This list is for those books that you really wanted to read but after reading about half of it you were either too depressed, too bored or too overwhelmed. You put the book down and it is now collecting dust.
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216 books · 104 voters · list created July 28th, 2011 by Amy Richard (votes) .
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message 1: by Melissa (new)

Melissa Bee OMG! I'm so glad someone else felt this way about some of the books. I've been quietly ignoring the books I voted on in the list. I actually finished Outlander. Never been so tired, exhausted, emotionally drained by a novel...unless it was being underwhelmed by John Upton Witches of Eastwick.


message 2: by Amy (new)

Amy Richard I had to make this list as I just couldn't stand some of these books and others were just not my type.


message 3: by Amy (new)

Amy Richard Please feel free to add more books


message 4: by Melissa (new)

Melissa Bee And I feel stupid now! I came back to read your comment and saw what I posted. John Upton????? What was I drinking! I meant John Updike's Witches of Eastwick.


message 5: by Mollie (new)

Mollie I hate putting a book down. I really do. Sometimes I just can't get through it. This list makes me feel a bit better about abandoning a novel. Funnily, I agree with so many of your choices. Phew! Back to the couch for another good read.


message 6: by CedarMoon (new)

CedarMoon 14 of my favorite books are on this list... nothing lower than a four star... makes me think I should read the rest... lol


message 7: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Stilwell Melissa wrote: "And I feel stupid now! I came back to read your comment and saw what I posted. John Upton????? What was I drinking! I meant John Updike's Witches of Eastwick."

Amy wrote: "Please feel free to add more books"
HAHAHA I READ it as John Updike. How observant am I??


message 8: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Melissa wrote: "OMG! I'm so glad someone else felt this way about some of the books. I've been quietly ignoring the books I voted on in the list. I actually finished Outlander. Never been so tired, exhausted, emot..."

Oh, I agree that was like being tortured! I had just purchased a nice new copy of Dragonfly in Amber and I got rid of it fast as I did not read to read another horrifying word!


message 9: by Carrie (last edited May 17, 2018 06:33PM) (new)

Carrie Kashuba Despite still having urges to rip my hair from my scalp every time I see or hear this title, I am absolutely *thrilled* that The Pillars of the Earth is on this list! It was the first book I've ever thrown across a room, and the reason I was finally convinced to never again tolerate a book I could barely tolerate. Thank you!


message 10: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited May 18, 2018 11:09AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) @Carrie
I'm equally thrilled to see Fifty Shades on this list :-) Finally!


message 11: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Booklovinglady wrote: "@Carrie
I'm equally thrilled to see Fifly Shades on this list :-) Finally!"


I sure agree with you!! (very glad about that)


message 12: by Chris (new)

Chris Gager I've only put a few books completely down. Some I've skimmed through to the end just to see what happened.


message 13: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn I noticed that several friends gave these books 5 stars!! If I quit reading a book I never give it 5 stars. I only give that to books that I read and enjoyed immensely. Books that I quit on get one star or maybe two but its rare for them to get two stars. Baffled by this!

Why would you give a book that you quit reading 5 stars??????


message 14: by Chris (new)

Chris Gager A mystery!


message 15: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited May 19, 2018 08:14AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) ~☆~Autumn♥♥ wrote: "Books that I quit on get one star..."

Same here: A book I don't finish doesn't get more than one star.

If I rate a book two stars, I need at least to have finished it. It can be a very meager two stars though, for instance if I skimmed through parts of it :-)

Finished books can be rated one star by me as well, by the way, if I really don't like its contents.


message 16: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Booklovinglady wrote: "~☆~Autumn♥♥ wrote: "Books that I quit on get one star..."

Same here: A book I don't finish doesn't get more than one star.

If I rate a book two stars, I need at least to have finished it. It can..."


I rate them like you do! I managed to finish The End of Eddy so it got 2 stars but was awful!


message 17: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Chris wrote: "A mystery!"

About drove me bonkers thinking about this and trying to figure it out!


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