Biggest Disappointments

Description
What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
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Profil de Cecrow
1
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
de Gregory Maguire
28,848 membres
650 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 11
16 Members
gilroy, ABVR, generalkala, foggidawn, Tafadhali, mmignano11, Cecrow, merrystar, dste, gypsysmom, pewterbreath, tmsaguid, mspixieears, elainemberman, Brandy1411, blakelylaw,jain , ,amysisson , , ,MmeRose ,racergirl76 , , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
jain : The ending was terrible, but I really liked the first ~3/4 of the book.
Cecrow: Fun deficiency
2
La légende de Despereaux
de Kate DiCamillo
14,319 membres
546 critiques
4.1
Rang global 514
2 Members
Cecrow, ncgraham,foggidawn ,1morechapter , ,merrystar
3
Les Enfants de minuit
de Salman Rushdie
13,886 membres
242 critiques
4
Rang global 412
3 Members
MsSomeday, Cecrow, jasmaynard,gennyt ,thecoroner ,Simone2
4
Gatsby le magnifique
de F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,105 membres
1,169 critiques
3.8
Rang global 526
8 Members
gennyt, generalkala, Cecrow, jasmaynard, AnneGerring, arrwa, ahef1963, TashMason,gilroy ,keristars ,edparks ,Eowyn1 ,Simone2 , ,CGlanovsky ,sparemethecensor ,starbox ,kara.shamy ,ManWithAnAgenda
5
Cœur d'encre
de Cornelia Funke
17,977 membres
518 critiques
3.9
Rang global 2
16 Members
aprille, generalkala, _Zoe_, foggidawn, Aerrin99, nancyewhite, Cecrow, loremistress, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, briarhills, Luisali, ahef1963, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,1morechapter ,racergirl76 ,WhatUsername
Explications
Cecrow: So much potential, so little happens. But the sequels are better.
6
Le Patient Anglais - L'Homme Flambe - The English Patient
de Michael Ondaatje
11,552 membres
174 critiques
3.9
Rang global 415
5 Members
Cecrow, starbox, WhatUsername, kara.shamy, rplinke,gennyt ,jain ,EMS_24 , ,Simone2
Explications
Cecrow: Probably deserves another chance, but was too dense for me to penetrate.
7
Une histoire de tout, ou presque
de Bill Bryson
23,225 membres
398 critiques
4.2
Rang global 511
4 Members
ABVR, daschaich, Cecrow, ahef1963,gennyt ,wdwilson3 ,sjmccreary , ,martensgirl ,
8
L'ombre du vent
de Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,873 membres
1,039 critiques
4.1
Rang global 509
6 Members
Cecrow, briarhills, AnneGerring, Luisali, starbox, zottel, ,edparks , ,Eowyn1 ,Simone2 ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
Cecrow: Too much hyperbole raised my expectations
9
The Shelters of Stone
de Jean M. Auel
6,105 membres
78 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 120
2 Members
Cecrow, briarhills,gypsysmom
Explications
Cecrow: Repetition, little forward momentum, Ayla's Mary Sue complex ... good comfort read, though.
10
Stranger in a Strange Land (Uncut Edition)
de Robert A. Heinlein
8,718 membres
149 critiques
3.8
Rang global 57
6 Members
jain, sunqueen, aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, scottd,tottman , ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
jain: Ditto the cut edition. The book starts out great, but it goes off the rails pretty early on.
aulsmith: Heinlein really did need to edit this.
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Route des Indes
de E. M. Forster
12,426 membres
142 critiques
3.8
Rang global 533
4 Members
sturlington, al.vick, ahef1963, Peace2,gennyt ,aulsmith ,Cecrow ,merrystar ,gypsysmom ,kara.shamy ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Bilbo le Hobbit
de J. R. R. Tolkien
94,305 membres
1,189 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 569
9 Members
ABVR, kageeh, keristars, lahochstetler, amysisson, aulsmith, Simone2, martensgirl, mspixieears,gilroy , ,gennyt ,generalkala ,anglemark , ,foggidawn ,absurdeist ,enrique_molinero ,1morechapter ,AnnaClaire , ,Cecrow ,loremistress ,merrystar ,EMS_24 ,ncgraham , ,tottman ,souloftherose ,Eowyn1 ,Bluewolf0411 ,gypsysmom , ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07 ,Curran2
Explications
aulsmith: It just didn't grab me, especially after all the hype from my friends.
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A Game of Thrones
de George R. R. Martin
42,564 membres
1,121 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 530
6 Members
gilroy, mmignano11, merrystar, Dilara86, Luisali, ahef1963,gennyt ,KimarieBee , ,Cecrow , ,Eowyn1 , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Curran2
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Don Quichotte
de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
30,506 membres
449 critiques
4.1
Rang global 540
2 Members
aulsmith, Oct326,Cecrow ,edparks ,CGlanovsky ,gypsysmom ,starbox ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith: Didn't appreciate the satire when I was a child. After Man of La Mancha, it was too late.
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L'espion qui venait du froid
de John le Carré
8,598 membres
239 critiques
4
Rang global 516
Member
sjmccreary,Cecrow ,Simone2 ,gypsysmom
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Les jardins de la Lune
de Steven Erikson
6,882 membres
192 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 113
4 Members
KimarieBee, RoboSchro, Luisali, ManWithAnAgenda,Cecrow ,tottman ,
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Fondation
de Isaac Asimov
20,559 membres
388 critiques
4
Rang global 557
2 Members
gennyt, merrystar,absurdeist ,wdwilson3 ,Cecrow ,souloftherose , ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
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Le messie de Dune
de Frank Herbert
16,367 membres
166 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 84
5 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, ManWithAnAgenda, ,absurdeist ,Cecrow ,
Explications
aulsmith: I just couldn't take the resurrection of the dead characters. It was clear Herbert didn't know where to go.
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Le Meilleur des mondes
de Aldous Huxley
53,878 membres
772 critiques
3.9
Rang global 553
5 Members
hipdeep, generalkala, aulsmith, CGlanovsky, lilacwest,gilroy , , ,absurdeist ,Cecrow ,merrystar ,tottman ,thecoroner ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
aulsmith: Found this much less engrossing than 1984 to which it had been compared.
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Dune
de Frank Herbert
42,494 membres
689 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 554
4 Members
hipdeep, merrystar, tottman, Curran2,anglemark , ,absurdeist , ,aulsmith ,Cecrow ,souloftherose ,gypsysmom , ,ManWithAnAgenda
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1984
de George Orwell
81,916 membres
1,270 critiques
4.2
Rang global 566
4 Members
hipdeep, CGlanovsky, WhatUsername, lilacwest, ,anglemark , , ,aulsmith ,Cecrow , ,tottman ,Simone2 ,martensgirl ,gypsysmom , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07 ,Curran2
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Jonathan Strange et Mr Norrell
de Susanna Clarke
26,983 membres
775 critiques
3.9
Rang global 541
12 Members
generalkala, DaynaRT, LShelby, KimarieBee, aulsmith, tottman, briarhills, martensgirl, al.vick, ahef1963, elainemberman, Brandy1411, , , ,hipdeep ,anglemark ,jain ,1morechapter , ,Cecrow ,Crypto-Willobie ,masiejames ,ncgraham ,souloftherose , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
aulsmith: Too long and episodic without an overall point.
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Chroniques de l'oiseau à ressort
de Haruki Murakami
17,880 membres
370 critiques
4.2
Rang global 512
Member
thecoroner, ,Cecrow ,EMS_24
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Le diable dans la ville blanche
de Erik Larson
22,139 membres
701 critiques
4
Rang global 479
Member
edparks,Cecrow ,gypsysmom
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Les chroniques de thomas l'incredule
de Stephen Donaldson
1,089 membres
17 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 24
5 Members
merrystar, souloftherose, Eowyn1, mspixieears, Sammystarbuck,Cecrow
Explications
Cecrow : The first two trilogies I really liked, but I'd agree the last set didn't add anything.
Sammystarbuck: 7 pages to describe a tree. 7. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing, and that falls under that heading. also, don't like Thomas at all, which is awkward in an MC