tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post8810022332891253863..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: Books I'll Never ReadMarie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-13009007449227754982011-06-17T21:24:43.761-04:002011-06-17T21:24:43.761-04:00Love this post and I'm with you on most of the...Love this post and I'm with you on most of the books on your list. However, I read <i>The Help</i> and loved it and read most of the HP series (everything except the last book) and enjoyed those (though I can totally see why someone would <i>not</i> want to read them. I will probably read the last one at some point...<br /><br />I might have to borrow this post idea at some point!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-59446477512009102782011-06-01T10:49:22.823-04:002011-06-01T10:49:22.823-04:00Fun post. I like so many genres that I have to man...Fun post. I like so many genres that I have to many books to read to waste time on stuff that I don't like. I am committing to reading many of the classics to see what I have missed. Right now I am tackling And The Ladies of The Club because it takes place in my town but it is taking me a year.<br /><br />Here is my list of wont's<br />#1. Hemmingway-yuck<br />#2. Augusten Burroughs-Running with scissors was enough!<br />#3. Romance of any kind. I like love but these books make me sick<br />#4. War and Peace - Really want to try Anna Karenina but probably won't.<br />#5.Moby Dick- want to but reviews turn me off. Maybe when I retire?<br />#6. Wally Lamb- <br />#7. Hunger Games trilogy-Daughter loved them but I have to much else to read.<br />#8. Any thing like the Shopaholic stuff<br />#9. Science Fiction and murder stuff- just not my thing<br />#10. Books I never hear about LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11266629806348149516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-85988278313687944312011-05-28T08:10:51.922-04:002011-05-28T08:10:51.922-04:00I just found your blog (through Ever Fixed Mark)an...I just found your blog (through Ever Fixed Mark)and this was one of the first posts I read. I couldn't stop laughing because my list would be pretty much identical except that I do enjoy Harry Potter and Faulkner. Anyway, I blog about books too and have been searching for some new sites to read, so I'm very glad to have found you. http://www.makeanote.typepad.comKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502746867888241245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-13128150245325612772011-05-23T16:22:45.492-04:002011-05-23T16:22:45.492-04:00Good topic! I read both Faulkner and Joyce in cla...Good topic! I read both Faulkner and Joyce in classes devoted to them and would highly recommend that avenue. I don't think I would have gotten through them otherwise. I'm curious to know why you wouldn't read <i>The Help</i>, as I am the only one in my book club who had a viscerally negative reaction to it.<br /><br />I have a friend who urged me to read <i>Love in the Time of Cholera</i> for years. I started it, decided I hate magic realism, and was never able to re-start. He died last year and now I feel like I really should pick it up, but that sense of obligation makes me want to read it even less.<br /><br />As long as there are books you really WANT to read, it's hard to tackle the others.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125037445448801047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-62979749405687193452011-05-23T15:09:41.327-04:002011-05-23T15:09:41.327-04:00I'm chuckling over this list since you and I s...I'm chuckling over this list since you and I share several books that we both don't intend to read. I will say that I have a love/hate affair with Faulkner. I hated The Sound and the Fury and vowed never to read another one of his books. But, then I read As I Lay Dying and that book changed my mind.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-91882261456581043752011-05-23T09:50:17.257-04:002011-05-23T09:50:17.257-04:00I agree with 6 and 10. If only there were more ho...I agree with 6 and 10. If only there were more hours in the day for reading!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-78694203378130703302011-05-22T18:55:01.911-04:002011-05-22T18:55:01.911-04:00I could have written this list - with the exceptio...I could have written this list - with the exception of The Help. I read and LOVED that one. Why are you not interested in that one? Is it just the hype? I read it pre-hype and I'm glad I did.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-17454287665982539182011-05-21T22:25:37.884-04:002011-05-21T22:25:37.884-04:00Faulkner, really? I took a class in college on his...Faulkner, really? I took a class in college on his works and liked many of them. But I am with you on Ulysses - life is just too short!Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-51552052034694098392011-05-21T09:16:54.968-04:002011-05-21T09:16:54.968-04:00I thought I was the only one who hasn't yet re...I thought I was the only one who hasn't yet read THE HELP! It's on my bookcase, but I haven't felt compelled to pick it up yet. I missed the opportunity when my neighborhood book group read it -- I knew I couldn't make the meeting, so I didn't push to read the book.<br /><br />And FREEDOM!? I got to page 217 before I gave up on that. I should have known better, after my meh reaction to THE CORRECTIONS.Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-77791570763996729822011-05-20T20:10:48.308-04:002011-05-20T20:10:48.308-04:00I agree with Harry Potter books. I read The Help b...I agree with Harry Potter books. I read The Help but it was way over-hyped. Glad to see someone taking a stand. I think some of the 1000 pg classics sitting on my shelves may never get read. I want to but...<br />Celebrity biographies- no thanks, also none of those emotionally manipulative booksbookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-25183978440236342902011-05-20T12:36:03.675-04:002011-05-20T12:36:03.675-04:00I'm with you on the Millennium Trilogy. I want...I'm with you on the Millennium Trilogy. I want to read Moby Dick just to say I did, but I know I never will. And I probably won't ever read Jodi Picoult. I don't think my brain can handle the simultaneous influx of sadness from her stories and jealousy over her astonishingly successful career.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446526228387021274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-17548363645268617602011-05-20T11:49:33.416-04:002011-05-20T11:49:33.416-04:00Joyce and Faulkner are also my Achilles' heel ...Joyce and Faulkner are also my Achilles' heel in terms of literature. I made it through Portrait of the Artist with a lot of difficulty, but after that, I think maybe I will read Ulysses someday. Faulkner-I just haven't been able to get through anything, but I won't say never yet. <br /><br />I will never read The Da Vinci Code or anything else by Dan Brown (I read Angels & Demons).Space Station Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091908248048157507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-75263606787104039312011-05-20T10:37:57.201-04:002011-05-20T10:37:57.201-04:00Great list! Nos. 3 and 4 made me laugh out loud --...Great list! Nos. 3 and 4 made me laugh out loud -- I've read so many reviews of these that I feel like I've read them already :)Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-2848684327216924292011-05-19T23:45:31.137-04:002011-05-19T23:45:31.137-04:00What a fun idea. Love your list, but must say a wo...What a fun idea. Love your list, but must say a word for Harry Potter. He's just good fun, teen or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-37301623118350730452011-05-19T23:19:26.435-04:002011-05-19T23:19:26.435-04:00I'm not sure I can do the Pride & Prejudic...I'm not sure I can do the Pride & Prejudice and Zombies book. I just can't do it!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-56941088175791115402011-05-19T19:38:26.983-04:002011-05-19T19:38:26.983-04:00I understand why you won't read The Millennium...I understand why you won't read The Millennium Trilogy. I tried reading the first book but after the first few pages, I realized that it wasn't for me. No Harry Potter?! ;-)Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-36330070991539704662011-05-19T16:55:17.654-04:002011-05-19T16:55:17.654-04:00Thank you for this post. I also will not read anyt...Thank you for this post. I also will not read anything Harry Potter. Ever. I get constant remarks for this. I'm sorry, but I just don't care about it. <br /><br />Same with Twilight. Nope, never. I made the mistake of watching five minutes of one of the movies and I know I have made the right choice!Tiffany Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299961211173649300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-42374365613053226822011-05-19T15:39:19.343-04:002011-05-19T15:39:19.343-04:00the Millennium trilogy - I'm definitely not go...the Millennium trilogy - I'm definitely not going to read either. I know it's supposed to be amazing and fabulous and what-not, but everything I've heard about the book tells me it's not for me.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-77696623184293669542011-05-19T15:34:43.031-04:002011-05-19T15:34:43.031-04:00Will I most likely read all the same science ficti...Will I most likely read all the same science fiction books your husband does. Tell him I said HI! <br /><br />I have never read a word of Dan Brown and I'm planning on keeping it that way. I avoid any writer who writes a science fiction or fantasy book but calls it "speculative" I will not read any writer who takes a book that is no longer under copyright and adds zombies or vampires. <br /><br />And, I'll never read the Bible.fibrowitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608225697605710313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-79324630306408313472011-05-19T13:46:52.648-04:002011-05-19T13:46:52.648-04:00I feel like you and I might have been separated at...I feel like you and I might have been separated at birth. I haven't made a list but I could just put "ditto" after yours.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-89606068514829410942011-05-19T12:31:42.315-04:002011-05-19T12:31:42.315-04:00You have given me an lol today. Thank you.
I woul...You have given me an lol today. Thank you.<br /><br />I would mostly make my list up of books like your #s 3 and 4: books that everyone else has talked about SO MUCH that I don't need to read them, especially as they don't particularly appeal. <br /><br />But I'll probably not make such a list because I just never know... I'm tempted to put the Twilight series at the top of mine but if I were ever stuck somewhere with nothing to read (gasp) like on a plane, train, or doctor's office, and there was a copy of Twilight there, I would read it! And I guess that applies to the whole list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-48966137280021269352011-05-19T11:01:30.992-04:002011-05-19T11:01:30.992-04:00I'm with you on the Millennium Triology - I wa...I'm with you on the Millennium Triology - I was put off by the first in the series, but had already bought the second book...so I'll probably read #2, but I don't see myself reading the last one. I also agree with Harry Potter - I've never been tempted. I did read Freedom (loved it), and you can count me as one of those who loved Shadow of the Wind and hated The Angels Game.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-74843723099350816152011-05-19T10:59:13.473-04:002011-05-19T10:59:13.473-04:00Faulkner and Ulysses would be on my list too. I g...Faulkner and Ulysses would be on my list too. I gave Faulkner a chance once, and I was sorely disappointed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-20559536568167049642011-05-19T10:58:10.130-04:002011-05-19T10:58:10.130-04:00The best book I'll probably never read is Moby...The best book I'll probably never read is Moby Dick. Although every time I say that, I wonder if some day I will get in the mood.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-4104505597317868172011-05-19T10:37:15.519-04:002011-05-19T10:37:15.519-04:00fun and interesting post.
I will never read Ulyss...fun and interesting post.<br /><br />I will never read Ulysses either, nor The Help. I had said the same of Harry Potter and then inhaled all seven in a week. I will likely never finish Anna Karenina, because I am now afraid to, having declared that I will finish it before I die.<br />I will not be reading Infinite Jest though the idea of starting and finishing it before the husband amuses me.<br /><br />~L (omphaloskepsis)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com