Biggest Disappointments

Description
What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
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Cœur d'encre
de Cornelia Funke
18,494 membres
513 critiques
3.9
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.
3
La nostalgie de l'ange
de Alice Sebold
36,100 membres
944 critiques
½ 3.7
12 Members
Minthe, eshaw27, KimarieBee, mmignano11, sundancer, edparks, jasmaynard, martensgirl, mazzy7, kara.shamy, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,generalkala ,gypsysmom
4
Sur la route
de Jack Kerouac
28,166 membres
386 critiques
½ 3.6
8 Members
aprille, pitjrw, norabelle414, sturlington, jasmaynard, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: I was not expecting so much misogyny. Couldn't finish.
5
Twilight
de Stephenie Meyer
58,907 membres
2,268 critiques
½ 3.7
9 Members
pammab, eshaw27, chgstrom, sundancer, tottman, Bluewolf0411, Tess_W, sparemethecensor, mspixieears,zenobia158 , ,ManWithAnAgenda
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The Historian
de Elizabeth Kostova
21,627 membres
758 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
aprille, Tafadhali, edparks, jasmaynard, tottman, gypsysmom
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Le complot contre l'Amérique
de Philip Roth
9,033 membres
216 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
wdwilson3, sturlington, racergirl76, edparks, sparemethecensor, Luisali
8
The Gathering
de Anne Enright
4,081 membres
205 critiques
3.1
6 Members
cindyst2000, Matke, Simone2, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: I thought this was pretty workaday considering all the good things I'd heard about it.
9
Le siècle mécanique t01 : bone shaker
de Cherie Priest
3,734 membres
220 critiques
½ 3.6
9 Members
andyl, anglemark, keristars, majkia, oszymandias, sunqueen, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ,gilroy ,
Explications
ahef1963: Didn't know steampunk could be this boring.
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
de Gregory Maguire
29,193 membres
653 critiques
½ 3.6
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
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Courir avec des ciseaux
de Augusten Burroughs
14,728 membres
309 critiques
½ 3.5
9 Members
brewergirl, sunqueen, norabelle414, mmignano11, racergirl76, Bluewolf0411, sparemethecensor, mazzy7, Alphawoman,ijustgetbored ,aulsmith ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963 : Somehow I was led to believe that this book was amusing; I don't find child neglect and abuse funny so I hated it.
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Lire Lolita à Téhéran
de Azar Nafisi
13,099 membres
280 critiques
½ 3.6
6 Members
generalkala, pammab, chgstrom, Brandy1411, tdiken, Charon07,
13
Damnés, Tome 1 :
de Lauren Kate
7,451 membres
402 critiques
½ 3.4
5 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, susiesharp, tmsaguid, elainemberman
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Da Vinci Code
de Dan Brown
70,796 membres
1,316 critiques
½ 3.5
19 Members
lquilter, Minthe, jain, stembrook, AnnaClaire, EmScape, nancyewhite, snurp, mmignano11, merrystar, suitable1, susiesharp, jasmaynard, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, mspixieears, Charon07,Edward ,gilroy , ,MsSomeday ,sjmccreary ,Samantha_kathy ,masiejames ,zenobia158 , ,Eowyn1 ,Simone2 ,Tomgraham , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Curran2
Explications
jain: I couldn't read more than a couple of pages, the writing style was *so bad*.
15
Breaking Dawn
de Stephenie Meyer
41,032 membres
1,043 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
generalkala, martensgirl, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
16
La cité des ténèbres
de Cassandra Clare
21,618 membres
892 critiques
3.8
4 Members
Tafadhali, norabelle414, susiesharp, briarhills
17
Miss Peregrine et les enfants particuliers
de Ransom Riggs
19,724 membres
1,134 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
teeth, ahef1963, elainemberman, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: Wanted to like, but found it extremely troubling.
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Globalement inoffensive
de Douglas Adams
12,626 membres
130 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, sturlington, FrancoisTremblay, martensgirl, jeffza, ManWithAnAgenda,gennyt ,norabelle414 ,souloftherose
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Hannibal
de Thomas Harris
10,014 membres
85 critiques
½ 3.4
5 Members
stembrook, sturlington, tottman, martensgirl, Luisali,
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Le Livre des lunes - Tome 1 - 16 Lunes
de Kami Garcia
7,767 membres
482 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
eshaw27, briarhills, elainemberman, Brandy1411
21
Les ensorceleuses
de Alice Hoffman
5,854 membres
174 critiques
½ 3.7
5 Members
generalkala, eshaw27, mmignano11, SylviaC, ManWithAnAgenda,jain
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Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,630 membres
396 critiques
4
5 Members
hipdeep, amysisson, prosfilaes, Tomgraham, ManWithAnAgenda,
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Une oeuvre déchirante d'un génie renversant
de Dave Eggers
2,389 membres
31 critiques
½ 3.5
5 Members
sunqueen, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: I couldn't even manage a chapter of staggering genius. Overrated, even by the author.
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Langues de serpents
de Naomi Novik
1,897 membres
99 critiques
½ 3.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, foggidawn, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, suitable1,gypsysmom
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Les chroniques de thomas l'incredule
de Stephen Donaldson
1,093 membres
17 critiques
½ 3.7
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
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L'arbre généreux
de Shel Silverstein
19,200 membres
1,016 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
merrystar, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
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Divergente T.3 : Allégeance
de Veronica Roth
14,039 membres
515 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
gilroy, inge87, Peace2
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Le club des policiers yiddish
de Michael Chabon
10,469 membres
425 critiques
3.8
5 Members
aprille, sunqueen, chgstrom, edparks, Luisali,aulsmith ,gypsysmom
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Mille morceaux
de James Frey
9,777 membres
229 critiques
½ 3.5
3 Members
sunqueen, cindyst2000, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: I enjoyed it but was disappointed to find out that it was fictional.
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Promise
de Ally Condie
9,534 membres
642 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, keristars, Sammystarbuck,sundancer
31
La maison aux sept pignons
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
8,760 membres
114 critiques
½ 3.5
5 Members
sunqueen, Tess_W, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: I'd liked The Scarlet Letter so much that I was hoping this one would be as good; it turned out to be extremely dull.
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Duma key
de Stephen King
8,374 membres
253 critiques
3.9
5 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, jasmaynard, briarhills, elainemberman,Sammystarbuck ,ManWithAnAgenda
33
Dans le jardin de la bête
de Erik Larson
7,809 membres
343 critiques
3.8
3 Members
aulsmith, mousse, sparemethecensor
Explications
aulsmith: Expected more ethical frisson.
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Les jumelles de highgate
de Audrey Niffenegger
7,036 membres
470 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
chgstrom, souloftherose, gypsysmom, WhatUsername,sunqueen
35
Legend T01 Legend
de Marie Lu
6,796 membres
379 critiques
3.9
3 Members
foggidawn, inge87, elainemberman
36
La prophétie des Andes
de James Redfield
6,743 membres
121 critiques
3.2
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, elainemberman
37
La Femme du tigre
de Téa Obreht
5,423 membres
338 critiques
½ 3.5
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Meh.
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Loving Frank
de Nancy Horan
4,500 membres
208 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
kageeh, sunqueen, mmignano11
39
Twilight coffret poche
de Stephenie Meyer
4,425 membres
122 critiques
4
3 Members
briarhills, teeth, ManWithAnAgenda
40
Noir de lune
de Alice Sebold
4,209 membres
181 critiques
2.8
3 Members
edparks, elainemberman, Brandy1411
41
Prozac nation : Avoir vingt ans dans la dépression
de Elizabeth Wurtzel
4,031 membres
55 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
42
Sex and the city
de Candace Bushnell
2,285 membres
39 critiques
½ 2.7
3 Members
generalkala, Bluewolf0411, kara.shamy
43
Romanitas
de Sophia McDougall
362 membres
11 critiques
3
3 Members
Edward, calm, Bluewolf0411
44
Harry Potter et la coupe de feu
de J. K. Rowling
103,789 membres
886 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda,hollythepenguin
Explications
hipdeep: I liked the first 3 books well enough (actually Azkaban was quite good) but this is the one where I found myself pleading with Rowling to get to the dang point already. I thought it was too long by a third.
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Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort
de J. K. Rowling
97,773 membres
1,570 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
gilroy, jain, ManWithAnAgenda,hollythepenguin
47
Le vieil homme et la mer
de Ernest Hemingway
31,128 membres
501 critiques
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, al.vick
48
La couleur des sentiments
de Kathryn Stockett
30,942 membres
1,489 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
49
Les Chroniques de Narnia, tome 7 : La Dernière bataille
de C. S. Lewis
23,723 membres
191 critiques
3.9
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
50
Les apparences
de Gillian Flynn
22,510 membres
1,541 critiques
3.9
3 Members
gilroy, Minthe, Charon07,bstar1019
51
House of Leaves
de Mark Z. Danielewski
15,821 membres
377 critiques
4.1
2 Members
tdiken, Charon07
52
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
15,200 membres
802 critiques
3.9
4 Members
aprille, jonathankws, TashMason, Charon07,ManWithAnAgenda ,
53
Sourires de loup
de Zadie Smith
13,810 membres
249 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
edparks, tdiken
54
Infinite jest
de David Foster Wallace
13,383 membres
247 critiques
4.2
2 Members
aprille, ManWithAnAgenda
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Le Fantôme de l'Opéra
de Gaston Leroux
13,292 membres
200 critiques
3.8
2 Members
CGlanovsky, gypsysmom
56
Un yankee à la cour du roi Arthur
de Mark Twain
11,748 membres
137 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Minthe, andejons
57
L'Arc-en-ciel de la gravité
de Thomas Pynchon
10,870 membres
142 critiques
4.1
2 Members
aprille, Tomgraham
58
La guerre éternelle
de Joe Haldeman
9,520 membres
254 critiques
4
2 Members
Tomgraham, aspirit
59
Stranger in a Strange Land (Uncut Edition)
de Robert A. Heinlein
8,797 membres
153 critiques
3.8
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.
60
Histoire de Lisey
de Stephen King
8,643 membres
198 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
61
American rigolos : Chroniques d'un grand pays
de Bill Bryson
7,369 membres
117 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Minthe, Tomgraham
62
Le club Jane Austen
de Karen Joy Fowler
6,445 membres
192 critiques
3
2 Members
Minthe, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Dull and predictable.
63
Delirium - Tome 1
de Lauren Oliver
6,269 membres
521 critiques
3.9
4 Members
generalkala, _Zoe_, norabelle414, elainemberman,sundancer ,
64
La mer
de John Banville
5,456 membres
170 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
Minthe, sunqueen
65
The Fourth Hand
de John Irving
4,544 membres
62 critiques
3.2
2 Members
Minthe, Tomgraham
66
Swamplandia
de Karen Russell
3,634 membres
238 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
sunqueen, sjmccreary, SugarCreekRanch, Bluewolf0411,keristars ,elkiedee
67
Black-out
de Connie Willis
3,226 membres
217 critiques
3.8
4 Members
pammab, aulsmith, tottman, souloftherose,merrystar ,gypsysmom
Explications
aulsmith: Needed serious editing. There's a great book with about half of this and half of All Clear.
merrystar : This one was better than I expected
68
Novice
de Octavia E. Butler
3,019 membres
148 critiques
3.8
2 Members
jain, Brandy1411
Explications
jain: I've loved everything I've read of Butler except this book.
69
Mississippi
de Hillary Jordan
2,971 membres
208 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Minthe, edparks
70
The Personal Librarian
de Marie Benedict
2,651 membres
131 critiques
3.8
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
72
Portrait de classe
de Tobias Wolff
2,552 membres
78 critiques
3.8
2 Members
sjmccreary, edparks
73
The Leftovers
de Tom Perrotta
2,299 membres
186 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
sparemethecensor, Brandy1411
74
La Pianiste
de Elfriede Jelinek
2,031 membres
38 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
Simone2, teeth
75
Les Maîtres Chanteurs
de Orson Scott Card
1,913 membres
19 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
merrystar, aspirit
Explications
aspirit: I was warned. I didn't listen. Now I have mental scars.
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Voss
de Patrick White
1,431 membres
21 critiques
4
2 Members
Simone2, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Have made three attempts to read this book as I generally love White's writing, but it was unreadable.
77
La Leçon d'équitation
de Sara Gruen
889 membres
33 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
SqueakyChu, gypsysmom
78
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
de Galen Beckett
818 membres
58 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
loremistress, briarhills
79
The Carhullan Army
de Sarah Hall
694 membres
47 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
absurdeist, sparemethecensor
80
The Lake Shore Limited
de Sue Miller
552 membres
37 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
81
Percival's Angel
de Anne Eliot Crompton
70 membres
5 critiques
2.9
2 Members
ncgraham, Bluewolf0411
82
Luxembourg And The Jenisch Connection
de David Robinson
2 membres
½ 1.5
2 Members
Samantha_kathy, Bluewolf0411
83
Harry Potter et le prince de sang-mêlé
de J. K. Rowling
102,559 membres
936 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda,hollythepenguin
84
Le chardon et le tartan
de Diana Gabaldon
24,083 membres
991 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, merrystar, sturlington,gypsysmom ,
85
L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être
de Milan Kundera
22,737 membres
273 critiques
4
Member
EMS_24
86
La conjuration des imbéciles
de John Kennedy Toole
21,606 membres
477 critiques
3.9
Member
EMS_24
87
La force de l'intuition : Prendre la bonne décision en deux secondes
de Malcolm Gladwell
21,223 membres
382 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
Minthe
88
L'enfant de tous les silences
de Kim Edwards
17,458 membres
478 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
sundancer, edparks,gypsysmom
89
Le messie de Dune
de Frank Herbert
16,776 membres
170 critiques
½ 3.7
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.
90
L'Héritage, Tome 3 : Brisingr
de Christopher Paolini
16,541 membres
236 critiques
3.9
Member
hollythepenguin
91
La voix des morts
de Orson Scott Card
15,949 membres
212 critiques
4
2 Members
gilroy, ManWithAnAgenda,tottman
Explications
gilroy: After the great book that Ender's Game was, this was a huge let down.
92
La cité des cendres
de Cassandra Clare
15,386 membres
428 critiques
4
Member
Lexxi
93
22/11/63
de Stephen King
13,804 membres
771 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, DidIReallyReadThat, ManWithAnAgenda,Sammystarbuck ,TashMason
94
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,726 membres
517 critiques
4.2
Member
edparks
95
Journal d'un dégonflé
de Jeff Kinney
13,628 membres
715 critiques
3.9
3 Members
_Zoe_, foggidawn, amysisson, ,ManWithAnAgenda
96
Trois tasses de thé. La mission de paix d'un Américain au Pakistan et en Afghanistan
de Greg Mortenson
13,033 membres
496 critiques
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, eshaw27, gypsysmom,MmeRose ,
Explications
hipdeep: Substantial alleged fabrications in this autobiographical story.
97
Les Carnets du sous-sol
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
12,760 membres
155 critiques
4.1
Member
aprille
98
Le Chant de Dolorès
de Wally Lamb
12,476 membres
209 critiques
3.8
2 Members
edparks, gypsysmom,ManWithAnAgenda
99
Du côté de chez Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,307 membres
181 critiques
4.2
Member
aprille
100
La Cité des Ténèbres - Les Origines, Tome 1 : L'Ange mécanique
de Cassandra Clare
11,196 membres
395 critiques
4.1
Member
_Zoe_