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JohnIII posted 05-25-99 04:02 PM ET
I set this up to nominate:
Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlen
John III
Fjorxc the Maniac posted 05-25-99 04:25 PM ET
Here's mine:
The Mark of the Beast, by Robert Heinlein.
Most boring book I'd ever read. The characters were stupid and idiotic, the plot was convoluted, and absolutely nothing interesting happened in the first hundred and fifty pages. This remains one of the few books I stopped reading in the middle of oot of pure disgust. I'm glad I only paid four bucks for it in a used book store.

Fjorxc the Maniac
Unwashed Village Idiot,
Wanderer,
CWALer,
8th Canadian Faction of Humanity.
Spoe posted 05-25-99 04:52 PM ET
All the King's Men Robert Penn Warren
Silas Marner George Eliot
I know both are supposed to be great novels, but I found both utterly unreadable.
Victor Galis posted 05-25-99 04:53 PM ET
I nominate Great Expectations ...ugghhh... I still can think of it without shuddering.
Frodo83 posted 05-25-99 05:37 PM ET
Heh. Actually, i don't think Moby-Dick was the worst novel ever (i'd have to read them all) but i...... found..... it.... kind..... of........s...l....o....w.....zzzzzzz
CrayonX posted 05-25-99 05:45 PM ET
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
(very shallow and predictable)
Also, this is just personal, but I never really liked anything by Terry Pratchett, he's not (to me) as funny as everyone says he is. I won't hate you if you like him, though
Dreadnought posted 05-25-99 09:12 PM ET
Well, the book I nominate is Alpha Centauri. No it's not based on the game. It had an interesting plot, based on the back cover, but it practicly ended up being a porno book.
Victor: I'm in the middle of Great Expectations now, oh the agony. Damn English class.
Dreadnought
I hope this html works.......
CarniveaN posted 05-25-99 09:26 PM ET
Choose your own adventure... anyone?... going once... going twice... going trice... gone!!... we have a weiner!!
Carny
Ronbo posted 05-25-99 09:40 PM ET
Here's one that is sure to raise some eyebrows...
Heart of Darkness bu Joseph Conrad. The story is not bad, but his prose is the most horribly convoluted, byzantine, difficult writing I have ever encountered.
Dreadnought posted 05-26-99 06:07 AM ET
Well, my HTML skills are pretty crappy.....
I don't what the hell I did wrong.
ejrolon posted 05-27-99 03:21 PM ET
anything by john grisham
Sparky posted 05-27-99 04:46 PM ET
My least favorite has to be anything by Jane Austin. Pride and Predjudice sucks. I forgot how many times I fell asleep trying to read it for English class.
On the other hand, Catch-22 and the Odyssey are both very good.
Ser_Olmy posted 05-28-99 02:06 PM ET
The Ghost on the Grand banks by Arthur C. Clarke
Picker posted 05-28-99 02:07 PM ET
Voltaire hands down
Valtyr posted 05-28-99 02:16 PM ET
Hmmm, hard to choose. The House with the blind Glass Veranda (?) by the Norwegian writer Herbj�rg Wassmo get the nod, though.
Technocrat posted 05-28-99 06:17 PM ET
Has anyone read "All The Pretty Horses" (I forget who the author is)? If you have, then you will undoubtedly agree with me that it is by far the worst, most revolting novel ever conceived. Not only is its plot pointless, its premise pitiful, and its characters unsympathetic (and, frankly, moronic, shallow, and intellectually barren), but the lack of punctuation was just too unbearable. I defy anyone to try to defend this most loathesome of novels, and I also defy anyone to come up with a more wantonly retarded character as the thirteen/fourteen year old whose true name was never revealed.
Technocrat
PS, The fact that this novel won a Pulitzer Prize is evidence in and of itself that the selection process for the awarding of this prize is inherently corrupt.
Technocrat posted 05-28-99 06:19 PM ET
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my English teacher hated it as well !
Ronbo posted 05-29-99 12:19 AM ET
Cormac McCarthy wrote "All the Pretty Horses". Never read the book though.
Picker posted 05-29-99 12:38 AM ET
Damn, that was pretty bad(I did have to read it). Voltaire hands down. What a stupid book.
Hugo Rune posted 05-29-99 06:52 AM ET
I'd have to argue for Orlando by Virginia Woolf. The most boring, convulted piece of drivel I have ever read.
Raven of Despair posted 06-02-99 01:06 PM ET
If you think that Orlando was the worst novel, then you haven't read any of Woolf's other stuff. Talk about self-absorption. ALMOST as bad as James Joyce.
I will nominate any work by John Grisham. I have tried to read The Firm and A Time to Kill. Crap, crap, crap.
JohnIII posted 06-02-99 01:51 PM ET
No, reasons please. Perhaps I set a bad example by not listing mine. So here they are, in no particular order:
Farnham's Freehold
1) Stupid plot. Getting sent forward in time by a H-bomb? Yeah right.
2) Idiotic redneck characters like Duke Farnham.
3) Idiotic ending.
4) Dumb name.
5) Stagnant future society.
John III
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Author	Topic: Worst novel ever
JohnIII	posted 05-25-99 04:02 PM ET I set this up to nominate: Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlen John III
Fjorxc the Maniac	posted 05-25-99 04:25 PM ET Here's mine: The Mark of the Beast, by Robert Heinlein. Most boring book I'd ever read. The characters were stupid and idiotic, the plot was convoluted, and absolutely nothing interesting happened in the first hundred and fifty pages. This remains one of the few books I stopped reading in the middle of oot of pure disgust. I'm glad I only paid four bucks for it in a used book store. Fjorxc the Maniac Unwashed Village Idiot, Wanderer, CWALer, 8th Canadian Faction of Humanity.
Spoe	posted 05-25-99 04:52 PM ET All the King's Men Robert Penn Warren Silas Marner George Eliot I know both are supposed to be great novels, but I found both utterly unreadable.
Victor Galis	posted 05-25-99 04:53 PM ET I nominate Great Expectations ...ugghhh... I still can think of it without shuddering.
Frodo83	posted 05-25-99 05:37 PM ET Heh. Actually, i don't think Moby-Dick was the worst novel ever (i'd have to read them all) but i...... found..... it.... kind..... of........s...l....o....w.....zzzzzzz
CrayonX	posted 05-25-99 05:45 PM ET Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (very shallow and predictable) Also, this is just personal, but I never really liked anything by Terry Pratchett, he's not (to me) as funny as everyone says he is. I won't hate you if you like him, though
Dreadnought	posted 05-25-99 09:12 PM ET Well, the book I nominate is Alpha Centauri. No it's not based on the game. It had an interesting plot, based on the back cover, but it practicly ended up being a porno book. Victor: I'm in the middle of Great Expectations now, oh the agony. Damn English class. Dreadnought I hope this html works.......
CarniveaN	posted 05-25-99 09:26 PM ET Choose your own adventure... anyone?... going once... going twice... going trice... gone!!... we have a weiner!! Carny
Ronbo	posted 05-25-99 09:40 PM ET Here's one that is sure to raise some eyebrows... Heart of Darkness bu Joseph Conrad. The story is not bad, but his prose is the most horribly convoluted, byzantine, difficult writing I have ever encountered.
Dreadnought	posted 05-26-99 06:07 AM ET Well, my HTML skills are pretty crappy..... I don't what the hell I did wrong.
ejrolon	posted 05-27-99 03:21 PM ET anything by john grisham
Sparky	posted 05-27-99 04:46 PM ET My least favorite has to be anything by Jane Austin. Pride and Predjudice sucks. I forgot how many times I fell asleep trying to read it for English class. On the other hand, Catch-22 and the Odyssey are both very good.
Ser_Olmy	posted 05-28-99 02:06 PM ET The Ghost on the Grand banks by Arthur C. Clarke
Picker	posted 05-28-99 02:07 PM ET Voltaire hands down
Valtyr	posted 05-28-99 02:16 PM ET Hmmm, hard to choose. The House with the blind Glass Veranda (?) by the Norwegian writer Herbj�rg Wassmo get the nod, though.
Technocrat	posted 05-28-99 06:17 PM ET Has anyone read "All The Pretty Horses" (I forget who the author is)? If you have, then you will undoubtedly agree with me that it is by far the worst, most revolting novel ever conceived. Not only is its plot pointless, its premise pitiful, and its characters unsympathetic (and, frankly, moronic, shallow, and intellectually barren), but the lack of punctuation was just too unbearable. I defy anyone to try to defend this most loathesome of novels, and I also defy anyone to come up with a more wantonly retarded character as the thirteen/fourteen year old whose true name was never revealed. Technocrat PS, The fact that this novel won a Pulitzer Prize is evidence in and of itself that the selection process for the awarding of this prize is inherently corrupt.
Technocrat	posted 05-28-99 06:19 PM ET Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my English teacher hated it as well !
Ronbo	posted 05-29-99 12:19 AM ET Cormac McCarthy wrote "All the Pretty Horses". Never read the book though.
Picker	posted 05-29-99 12:38 AM ET Damn, that was pretty bad(I did have to read it). Voltaire hands down. What a stupid book.
Hugo Rune	posted 05-29-99 06:52 AM ET I'd have to argue for Orlando by Virginia Woolf. The most boring, convulted piece of drivel I have ever read.
Raven of Despair	posted 06-02-99 01:06 PM ET If you think that Orlando was the worst novel, then you haven't read any of Woolf's other stuff. Talk about self-absorption. ALMOST as bad as James Joyce. I will nominate any work by John Grisham. I have tried to read The Firm and A Time to Kill. Crap, crap, crap.
JohnIII	posted 06-02-99 01:51 PM ET No, reasons please. Perhaps I set a bad example by not listing mine. So here they are, in no particular order: Farnham's Freehold 1) Stupid plot. Getting sent forward in time by a H-bomb? Yeah right. 2) Idiotic redneck characters like Duke Farnham. 3) Idiotic ending. 4) Dumb name. 5) Stagnant future society. John III