That Guilty-couldn't-finish Feeling (17 books)

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Ever read a classic or just a book that others say is 'great' and you just couldn't finish it?

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1		Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.11 avg rating — 973,097 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The World According to Garp by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 243,180 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 4.17 avg rating — 379,761 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Shirley by Charlotte Brontë 3.75 avg rating — 37,882 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens 4.09 avg rating — 32,115 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) by Stieg Larsson 4.26 avg rating — 1,009,104 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville 3.58 avg rating — 637,870 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 3.98 avg rating — 109,791 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally 4.34 avg rating — 167,964 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.40 avg rating — 419,268 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley 3.68 avg rating — 70,304 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Hungry Hill by Daphne du Maurier 3.75 avg rating — 2,036 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Acid Row by Minette Walters 3.74 avg rating — 4,772 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Prince of the Blood (Krondor's Sons, #1) by Raymond E. Feist 4.03 avg rating — 27,981 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.99 avg rating — 51,915 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Harsh Cry of the Heron (Tales of the Otori, #4) by Lian Hearn 3.97 avg rating — 14,169 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		My Lord John by Georgette Heyer 3.23 avg rating — 1,340 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 10 voters · list created October 5th, 2013 by ☆Ruth☆ (votes) .

Tags: boring, classic, finish, guilty, novels, ruth

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Oct 05, 2013 06:52PM

Oh, that is so true! Can you believe I tried Anna Karenina twice? I got 3/4 into each time but quit at about the same place as I just got so bored. I can't read those Russians as they are too long winded but I do feel vaguely guilty about those.

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