Zimiri of the Muse Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Liked the giver, LOVED CUT and hatchet along with speak. The pendragon series was good. I hated the quillan games The year of the hangman is okay The graveyard book is just ughhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 While I don't fully agree with Wahrheit and all of his arguments, one must realized that any critically acclaimed book [b]is[/b] good, much like a five-star rated hotel or a ten-rated video game. They get good ratings and critics love them because they are good. So if you hold the opposite opinion, not only are you in the insignificant minority in terms of your opinion of the book, but you could also be considered as having an "incorrect opinion", which is a contradiction within itself, but still makes sense in context. As such, saying The Great Gatsby is terrible either shows your failure to appreciate good, classical literature, your lack of understanding for what the book is about (or anything about the book for that matter), or your "bad" taste in literature according to the vast majority of critics. So when you say that your opinion is that classical books are terrible or are boring, just note that you are in the minority, and thus you cannot claim your opinion to be any more significant than the opposite opinion. I doubt that you have more of a brain then hundreds of literary critics have, and because I read many classical books myself, I think I can attest to the fact that your opinion can [b]and will[/b] be considered incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nishi-chan Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 The Diary of Anne Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hating a singular book as a personal opinion and hating literature are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nishi-chan Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Are you talking to me, Darkplant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 [quote name='Darkplant' timestamp='1298717489' post='5035772'] Hating a singular book as a personal opinion and hating literature are different. [/quote] And I never claimed that anyone in this thread hated literature. But if you hate a singular book that is widely accepted to be a masterpiece or a classical work of art, that shows how insignificant your opinion is, and to a point, how bad your taste in literature is. That is like saying, in the realm of music, you hate Eminem (assuming you actually listen to other rap artists). Eminem is currently the best modern rapper according to the majority of people who listen to rap music and almost all of the critics that judge Eminem. If you don't like Eminem and prefer Lil Wayne, that shows how bad your taste in rap music is. You might like Lil Wayne, but according to 90% of rap-listeners, you're retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Phoenix Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 [quote name='Dark' timestamp='1298739496' post='5036225'] And I never claimed that anyone in this thread hated literature.But if you hate a singular book that is widely accepted to be a masterpiece or a classical work of art, that shows how insignificant your opinion is, and to a point, how bad your taste in literature is.That is like saying, in the realm of music, you hate Eminem (assuming you actually listen to other rap artists). Eminem is currently the best modern rapper according to the majority of people who listen to rap music and almost all of the critics that judge Eminem. If you don't like Eminem and prefer Lil Wayne, that shows how bad your taste in rap music is. You might like Lil Wayne, but according to 90% of rap-listeners, you're retarded. [/quote] 99% of US politicians thought Kennedy's method for handling the Cuban Missile Crisis was stupid, and suggested he just invade Cuba/bomb the missiles. Later we found out they had short range nukes operational in Cuba (FROGS). Congress, the Joint Chiefs, all the military advisers, even the vice-president were opposed to Kennedy, and told him to attack. According to the majority, he was retarded. And then his retarded opinion saved the world from nuclear war =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Sir Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Das Kapital. Man, what a poorly written book. It's just torture for the eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 [quote name='Revolver Amethyst' timestamp='1298761730' post='5036859'] 99% of US politicians thought Kennedy's method for handling the Cuban Missile Crisis was stupid, and suggested he just invade Cuba/bomb the missiles. Later we found out they had short range nukes operational in Cuba (FROGS). Congress, the Joint Chiefs, all the military advisers, even the vice-president were opposed to Kennedy, and told him to attack. According to the majority, he was retarded. And then his retarded opinion saved the world from nuclear war =/ [/quote] The majority was incorrect in this situation because all the facts had not been revealed. In a book, however, no "facts" are disclosed from the public, and thus the majority is often correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenzoTheHarpist Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 [quote name='Dark' timestamp='1298739496' post='5036225'] And I never claimed that anyone in this thread hated literature. But if you hate a singular book that is widely accepted to be a masterpiece or a classical work of art, that shows how insignificant your opinion is, and to a point, how bad your taste in literature is. That is like saying, in the realm of music, you hate Eminem (assuming you actually listen to other rap artists). Eminem is currently the best modern rapper according to the majority of people who listen to rap music and almost all of the critics that judge Eminem. If you don't like Eminem and prefer Lil Wayne, that shows how bad your taste in rap music is. You might like Lil Wayne, but according to 90% of rap-listeners, you're retarded. [/quote] Appeal to the Popuation is a fallacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?someone? Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 [quote name='MegaTrafficCone' timestamp='1290214858' post='4796408'] Try digesting the loads of garbage from "The Golden Compass". Yyyyuck! [/quote] I liked the first one. Then in the second one: BOOM ANNOYING MALE CHARACTER & CONTRIVED ROMANCE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidward Tentacles Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 hated where the red fern grows (and most other books that feature dogs!) because the dogs died... i just can't stand that... whenever i hear something about a dog dying, I pretty much always cry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?someone? Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 [quote name='General Blaze' timestamp='1301616230' post='5103429'] hated where the red fern grows (and most other books that feature dogs!) because the dogs died... i just can't stand that... whenever i hear something about a dog dying, I pretty much always cry! [/quote] Old yeller, sounder, etc. make me sad as well. They're not bad books though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidward Tentacles Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 [quote name='?someone?' timestamp='1301699330' post='5105657'] Old yeller, sounder, etc. make me sad as well. They're not bad books though. [/quote] ik... the books weren't bad... where the red fern grows was really violent, though, but like i said, i can't stand books where dogs die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master White Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I've disliked these books Maximum Ride Series.... Oh, sure, it was great until the end, he couldn't think of something more elaborate to do with them to other just go off and save the word from global warming and the environment. Like always, its seems to be all books I read, they wait until the end to throw something stupid in your way... There was this one book in school, can't remember the name, but in the end, they killed off the physically mental guy for some reason. He was a big goofball, but couldn't control his size, so he ended up killing his friend by accident and got himself killed to. There were bout the only two books I disliked only b/c of the ending.... Anyone else stumble across a book you like but the ending was horrible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megagirl Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 The worst book I've read is Sphinx, A secret for a thousand year, completely boring until you the last thirty pages. I had to force myself to read the thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Fascist Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Beast Quest is the first one that comes to mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Colonel Remo Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 The Traveler Series in my opinion was a series that had a really good concept but wasn't used to it's potenial I seriously was tempted to wrte a fanfic version fr srs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorrow. Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 The Ghost in The Tokaido Inn.. Just garbage and bleh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsianGuy1137 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 1984. I'm gonna defy the government by having lots of unprotected pre-martial sex with someone who's like fifteen years younger than me even though it doesn't really do anything except express how selfish and base I really am. Ha, take that post-war British dystopia! But seriously, I really don't understand what the author was getting at. He writes this intricately philosophical book about the dangers of power and how easily idealism can be corrupted while hinting that there was once and might someday be a better world yet completely abandons any notion of ever expanding on that and basically admits that humanity is destined to screw itself over in repeated cycles of self-destruction. I liked the explanation given in 'The Book Within the Book' even though everyone in my class thought it was really boring. Hooray for being [s]weird[/s] special! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite3G Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm a bad reader, so I'm gonna say Catcher in the Rye. Bored me to death after the 2nd chapter. But hey, at least I didn't get to kill John Lennon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 [quote name='AsianGuy1137' timestamp='1304478846' post='5187136']He writes this intricately philosophical book about the dangers of power and how easily idealism can be corrupted[/quote] [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q9hmXw3O2iY/TEd_sKie7MI/AAAAAAAACX8/Nw0gQ5RC_xQ/s1600/deathnote13bd5.jpg[/img] Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna Lovegood Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Twilight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ярополк Пономарёв Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 [quote name='Luna Lovegood' timestamp='1307295772' post='5257140'] Twilight. [/quote] You read my mind! Twilight as well. The whole series and the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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