Biggest Disappointments

Description
What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
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Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,592 membres
397 critiques
4
Rang global 40
4 Members
hipdeep, amysisson, prosfilaes, ManWithAnAgenda,
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L'Histoire de Pi
de Yann Martel
43,579 membres
1,013 critiques
3.9
Rang global 503
7 Members
generalkala, mmignano11, edparks, dste, teeth, Peace2, Charon07,gennyt ,KimarieBee , ,sjmccreary ,EMS_24 ,Simone2 ,gypsysmom , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
: Painfully unrealistic: couldn't wait to give the book away hence it's not in my Lib Thing.
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A Game of Thrones
de George R. R. Martin
42,569 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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L'île des Dauphins bleus
de Scott O'Dell
18,058 membres
298 critiques
3.9
Rang global 407
Member
dste,
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Briar Rose
de Jane Yolen
2,842 membres
105 critiques
4
Rang global 537
2 Members
ncgraham, souloftherose, ,jain , , ,merrystar
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M is for Magic
de Neil Gaiman
2,237 membres
97 critiques
3.8
Rang global 524
Member
ncgraham,foggidawn , ,
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Un cantique pour Leibowitz
de Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,742 membres
308 critiques
3.9
Rang global 551
3 Members
hipdeep, pammab, cpg, ,anglemark , ,aulsmith ,tottman ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07
Explications
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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Five Red Herrings
de Dorothy L. Sayers
2,842 membres
72 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 495
3 Members
gennyt, aulsmith, SylviaC, ,foggidawn , ,merrystar
Explications
aulsmith: Neither the mystery or the characters grabbed--very unusual for Sayers.
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La voleuse de livres
de Markus Zusak
44,822 membres
2,125 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 544
7 Members
edparks, souloftherose, Eowyn1, Tess_W, gypsysmom, hailsus, hollythepenguin,gennyt ,generalkala ,jain ,KimarieBee , , ,norabelle414 , ,MmeRose , ,martensgirl ,Peace2
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Le Cycle de Merlin, Tome 1 : La Grotte de cristal
de Mary Stewart
5,845 membres
111 critiques
4.1
Rang global 560
Member
SylviaC,ABVR ,gennyt ,anglemark , ,aulsmith ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,gypsysmom
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American Gods
de Neil Gaiman
33,590 membres
932 critiques
4.1
Rang global 547
10 Members
lilithcat, ABVR, _Zoe_, keristars, majkia, Mr.Durick, asalamon, andejons, ahef1963, jeffza, ,hipdeep ,daschaich , ,rstaedter , , , ,aulsmith ,snurp ,Crypto-Willobie ,masiejames ,calm ,WhatUsername ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Dune
de Frank Herbert
42,504 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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Anansi Boys
de Neil Gaiman
20,141 membres
465 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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Trois homme dans un bateau, sans parler du chien
de Jerome K. Jerome
7,695 membres
290 critiques
3.9
Rang global 563
2 Members
Edward, TashMason,gennyt ,anglemark , , ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,merrystar ,Crypto-Willobie ,souloftherose ,
Explications
aulsmith : A remarkable book with far more depth than I expected.
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Le temps n'est rien
de Audrey Niffenegger
39,467 membres
1,271 critiques
4.1
Rang global 567
2 Members
C4RO, susiesharp, ,generalkala ,anglemark ,KimarieBee ,1morechapter ,amysisson , , ,EMS_24 ,masiejames ,Simone2 ,Bluewolf0411 ,
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Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
40,049 membres
1,585 critiques
4.2
Rang global 555
3 Members
Aquila, jain, Tess_W,foggidawn ,keristars ,1morechapter ,amysisson , , , , ,ManWithAnAgenda