tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post3009810588274508384..comments2023-10-31T04:33:30.335-06:00Comments on The Life of Bon: Books I Hatebonbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-41885048377741723722014-02-16T22:21:08.292-07:002014-02-16T22:21:08.292-07:00I've read three of the five you've listed:...I've read three of the five you've listed: Moby Dick, Huck Finn and Twilight. Twilight (part 1) was kinda entertaining, but the rest were just trash. I don't remember much of Huck finn because I was about 12 or 13 when I read it - it didn't stick. I have this tendency to forget the boring books, so if I'm asked which ones are my least favourite, I blank out -_- Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568095711517362117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-37622456317618041412013-06-08T13:37:10.991-06:002013-06-08T13:37:10.991-06:00Agree with it all except Twilight. I'm a true ...Agree with it all except Twilight. I'm a true Twihard nerd girl. I even........wait for it......went to Forks: http://www.mylifeinverbs.com/2012/11/i-went-to-forks-yes-i-said-it.html<br /><br />But you either love it or you hate it. I'm actually surprised I liked it so much, but as my post explains, it came to me at a time I REALLY needed a distraction. But high five on the rest!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208277267955333154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-84255202287827785852013-06-08T11:00:45.045-06:002013-06-08T11:00:45.045-06:00I actually liked YaYa but I get what you mean abou...I actually liked YaYa but I get what you mean about them pitting their friendship before all else. And I actually read them in order (Little Altars was first) so it made more sense.<br /><br />Agree with you on all the others, except I was able to finish time travelers wife... I didn't do the audiobook though.Kalyn Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928425133372671479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-39246694844916332192012-07-02T13:45:34.853-06:002012-07-02T13:45:34.853-06:00I think it was a sign for me not to read the time ...I think it was a sign for me not to read the time travelers wife when I found it in my yard destroyed by my dogs. I tried to get in to it. And couldn't. Bahr. I am also glad that I am not the only one who has not read the twilight series. I read book one loved it. And then book two ( I struggled). And then fell of the wagon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-64354104950226171572012-06-27T15:00:10.828-06:002012-06-27T15:00:10.828-06:00Cute blog! I didn't like The Time Traveler...Cute blog! I didn't like The Time Traveler's Wife much either. I like most books, but there are a couple I've hated: Anna Karenina and Fablehaven. I saw your favorite books list. I was happy to see A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I read that a couple months ago and loved it! Another of my favorite books is Here Be Dragons by Sharon Penman.Kendra | Our Homemade Happinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748915523402496978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-13926288811444498312012-06-19T23:53:49.627-06:002012-06-19T23:53:49.627-06:00Brave New World. Aw.ful. The Wind in the Willows. ...Brave New World. Aw.ful. The Wind in the Willows. Seriously? A book about a bunch of animals that are like people? Why not just write about people? So weird. Uncle Tom's Cabin. I am sure it is a great book, but it took me like an hour to read one page. I did read AND finish Huck Finn and really liked it, even with how Jim talked - kinda skimmed those parts. Never even tried Time Traveler's Wife because the movie was SO AWFUL I figured if the book was even close I would hate it (and I don't usually hate movies, honestly). typically I like a book if I can get so into it that I feel like I am there and I think I am simpleminded enough that I end up liking most books I read. :)Alisa F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02400181000218688603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-58974691075337895492012-06-19T12:30:39.649-06:002012-06-19T12:30:39.649-06:00I loved The Time Traveler's Wife! Hated the mo...I loved The Time Traveler's Wife! Hated the movie, though. I have also listened to parts of it on audiotape, and you're right, the guy who narrates makes it sound like a total creepfest. I guess I just love the overall theme that true love can overcome any obstacle, even time travel, haha. <br /><br />Makes me so sad to hear that one of your reader's least favorite books is Catcher in the Rye—it's one of my favorites!<br /><br />At least no one has said anything bad about Kurt Vonnegut yet. I think reading a negative comment about him would have broken my heart.Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274033268737487674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-2254704610258891372012-06-18T18:57:14.035-06:002012-06-18T18:57:14.035-06:00Twilight makes me intellectually ill. I am so glad...<i>Twilight</i> makes me intellectually ill. I am so glad this is your least favorite book; it's mine too!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993362069091791525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-71579639809238964732012-06-16T00:03:02.476-06:002012-06-16T00:03:02.476-06:00I actually really liked Huck Finn. But Twilight?? ...I actually really liked Huck Finn. But Twilight?? Vomit x a bajillion. I read it though before I got married and I think it made if fun. but then then more I thought about it and analyzed it and saw all the holes, absolutely hated it. it's one of those books where you have to be pretty brain dead to enjoy I think... but that's just my opinion. I know a lot of people who are very smart who like it! though it does make me question how smart they really are... Stephanie Meyer does not show her best work in those books ESPECIALLY the 4th. yikes!!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446417961676422054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-21234146895096239372012-06-14T20:46:37.720-06:002012-06-14T20:46:37.720-06:00Anything by Nicholas Sparks. Barf.Anything by Nicholas Sparks. Barf.Nycolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442861742816500394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-28556436917063141462012-06-14T16:17:13.905-06:002012-06-14T16:17:13.905-06:00Totally agree w/ you on Moby Dick. We had to read ...Totally agree w/ you on Moby Dick. We had to read an abridged version in high school and even that was way too long. So booooring.<br /><br />I'd encourage you to read Time Traveler's Wife in non-audio format. It was a much more-developed storyline than the movie was (the movie cut out quite a bit actually!). Audiobooks are hit or miss for me, largely b/c the narrator's voice can ruin a good story if they're annoying. Try reading this in book form and you might find that you enjoy it. <br /><br />Haven't read YaYa, so can't speak to that.<br /><br />I've actually gotten to about 30 pages of the ending of Huck Finn a couple times. Lol. Not sure what it is about that book. I enjoy the story, have seen it in movie format several times, but can't ever seem to finish the book! Go figure.<br /><br />Twilight actually only has 4 books in the series. Lol. I enjoyed it, but it's not for everyone, I'm sure. For me, it was a light-reading, summer, page-turner, but I suppose if you find yourself hating the protaganist, that would probalby ruin it for you. ;PJennifer M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04962587342835841240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-77723656231582826512012-06-14T13:22:31.896-06:002012-06-14T13:22:31.896-06:00I agree with you on all of these except Ya Ya sist...I agree with you on all of these except Ya Ya sisterhood, loved that series! Hahah<br /><br />xo shaneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183564783598830919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-14077284528776938032012-06-14T11:42:53.645-06:002012-06-14T11:42:53.645-06:00Spoiler Alert (Moby Dick):
I love to read, and lov...Spoiler Alert (Moby Dick):<br />I love to read, and love almost all books, but in Moby Dick the most likeable character dies about 1/4 of the way into the book, and then it is totally boring.hellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625547481866830488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-45515571096796636272012-06-14T09:44:15.620-06:002012-06-14T09:44:15.620-06:00Probably Beowulf. And W.H. Hudson's Green Mans...Probably Beowulf. And W.H. Hudson's Green Mansions...that book is rough. I read the whole thing but I wanted to die. It was just lengthy descriptions of flora and fauna and then in between, this painful, terrible love story about the native girl who lives in the jungle and spiders spin silk dresses for her and then after she falls in love with the expatriate who is you know...A MURDERER...she gets burned alive in a tree by the villagers. Cause you know how W. H. Hudson likes a good love story.<br /><br />I was so mad when I got the end of this book.Elizabeth @ Love Is the Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618935574628612955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-51884987323751421092012-06-14T08:53:07.062-06:002012-06-14T08:53:07.062-06:00hahah! so great. i really never liked to kill a mo...hahah! so great. i really never liked to kill a mockingbird, but mostly because i feel like people were just reading into it WAY too muchKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303353442609842973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-67720014149579625152012-06-14T08:42:48.505-06:002012-06-14T08:42:48.505-06:00YESSS, I'm not the only one who could not, for...YESSS, I'm not the only one who could not, for the life of me, get into The Time Traveler's Wife. I thought something was wrong with me the way my other (even literary-sophisticated) friends raved about it. Tried 3 times to read that thing, and yes, came to the same conclusion that life is just simply too short to read things you don't enjoy :) I read the first Twilight too, and felt absolutely no need to continue on that particular bandwagon. Unlike...The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo bandwagon, which I happily finished the ride on - I found those books to have both entertainment value AND qualities of fine literature. Love your book reviews - keep em coming :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224954245897781948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-53122705479846012282012-06-14T08:40:36.093-06:002012-06-14T08:40:36.093-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224954245897781948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-88409523935610037942012-06-14T07:51:38.572-06:002012-06-14T07:51:38.572-06:00Oh - this post made me smile. So, I have a confes...Oh - this post made me smile. So, I have a confession to make:<br /><br />1. I really liked Moby Dick. Yes, it's extra extra detailed. And mostly quite boring and tedious. Maybe I just have the hots for a guy named Ishmael. Or QuiQway. Could be. =)<br /><br />2. The Twilight books... oh dear. I agree with everything you said about Bella. I basically hate her. But, I did really love the books. As tedious as she was, I liked everyone else in the book. And while I'd like punch Bella in the face if I ever actually met her, I'd probably also make noises about having some kind of crazy orgy with Jacob and Edward. <br /><br />TMI???Maggie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16034170924016899732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-58650246465840119392012-06-14T06:33:55.534-06:002012-06-14T06:33:55.534-06:00Woot! Thanks for commenting on my blog, because i...Woot! Thanks for commenting on my blog, because it led me here to find a fellow book snob, grammar whip-cracking, pro-husband, sarcasto-snark road rager. I loved The Time Traveler's Wife, but one of my all-time favorites is Catcher In The Rye and I hate Twilight on principle, so it more than evens out. ;) And you're funny on The Twitter, too, so I have a buncha ways to stalk you. ARE YOU SORRY YOU FOUND MY BLOG YET????RobynHTVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491681502102208047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-7746086416973870082012-06-14T06:20:16.782-06:002012-06-14T06:20:16.782-06:00I LOVED The Time Traveler's Wife. I think I re...I LOVED The Time Traveler's Wife. I think I read it in two days! <br /><br />And I completely agree about Huck Finn. To this day, it is the only book I have ever not been able to finish. I keep telling myself to give it one more shot, but then I just find something else to read instead. :PKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055889629743484940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-84527610385781634082012-06-14T05:57:10.552-06:002012-06-14T05:57:10.552-06:00I love the Ya-Yas. You can come across as a happy...I love the Ya-Yas. You can come across as a happy person, but have had a really rough life. I know, I'm someone like that.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879162672311458964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-53734639943394438772012-06-14T05:30:50.116-06:002012-06-14T05:30:50.116-06:00I am surprised you didn't like The Time Travel...I am surprised you didn't like The Time Travelers Wife too (although reading your explanation it did make the book seem a little creeper on second look). I read it and loved it and didn't think the movie lived up.<br /><br />But then again what do I know...I'm the girl who didn't love 50 Shades of GraySam https://www.blogger.com/profile/07980618303190427943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-11233527179904311502012-06-14T00:34:35.403-06:002012-06-14T00:34:35.403-06:00Moby Dick...you can't knock a "classic&qu...Moby Dick...you can't knock a "classic" unless you've read it. It's a rule. I didn't like it either, though. My most hated is Catcher in the Rye.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574750247868101633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-1218045061402787142012-06-14T00:34:18.286-06:002012-06-14T00:34:18.286-06:00Moby Dick...you can't knock a "classic&qu...Moby Dick...you can't knock a "classic" unless you've read it. It's a rule. I didn't like it either, though. My most hated is Catcher in the Rye.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574750247868101633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-90345961835544715362012-06-14T00:12:58.156-06:002012-06-14T00:12:58.156-06:00Awww I liked Huck Finn - read it twice in high sch...Awww I liked Huck Finn - read it twice in high school actually as my Freshman Honors class, we each got assigned a book for a final project and then my Junior year it was part of the class requirement to read it, etc. I do agree though, the dialect was hard to understand at times and there were some slow parts too. I enjoyed the overall story/adventure though.<br /><br />Breaking Dawn - the 4th Twilight book - is high on my list of worst books ever. I read the 1st 3 after the insistence of my long-term college roommmate who admitted they were terrible, but cheesy and fun. Okay, I agree with her there - they were just alright, an easy read (I finished them in a week) but I really didn't think they were anything special. And the movies are just terrible too (I stopped watching after the 2nd one). We weren't living together anymore when the 4th one came out so I ended up actually buying that one (she let me borrow her copies of the 1st 3) and OMG! The book was terrrrrrrible! The whole story at that point was stupid and the entire 2nd half of the book has this huge build-up and then nothing happens. It took me a good 2 weeks to finish this one and it was because it was that bad - I had to force myself to read it just to find out how the series ended. The only enjoyable parts were the chapters told from Jacob's POV.<br /><br />Gregory Macguire is on my list of authors I have a hard time reading. I like his overall stories, but it just takes me forever to read them for some reason. I read them to find out what happens but yeah... it's like he uses so much description for everything that I lose interest and get bored.RAY Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554153079752212370noreply@blogger.com