[Misc] Books you gave up on

[Flounce]

But are highly rated

Ulysses, Wolf Hall, Paradise Lost and Captain Corelli‘s Mandolin for me

Yes I know I am a peasant/philistine

I know some people who NEVER give up on a book, my wife is one of them, you?

 

[Titanic]

Not many... gave up on Peter James after it jumped the crocodile though.

 

[Flounce]

Not many... gave up on Peter James after it jumped the crocodile though.

I gave up on Peter James after three or four books, just seemed a bit waffley and padded to me

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

Most of the books I open.

 

[chickens]

But are highly rated

Ulysses, Wolf Hall, Paradise Lost and Captain Corelli‘s Mandolin for me

Yes I know I am a peasant/philistine

I know some people who NEVER give up on a book, my wife is one of them, you?

I too gave up on Wolf Hall and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. I found both utterly unenjoyable. Louis de Bernierès is an incredible author, every other book of his I’ve absolutely loved, but Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is dogshit.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Crime and punishment.

Not sure what the crime was but the punishment was reading the book.

 

[Stato]

I know some people who NEVER give up on a book, my wife is one of them, you?

Never! And one day I'm going to find out what happens to that caterpillar. He's certainly got some appetite.

 

[Hendrax]

The Wheel of time. Have attempted it several times and never got past book 7.

I will though, honest.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

I felt guilty about giving up on 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'. I started reading Rand's 'The Fountainhead' but gave up as it was obvious that she was going to be banging on with the same unpleasant and simplistic ideas for over 300 more pages.

+ many more to be honest. I tend to apply the 50-page rule and if a book hasn't grabbed me by then I move on.

 

[Bakero]

I too gave up on Wolf Hall and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. I found both utterly unenjoyable. Louis de Bernierès is an incredible author, every other book of his I’ve absolutely loved, but Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is dogshit.

I've read every de Bernierès book except CCM. I've just never had the inclination to even start it, probably due to the associations with the film, which i haven't actually seen.

 

[Is it PotG?]

It was a book on animal euthanasia, I just put it down.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Ulysees

Given up 3 times.

Late teens, mid 30s, early 50s.


Not going to happen.

 

[raymondo]

"An Unfinished History of the World" by Hugh Thomas.
It just goes on and on...

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Crime and punishment.

Not sure what the crime was but the punishment was reading the book.

I've read that four times of my own free Willie, and I'm not even sure why.

Wolf Hall
To Kill a Mockingbird (utter gash, 4 serious attempts)
Trainspotting (just can't read the Scotch stuff.)
Peter James (managed two pages)
Harold Potter first book (managed four pages)

 

[The Clamp]

Ulysses

Count Of Monte Cristo

Every Shakespeare I have ever attempted

The English Patient (you don’t have to be English to read it but you do have to be f***ing patient).

 

[essbee1]

Wuthering Heights.

 

[jackanada]

Not exactly a classic but having been persuaded to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone I made it to chapter 3 before throwing it out the window.
I can still picture the lovely arcing trajectory it took across the room just brushing beneath the lampshade and picking up a little fade on its downward path to rustle through the gap of the partially open casement window. So it that respect it has brought me more lasting joy than many books that I finished.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

PBOBE's Programme Notes

 

[Bodian]

Catch 22

 

[Hamilton]

The Bible.