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Posts: 281 (01/03/10 02:00 PM) Registered user |
Best: Blood Meridian by McCarthy, old but still great.
Worst: Last Night at Twisted River by Irving. Not really as bad as Dan Brown, but it was a big disappointment. |
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Kimbob the Magnificent |
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Posts: 9490 (01/03/10 03:03 PM) Yes, smarter than you |
I haven't read it but I'm having a hard time understanding how anything by irving could be the worst book of the year.
Except maybe son of a circus - that one blew. |
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MsJones4 |
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Posts: 3615 (01/03/10 03:12 PM) Registered User |
Best: The Tale of Edgar Sawtelle or The Art of Racing in the Rain
Worst: Julie & Julia |
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Posts: 134 (01/03/10 03:16 PM) Registered user |
Best: The Help - Kathryn Stockett
Worst: Dan Brown - I don't think I finished it. |
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Posts: 111 (01/03/10 03:19 PM) |
2009 was a weak year for new books. The best I read was probably "The Year of the Flood" by Margaret Atwood. I don't know what the worst was.
Probably something by James Patterson.
Keep an eye out for The Passage by Justin Cronin. It is going to be the big book of 2010. |
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Posts: 4085 (01/03/10 03:32 PM) Jimmy Dean |
i'm reading last night in twisted river now...about halfway through...some of it is pretty tough to get through, not quite sure how i feel about it yet.
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Posts: 2509 (01/03/10 04:25 PM) Registered user |
Beach Music by Pat Conroy. Unrealistic dialogue, 2-dimensional characters, and a precious, maudlin writing style made this piece of shit sheer torture.
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Ralph Wiggum for President |
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Posts: 1743 (01/03/10 04:53 PM) |
MsJones4 wrote:Completely in agreeance in terms of BOTH bests! Edgar Sawtelle was brillance. Hoping the sophomore jinx bypasses Wroblewski. I read Julie and Julia a few years back, and it does suck. Powell is just not a compelling writer. I did love the Julia part of the movie though. Wish it had been all Julia, actually. The worst book for me was The Secret. Bah. What a bunch of pretentious crap. Here's a secret...it sucks. I never made it past page 30....and I wanted to beat the friend who recommended it to death with it (but since it's so light, it wouldn't have worked). Two of the best books that I read in '09 were kids' lit...(being a teacher, I usually find droves of good kids books that far surpass the NY Times books). You want something enchanting, try Kate DiCamillo's The Magician's Elephant, you want something heartbreaking, compelling and uplifting all at once, read Laurie Halse Anderson's Chains. |
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Posts: 28015 (01/04/10 02:48 PM) Registered user |
Best: The Help or How I Became a Famous Novelist
Worst: Nanny Returns. What a festering pile of shit. It even out-festered The Lost Symbol. |
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Posts: 9913 (01/04/10 02:55 PM) Registered User |
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BJ |
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Posts: 6591 (01/04/10 09:30 PM) MESS member |
Anne Boleyn wrote: I like the sound of Language of Bees. Did you read all the Mary Russell books? I might start with The Beekeeper's Apprentice. |
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Posts: 2519 (01/04/10 09:36 PM) Registered User |
harshaw66 wrote:I have that book in my library, but have not read it. I began reading it once, but only got through a few pages before deciding to read something else. I really liked The Prince of Tides, have you read it? I guess Beach Music will be heading to the thrift store. |
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Anne Boleyn |
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Posts: 3677 (01/04/10 09:38 PM) Not the other one |
BJ wrote: I've read them all. Most are great including Beekeeper's. Locked Rooms is my favorite with Language a close second. You don't need to read them in order either like you do with some series. |
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BJ |
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Posts: 6592 (01/04/10 09:43 PM) MESS member |
Thanks! The Apprentice is available at my library so I'll start with it. I tend to hook on to an author and read all their books.
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sarah mclachlans dog |
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Posts: 30 (01/04/10 11:10 PM) |
i am not to read
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trickmind |
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Posts: 2541 (01/04/10 11:25 PM) Dragonslayer |
Best "The Year of the Flood" by Margaret Atwood. "Fear No Evil" by Allison Brennan
Worst "Twilight" which was the only book I didn't finish this year. I couldn't go on. How many times, and how many different ways can Edward say "I want to drink all your blood and kill you, but I won't I won't let myself!" So BORING! |
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Posts: 2542 (01/04/10 11:32 PM) Dragonslayer |
Apprentice Talker wrote: 
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Hamdingers |
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Posts: 17783 (01/04/10 11:37 PM) Just ruined this thread |
Best: Christ. I dunno. Probably "The Children's Book". Worst...would be "least effective", and probably "The Great Perhaps",
but even that was okay. I toss a book aside if it pisses me off. And I don't get the "Twisted River" hate. SO much better Irving than that
"Until I Find You" crap. That one was a struggle to get through, second only to the OH HEY I TALK FUNNY SO LET'S PUT ALL MY FUCKING DIALOG IN
CAPS THROUGH THE WHOLE BOOK BECAUSE MY READERS ARE FUCKING MORONS nightmare "A Prayer For Owen Meaney".
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Posts: 10170 (01/05/10 12:13 AM) Registered user |
Best: Anathem by Neil Stephenson.
2nd Best: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett I didn't make one bad fiction selection in 2009. |
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Kimbob the Magnificent |
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Posts: 9510 (01/05/10 12:15 AM) Yes, smarter than you |
I agree on the julie/julia thing. I've been slogging through the book on and off and finally broke down and watched the movie a few weeks ago. I thought
the movie was delightful. The book is tedious.
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