Most Disappoining book you've read

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire

Flags of Our Fathers.

I haven't read a bad book in a long time, but this is up on my list. I totally respect Iwo Jima, I respect Americans and how hard they fought in the war, but this book is bad imo. It drags on, there are a few 30-40 page spurts where the writeing is great, then it will slump for another 30.

Also on that list pretty much everything by Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance, it was good when I was 13, tried to read a Dragonlance the other month, just horrible.

You should try Flyboys by the same author as Flags. Much better book IMO.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Almost cheesy?

I don't mean to be rude, and I recognize that books are a "taste" thing, but I can't believe how many people actually liked that book. It is, without a doubt, the worst book I've ever read in my life. The only reason I didn't throw it in the trash is because I wanted to see how bad it could get and it got worse than I could have imagined.

I didn't think much of the Da Vinci Code but it looks like Ulysses next to Angels and Demons.

HAHAHA... Man, I'm going to disclaim this before admitting it, but I read two other books by him. You wouldn't believe how many books I burned through working that hostel...

If you think A&D was bad, he has a book about a meteorite hitting the ce in baffin island or the ice shelf that starts with an 'F'. So unbelieveably stupid. At one point, a guy has to jump into shark infested waters with a humongous gash on his leg, so he tosses on some bandages, then PISSES all the blood off his leg before jumping in the water. Just so bad. You almost have to read it, just so you can mock it.
Worst of all, one of the characters' name was Corky.

edit: that book was called deception point. The other compilation of lameness that I read by him was digital fortress. I must have done a good job of blocking it from my memory because I really don't remember what it was about.

Oh, wait, yes I do. Some pissed off japanese guy writing a code and holding the world hostage by threatening to release some virus or something. Whatever.

[JohnnyB]

I agree with all those slandering Freakonomics. Talk about totally unremarkable applications. It really read like a book aimed at making the lowest common denominator feel intellectual.