Biggest Disappointments

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What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
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28,767 membres
649 critiques
½ 3.6
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gilroy, ABVR, generalkala, foggidawn, Tafadhali, mmignano11, Cecrow, Christy.Riege, 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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755 critiques
½ 3.7
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468 critiques
½ 3.4
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552 critiques
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6,649 membres
121 critiques
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70,116 membres
1,305 critiques
½ 3.5
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27,848 membres
385 critiques
½ 3.6
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8 Members
aprille, pitjrw, norabelle414, sturlington, jasmaynard, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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ahef1963: I was not expecting so much misogyny. Couldn't finish.
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2,354 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.5
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5 Members
sunqueen, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
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ahef1963: I couldn't even manage a chapter of staggering genius. Overrated, even by the author.
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208 critiques
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12,899 membres
204 critiques
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8,577 membres
115 critiques
½ 3.5
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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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877 membres
33 critiques
½ 3.4
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5,748 membres
184 critiques
½ 3.5
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23,993 membres
376 critiques
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12,917 membres
496 critiques
3.8
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3 Members
hipdeep, eshaw27, gypsysmom,MmeRose
Explications
hipdeep: Substantial alleged fabrications in this autobiographical story.
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44,662 membres
2,118 critiques
½ 4.4
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4,043 membres
205 critiques
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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.
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5,336 membres
333 critiques
½ 3.5
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3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Meh.
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938 critiques
½ 3.7
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99 critiques
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1,741 critiques
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421 critiques
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8,701 membres
148 critiques
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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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3,179 membres
218 critiques
3.8
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4 Members
pammab, aulsmith, tottman, souloftherose,merrystar ,gypsysmom
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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
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64,065 membres
3,478 critiques
½ 4.3
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17,304 membres
480 critiques
½ 3.5
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17,209 membres
319 critiques
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18,288 membres
251 critiques
½ 3.7
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2 Members
ahef1963, Peace2,merrystar ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: I like Verne so much but was put to sleep by this adventure.
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14,864 membres
850 critiques
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343 critiques
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276 critiques
3.8
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78 critiques
½ 3.6
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2 Members
Cecrow, briarhills,gypsysmom
Explications
Cecrow: Repetition, little forward momentum, Ayla's Mary Sue complex ... good comfort read, though.
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790 membres
18 critiques
3.1
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43,476 membres
1,012 critiques
3.9
Rang global 476
8 Members
generalkala, mmignano11, Christy.Riege, edparks, dste, teeth, Peace2, Charon07,gennyt ,KimarieBee , ,sjmccreary ,EMS_24 ,Simone2 ,gypsysmom , ,ManWithAnAgenda
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: Painfully unrealistic: couldn't wait to give the book away hence it's not in my Lib Thing.
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27,829 membres
1,038 critiques
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6 Members
Cecrow, briarhills, AnneGerring, Luisali, starbox, zottel, ,edparks , ,Eowyn1 ,Simone2 ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
Cecrow: Too much hyperbole raised my expectations
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22,045 membres
700 critiques
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17,599 membres
682 critiques
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zottel,EMS_24 ,edparks ,gypsysmom ,Charon07
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zottel: I loved all of Mitchell's other works, especially Ghostwritten and The Bone Clocks. Compared to those, Cloud Atlas really was a disappointment. Flat characters, boring stories, all in all far away from the quality of his other books. It's not really bad, but not very good, either—Mitchell can do MUCH better. If you haven't read a Mitchell before, don't choose this one as your first.
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8,509 membres
410 critiques
½ 3.7
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7,678 membres
406 critiques
4.1
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pitjrw, aulsmith, MmeRose,jain ,KimarieBee ,gypsysmom
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aulsmith: Expecting an award winning book on gender. Got a mediocre piece of spec fic with a lot of hurt/comfort.
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1,296 membres
43 critiques
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121 critiques
½ 3.4
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94 critiques
½ 3.6
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113 critiques
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210 critiques
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396 critiques
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173 critiques
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9,785 membres
217 critiques
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11,673 membres
306 critiques
3.9
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3 Members
hipdeep, pammab, cpg, ,anglemark , ,aulsmith ,tottman ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
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aulsmith : I suspect that many younger people find it dated, but reading it in the sixties, when we thought we'd be nuked out of existence at any moment, it was both hopeful and scary.
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1,135 membres
21 critiques
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1,075 critiques
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1,327 critiques
3.9
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51,708 membres
697 critiques
3.9
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26,191 membres
500 critiques
4.2
Rang global 510
3 Members
KimarieBee, edparks, ahef1963,bjappleg8 ,elkiedee ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
ahef1963: I could not get through this.
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23,621 membres
983 critiques
4.2
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20,187 membres
553 critiques
4.1
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13,162 membres
455 critiques
3.9
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11,804 membres
652 critiques
3.8
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9,817 membres
227 critiques
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Rang global 419
2 Members
Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda,jain ,gypsysmom
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jain : Includes "A Study in Emerald," which singlehandedly is enough to elevate this collection for me.
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18,615 membres
876 critiques
½ 4.3
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8,929 membres
201 critiques
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8,569 membres
239 critiques
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8,294 membres
239 critiques
½ 4.5
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6,179 membres
109 critiques
½ 3.7
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5,840 membres
138 critiques
4.1
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6,406 membres
262 critiques
3.9
Rang global 428
2 Members
hipdeep, jasmaynard,wdwilson3 ,gypsysmom
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hipdeep: I love Bryson's earlier work, but this doesn't particularly hang together well. It feels disjointed and haphazard.
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1,421 membres
47 critiques
½ 3.4
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30,372 membres
449 critiques
4.1
Rang global 540
2 Members
aulsmith, Oct326,Cecrow ,edparks ,CGlanovsky ,gypsysmom ,starbox ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith: Didn't appreciate the satire when I was a child. After Man of La Mancha, it was too late.
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20,468 membres
386 critiques
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441 critiques
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1,186 critiques
½ 4.3
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81,573 membres
1,267 critiques
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20,075 membres
462 critiques
3.9
Rang global 565
2 Members
gilroy, ahef1963, ,hipdeep ,rstaedter , , , ,aulsmith ,masiejames ,gypsysmom ,WhatUsername ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
aulsmith : Not really a sequel to American Gods. A marketing mistake. I loved what he did with the women.
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5,822 membres
348 critiques
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249 critiques
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108 critiques
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1,402 critiques
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681 critiques
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931 critiques
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1,177 critiques
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142 critiques
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27,198 membres
629 critiques
4.1
Rang global 556
5 Members
brewergirl, ursula, aulsmith, masiejames, ahef1963,ijustgetbored ,absurdeist ,1morechapter ,snurp ,Crypto-Willobie ,edparks ,Simone2 , ,gypsysmom ,kara.shamy ,Charon07
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aulsmith: Expecting an interesting book on intersexuality--there was a lot of interesting stuff, but not on gender.
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2,270 membres
151 critiques
4.1
Rang global 523
3 Members
aulsmith, bjappleg8, souloftherose,brewergirl ,ijustgetbored ,merrystar ,suitable1 ,gypsysmom
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aulsmith: Needed serious editing.
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710 membres
8 critiques
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6,433 membres
450 critiques
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38,265 membres
433 critiques
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69 critiques
½ 3.6
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140 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 522