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
17,959 membres
517 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
35,847 membres
939 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
27,925 membres
385 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
58,219 membres
2,264 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
21,427 membres
755 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
aprille, Tafadhali, edparks, jasmaynard, tottman, gypsysmom
7
Le complot contre l'Amérique
de Philip Roth
8,944 membres
217 critiques
½ 3.7
6 Members
wdwilson3, sturlington, racergirl76, edparks, sparemethecensor, Luisali
8
The Gathering
de Anne Enright
4,051 membres
204 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
3,701 membres
217 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.
10
Da Vinci Code
de Dan Brown
70,207 membres
1,305 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 , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Curran2
Explications
jain: I couldn't read more than a couple of pages, the writing style was *so bad*.
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
de Gregory Maguire
28,822 membres
650 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
14,637 membres
308 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
12,988 membres
279 critiques
½ 3.6
6 Members
generalkala, pammab, chgstrom, Brandy1411, tdiken, Charon07,
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Damnés, Tome 1 :
de Lauren Kate
7,313 membres
404 critiques
½ 3.4
5 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, susiesharp, tmsaguid, elainemberman
15
Breaking Dawn
de Stephenie Meyer
40,441 membres
1,036 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
generalkala, martensgirl, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
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La cité des ténèbres
de Cassandra Clare
21,076 membres
887 critiques
3.8
4 Members
Tafadhali, norabelle414, susiesharp, briarhills
17
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
de Ransom Riggs
19,237 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
12,492 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
9,856 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
7,635 membres
485 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
eshaw27, briarhills, elainemberman, Brandy1411
21
Les ensorceleuses
de Alice Hoffman
5,740 membres
170 critiques
½ 3.7
5 Members
generalkala, eshaw27, mmignano11, SylviaC, ManWithAnAgenda,jain
22
Une oeuvre déchirante d'un génie renversant
de Dave Eggers
2,362 membres
30 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
1,866 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
1,090 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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Harry Potter et la coupe de feu
de J. K. Rowling
102,213 membres
878 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
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
96,407 membres
1,564 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
gilroy, jain, ManWithAnAgenda
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Hunger Games, Tome 3 : La révolte
de Suzanne Collins
45,085 membres
1,740 critiques
3.9
8 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, enrique_molinero, norabelle414, ncgraham, dste, mazzy7, ManWithAnAgenda,amysisson , , ,Eowyn1 ,gypsysmom
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L'arbre généreux
de Shel Silverstein
18,753 membres
1,008 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
merrystar, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
29
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
14,847 membres
799 critiques
3.9
4 Members
aprille, jonathankws, TashMason, Charon07,ManWithAnAgenda
30
Divergente T.3 : Allégeance
de Veronica Roth
13,556 membres
515 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
gilroy, inge87, Peace2
31
Le club des policiers yiddish
de Michael Chabon
10,378 membres
421 critiques
3.8
5 Members
aprille, sunqueen, chgstrom, edparks, Luisali,aulsmith ,gypsysmom
32
Mille morceaux
de James Frey
9,719 membres
230 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
9,345 membres
639 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
generalkala, foggidawn, keristars, Sammystarbuck,sundancer
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La maison aux sept pignons
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
8,621 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
8,250 membres
251 critiques
3.9
5 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, jasmaynard, briarhills, elainemberman,Sammystarbuck ,ManWithAnAgenda
36
Dans le jardin de la bête
de Erik Larson
7,649 membres
341 critiques
3.8
3 Members
aulsmith, mousse, sparemethecensor
Explications
aulsmith: Expected more ethical frisson.
37
Les jumelles de highgate
de Audrey Niffenegger
6,981 membres
468 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
chgstrom, souloftherose, gypsysmom, WhatUsername,sunqueen
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La prophétie des Andes
de James Redfield
6,672 membres
121 critiques
3.2
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, elainemberman
39
Legend T01 Legend
de Marie Lu
6,596 membres
380 critiques
3.9
3 Members
foggidawn, inge87, elainemberman
40
Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,586 membres
396 critiques
4
4 Members
hipdeep, amysisson, prosfilaes, ManWithAnAgenda,
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La Femme du tigre
de Téa Obreht
5,367 membres
334 critiques
½ 3.5
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Meh.
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Loving Frank
de Nancy Horan
4,463 membres
208 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
kageeh, sunqueen, mmignano11
43
Twilight coffret poche
de Stephenie Meyer
4,381 membres
121 critiques
4
3 Members
briarhills, teeth, ManWithAnAgenda
44
Noir de lune
de Alice Sebold
4,173 membres
181 critiques
2.8
3 Members
edparks, elainemberman, Brandy1411
45
Prozac nation : Avoir vingt ans dans la dépression
de Elizabeth Wurtzel
3,993 membres
55 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
46
Sex and the city
de Candace Bushnell
2,271 membres
39 critiques
½ 2.7
3 Members
generalkala, Bluewolf0411, kara.shamy
47
Romanitas
de Sophia McDougall
359 membres
11 critiques
3
3 Members
Edward, calm, Bluewolf0411
48
Harry Potter et le prince de sang-mêlé
de J. K. Rowling
101,211 membres
929 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
49
Le vieil homme et la mer
de Ernest Hemingway
30,688 membres
505 critiques
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, al.vick
50
La couleur des sentiments
de Kathryn Stockett
30,483 membres
1,488 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
51
Les Chroniques de Narnia, tome 7 : La Dernière bataille
de C. S. Lewis
23,224 membres
191 critiques
3.9
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
52
Les apparences
de Gillian Flynn
22,058 membres
1,542 critiques
3.9
3 Members
gilroy, Minthe, Charon07,bstar1019
53
Sourires de loup
de Zadie Smith
13,642 membres
247 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
edparks, tdiken
54
Infinite jest
de David Foster Wallace
13,153 membres
243 critiques
4.2
2 Members
aprille, ManWithAnAgenda
55
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra
de Gaston Leroux
12,978 membres
204 critiques
3.8
2 Members
CGlanovsky, gypsysmom
56
Trois tasses de thé. La mission de paix d'un Américain au Pakistan et en Afghanistan
de Greg Mortenson
12,935 membres
497 critiques
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, eshaw27, gypsysmom,MmeRose
Explications
hipdeep: Substantial alleged fabrications in this autobiographical story.
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Un yankee à la cour du roi Arthur
de Mark Twain
11,551 membres
135 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Minthe, andejons
58
Stranger in a Strange Land (Uncut Edition)
de Robert A. Heinlein
8,713 membres
149 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.
59
Histoire de Lisey
de Stephen King
8,501 membres
195 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
mmignano11, sturlington, elainemberman,ManWithAnAgenda
60
Le club Jane Austen
de Karen Joy Fowler
6,404 membres
193 critiques
3
2 Members
Minthe, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Dull and predictable.
61
Delirium - Tome 1
de Lauren Oliver
6,175 membres
520 critiques
3.9
4 Members
generalkala, _Zoe_, norabelle414, elainemberman,sundancer ,
62
La mer
de John Banville
5,409 membres
172 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
Minthe, sunqueen
63
Swamplandia
de Karen Russell
3,590 membres
236 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
sunqueen, sjmccreary, SugarCreekRanch, Bluewolf0411,keristars ,elkiedee
64
Black-out
de Connie Willis
3,194 membres
218 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
65
Novice
de Octavia E. Butler
2,980 membres
146 critiques
3.8
2 Members
jain, Brandy1411
Explications
jain: I've loved everything I've read of Butler except this book.
66
Mississippi
de Hillary Jordan
2,946 membres
206 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Minthe, edparks
68
Portrait de classe
de Tobias Wolff
2,528 membres
77 critiques
3.8
2 Members
sjmccreary, edparks
69
The Personal Librarian: A Novel
de Marie Benedict
2,421 membres
129 critiques
3.8
2 Members
aprille, bstar1019
70
The Leftovers
de Tom Perrotta
2,283 membres
184 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
sparemethecensor, Brandy1411
71
La Pianiste
de Elfriede Jelinek
2,003 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
Simone2, teeth
72
Les Maîtres Chanteurs
de Orson Scott Card
1,896 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
1,409 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.
74
La Leçon d'équitation
de Sara Gruen
880 membres
33 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
SqueakyChu, gypsysmom
75
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
de Galen Beckett
810 membres
58 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
loremistress, briarhills
76
The Carhullan Army
de Sarah Hall
687 membres
48 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
absurdeist, sparemethecensor
77
The Lake Shore Limited
de Sue Miller
547 membres
37 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
78
Percival's Angel
de Anne Eliot Crompton
70 membres
5 critiques
2.9
2 Members
ncgraham, Bluewolf0411
79
Luxembourg And The Jenisch Connection
de David Robinson
2 membres
½ 1.5
2 Members
Samantha_kathy, Bluewolf0411
80
Le chardon et le tartan
de Diana Gabaldon
23,729 membres
984 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, merrystar, sturlington,gypsysmom ,
81
L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être
de Milan Kundera
22,449 membres
268 critiques
4
Member
EMS_24
82
La conjuration des imbéciles
de John Kennedy Toole
21,334 membres
472 critiques
3.9
Member
EMS_24
83
La force de l'intuition : Prendre la bonne décision en deux secondes
de Malcolm Gladwell
21,003 membres
386 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
Minthe
84
L'enfant de tous les silences
de Kim Edwards
17,313 membres
480 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
sundancer, edparks,gypsysmom
85
Le messie de Dune
de Frank Herbert
16,343 membres
165 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.
86
Brisingr
de Christopher Paolini
16,176 membres
236 critiques
3.9
Member
hollythepenguin
87
La voix des morts
de Orson Scott Card
15,778 membres
211 critiques
4
2 Members
gilroy, ManWithAnAgenda,tottman
Explications
gilroy: After the great book that Ender's Game was, this was a huge let down.
88
House of Leaves
de Mark Z. Danielewski
15,631 membres
374 critiques
4.1
Member
tdiken
89
La cité des cendres
de Cassandra Clare
15,011 membres
426 critiques
4
Member
Lexxi
90
22/11/63
de Stephen King
13,545 membres
761 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Minthe, DidIReallyReadThat, ManWithAnAgenda,Sammystarbuck ,TashMason
91
Journal d'un dégonflé
de Jeff Kinney
13,283 membres
713 critiques
4
3 Members
_Zoe_, foggidawn, amysisson, ,ManWithAnAgenda
92
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,004 membres
505 critiques
4.2
Member
edparks
93
Les Carnets du sous-sol
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
12,516 membres
155 critiques
4.1
Member
aprille
94
Le Chant de Dolorès
de Wally Lamb
12,412 membres
208 critiques
3.8
2 Members
edparks, gypsysmom,ManWithAnAgenda
95
Du côté de chez Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,112 membres
182 critiques
4.2
Member
aprille
96
La Cité des Ténèbres - Les Origines, Tome 1 : L'Ange mécanique
de Cassandra Clare
10,954 membres
394 critiques
4.1
Member
_Zoe_
97
L'Arc-en-ciel de la gravité
de Thomas Pynchon
10,736 membres
142 critiques
4.1
Member
aprille
98
Shadow and Bone
de Leigh Bardugo
10,561 membres
434 critiques
3.9
Member
hollythepenguin
99
Kane Chronicles, Tome 1 : La Pyramide rouge
de Rick Riordan
10,218 membres
312 critiques
4
3 Members
foggidawn, susiesharp, briarhills,Samantha_kathy ,
100
La puissance des vaincus
de Wally Lamb
10,204 membres
169 critiques
4.1
2 Members
edparks, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: Did not like. Possibly because my husband had just left me - I probably wouldn't have liked any book.