Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading.

Best October 2, 2008

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What, in your opinion, is the best book that you haven’t liked? Mind you, I don’t mean your most-hated book–oh, no. I mean the most accomplished, skilled, well-written, impressive book that you just simply didn’t like.

Like, for movies–I can acknowledge that Citizen Kane is a tour de force and is all sorts of wonderful, cinematically speaking, but . . . I just don’t like it. I find it impressive and quite an accomplishment, but it’s not my cup of tea.

So . . . what book (or books) is your Citizen Kane?

Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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104 Responses to “Best”

  4. Kat Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 2:48 am

    Straight to the point answer for me right here. Happy BTT!

  5. jenp Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 3:01 am

    Mine’s here.

    First time in BTT! :) Hi, all!

  6. Dreamybee Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 3:32 am

    Wuthering Heights or The House of Seven Gables…zzzzz! Got through them both, but, man, was it painful!

  9. CJHill Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 4:35 am

    Finally remembered it’s Thursday! Mine is linked to my name above.

    cjh

  10. scroobious Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 4:42 am

    Anything by JM Coetzee. But mostly I just wanted to say: thank god someone else doesn’t care for Citizen Kane!

  11. Maria Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 4:42 am

    Haven’t done one of these in ages. There are several, but the most noticeable is Lord of the Rings.

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  19. mangomissives Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 6:06 am

    Good day all… you can find my response here:
    http://mangomissives.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/booking-through-thursday-best/

  21. Sally Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 6:24 am

    When this thing works, it’s a dream; when it doesn’t… I’ve been trying to leave my answer since 3:00 am.
    Here goes:
    http://bookcritiques.blogspot.com/

  26. JLS Hall Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 7:54 am

    If I keep thinking, I’m sure I can come up with a few more. So I’ll stop thinking! Here’s my answer (if this actually works):

    http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2008/10/booking-through-thursday-worst-of-best.html

  27. karen (morsie) Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 8:04 am

    Mine’s up! Happy Thursday, everyone.

  29. Kanadani Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 8:12 am

    You can find my answer here!

  32. Violet Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 8:41 am

    Wuthering heights. I read almost half of it. But then I relized that half of a book is enough to decide whether i like a book or not, however famous it might be.

    another one is Kane and Abel. I don’t know why, but I just did not like this one.

  33. Juliann Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 8:45 am

    I am looking forward to see the responses on this one. Great distinction between hating a book and just not getting it.

    http://unwrittenreads.blogspot.com/2008/10/booking-through-thursday.html

  34. Ivy Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 9:05 am

    I tore Crime and Punishment a well-deserved new one at http://kehinde.com/blog/?p=681

  35. Jenp Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 9:16 am

    you guys are so much fun! thanks for the visit. now i’m off to visit you. :)

  37. Devourer of Books Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 9:30 am

    My response is up: The ‘Eh’ of the Best. It also contains links to my really huge giveaway and my banned books week spotlights.

  43. Shana @ Literarily Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 9:55 am

    Great question!

    My answer is HERE.

  46. nicole Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 10:23 am

    Tougher question than it seems like–and I really do dislike a lot of books! Mine here.

  47. sarala Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 10:28 am

    I haven’t done this for a while. I like this prompt.
    Here is mine:
    http://sharala.blogspot.com/2008/10/books-i-didnt-like.html

  48. Lyn - A Blog in the Rough Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 10:31 am

    Happy BTT all!

    Great question, mine is posted for anyone who’d like to know :)

  50. Heather Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 10:45 am

    My response (Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey) can be found in full detail here: http://literaturecrazy.blogspot.com/2008/10/booking-through-thursdays.html.

  51. Kristen (bookclubclassics) Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 10:56 am

    I actually answered this question in my BTT last week! But still had fun with it…

    http://bookclubclassics.com/Blog/2008/10/02/btt-best-and-banned/

    Thanks for doing this!

  54. Molly Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 11:16 am

    On the Road – Jack Kerouac
    I thought it was sexist and it irritated me so much I refused to finish it even though I needed it to complete a college assignment. I finished enough to write a scathing paper and got a decent grade. I have always been curious to find out if it was just the place I was in my life that caused the reaction or if I would still feel the same way about the book all these years later.

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  57. jlshall Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 11:21 am

    Once again, WordPress thinks I’m spam. OK, just as an experiment let’s see if my WordPress blog is any more acceptable. Here’s my answer:

    http://jlshall.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/booking-through-thursday-worst-of-the-best/

  60. unfinishedperson Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 11:38 am

    For this year, one has won (or not won, as the case may be) my heart and mind. For my choice, similar to Jen from Devourer of the Books, click here.

  61. Pam Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 11:45 am

    I’m up…this was great question….one I answer freely almost all the time…no guilt here! http://dakotapam.blogspot.com/2008/10/best.html

  62. Matthew Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    I’m booking through a very peculiar location this week. Mine is up. Happy BTT everyone! :)

  66. writemeg Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    I went with ‘Beasts’ by Joyce Carol Oates on this one. What a dark story!

    Here’s mine:

    http://writemeg.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/booking-through-thursday/

  67. Prairie Progressive Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    Mine is up. By the way, I heartily agree on Citizen Kane.

  70. Shauna Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    My answer is here.

  71. SteveB Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    There were a few in contention, but it’s gotta be “John Adams”
    http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/booking-through-thursday—-best.html

  73. Rebecca Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Better late than never! I’m up at The Book Lady’s Blog.

  78. The Social Frog Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    Better late than never! Mine is finally up!
    http://thesocialfrog.com/?p=265

  79. Joanne Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Woo I almost didn’t make it today!
    Here is mine for this Thursday.

  80. Renee Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    I Know this Much Is True!

  84. Melissa Donovan Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    The Great Gatsby. What’s the fuss about that book? I thought it was incredibly dull.

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  93. callista83 Says:
    October 2, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Here’s my answer. I’ll check everyone else’s out tomorrow.

  96. Kay Says:
    October 3, 2008 at 2:33 am

    My “Citizen Kane” is “War and Peace”. I know it’s a worldwide masterpiece but I just couldn’t get into it. I’m always curious to hear what people that do like “War and Peace” actually like about it, just to see what did I miss. So far no one has convinced me of actually missing something (but it’s considered a masterpiece, there just has to be something I’m missing, there has to be!) .

  97. Rhinoa Says:
    October 3, 2008 at 5:26 am

    I managed to get mine up a day late but still!

    Rhinoa’s Ramblings

  99. Florinda Says:
    October 3, 2008 at 8:43 am

    Booking Through Thursday on Friday – good question this week!


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