Friday, December 1, 2023
  • Advertise with us
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms & Conditions
Dailynews journal
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Bizarre
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • General Knowledge
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Weird Stuffs
  • Home
  • Bizarre
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • General Knowledge
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Weird Stuffs
No Result
View All Result
Dailynews journal
No Result
View All Result

10 Poorly Written Books That People Still Love

Can we all just agree to disagree? Yes, I have a degree in English, and I took my fair share of Shakespeare classes in college. Who doesn’t love a good Elizabethan tragedy? However, I can’t read about star-crossed lovers and plots of revenge all the time. Sometimes I just need some brain candy. It doesn’t have to be high literature. In fact, I prefer that it isn’t. When it’s time to put my critical thinking skills in neutral, I love a good vampire romance as much as the next hormonal young adult.

While I do enjoy some of the books on this list and others are not my cup of tea, they all have their own fanbase and following, which is more than any one of us can say. With this in mind, here are 10 poorly written books people love.

READ ALSO

Ten Squeaky-Clean Tidbits about Trash

Ten Highly Anticipated & Heavily Promoted Products That Were Duds

Related: Top 10 Classic Books That Are Unreadable

10 Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

I confess: I read the fantasy romance novel that everyone was talking about. My mom loved it. My aunt loved it. A few years later, we all went and saw the movie together. Admit it; you did too. We all read the entirety of the series and even picked teams!

But let’s get this straight right off the bat—I would probably sell one of my kidneys (maybe both) to have even a fraction of the financial success that Stephanie Meyer has enjoyed from her books. Still, I don’t know a single person, even among the most devoted fans, who would argue that the epic saga of vampire vs. werewolves could be placed among the classics.

While I may not be a trusted authority on the subject of Ms. Meyer’s writing style, we can rely on the modern-day master of the horror genre to weigh in with his opinion. In a 2009 interview with USA Weekend comparing the Harry Potter series to Twilight, author Stephen King said, “The real difference is that Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephanie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.”

Ouch! While I’m sure that Stephanie Meyer was none too pleased with Stephen King’s assessment of her work, she was probably crying all the way to the bank.

9 The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King

If we’re going to use Stephen King to pick on Stephanie Meyer, let’s play both sides of the fence here. Nobody can argue that King is a genius and one of the most successful American authors of all time. His novels such as Carrie, Pet Cemetery, The Shining, and It are considered classic horror tales. Not to mention that these have all been made (and some re-made) into incredibly successful movies. Even though I am not a huge fan of such dark tales, I enjoy some of King’s non-horror-themed tales, such as The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, and Stand By Me.

Still, even with almost a half-century of literary success, Mr. King is not immune to a few hiccups here and there. While many people love his Dark Tower series, I find that more people want to love it but actually find it kind of confusing and hard to follow, particularly the first book, The Gunslinger. I have actually heard King fans refer to The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger as boring and say it is hard to get through. People who love the entire series justify that it’s important to get through the first book to lay the groundwork for the following novels.

While die-hard King fans want to find a reason to love the book and series, it seems like a lot of work to force something that just isn’t there for most readers. Stephen King should be praised for trying new things as an author, but I would suggest that most of his fans will be happier sticking to some of his other offerings.

8 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Nobody can argue that Holden Caulfield is one of the most iconic characters in the history of American novels. Love him or hate him, J.D. Salinger’s protagonist certainly leaves an impression on most readers. However, the overall love of the novel (or lack thereof) seems to be almost completely tied to the character. Most people just don’t seem to care that the writing is tedious and the plot is non-existent.

Of course, the poor writing style is likely on purpose as it is written from the point of view of a sixteen-year-old boy who is failing school. Still, if, as a reader, you are bothered by a repetitive, simplistic writing style, this may not be the book for you.

7 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

While I’m on a roll of bashing classics of American literature, I might as well continue with how I truly feel about The Great Gatsby. While I admit that I was young when I read it, I can honestly say that I really wanted to like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel. It’s a staple of high school English classes, and I enjoyed most of the books that my teachers had me read in school.

However, this is just one book that I could not force myself to like. I can enjoy well-written books, even if the story is not my favorite, but there was nothing about The Great Gatsby that drew me to it. If I were alone in this assessment, I would readily admit that it might simply be a quirk of personal taste. The problem is that I have talked to many of my peers and even older friends who read a lot and feel the same way.

Of course, I know some people (English teachers mostly) who love it. Maybe someday I will re-read The Great Gatsby and discover something I missed the first time, but that day is definitely not today.

6 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes was another novel that I heard good things about and really wanted to like. I have an uncle who loved this book, so I decided to read it in October to get into the Halloween mood. The fact that the title comes from a line from a Shakespearean witch in Macbeth intrigued me because I enjoyed my college Shakespeare courses.

I wasn’t a fan from the beginning of the meandering storyline and found it a little hard to follow at times, and then it was too predictable at other times. I stuck with it, though, wanting to know how it ends. Then, of course, the fantastic, corny conclusion left me bewildered. Really?

Even after I finished it, I thought about it for a while, trying to understand why other people had really liked it and trying to appreciate the obvious theme of good versus evil. I can’t say that I have ever gained the appreciation some people have for Bradbury’s novel.

5 The Road by Cormack McCarthy

Ok, so I’ve been wandering in my last few selections in books that are a little on the older side, so I will try to look at something a little more modern with Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. This is a novel that, like most readers, I actually enjoyed, although with some reservations. Since it was very critically acclaimed, I can’t say that I enjoyed it quite as much as many of its reviewers.

The thing that makes The Road hard to read is the writing style and imagery. It is incredibly bleak. McCarthy does this on purpose. It’s a post-apocalyptic world, so we can’t really expect it to be cheerful. But it was so dark that I had to take breaks for a while and force myself to finish the novel. I kept going because the characters of the father and son pulled me in. However, it is not a book that I will ever feel a desire to read again.

4 Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Because it was so well received and critically acclaimed when the book was released, including Yann Martel’s Life of Pi on this list will likely not be popular with many people. In fact, because it was so successful, the hype around the novel convinced readers to like the story more than they may have otherwise. I wanted to like this book, but the story was so far-fetched.

While I realize that the story’s unbelievable aspect played into the novel’s conclusion, it also felt like it dragged on forever. Although the story is one where you want to find out how it ends, the believability issue and the drawn-out action make reading Life of Pi painstaking at certain stretches.

3 The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien

Since I’m already in the dog house due to some of my other picks, I might as well continue with the trend. I have to include J.R. Tolkien’s beloved tale of The Hobbit. Admittedly, Tolkien’s writing may have been much more groundbreaking in its day.

Fantasy is an entry-level genre for many writers because authors can make anything they want plausible in their worlds. But Tolkien describes scenery for pages at a time without returning to the plot. And yet, a book that is barely more than 300 pages secured three separate movies! So what do I know about taste?

2 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl is near the top of my list when considering books that don’t deserve its praise. I don’t remember it being well-written, but I’m willing to concede that might be my bias. This book helped me realize that I can find very little redemption in a fictional story where I do not like a single one of the characters.

I can understand if this happens in non-fiction because the facts are already there, but an author should at least throw in somebody likable if they are creating their own story, right? Reading Gone Girl is like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard as you learn more about each character.

1 Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck

This novel taught me that the same author can create a classic tale in one book and an absolute dud in another.

I was touched by Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men in high school English, so I figured why not read another of his shorter books? To put it simply, Danny and Pilon and their story in Tortilla Flat are nowhere near as interesting as George and Lenny from Of Mice and Men.

Steinbeck wanted to portray a simple way of life, but the book is written so simply that it will put a reader to sleep. If you have insomnia, you may want to try this book.

Related Posts

Ten Squeaky-Clean Tidbits about Trash
General Knowledge

Ten Squeaky-Clean Tidbits about Trash

Ten Highly Anticipated & Heavily Promoted Products That Were Duds
General Knowledge

Ten Highly Anticipated & Heavily Promoted Products That Were Duds

10 Glittering and Important Crowns from History
General Knowledge

10 Glittering and Important Crowns from History

10 Long-Dead Languages Still Affecting Society Today
General Knowledge

10 Long-Dead Languages Still Affecting Society Today

Ten Little-Known Facts about the Dust Bowl
General Knowledge

Ten Little-Known Facts about the Dust Bowl

10 Bizarre Events in the Age of Reason That Defied Reason
General Knowledge

10 Bizarre Events in the Age of Reason That Defied Reason

Next Post
10 Child Rulers Who Died Miserable Deaths

10 Child Rulers Who Died Miserable Deaths

Trending

10 Political Prisoners Who Went On to Become Leaders

10 Political Prisoners Who Went On to Become Leaders

Top 10 Most Instagrammable Locations in People’s Vacation Pictures

Top 10 Most Instagrammable Locations in People’s Vacation Pictures

Top 10 Addictive Snacks and Why We Can’t Stop Eating Them

Top 10 Addictive Snacks and Why We Can’t Stop Eating Them

Ten Squeaky-Clean Tidbits about Trash

Ten Squeaky-Clean Tidbits about Trash

Ten Highly Anticipated & Heavily Promoted Products That Were Duds

Ten Highly Anticipated & Heavily Promoted Products That Were Duds

10 Filmmakers Who Went to Extreme Lengths to Make Their Movies

10 Filmmakers Who Went to Extreme Lengths to Make Their Movies

10 Creatures with Real Superpowers That Put Marvel to Shame

10 Creatures with Real Superpowers That Put Marvel to Shame

10 Glittering and Important Crowns from History

10 Glittering and Important Crowns from History

10 Crazy Things That Happen When You Take Too Much of One Thing

10 Crazy Things That Happen When You Take Too Much of One Thing

10 Long-Dead Languages Still Affecting Society Today

10 Long-Dead Languages Still Affecting Society Today

  • Advertise with us
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms & Conditions

© 2021 Copyrights - All rights reserved.

xoso xoso tin chelsea thông tin chuyển nhượng câu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenal bóng đá atalanta bundesliga cầu thủ haaland UEFA everton xoso futebol ao vivo futemax multicanais onbet bóng đá world cup bóng đá inter milan tin juventus benzema la liga clb leicester city MU man city messi lionel salah napoli neymar psg ronaldo serie a tottenham valencia AS ROMA Leverkusen ac milan mbappe napoli newcastle aston villa liverpool fa cup real madrid premier league Ajax bao bong da247 EPL barcelona bournemouth aff cup asean football bên lề sân cỏ báo bóng đá mới bóng đá cúp thế giới tin bóng đá Việt UEFA báo bóng đá việt nam Huyền thoại bóng đá giải ngoại hạng anh Seagame tap chi bong da the gioi tin bong da lu trận đấu hôm nay việt nam bóng đá tin nong bong da Bóng đá nữ thể thao 7m 24h bóng đá bóng đá hôm nay the thao ngoai hang anh tin nhanh bóng đá phòng thay đồ bóng đá bóng đá phủi kèo nhà cái onbet bóng đá lu 2 thông tin phòng thay đồ the thao vua app đánh lô đề dudoanxoso xổ số giải đặc biệt hôm nay xổ số kèo đẹp hôm nay ketquaxoso kq xs kqxsmn soi cầu ba miền soi cau thong ke sxkt hôm nay thế giới xổ số xổ số 24h xo.so xoso3mien xo so ba mien xoso dac biet xosodientoan xổ số dự đoán vé số chiều xổ xoso ket qua xosokienthiet xoso kq hôm nay xoso kt xổ số mega xổ số mới nhất hôm nay xoso truc tiep xoso Việt SX3MIEN xs dự đoán xs mien bac hom nay xs miên nam xsmientrung xsmn thu 7 con số may mắn hôm nay KQXS 3 miền Bắc Trung Nam Nhanh dự đoán xổ số 3 miền dò vé số du doan xo so hom nay ket qua xo xo ket qua xo so.vn trúng thưởng xo so kq xoso trực tiếp ket qua xs kqxs 247 số miền nam s0x0 mienbac xosobamien hôm nay số đẹp hôm nay số đẹp trực tuyến nuôi số đẹp xo so hom qua xoso ketqua xstruc tiep hom nay xổ số kiến thiết trực tiếp xổ số kq hôm nay so xo kq trực tuyen kết quả xổ số miền bắc trực tiếp xo so miền nam xổ số miền nam trực tiếp trực tiếp xổ số hôm nay ket wa xs KQ XOSO xoso online xo so truc tiep hom nay xstt so mien bac trong ngày KQXS3M số so mien bac du doan xo so online du doan cau lo xổ số keno kqxs vn KQXOSO KQXS hôm nay trực tiếp kết quả xổ số ba miền cap lo dep nhat hom nay soi cầu chuẩn hôm nay so ket qua xo so Xem kết quả xổ số nhanh nhất SX3MIEN XSMB chủ nhật KQXSMN kết quả mở giải trực tuyến Giờ vàng chốt số Online Đánh Đề Con Gì dò số miền nam dò vé số hôm nay so mo so de bach thủ lô đẹp nhất hôm nay cầu đề hôm nay kết quả xổ số kiến thiết toàn quốc cau dep 88 xsmb rong bach kim ket qua xs 2023 dự đoán xổ số hàng ngày Bạch thủ đề miền Bắc Soi Cầu MB thần tài soi cau vip 247 soi cầu tốt soi cầu miễn phí soi cau mb vip xsmb hom nay xs vietlott xsmn hôm nay cầu lô đẹp thống kê lô kép xổ số miền Bắc quay thử xsmn xổ số thần tài Quay thử XSMT xổ số chiều nay xo so mien nam hom nay web đánh lô đề trực tuyến uy tín KQXS hôm nay xsmb ngày hôm nay XSMT chủ nhật xổ số Power 6/55 KQXS A trúng roy cao thủ chốt số bảng xổ số đặc biệt soi cầu 247 vip soi cầu wap 666 Soi cầu miễn phí 888 VIP Soi Cau Chuan MB độc thủ de số miền bắc thần tài cho số Kết quả xổ số thần tài Xem trực tiếp xổ số XIN SỐ THẦN TÀI THỔ ĐỊA Cầu lô số đẹp lô đẹp vip 24h soi cầu miễn phí 888 xổ số kiến thiết chiều nay XSMN thứ 7 hàng tuần Kết quả Xổ số Hồ Chí Minh nhà cái xổ số Việt Nam Xổ Số Đại Phát Xổ số mới nhất Hôm Nay so xo mb hom nay xxmb88 quay thu mb Xo so Minh Chinh XS Minh Ngọc trực tiếp hôm nay XSMN 88 XSTD xs than tai xổ số UY TIN NHẤT xs vietlott 88 SOI CẦU SIÊU CHUẨN SoiCauViet lô đẹp hôm nay vip ket qua so xo hom nay kqxsmb 30 ngày dự đoán xổ số 3 miền Soi cầu 3 càng chuẩn xác bạch thủ lô nuoi lo chuan bắt lô chuẩn theo ngày kq xo-so lô 3 càng nuôi lô đề siêu vip cầu Lô Xiên XSMB đề về bao nhiêu Soi cầu x3 xổ số kiến thiết ngày hôm nay quay thử xsmt truc tiep kết quả sxmn trực tiếp miền bắc kết quả xổ số chấm vn bảng xs đặc biệt năm 2023 soi cau xsmb xổ số hà nội hôm nay sxmt xsmt hôm nay xs truc tiep mb ketqua xo so online kqxs online xo số hôm nay XS3M Tin xs hôm nay xsmn thu2 XSMN hom nay xổ số miền bắc trực tiếp hôm nay SO XO xsmb sxmn hôm nay 188betlink 188 xo so soi cầu vip 88 lô tô việt soi lô việt XS247 xs ba miền chốt lô đẹp nhất hôm nay chốt số xsmb CHƠI LÔ TÔ soi cau mn hom nay chốt lô chuẩn du doan sxmt dự đoán xổ số online rồng bạch kim chốt 3 càng miễn phí hôm nay thống kê lô gan miền bắc dàn đề lô Cầu Kèo Đặc Biệt chốt cầu may mắn kết quả xổ số miền bắc hôm Soi cầu vàng 777 thẻ bài online du doan mn 888 soi cầu miền nam vip soi cầu mt vip dàn de hôm nay 7 cao thủ chốt số soi cau mien phi 777 7 cao thủ chốt số nức tiếng 3 càng miền bắc rồng bạch kim 777 dàn de bất bại on news ddxsmn 188bet w88 w88 789bet tf88 sin88 suvip sunwin tf88 five88 12bet sv88 vn88 Top 10 nhà cái uy tín sky88 iwin lucky88 nhacaisin88 oxbet m88 vn88 w88 789bet iwin f8bet rio66 rio66 lucky88 oxbet vn88 188bet 789bet May-88 five88 one88 sin88 bk8 8xbet oxbet MU88 188BET SV88 RIO66 ONBET88 188bet M88 M88 SV88 Jun-68 Jun-88 one88 iwin v9bet w388 OXBET w388 w388 onbet onbet onbet onbet88 onbet88 onbet88 onbet88 onbet onbet onbet onbet qh88 mu88 Nhà cái uy tín pog79 vp777 vp777 vipbet vipbet uk88 uk88 typhu88 typhu88 tk88 tk88 sm66 sm66 me88 me88 8live 8live 8live sm66 me88 win79 8live sm66 me88 win79 pog79 pog79 vp777 vp777 uk88 uk88 tk88 tk88 luck8 luck8 kingbet86 kingbet86 k188 k188 hr99 hr99 123b 8xbetvn vipbet sv66 zbet taisunwin-vn typhu88 vn138 vwin vwin vi68 ee88 1xbet rio66 zbet vn138 i9betvip fi88club cf68 onbet88 ee88 typhu88 onbet onbetkhuyenmai 12bet-moblie 12betmoblie taimienphi247 vi68clup cf68clup vipbet i9bet qh88 onb123 onbef soi cầu nổ hũ bắn cá đá gà đá gà game bài casino soi cầu xóc đĩa game bài giải mã giấc mơ bầu cua slot game casino nổ hủ dàn đề Bắn cá casino dàn đề nổ hũ tài xỉu slot game casino bắn cá đá gà game bài thể thao game bài soi cầu kqss soi cầu cờ tướng bắn cá game bài xóc đĩa AG百家乐 AG百家乐 AG真人 AG真人 爱游戏 华体会 华体会 im体育 kok体育 开云体育 开云体育 开云体育 乐鱼体育 乐鱼体育 欧宝体育 ob体育 亚博体育 亚博体育 亚博体育 亚博体育 亚博体育 亚博体育 开云体育 开云体育 棋牌 棋牌 沙巴体育 买球平台 新葡京娱乐 开云体育 mu88 qh88
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Bizarre
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • General Knowledge
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Weird Stuffs

© 2021 Copyrights - All rights reserved.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT