Books You've Read But Didn't Like http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/3956/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:38:59 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:59:21 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/3956/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/98295/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-98295 I went to the library today to try to read Catch 22 again, but it was already checked out. I did, however, briefly look at a book of articles on the novel. The first section was reviews published around the time of the novel's release. Most were glowing, but one claimed the book was downright worthless. Even four years later, I remember one complaint that book got: The author went into too much detail when describing characters' faces.

I think... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/98295 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:59:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50703/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50703 feeds@yuku.com (Red Clawbot) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50703 Fri, 24 Oct 2003 02:07:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50702/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50702 Mutant Down Under. It's about an American doctor who goes to Ausrtialia, helps some under privlidged Aboriginees, then moves into Australia's interior to live with the REAL Aboroginals for several months. There is almost quite literally not a single page in this book that doesn't have laughable material dwelling within the text. If you know old Native... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Iron Ball of Destruction) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50702 Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:49:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50701/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50701
I hate how the author tried to sound philosophical in some parts but failed, and alot of the dialogue was melodramatic and nonsensical. The worst and most childish names were selected for some of the ships, and it's not... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (RK Sparxster) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50701 Thu, 23 Oct 2003 12:01:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50700/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50700
Crawl... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CRAWLand1000) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50700 Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:36:13 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50699/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50699
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Catch 22 = MGS of literature.


I don't think I can agree with that. To the degree that MGS was nonsensical, it was because the writer didn't know any better; if Catch 22 was nonsensical, it was because it was a black comedy, and the nonsense was intentional. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CRAWLand1000) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50699 Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:29:50 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50698/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50698

NES World... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Oxnard Hamster) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50698 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:49:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50697/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50697
I've considered rereading it at times so I can remember what I didn't like abut it.

Catch 22 = MGS of literature. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Facilitypro) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50697 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:08:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50696/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50696
I've only completely read through the book once. This was on my own, when I borrowed it from the library (in other words, I did not read it in a class). When I first read through it, it seemed like a comedy most of the way through ... until the part where the kid is killed by the propeller of the low-flying plane. At that point, the novel's tone seemed to completely change direction. There were parts after that point that seemed to have... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50696 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:46:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50695/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50695 I had to read The Scarlet Letter in high school, that one's a sure-fire cure for insomnia.

Gimme a hug!

I wasn't a fan of the Scarlet Letter either.

You too!

When I read the topic title, I had "Scarlet Letter" running through my head. I just finished reading that thing today, and had to read it for the exact same reason. Not... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CodieKitty) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50695 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:37:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50694/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50694 Congo
I don't consider Michael Crichton to be a very good writer (his prose is rather dispassionate, reminiscent of newspaper articles), but some of his other books I've read (The Andromeda Strain, Jurrassic Park) were better than this one.

This novel starts with a very exciting, suspenseful ten pages. Then it all goes down the shitter.

Wow, this book was boring. I don't remember a whole lot of it, but I... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50694 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:32:29 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50693/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50693 I LOOOOOOVE Flying Omelette!!
Crawl and 1000
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50693 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:58:47 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50692/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50692 Jane Eyre and couldn't stand it. I can't really remember what I didn't like about it, other than that it was boring. It was probably not a good book for someone the age I was when I read it. I wonder if it's a similar thing with Charles Dicken's novels. I liked A Christmas Carol, but I was bored by David... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50692 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:51:38 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50691/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50691
As for books i absolutely hate- I think that the Octopus was the slowest, dullest 400 page piece of shit that i've read- too much getting into the character type of crap. I wasn't a fan of the Scarlet Letter either.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Red Clawbot) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50691 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:28:34 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50690/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50690 feeds@yuku.com (kornyhatemachine) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50690 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:17:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50689/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50689
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However, after hearing your review, Crawl, I'd be better off trying to go to prom dressed in duct tape instead.


On another topic... some girl last year DID go to the prom dressed in duct tape. She was wearing a dress made of duct tape. I saw it on display in my school's library. I think it was made in some art class. It was a nice dress, actually. And I think duct tape... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Shykid) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50689 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 01:51:02 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50688/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50688 I LOOOOOOVE Flying Omelette!!
Crawl and 1000
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50688 Sat, 11 Oct 2003 23:32:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50687/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50687 Grendel fan, either. Humanizing something that's pretty well-established as inhuman is as bad as dropping litter on a grave. The poem "Ulysses" by Tennyson had a similar effect. "I'm home with the woman I've longed to be with for two decades... I hate it here. I'm leaving; bye!" You know, Tennyson, you COULD use a better poster-boy than Ulysses/Odysseus.

There's supposed to be a rather large scholarship for people who have read Atlas Shrugged and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bomberguy221) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50687 Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:39:03 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50686/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50686 The Fountainhead, Crawl :p It's much of the same thing. Except it advocates absolute individualism instead. I read it for an essay contest hosted by the Ayn Rand foundation. Didn't even get close to winning feeds@yuku.com (Shykid) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50686 Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:37:52 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/50685/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html#reply-50685 Atlas Shrugged
I wish the guy who recommended I read this was here, and that I had a copy of this book, so I could whack him repeatedly over the head with it.

This is supposed to be a novel illustrating a philosophy in action, and it completely fails (both as a novel, and as philosophy) because everything that this novel uses to prove a point is preposteriously artificial.

There are no real characters in this... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/50685 Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:05:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Books You've Read But Didn't Like ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/3956/t/Books-You-ve-Read-But-Didn-t-Like.html The Devil's Arithmetic
I had to read this book in junior high. It's the story of a spoiled brat who can't appreciate her jewish heritage, so she's sent back in time (or maybe is bonked on the head) and lives in a concentration camp during World War 2. This book may have been written particularly for junior high aged people, which would explain why, rather than appearing horrific, the concentration camp appears merely boring.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/3956 Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:38:59 GMT