Which Books have you Failed to Finish?

[Scampi]

Catch 22.

I really didn't get on with that. One of the best books ever apparently. Pffffffttttt.

I couldn't get into it either, deadly dull.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

The fifth Game of Thrones book. It asks you to invest in totally new characters to too larger degree and that lack of emotional connection made it feel painfully slow.

 

[Hamilton]

The Bible.

Thought I'd read it once. Got bored. Was a bit repetitive.


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[pearl]

tons!

Lord of the Rings - too many characters for my brain to cope with

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - too painfully sad

Kurt Cobain bio - too disturbing

Junkie by William Burroughs - really good book, but some reason it sends me into a trance

The Making of Ireland - too boring

Any manual printed in 8pt type in every language but English


Oh and a Sci-Fi I can't even remember the title of

 

[Scampi]

I also cant finish Orhan Pamuk's A strangeness of my Mind, nothing happens a tedious length . It may be the translation but his prose isn't great either

 

[Badger]

Another one for The Lord of the Rings. I found the films tedious, but the book is in a whole different class.

I didn't finish The Hobbit either. Probably because I was about 8 when I tried to read it.

 

[Badger]

Not a great writer, but his books are really easy to read because they are so unchallenging. Sometimes that has an appeal. I think I would struggle not to finish a Peter James book only for that reason. For some reason I'm unfamiliar with that particular title. I wonder why

Indeed. I find the Roy Grace books hard to put down. His other books are a bit hit and miss, but I've always finished them.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Tania French "The Secret Place". Liked her previous books, just couldn't get this one. Too many teenage conversations to keep up with, couldn't fathom who was speaking about who, and gave up. Still on my bookshelf, looking at me sorrowfully.

 

[LowKarate]

The Road to Wigan Pier.

OK, I was trying to read it as a bored 14 year old, but I found it completely turgid. Gave up after about 50 pages.

 

[Fungus]

I never finished "Something Happened" by Joseph Heller, despite trying for about 5 years.

Yeah, I was just going to post that. I did finish it, but it was extremely hard work. A mixture of brilliance and a special form of insanity. Must try it again!

 

[essbee1]

The hobbit. Just got a little bit too tedious.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I like catch 22. Surprised so many people find it dull.

That said, my offering is Crime and Punishment. I found the writing incredibly longwinded and frankly boring and struggled to stay focused for more than a few paragraphs.

And Americana by Don Delillo. Dull dull dull.

 

[portlock seagull]

Don't get all the criticism of LoTR - it's widely recognised as one of the greatest books written with hundreds of millions of fans and sales toboot. It might not be your cuppa but that doesn't make it tedious. Just you're not exactly target audience. I wouldn't try reading many of the classics because I can't say I'm interested in Mr Darcy's torso, beautifully described as it may be. I.e. Chances are I'll yawn my head off. I might not but chances are I will. I know this in ADVANCE! But I'd never call Jane Austin, Bronte, Dickins etc boring. Just not my style so I won't try and read them. You can judge a book to a degree by its cover. Seems some on here haven't got the wit to know that, no wonder they struggled to get beyond the preface if so!!

TOLKEIN IN!

 

[portlock seagull]

The hobbit. Just got a little bit too tedious.

Boo hiss boo to you. Booooo. Hiss.....boo.

 

[DavidRyder]

If they're not picture-heavy, no chance.

 

[essbee1]

Boo hiss boo to you. Booooo. Hiss.....boo.

I do regret not finishing it mind.

 

[pearl]

Don't get all the criticism of LoTR - it's widely recognised as one of the greatest books written with hundreds of millions of fans and sales toboot. It might not be your cuppa but that doesn't make it tedious. Just you're not exactly target audience. I wouldn't try reading many of the classics because I can't say I'm interested in Mr Darcy's torso, beautifully described as it may be. I.e. Chances are I'll yawn my head off. I might not but chances are I will. I know this in ADVANCE! But I'd never call Jane Austin, Bronte, Dickins etc boring. Just not my style so I won't try and read them. You can judge a book to a degree by its cover. Seems some on here haven't got the wit to know that, no wonder they struggled to get beyond the preface if so!!

TOLKEIN IN!

just because a book is a best seller it doesn't mean it's actually read and there is NO WAY you can judge a book by it's cover. I would recommend Wuthering Heights btw .... I couldn't put it down and read it in a day

 

[pearl]

The Road to Wigan Pier.

OK, I was trying to read it as a bored 14 year old, but I found it completely turgid. Gave up after about 50 pages.

same, but I was about 18 and Bleak House by Dickens

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Forgot about Wolf Hall. Perfectly summed up by Barry Shitpeas

https://youtu.be/0P-hPLgXB-s

 

[Me and my Monkey]

The Unconsoled - Kazuo Ishiguro. God, that was a traumatic experience, probably the only book I couldn't finish due to the unrelenting, pretentious tedium.

Moby Dick - I just managed to get over the line with that one, but again very, very dull.