The 10 Worst Books - Page 22

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-09-2008, 04:58 PM

Hrm - can I think of 10 bad books?

1 - Lord of the Rings. I did actually scream in frustration when Gandalf came back after apparently dying.
2 - The da Vinci Code - in the words of a colleague "A very dumbed down Foucoult's Pendulum"
3 - Some fantasy book with talking cats in it. I have expunged the name from my memory when I threw it across the room
4 - A Passage to India. Nothing was quite interesting enough to carry what little story there was.
5 - Wuthering Heights. But not the Kate Bush song, which I love.

Ummm, I've kinda run out of really bad books I've read. I might be able to dredge up some so-so ones...

vivaldirules · 12-09-2008, 05:11 PM

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...i should have said "three articles of clothing." then again, i'm not *always* wearing them...

As evidenced by your current avatar. Ahem.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-09-2008, 05:20 PM

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As evidenced by your current avatar. Ahem.

well, you would know about my current avatar. Ahem.

pilotbob · 12-09-2008, 05:21 PM

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well, you would know about my current avatar. Ahem.

For gosh sakes... put some socks on woman!

desertgrandma · 12-09-2008, 05:21 PM

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well, you would know about my current avatar. Ahem.

ahem. Something going on here you would like to share with the rest of the class?

zelda_pinwheel · 12-09-2008, 05:29 PM

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For gosh sakes... put some socks on woman!

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ahem. Something going on here you would like to share with the rest of the class?

check my signature.

RickyMaveety · 12-09-2008, 06:14 PM

Hmmm .... well, I know I'm going to get in all sorts of trouble for this, however, my top two worst books, based on body count alone, would have to be The Bible and The Koran. And, yes, I've read them both.

So shoot me.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-09-2008, 06:24 PM

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For gosh sakes... put some socks on woman!

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ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-09-2008, 06:25 PM

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desertgrandma · 12-09-2008, 06:26 PM

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Hmmm .... well, I know I'm going to get in all sorts of trouble for this, however, my top two worst books, based on body count alone, would have to be The Bible and The Koran. And, yes, I've read them both.

So shoot me.

The books aren' so bad..........its the freakin' idiots who choose to translate them to fit their own political agenda who are bad!

RickyMaveety · 12-09-2008, 06:35 PM

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The books aren' so bad..........its the freakin' idiots who choose to translate them to fit their own political agenda who are bad!

I didn't find either of them terribly well written, actually, and both have a lot of inconsistencies (which I find annoying), but I really can't separate the literary work from it's impact on society. And by "society" I mean the broader society of humankind. Since so many people have been tortured and murdered in the name of these two books, and I don't see either as having the literary merit they are often afforded (divine inspiration and all that) .... and before I forget, I would also have to add the Book of Morman to the list (also read that - deadly dull - and people have been killed in the name of that book as well) they will remain on the top of my list of worst books.

Books have been banned that have caused less deaths ... just sayin.

desertgrandma · 12-09-2008, 06:46 PM

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I didn't find either of them terribly well written, actually, and both have a lot of inconsistencies (which I find annoying), but I really can't separate the literary work from it's impact on society. And by "society" I mean the broader society of humankind. Since so many people have been tortured and murdered in the name of these two books, and I don't see either as having the literary merit they are often afforded (divine inspiration and all that) .... and before I forget, I would also have to add the Book of Morman to the list (also read that - deadly dull - and people have been killed in the name of that book as well) they will remain on the top of my list of worst books.

Books have been banned that have caused less deaths ... just sayin.

I hear exactly what you are saying.

However, those doing the torturing and killing were not motivated by the books. They were motivated by their own agendas (power and instilling fear) and chose to use passages in the books to lend credence.

Yes, the Spanish Inquisition, the witch hunts, the beheadings, all the wrongs committed by so called clergy and men of God were attributed to the bibles teachings.

But these men chose to pervert the words to their own use. As long as people will be sheep and follow their leaders, without thinking, these things will happen.

Truth be told, we don't even know that the words we read today are those that were originally written. How many times has the bible been 'translated' by both protestant and catholic popes and kings?
I treasure the bible for the good things it teaches us.....mainly the 10 commandments.

RickyMaveety · 12-09-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I hear exactly what you are saying.

However, those doing the torturing and killing were not motivated by the books. They were motivated by their own agendas (power and instilling fear) and chose to use passages in the books to lend credence.

Yes, the Spanish Inquisition, the witch hunts, the beheadings, all the wrongs committed by so called clergy and men of God were attributed to the bibles teachings.

But these men chose to pervert the words to their own use. As long as people will be sheep and follow their leaders, without thinking, these things will happen.

Truth be told, we don't even know that the words we read today are those that were originally written. How many times has the bible been 'translated' by both protestant and catholic popes and kings?
I treasure the bible for the good things it teaches us.....mainly the 10 commandments.

Yep ... and if that's all any one of those three books said, I doubt I'd have a problem with any of them. But, seriously, I don't think any of the three are all that well written either. I realize that is a wholly personal opinion, but, as such, I'll stand by it.

pshrynk · 12-09-2008, 07:01 PM

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Yep ... and if that's all any one of those three books said, I doubt I'd have a problem with any of them. But, seriously, I don't think any of the three are all that well written either. I realize that is a wholly personal opinion, but, as such, I'll stand by it.

No! Your opinions are always so mercurial and changing!

desertgrandma · 12-09-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Yep ... and if that's all any one of those three books said, I doubt I'd have a problem with any of them. But, seriously, I don't think any of the three are all that well written either. I realize that is a wholly personal opinion, but, as such, I'll stand by it.

I STILL say "Dune" is worse than any of them.......just sayin'......

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Hrm - can I think of 10 bad books? 1 - Lord of the Rings. I did actually scream in frustration when Gandalf came back after apparently dying. 2 - The da Vinci Code - in the words of a colleague "A very dumbed down Foucoult's Pendulum" 3 - Some fantasy book with talking cats in it. I have expunged the name from my memory when I threw it across the room 4 - A Passage to India. Nothing was quite interesting enough to carry what little story there was. 5 - Wuthering Heights. But not the Kate Bush song, which I love. Ummm, I've kinda run out of really bad books I've read. I might be able to dredge up some so-so ones...

12-09-2008, 06:14 PM	#322
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Hmmm .... well, I know I'm going to get in all sorts of trouble for this, however, my top two worst books, based on body count alone, would have to be The Bible and The Koran. And, yes, I've read them both. So shoot me.