MDGentleReader ,Matke ,dara85 ,scottd ,Oct326 ,MmeRose ,megamommpl ,Ravic ,absurdeist ,RoboSchro ,cej1027 ,michigantrumpet ,LShelby ,bjappleg8 ,rstaedter ,Aerrin99 ,ursula ,Alphawoman ,andyl ,oszymandias ,lilithcat ,Mr.Durick ,asalamon ,snurp ,Crypto-Willobie ,lquilter ,arrwa ,jonathankws ,SqueakyChu ,calm ,C4RO ,jbergerot ,elkiedee ,noveltea ,auntSteelbreaker ,LolaWalser ,FrancoisTremblay ,rplinke ,1morechapter ,MsSomeday ,ashfoxk
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- 16 Members
- gennyt, jbergerot, generalkala, inge87, Tafadhali, wdwilson3, AnnaClaire, norabelle414, andejons, merrystar, souloftherose, elkiedee, mousse, Bluewolf0411, noveltea, Sammystarbuck,gypsysmom
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- 16 Members
- aprille, generalkala, _Zoe_, foggidawn, Aerrin99, nancyewhite, Cecrow, loremistress, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, briarhills, Luisali, ahef1963, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,1morechapter ,racergirl76 ,WhatUsername
- Explanations
- Cecrow: So much potential, so little happens. But the sequels are better.
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- 12 Members
- Minthe, eshaw27, KimarieBee, mmignano11, sundancer, edparks, jasmaynard, martensgirl, mazzy7, kara.shamy, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,generalkala ,gypsysmom
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- 8 Members
- aprille, pitjrw, norabelle414, sturlington, jasmaynard, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Explanations
- ahef1963: I was not expecting so much misogyny. Couldn't finish.
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- 10 Members
- pammab, eshaw27, chgstrom, Christy.Riege, sundancer, tottman, Bluewolf0411, Tess_W, sparemethecensor, mspixieears,zenobia158 , ,ManWithAnAgenda
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by Azar Nafisi
12,782 members
276 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6
Added 2012-02-15, 06:46 PM
- 7 Members
- generalkala, pammab, chgstrom, sturlington, Brandy1411, tdiken, Charon07,
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by Philip Roth
8,809 members
214 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6
Added 2012-02-22, 07:52 AM
- 6 Members
- wdwilson3, sturlington, racergirl76, edparks, sparemethecensor, Luisali
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- 6 Members
- cindyst2000, Matke, Simone2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- ahef1963: I thought this was pretty workaday considering all the good things I'd heard about it.
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- 9 Members
- andyl, anglemark, keristars, majkia, oszymandias, sunqueen, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ,gilroy ,
- Explanations
- ahef1963: Didn't know steampunk could be this boring.
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- 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
- Explanations
- jain: I couldn't read more than a couple of pages, the writing style was *so bad*.
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28,304 members
641 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 5
Added 2012-02-15, 06:42 PM
- 16 Members
- gilroy, ABVR, generalkala, foggidawn, Tafadhali, mmignano11, Cecrow, Christy.Riege, merrystar, dste, gypsysmom, pewterbreath, tmsaguid, mspixieears, elainemberman, Brandy1411,jain , ,amysisson , , ,MmeRose ,racergirl76 , , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
- Explanations
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by Ransom Riggs
18,503 members
1,121 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5
Added 2016-05-26, 01:56 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, teeth, ahef1963, elainemberman, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- ahef1963: Wanted to like, but found it extremely troubling.
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14,545 members
306 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 5
Added 2012-01-26, 05:41 PM
- 9 Members
- brewergirl, sunqueen, norabelle414, mmignano11, racergirl76, Bluewolf0411, sparemethecensor, mazzy7, Alphawoman,ijustgetbored ,aulsmith ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- 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.
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1,081 members
17 reviews
3.8
Score 5
Added 2014-01-15, 04:21 PM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, Eowyn1, mspixieears, Sammystarbuck,Cecrow
- Explanations
- 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
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by Dave Eggers
2,324 members
30 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 4
Added 2016-04-12, 05:11 PM
- 5 Members
- sunqueen, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- ahef1963: I couldn't even manage a chapter of staggering genius. Overrated, even by the author.
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98,935 members
868 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 3
Added 2021-08-08, 02:49 PM
- 3 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- 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.
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94,260 members
1,555 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 3
Added 2020-06-04, 05:23 AM
- 3 Members
- gilroy, jain, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 8 Members
- generalkala, foggidawn, enrique_molinero, norabelle414, ncgraham, dste, mazzy7, ManWithAnAgenda,amysisson , , ,Eowyn1 ,gypsysmom
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10,253 members
417 reviews
3.8
Score 3
Added 2012-11-29, 04:14 PM
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- 3 Members
- sunqueen, cindyst2000, ahef1963
- Explanations
- ahef1963: I enjoyed it but was disappointed to find out that it was fictional.
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8,429 members
113 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 3
Added 2014-01-23, 11:25 AM
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by Erik Larson
7,419 members
331 reviews
3.8
Score 3
Added 2012-10-25, 04:49 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, mousse, sparemethecensor
- Explanations
- aulsmith: Expected more ethical frisson.
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6,899 members
465 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 3
Added 2014-12-01, 01:17 PM
- 4 Members
- chgstrom, souloftherose, gypsysmom, WhatUsername,sunqueen
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6,563 members
121 reviews
3.2
Score 3
Added 2016-04-12, 06:27 PM
- 3 Members
- edparks, gypsysmom, elainemberman
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47
4,348 members
120 reviews
4
Score 3
Added 2015-03-31, 02:46 AM
- 3 Members
- briarhills, teeth, ManWithAnAgenda
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2,130 members
119 reviews
3.8
Score 3
Added 2022-07-04, 03:54 PM
- 3 Members
- aprille, sturlington, bstar1019
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29,884 members
492 reviews
3.8
Score 2
Added 2021-08-08, 02:45 PM
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60
12,768 members
493 reviews
3.8
Score 2
Added 2012-10-04, 10:10 PM
63
8,630 members
147 reviews
3.8
Score 2
Added 2013-09-01, 10:11 PM
64
8,384 members
507 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 2
Added 2012-02-22, 07:47 AM
- 5 Members
- sunqueen, sturlington, edparks, AnneGerring, teeth,MmeRose ,souloftherose ,elkiedee
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6,365 members
192 reviews
3
Score 2
Added 2019-02-12, 12:57 PM
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71
72
- 2 Members
- jain, Brandy1411
- Explanations
- jain: I've loved everything I've read of Butler except this book.
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2,532 members
93 reviews
3.8
Score 2
Added 2012-02-22, 07:48 AM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, zenobia158, jasmaynard,ManWithAnAgenda
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- 5 Members
- aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda, ,absurdeist ,Cecrow ,
- Explanations
- aulsmith: I just couldn't take the resurrection of the dead characters. It was clear Herbert didn't know where to go.
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- 2 Members
- gilroy, ManWithAnAgenda,tottman
- Explanations
- gilroy: After the great book that Ender's Game was, this was a huge let down.
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by Neil Gaiman
14,323 members
936 reviews
4.1
Score 1
Added 2020-06-04, 05:56 AM
- 2 Members
- jain, Brandy1411,ManWithAnAgenda
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11,393 members
171 reviews
3.9
Score 1
Added 2012-02-22, 07:52 AM
- 6 Members
- Cecrow, sturlington, starbox, WhatUsername, kara.shamy, rplinke,gennyt ,jain ,EMS_24 , ,Simone2
- Explanations
- Cecrow: Probably deserves another chance, but was too dense for me to penetrate.
