Worst Best Book You’ve Ever Read

By --Deb on

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Suggested by Janet:

How about, “What’s the worst ‘best’ book you’ve ever read — the one everyone says is so great, but you can’t figure out why?”


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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124 responses

  1. Kris

    Am I really the first? Anyway, mine’s up here.

  2. Margot

    Am I really second? Mine’s here

  3. BooksPlease

    A a bit difficult this one. Here’s <a href=” http://www.booksplease.org/2009/03/19/worst-best-book-you%e2%80%99ve-ever-read-booking-through-thursday/” my answer.

  4. gautami tripathy

    Here is mine:

    http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-worst-books.html

  5. blodeuedd

    Here is mine.

    My answer

  6. blodeuedd

    Hm something went wrong….
    http://books-forlife.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  7. CJHill

    Mine’s linked above.

    Great question this week!

    cjh

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  9. Robert Burdock

    For once I’m straight to the point :o)

    http://robaroundbooks.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-best-book/

  10. Jo

    Answered this very quickly because I’m so busy today!

  11. Lynda

    It’s Lord of the Rings for me!!!!!!!!!
    http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  12. Jackie (Farm Lane Books)

    Out Stealing Horses, and For One More Day

    http://www.farmlanebooks.co.uk/?p=955

  13. Catherine (On The Nightstand)

    http://nightstand.amynta.org/2009/03/worst-best-book/ There’s mine!

    I’m like Lynda.

  14. Janet

    Here’s my answer:
    http://www.acrossthepage.net/?p=2541

    Thanks for choosing my question!

  15. bookfan

    Mine is here.

  16. fleurfisher

    What a great question! Here’s my answer:

    http://fleurfisher.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-3/

  17. Carol

    My post is up. Happy BTT everyone!

  18. Simon S

    Here are mine, I managed to find more than one lol

    http://savidgereads.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-worst-best-books.html

    Happy BTT

  19. Yvonne

    Mine is up

    http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  20. Kristi

    Hello,

    There have been some interesting choices above – my response is here.

  21. Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog

    It’s 8am, and I’ve already ranted about Twilight! But I have a lot of other things to discuss, too.

  22. Kylee's 2009

    Here is my post.

  23. CoversGirl

    Mine’s up here. (And after seeing how many times it’s been mentioned, I am more determined than ever to keep myself a Twilight-free zone.)

  24. Jessica

    Great question!

    http://barneysbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  25. thatsthebook

    Mine is up now:
    http://thatsthebook.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-27/

  26. Barbara H.

    Great question, Janet!

    My answer is here:
    http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-worst-best-book-youve-ever-read/

  27. Chris@bookarama

    My answer is here.

  28. JoAnn

    Happy Thursday! My answer is up.

    http://lakesidemusing.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-31909.html

  29. Kacie

    I’d have to say C.S. Lewis’s “‘Till We Have Faces”. I just didn’t get it! I will have to try it again, I think.

  30. msmazzola

    Mine is up:
    http:stateofdenmark2.wordpress.com

  31. Jo

    Here is mine 🙂

  32. Lindsey

    Mine is HERE.

  33. mizb17

    My post is here:
    http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/btt-worst-best-book/

    ~MizB

  34. Lindsey

    Mine is HERE.

  35. mervih

    Mine’s here:
    http://mervih.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/worst-best-book-you%E2%80%99ve-ever-read/

  36. Lisa

    Mine is here:

    http://southerngal-lisa.blogspot.com/2009/03/btt-worst-best-book-ive-ever-read.html

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  38. Megan

    I’m all posted, too! Had to really think about this one!

    http://writemeg.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-worst-best-book/

  39. Laza

    Here’s mine

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  41. Jeane

    I thought of a few. Here they are:

    http://dogeardiary.blogspot.com/2009/03/meme-worst-best-book.html

  42. Devourer of Books

    A year later and I can still get all worked up about just how BAD that book really was:
    http://www.devourerofbooks.com/2009/03/btt-thats-just-terrible/

  43. Susan B. Evans

    I have a few books that fit this description. Here’s my answer:

    http://wellmanneredfrivolity.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

    Happy BTT 🙂

  44. Kerri

    This was an easy one.

    http://ravndahl.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  45. Monique

    I picked Frankenstein.

    My reasoning could be found on my site here

    http://thelittlereadingnook.blogspot.com/2009/03/worst-best-book-booking-through.html

  46. S. Krishna

    http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  47. catnip35

    That’s easy! The Da Vinci Code. It was horribly written.

  48. Carrie

    Here’s mine! THis was a really interesting question that got me thinking.

    http://www.readingtoknow.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  49. wordlily

    Here’s mine: http://wordlily.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-worst-books/

  50. Monica

    Hi,

    My answers are up here. The Shinning?

    Have a great rest of the week!

  51. Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading

    Mine is up! Great question!

    http://shhhimreading.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursdayworst-book-read.html

  52. Karen H.

    Mine is up.

    http://scobberlotch.blogspot.com/

  53. Kaye

    I just posted mine here

  54. gg

    I’m a new subscriber to this fabulous blog. My post is up, and my best worst book is Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

  55. Emily

    Mine’s up!

    http://worldinsidemyheadbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/btt-worst-of-best.html

  56. Lynne

    Mine’s here.

  57. Alison

    Ugh. I hate when good books turn bad!

  58. Suey

    I have a little answer here!

  59. Olga

    Here is mine!

    http://punnery.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursdays-worst-best.html

  60. marie

    Here’s mine! http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  61. Sherrie

    Hi Deb,
    I have mine posted. You can see it here: http://sherriesbooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html Have a great day!!

    Sherrie

  62. Lisa

    Here is my BTT

  63. Nise'

    My worst “best”.

  64. Bella

    Here is mine:

    http://convicted-bibliophile.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  65. Alexia

    http://themommyrambles.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-best.html

  66. vandsmedia

    oh yes. love the question.

    http://reveriemedia.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-3.html

  67. melanie

    My answer this week is rather short…

  68. Ti

    Mine is up:

    http://bookchatterandotherstuff.blogspot.com/2009/03/worst-best-book-ive-ever-read.html

  69. Joseph

    Good question! Here is my answer.

  70. Robin of My Two Blessings

    My answer is up now

    here

    Happy Thursday!

  71. DeSeRt RoSe

    Here is my response 🙂

    http://desertrosebooklogue.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-best.html

  72. Sarah

    http://bookwormsarah.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  73. Carrie K.

    Great question! Here’s mine:

    http://booksandmovies.today.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-march-19-2009-worst-best-book-edition/

  74. Kaila-Ann

    This is my first entry here but here it is.

  75. Bonnie

    This is a fun question. Here’s mine:

    http://dwell-in-possibility.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  76. kaye

    for every 10 good books there just has to be at least one great and one not so great–

  77. Smash

    I loved this question! You can see my answer (complete with illustrations) here:

    http://greatbooksandfreshcoffee.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  78. MOG

    Mine is here, http://zetor-mogsblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday_19.html

  79. Jessica Leigh

    Happy Thursday, everyone!

    Here’s mine!

    Thanks, BTT!

  80. bibliophile23

    I just posted mine. This was a great question. I had to force myself to refrain from ranting.

    http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-question-of-the-week/

  81. Molly

    Just posted mine – although I am afraid it will be highly unpopular 😦

    http://mycozybooknook.blogspot.com/2009/03/btt-worst-book-read.html

  82. Moo

    Here is mine:
    http://moosplace.blogspot.com/2009/03/worst-best-book.html

  83. pinaymama

    mine is up!

    http://thefishgate.blogspot.com/2009/03/worst-best-book-youve-ever-read.html

  84. Elina

    mine is here:
    http://crimsonheart.bubble.nu/index.php/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-193/

  85. Matthew

    Thanks for allowing me opportunity to re-visit one of the most poorly written books that became a bestseller.

    My answer is up, after re-reading a substantial portion of the book in order to construct the post.

    Happy BTT everyone. 🙂

  86. Susan

    Mine is up!
    http://susanlovesbooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-march-19.html

  87. Nicole

    http://www.linussblanket.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-best-book-youve-ever-read/

  88. Lori Madison

    Hello All!

    Mine is up.

  89. Andrea

    Here’s mine!

  90. Rebecca

    I have a book I am trying to get through right now that my blogger friends have loved. Is it just me?

    http://imlostinbooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-03-19-09.html

  91. Mish

    Here are my three cents. Happy BTT!

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  93. twistyfarmy

    This week I asked my husband to be a guest contributor. He has a lot more to say about this than I do. 🙂

    http://twistyfarmy.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/worst-best-book/

  94. Amy

    Here’s mine:

    http://amysreflectionpage.blogspot.com/2009/03/btt-worst-best-book.html

  95. JLS Hall

    Late this week. Blame my dentist. But my teeth are very clean. And my answer’s here:

    http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-best.html

  96. Popin

    Better late then never. Here’s my post.

    http://proudbookworm.blogspot.com/2009/03/worst-best-book-youve-ever-read.html

  97. bookworm

    heres mine 😉
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-318.html

  98. Kaylee.

    Here’s my response for the week:

    http://kayleesbookshelf.blogspot.com/

  99. avisannschild

    For once I posted my answer on the right day (although late anyway):
    http://shereadsandreads.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-of-best.html

  100. Holly

    Great question! Mine is up. Easy to answer! (Twilight) http://2kidsandtiredbooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursdaybest-worst.html

  101. Julie

    Here are my answers!!

    http://www.ferventreader.com/2009/03/19/btt-worst-best-book/

  102. bashtree

    Here’s mine!

    http://makeway4ducklings.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  103. rimasbookjournal

    Here is my post.

    http://rimasbookjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/btt/

  104. 3m

    http://1morechapter.com/2009/03/19/btt-the-worst-of-the-best/

  105. Teena in Toronto

    I’m late but I played 🙂

  106. Alea

    Here’s mine!

    http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-best.html

  107. theexile

    Here’s mine:

    http://exileonninthstreet.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday-not-so-great-great/

  108. potjy

    http://www.bloggang.com/mainblog.php?id=lmj&month=20-03-2009&group=11&gblog=6

  109. reviewsonbooks

    cool question 🙂

    check out my answer

    http://reviewsonbooks.wordpress.com/

  110. Najah

    http://najahama.blogspot.com/2009/03/whats-worst-best-book-youve-ever-read.html

  111. Kris

    I’m late, but it’s up!

    http://notenoughbooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday-worst-book.html

  112. Florinda

    There have definitely been a few: Booking Through Thursday on Friday.

  113. Literary Feline

    My response is up.

  114. Elizabeth

    My comments are <a href=”http://fajrdrako.livejournal.com/1118672.html”here on my livejournal page.

  115. Runa

    answer is here

    loved this one!

  116. tanabata

    I’ve got a response this week. It’s up here.

  117. thekoolaidmom

    Though I’m extremely busy, I couldn’t resist this question. Here’s my post!

    McEwan Must Atone for My Suffering!

  118. Kiandra

    Here’s mine:

    http://another-dreamer.com/2009/03/21/worst-best-book-youve-ever-read/

  119. Vicki

    My answers up! Thanks for the question!

    http://internationalgathering.blogspot.com/2009/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  120. Kat

    Twilight (even though I haven’t actually read it) and the series that includes Eragon.

  121. Poppy

    Great meme, thanks!!
    Last week: http://personal.poppyphotodesign.com/2009/03/19/booking-through-thursday/

  122. Shimmy Mom

    Definitely Lord of the Flies. It was required in 8th grade and I hated it, I wanted to vomit. I know it’s a classic and I should go back and read it with adult eyes, but I just haven’t been able to make myself.

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