Overrated Books that you Hate

[Jon Thompson]

I like Catcher in the Rye!!
Arg...I do not like the Great Gatsby!! Dumb love triangles!
Also I think Stephen King is very overrated!

What Stephen King have you read. As someone whos read over half of his works I could tell you if you've read good or bad works of his. Also, Stephen King writes for telling stories not great literature. He knows he isn't an amazing author he just loves telling stories. No one can tell a story like Stephen King. There is a reason he's a huge as he is for as long as he has been. The characters he develops, the ideas he has and his uncanny ability to pace a story. He's no Faulkner, Steinbeck or even Asimov but he's is the best at what he does and that is pop fiction. Hell, many people thinks he writes only horror but has written a variety of things. You'd be surprised the amount of people who are plain shocked that he wrote 'Stand By Me' and 'The Shawshank Redemption'. Any one who loves fantasy (I don't really) would love The Dark Tower. If you enjoyed the journey to Mordor in Lord of the Rings then you would love the journey to The Dark Tower; it's a journey through time, space, parallel dimensions and minds. I'd say it's about the most original thing ever written. There is also now a Marvel - Dark Tower graphic novel out now but I've yet to read it.

Sorry, trying to get as many people to read The Dark Tower as possible. I've gotten three people to read it and have loved it and they've convinced more people to read it. Fanbases on the internet label people who read the series 'Tower Junkie' because just about anyone who reads them once will read them twice.

[Karellen]

I didn't read this thread at all before my first post, and I respect your opinions and all (not really) but you guyz are making me cry right now. :aimmeh:

If it's any consolation, I really like the movie.

[Spawn of Sephiroth]

To Kill a Mockingbird. OMG that was such a lousy book.

[ShunNakamura]

I can't really say much about books that were said to be good but actually stunk.

But Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are two book series that I think don't quite live up to the hype.

[I Don't Need A Name]

i guess A Catcher In The Rye is one of those books that you either love or hate it
I'm surprised that Pride And Prejudice hasn't come up. I mean, its baisically plotless as it is. 'oohh, i need to get a husband' now lets spend over 40 chapters of dialogue taking the scenic route to the obvious ending teedium incarnate

[Heath]

A Clockwork Orange

Never been a fan of Dickens.

To Kill a Mockingbird

I didn't read this thread at all before my first post, and I respect your opinions and all (not really) but you guyz are making me cry right now. :aimmeh:

With those three, same here. Add Catch-22 to it as well.

The Great Gatsby gets my vote, simply not a fan of it. I enjoyed reading A Catcher in the Rye, but feel that it has a ridiculously high reputation for what it is.

[Miriel]

Catcher in the Rye is seriously loved by so many people, and it's like, wtf?

I mean, yeah, it's alright but I agree with Heath that it has a RIDICULOUSLY high reputation. Ridiculous, you guys.

[Resha]

I dunno. I guess people just feel like they can relate to Holden Caulfield. I know I sure did. Who doesn't go through a period of world-hating, anti-social teenage angst?

[fire_of_avalon]

Scarlet Letter. It's not very good, yet it's a classic piece of literature.

Word.

The Great Gatsby.

What is wrong with you?!

So I said nuts to this and put the book down. I've since found that the narrative is identically slow the entire book. Also they spend an entire chapter trying to find (SPOILER)the plant that can heal you if you get stabbed by the ringwraith lord that I can't remember the name of

Kingsfoil.

Nothing, really. Except for maybe The Catcher in the Rye. Don't get me wrong, it's a very well-written book, but the plot drags and makes little sense at certain points.

What is wrong with you?!

There are some of you people here, I swear. Makes me hurt inside.

[Heath]

Nothing, really. Except for maybe The Catcher in the Rye. Don't get me wrong, it's a very well-written book, but the plot drags and makes little sense at certain points.

What is wrong with you?!

There are some of you people here, I swear. Makes me hurt inside.

I don't think we're saying that The Catcher in the Rye is necessarily a bad book, I just think it's very overrated.

I'd say that I'm not a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice but I fear I might have a spear thrown through my head. It's in the same category as The Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby really: good books that are well written, but are really rather overrated and I didn't enjoy terribly.

[Shiny]

Scarlet Letter. It's not very good, yet it's a classic piece of literature.

This horrible book and A Tale of Two Cities.

[Elite Lord Sigma]

Nothing, really. Except for maybe The Catcher in the Rye. Don't get me wrong, it's a very well-written book, but the plot drags and makes little sense at certain points.

What is wrong with you?!
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Nothing at all. I like the book, but I agree that it receives far more praise than it should. And when I said that the plot made no sense, I was referring to scenes such as when Holden takes Sally on a date.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

Harry Potter 5-7

all Shakespeare and all Dickens

[Enjolras]

It's probably been said, but The DaVinci Code was the lamest, and most insanely overrated book I've read in a long time.

[Shlup]

The Great Gastby was boring as balls. But not the fun kind of balls, as that would be backwards from my meaning.