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The STE 03-25-2006 08:42 AM

books you haven't read and don't plan to
 
Title says it all. What books have you not read, and don't plan to read?

I, for one, won't bother with:
Any Harry Potter book after #2 (I read as much as I could of the first two, couldn't stand them, and see no reason to give the rest of them a shot)
Dianetics
The Da Vinci Code (I thought it was some big investigative book that delved into all sorts of stuff about the whole deal with Jesus, only to find out it was a dime-store thriller/adventure novel. I haven't given a shit since)

Posher778 03-25-2006 09:18 AM

The Exorcist. Just not my thing.

urgeok 03-25-2006 10:28 AM

the da vinci code..

because i read angels and insects ...
the guy is a shitty writer.

noctuary 03-25-2006 12:46 PM

Anything by D.H. Lawrence. The man is a great writer, there's no doubt about it, but after doing a thesis on his work, the appeal is lost on me.

After graduation, I can't really see myself reading any classic "serious" literature. I will have done my time, and I'll only be reading for pleasure from that point on.

Zero 03-26-2006 02:47 PM

Re: books you haven't read and don't plan to
 
Quote:

Originally posted by The STE
Title says it all. What books have you not read, and don't plan to read?

I, for one, won't bother with:
Any Harry Potter book after #2 (I read as much as I could of the first two, couldn't stand them, and see no reason to give the rest of them a shot)
Dianetics
The Da Vinci Code (I thought it was some big investigative book that delved into all sorts of stuff about the whole deal with Jesus, only to find out it was a dime-store thriller/adventure novel. I haven't given a shit since)

EXACTLY

angel_tears 03-26-2006 03:29 PM

probably "romeo and juliet" which i have to read for school anyway

urgeok 03-26-2006 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by angel_tears
probably "romeo and juliet" which i have to read for school anyway
uhmmmm .... so you will read it then ...

Posher778 03-26-2006 07:09 PM

R and J isn't too bad... for shakespeare.

The STE 03-26-2006 08:29 PM

R&J is the Shakespeare play that gets most of the press, and I can't imagine how great it was when it first came out, but now all I can think at the end is "stop being whiny emo bitches" King Lear is so much better it's not even funny, so's Othello

urgeok 03-27-2006 02:44 AM

romeo and juliet gets more exposure because the theme is more accessable for the masses ..

a troubled love affair .. most people could relate to that - still can.

there are still film versions of this being made all the time.


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