"The Most Boring Book" I read or tried to read - Page 3

thibaulthalpern · 03-15-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I enjoyed that!

I'll nominate "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - the series started off well, but it got more tedious with each book, and the latest was the worst (I didn't bother finishing it

).

I read a few pages of my sister's Harry Potter books. Oh, I found them boring. Tedious and boring. I'm just not captured by such fantasy worlds of witches, warlocks, and whatnots.

astra · 03-15-2009, 02:22 PM

How is this topic different from The 10 Worst Books?

tompe · 03-15-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

How is this topic different from The 10 Worst Books?

A book can be very good but also mostly boring. And a book can be very bad but not boring.

astra · 03-15-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tompe

A book can be very good but also mostly boring. And a book can be very bad but not boring.

Sounds like an impossible contradiction

Moejoe · 03-15-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern

I read a few pages of my sister's Harry Potter books. Oh, I found them boring. Tedious and boring. I'm just not captured by such fantasy worlds of witches, warlocks, and whatnots.

Couldn't agree more.

palex481 · 03-15-2009, 04:25 PM

My Most boring book ever... Billy Budd by Herman Melville. I was supposed to read it in high school but never finished the thing.

BenG · 03-15-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I do actually tend to agree with you. James Fenimore Cooper does nothing for me, either.

Mark Twain agreed with you:
http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/learnmo..._fenimore.html

pilotbob · 03-15-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BenG

Mark Twain agreed with you:
http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/learnmo..._fenimore.html

Huh? My reading of that is that he thought that they were works of art and nothing was comparable.

Was that sarcasm on Twain's part?

BOb

RickyMaveety · 03-15-2009, 11:39 PM

Most boring book for me was "Dahlgren." However, I slogged through it anyway.

BenG · 03-15-2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Huh? My reading of that is that he thought that they were works of art and nothing was comparable.

Was that sarcasm?

BOb

The italicized text at the beginning were quotes from contemporary critics.

pilotbob · 03-16-2009, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BenG

The italicized text at the beginning were quotes from contemporary critics.

Ok... I see now. Thanks for making me take a second look.

BOb

thibaulthalpern · 03-16-2009, 01:08 AM

Gayatri Spivak's The Post-colonial Critic.

dragonbone · 03-16-2009, 05:39 AM

Two Lives by Vikram Seth, especially when he started saying mean things about his poor old uncle.

mores · 03-16-2009, 06:07 AM

most boring read: War of the Worlds
most boring I tried to read: The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Moejoe · 03-16-2009, 06:32 AM

I might get some flack for this, but I think the most boring thing I've ever read is The Bible (or at least was forced to read on a regular basis during Catholic school). Lots of begatting, but no real description. I was thoroughly let down.

*This is not an anti-religion thing, I just find the actual text dull as dishwater. As the great Irish comedian Dave Allen used to say: May your God be with you

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astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	How is this topic different from The 10 Worst Books?

03-15-2009, 04:25 PM	#36
palex481 Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 53 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	My Most boring book ever... Billy Budd by Herman Melville. I was supposed to read it in high school but never finished the thing.

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RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Most boring book for me was "Dahlgren." However, I slogged through it anyway.

03-16-2009, 01:08 AM	#42
thibaulthalpern Evangelist Posts: 478 Karma: 451808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California, USA Device: my two eyes, KLiiK, Sony PRS-700	Gayatri Spivak's The Post-colonial Critic.

03-16-2009, 05:39 AM	#43
dragonbone must love dogs Posts: 480 Karma: 1079 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tokyo Device: Sony PRS-700, iPhone 32GB 3GS, iPad 64GB WiFi	Two Lives by Vikram Seth, especially when he started saying mean things about his poor old uncle.

03-16-2009, 06:07 AM	#44
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	most boring read: War of the Worlds most boring I tried to read: The Picture of Dorian Gray.

03-16-2009, 06:32 AM	#45
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I might get some flack for this, but I think the most boring thing I've ever read is The Bible (or at least was forced to read on a regular basis during Catholic school). Lots of begatting, but no real description. I was thoroughly let down. *This is not an anti-religion thing, I just find the actual text dull as dishwater. As the great Irish comedian Dave Allen used to say: May your God be with you

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