You Couldn't Pay Me to Read That (Take 2)

Description
List books you never intend to read. Thumb down books you've read or that you intend to read someday. (Books you read but would never read again are you're choice. I've added them to my list). Add books as you see fit.
Créée à partir du mot-clé
Status - Will Not Read
Liste de SilentInAWayLibraryThing309
Profil de SilentInAWay
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Finnegans wake
de James Joyce
5,338 membres
59 critiques
3.9
Rang global 48
9 Members
thorold, aulsmith, Cecrow, ncgraham, suitable1, dste, rretzler, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay , ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,chwiggy
Explications
aulsmith: I admit to liking to hear bits and pieces of this read by Sioban McKenna, but I'll never read it myself.
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Les oiseaux se cachent pour mourir
de Colleen McCullough
7,557 membres
147 critiques
4
Rang global 143
2 Members
SylviaC, Dilara86,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,SilentInAWay ,sjmccreary ,merrystar ,MissJessie
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The Beatles Anthology
de The Beatles
1,685 membres
10 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 130
4 Members
gilroy, AnnaClaire, Dilara86, eclecticdodo,Edward ,pammab ,SilentInAWay , ,elkiedee ,Bretzky1
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L'Histoire de Pi
de Yann Martel
43,649 membres
1,013 critiques
3.9
Rang global 169
5 Members
smcwl, aulsmith, Dilara86, MissJessie, mspixieears,gilroy ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay , , ,EmScape ,sundancer ,merrystar ,SylviaC ,souloftherose ,marq ,eclecticdodo ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
gilroy : I pearl ruled this after just a few chapters. It isn't worth the read from what I could tell.
aulsmith: The movie was schlocky enough.
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Middlemarch
de George Eliot
17,744 membres
331 critiques
4.2
Rang global 188
Member
SylviaC,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold , ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Le Temps de l'innocence
de Edith Wharton
13,930 membres
301 critiques
4
Rang global 197
Explications
AnnaClaire : I read this one, and without the incentive of cash and/or assignment. (Oh, and I don't normally read a lot of fiction, either.)
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L'ombre du vent
de Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,930 membres
1,042 critiques
4.1
Rang global 182
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1Q84
de Haruki Murakami
8,940 membres
354 critiques
3.8
Rang global 177
Member
MissJessie,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,amysisson , ,aulsmith , ,Jarandel ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : On my backlog, though it's a little long to read without being paid.
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Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,739 membres
564 critiques
4.1
Rang global 167
7 Members
countrylife, aulsmith, SylviaC, ncgraham, cej1027, chwiggy, annus_sanctus,gilroy , ,eromsted , ,Morphidae , ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold , , ,EmScape ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
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The Koran
de al-Qur'an
673 membres
15 critiques
3.8
Rang global 142
4 Members
gilroy, aulsmith, susiesharp, annus_sanctus,Edward ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,AnnaClaire , ,merrystar ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,chwiggy
Explications
annus_sanctus: Worst religious book in the world (by the way, there is not just one Arabic translation, there are at least 14 variations!)
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Mrs Dalloway
de Virginia Woolf
20,683 membres
331 critiques
3.9
Rang global 176
3 Members
SylviaC, ncgraham, mspixieears,Edward ,eromsted , ,SilentInAWay ,thorold , ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Pygmalion
de George Bernard Shaw
6,753 membres
78 critiques
3.8
Rang global 195
Member
John_Vaughan,Edward ,eromsted , ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold ,AnnaClaire ,aulsmith , ,ncgraham ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears
Explications
aulsmith : I like Shaw. I hope to read all of him before I die.
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Autobiographie d'Alice Toklas
de Gertrude Stein
2,693 membres
43 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 173
Explications
aulsmith : The more I read about Stein, the more I think I should read this book.
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Bleak-House
de Charles Dickens
13,703 membres
248 critiques
4.2
Rang global 193
3 Members
SylviaC, eclecticdodo, MissJessie,eromsted ,cpg , ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : My best friend thinks this is the best Dickens, so it's on my TBR list.
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Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
de Carson McCullers
10,737 membres
243 critiques
4
Rang global 160
3 Members
smcwl, aulsmith, susiesharp,eromsted ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Da Vinci Code
de Dan Brown
70,351 membres
1,308 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 139
17 Members
eromsted, liamfoley, foggidawn, rajukv, ghilbrae, smcwl, thorold, countrylife, aulsmith, Cecrow, sundancer, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, cej1027, MissJessie, saintjamesluther, annus_sanctus,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , , ,schmootc , ,dara85 ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,SilentInAWay ,AnnaClaire ,EmScape ,sjmccreary ,merrystar ,Percevan ,souloftherose ,rretzler ,Bretzky1 , , ,mspixieears ,chwiggy ,SFF1928-1973 ,-pilgrim- ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
AnnaClaire : I won't pretend I'd recommend reading it, but it was painless enough.
aulsmith: I already read the book he used as his starting place and that was a bad enough time waster.
annus_sanctus: Never understood people believing all the lies in that book
-pilgrim- : It is fun to read in the "so bad it's hilarious" category
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Les piliers de la terre
de Ken Follett
27,324 membres
753 critiques
4.2
Rang global 184
3 Members
thorold, aulsmith, souloftherose,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,SilentInAWay , , ,sjmccreary ,kceccato ,Jarandel ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears ,chwiggy
Explications
aulsmith: Too long.
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Les hauts de Hurle-Vent
de Emily Brontë
52,084 membres
705 critiques
3.9
Rang global 199
2 Members
gilroy, aulsmith,Edward ,eromsted , ,cpg , ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 , ,mspixieears ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith: Once was enough.
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La couleur pourpre
de Alice Walker
19,770 membres
336 critiques
4.1
Rang global 170
2 Members
John_Vaughan, annus_sanctus, ,eromsted ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,SilentInAWay , ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
Morphidae : Really? Wow. It's one of my all time favorites.
annus_sanctus: The reason being Oprah Winfrey .....
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Tolstoï. La Guerre et la Paix (La Pléiade)
de Leo Tolstoy
28,911 membres
459 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 198
2 Members
SylviaC, MissJessie,eromsted ,cpg ,Morphidae , ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,elkiedee ,marq ,kceccato ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
Morphidae : Still trying to get this started.
aulsmith : On my TBR list.
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Les Métamorphoses
de Ovid
13,225 membres
102 critiques
4.1
Rang global 189
2 Members
MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,eromsted ,Morphidae , ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,aulsmith , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,marq ,kceccato ,chwiggy
Explications
Morphidae : I was pleasantly surprised with how good this was.
aulsmith : On my backlog.
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Œil-de-chat
de Margaret Atwood
9,120 membres
163 critiques
3.9
Rang global 163
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1
de M. H. Abrams
2,528 membres
7 critiques
4
Rang global 174
Explications
aulsmith : Admittedly I'll never read it cover-to-cover, but there's some good stuff in here.
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Traité du zen et de l'entretien des motocyclettes
de Robert M. Pirsig
18,818 membres
285 critiques
3.8
Rang global 148
3 Members
dara85, Dehinde, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,SilentInAWay , , ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,
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Ulysse
de James Joyce
24,126 membres
380 critiques
4
Rang global 155
7 Members
dara85, cpg, chgstrom, rretzler, kceccato, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,eromsted , ,SilentInAWay ,thorold ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears ,chwiggy
Explications
aulsmith : Much better than Finnegin's Wake. I'm not a big fan, but I do re-read parts from time-to-time.
kceccato: I don't dispute Joyce's importance to literature, but his style is not to my taste. If I have to read him, I'll read his short stories.
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Le Tueur aveugle
de Margaret Atwood
16,471 membres
384 critiques
3.9
Rang global 178
Member
MissJessie, ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,thorold ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee
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Une journée d'Ivan Denissovitch
de Alexander Solzhenitsyn
12,959 membres
201 critiques
4
Rang global 153
3 Members
SylviaC, MissJessie, mspixieears,Edward , ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,thorold ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1
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Sur la route
de Jack Kerouac
27,969 membres
388 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 179
2 Members
bookwoman84, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,EmScape ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 , ,mspixieears
Explications
aulsmith : Not the great American novel, but a fun read.
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La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,401 membres
1,142 critiques
4.1
Rang global 201
3 Members
liamfoley, aulsmith, MissJessie, ,bookwoman84 , ,eromsted , ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,thorold ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape , ,SylviaC ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,eclecticdodo ,Jarandel ,Bretzky1 ,cej1027 ,chwiggy ,annus_sanctus ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith: Once was enough.
annus_sanctus : Though the hype from democrats and woke people is unbelievable, I did read it and it was not a bad book at all.
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Tempête rouge
de Tom Clancy
6,585 membres
59 critiques
3.9
Rang global 121
2 Members
SylviaC, Dilara86,hipdeep ,SilentInAWay ,Bretzky1
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2 {generic}
de M. H. Abrams
323 membres
2 critiques
3.9
Rang global 175
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La civilisation de la Renaissance en Italie
de Jacob Burckhardt
2,464 membres
17 critiques
3.9
Rang global 158
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The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces
de Maynard Mack
1,048 membres
3 critiques
4.2
Rang global 151
Explications
aulsmith : Good stuff in here.
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
de Robert F. Kennedy
1,244 membres
20 critiques
3.9
Rang global 136
2 Members
SylviaC, Dehinde,Edward ,liamfoley ,SilentInAWay ,Bretzky1
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Les Particules élémentaires
de Michel Houellebecq
5,514 membres
86 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 105
2 Members
countrylife, Dilara86,eromsted ,SilentInAWay
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Bilbo le Hobbit
de J. R. R. Tolkien
94,590 membres
1,189 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 202
2 Members
dara85, martensgirl,Edward ,gilroy ,eromsted ,cpg ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,AnnaClaire , ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,Percevan ,elkiedee ,marq ,eclecticdodo ,rretzler ,kceccato ,cej1027 , ,MissJessie ,mspixieears ,chwiggy ,annus_sanctus , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : It was okay. Not a favorite, but worth a try.
annus_sanctus: One of the best books ever, read it at least 10 times or more
: This has been on my to-read list for a long time.
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All the King's Men
de Robert Penn Warren
7,328 membres
129 critiques
4.1
Rang global 154
2 Members
SylviaC, saintjamesluther,hipdeep ,eromsted ,liamfoley ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,ncgraham ,kceccato
Explications
aulsmith : I'm intrigued.
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Le Vent dans les saules
de Kenneth Grahame
23,785 membres
331 critiques
4.1
Rang global 190
3 Members
SylviaC, auntSteelbreaker, mspixieears,hipdeep ,eromsted ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl , ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
: Aw, c'mon, they're adorable
aulsmith : I like Mole and Water-Rat.