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Originally Posted by HappyMartin
Harry potter has to be on the list. The books read like a plot for a computer game.
The Dumb Vinci Code. When I found myself rooting for the big white guy I chucked it in.
At least one Hemingway. Just cannot decide which one.
Seven Habits of highly effective people. To represent this genre you understand
The Lopsang Rampa series. Talk about misrepresenting a belief system
Clive Cussler. Anyone of them and all of them.
Shout At the Devil Wilbur Smith You need to be South African to truly hate this properly I believe
Rose Madder Steven King
Romeo and Juliet. Do plays count? I like Shakespeare but hated this one.
In Black and White Jake White The South African world cup winning rugby couch
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Interesting comments...
I taught
Stephen King's Rose Madder at Miami University when I was working on my doctorate in English Literature. I used the book as an example of spousal abuse, a novel to get us thinking crtically about negative issues within our society.
The kids (well, teens and early 20s) were actually distracted by the weird aspects of the novel, commenting upon how the weird in this novel diminised its cumulative power. Although I agreed with them, my opinion was not the issue here.
I feel most students think of King as a "horror" writer, and he certainly is that, but he is so much more than that. In fact, the definition of horror can have a very broad definition, indeed.
King is fascinated by genre, I feel, and wishes to explore all aspects of literature.
I think, if any discerning reader wanted to, one could deconstruct King's laundry list and come up with a whole framework for critical discourse!
Don