Many book lovers have turned to Goodreads as a source of inspiration or a venue to gush or vent after reading something truly moving. Its extensive sections for reviews, quotes, and thoughts allow casual readers to learn more before buying.
But hidden beneath the surface, there is a gold mine of absolutely hilarious and unhinged one-star reviews, which the laurasbooktalk TikTok account gathers and shares with the world. So get comfy and prepare to scroll through some people's thoughts on quite possibly the worst literature has to offer, upvote your favorites and comment your worst reading experience below.
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Please do NOT google this phobia and look wt the pictures.. i now have this phobia… 😭
For those who are curious - "extreme or irrational aversion to or fear of clusters of small holes or bumps."
Load More Replies...This reminds me of the song by Ghost, anyone wanna start a comment chain with the lyrics
Not good with lyrics. Going to see Ghost August 2nd soooo excited
Load More Replies...Which brand? My shampoo bottle has gotten boring lately and I’d like to start a new series
You need to start using medicated shampoo. The awesome amount of ingredients and where they come from and what they actually do will send you down an endless rabbit hole of discovery... and madnesses.
Load More Replies...Love that book! Excited for the third one to come out in like a month
Why did they read the sequel if they hated the plot? Maybe they didn't realize it was a sequel to begin with?
Or maybe the first book was really good and the sequel was horrid... I felt that way with Ready Player Two. So excited and then so disappointed.
Load More Replies...Would you recommend it? I like the occasional "this is actually really bad but I'm enjoying it" title.
Load More Replies...My friend recommended it. I didn’t read it. This way, everyone’s happy!
Load More Replies...Ok but.. ending a friendship over BOOK TASTES??? Not everyone likes the same books as you. I would never judge people on their book tastes cuz I wouldnt wanna get judged (same w music)
Who said it wasn't about "one of them lying" rather than a taste in books?
Load More Replies...People seem to enjoy literary criticism (or any criticism for that matter) almost as much as literature itself. Some of the oldest texts still available to humans have sections critiquing other texts of the time, for example, the Nāṭya Śāstra, a Sanskrit text on the performing arts from roughly 200 BCE has parts listing the advantages and disadvantages of similar texts.
Similarly, Aristotle and Plato both published texts criticizing ideas, works, and texts that they found distasteful. While most authors will write for the sake of writing, the copying and preservation of these works does indicate that deep down, most of us love reading about someone tearing something apart.
especially 300 year-old sparkly ones who are still in high school.
Load More Replies...I’ve never actually seen twilight, so I want to know, why is it actually bad?
I used to think so, but so many worse things came after it, I kind of like it now.
Load More Replies...Maybe Colleen Hoovwe should make a carreerswitch. Something that requires not so much of the imagination, like deliveryperson or accountant...
Accounting can be "creative", if you work for the right person. 😄
Load More Replies...I honestly don't understand how Colleen Hoover is popular. There's a difference between working through trauma through writing and romanticizing abuse. All the young people that read her books thinking what she writes about is romantic...she markets her books as love stories!!! Ugh I get so mad thinking about it
She is deeply problematic as a lot of her stories glorify toxic relationships, emotional and physical abuse, and controlling behaviour. It makes me sad as many of her books target young adults.
Load More Replies...I don't know why Colleen Hoover is so popular. Most of her books glorify toxic relationships and are terribly wrritten.
Well, it is a ghost story so not really supposed to be deep and meaningful perhaps?
I haven't read this author, yet, but being a ghost story, alone, doesn't mean a story isn't supposed to be deep or meaningful. Agatha Christie's "Endless Night" and Stephen King's "Bag o' Bones" are some of the most raw, deepest and more emotionaly charged novels of said authors, and they are ghost stories. Not to mention how political "A Christmas Carol" was at the time and how psychologically complex Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" and Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" are. Not judging you or your testes, just here to defend the potential of ghost stories. Lol
Load More Replies...I actually really liked this book and series, I don't know why they would say that
LOL "shelved as- 'read, burn it' I LOVE IT and am adding a burnlist to my goodreads now
Of course, before the relatively modern era, literacy rates were so low that reading, let alone reading about reading was pretty uncommon. But as more and more people “learned their letters,” a review, of anything really, became a genre all to itself, as most people still preferred to know about a thing before they potentially spent hard-earned money on it. This popularity meant that reviews started to evolve from pure evaluations into a form of content in of itself.
To be fair, I have seen Shakespeare quotes written on high school toilet walls.
Dang, what school's bathroom have you been using?
Load More Replies...I read the first two pages to see just how bad it is...it's so bad. It might be okay as a screenplay. Maybe. Ugh.
I have never read anything by Colleen Hoover, and I don't think I will.
Huh? What is this? Do I want to actually look this up?
Load More Replies...A lot of poorly written books become TV shows or movies. Looking at you 50 Shades of Grey. Could not get through the sample of that book.
Load More Replies...I never looked this up because the title kind of irks me lol
Load More Replies...I actually like the show. Then I read the book - woof! The show had a lot of interesting stuff added that the book lacked like racism, classism, and plot.
I LOVED this series!! I've lent my books out to others who also enjoyed them!!
One of the most popular critics, among his many claims to fame, was Jonathan Swift. Without knowing, many people might be at least familiar with not just one, but two of his portraits, which as memes are appropriately used to display someone's confusion and revulsion for something particularly bad. His works are still read today, a pretty clear sign that writers in particular can still learn about their craft by watching someone just dissect a text they have never seen before.
i really liked this series, the plot is nice- FBI agent is dating the serial killer
Now I want to find out if she really is this horrible a writer
Load More Replies...This book is featuring a lot- I almost want to read it and find out for myself!
I have a feeling Colleen Hoover is going to be make a number of appearances in this listicle.
I know a Myles who fits this description perfectly. F-ck you, Myles.
Oooh boy, I thought the book title was bad enough and then I saw the book cover.
The internet has allowed for a democratization of reviews and literary criticism, for better or worse. Certainly, one disadvantage of the “classic” way to read reviews, in a magazine, for example, is that a single critic's taste might differ from yours and people are not infallible. But sites like Goodreads let people mix and match research, both seeing what specific people and even authors think, but also seeing the mass of data created by anonymous users.
I attempted to read this book due to the raves of friends and family about how great the book was. I didn't like it. It was boring far more times than it was excellent. The funny thing is, until I saw this post with others ⁷⁸that didn't like it S#
I am with you. I absolutely loathed this book & left a review warning others not to waste their time.
Load More Replies...Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit
Load More Replies...The book reviews were so full of praise. It had some good/okay passages, but mostly it was annoying.
I think I've seen the movie of this but I'm not sure. I'm now doubting there's even been a movie of this.
There has been. Emily Blunt starred in it. It was extremely forgettable.
Load More Replies...I actually read this through to the end, even though I guessed who dunnit at least halfway through 🤷
But isn't The Hunger Games the Walmart version of Battle Royale? Ooh, I'm going to get so much hate for this one.
I liked Red Queen! It's dystopian with a love triangle (which I didn't like in either series), but otherwise it's its own thing. First two books were great, the third one was a little boring, the fourth one I dnf because I lost interest.
Someone help me find her... her books show evidence she needs a little of my help.
I agree. It wasn't the best book ever written by any means, but it definitely kept me intrigued
Load More Replies...Wait... I read this. She didn't need Jesus - just a better editor, and a better plot, and better characterization...
I tried to read this book. It was my first book of hers I ever encountered. It made me wish I had never learned to read
It's a shame. Her books definitely aren't for me, but they're not half bad. GR is pretty much a dumpster fire with readers who are deliberately scathing in an attempt to be witty. Ugh. And those reviewers are typically the ones whose 1-stars comprise over 50% of their entire ratings, lol. If reading is that miserable to them, maybe they need to take a break or pick a different genre.
Load More Replies...I had to read the comment 5 times before understanding she meant Colleen Hoover is one of the people who need Jesus not one of the Jesuses
The plot is good, gives unacknowledged trauma but atleast the plot is good
She does the "unacknowledged trauma" in every book tho. Like "Woman is in a relationship with a dude who beats her, but hey he is hot and the sex is good so she stays". WHAT.
Load More Replies...At its inception, the site mostly functioned as a way for early internet users to actually find things to read, as digitalization and even just online bookstores massively increased the options for the average buyer. But options are useless if the person doesn’t know they exist. But, of course, even when one sees all the books out there, it’s important to have some way to figure out what you would like.
i dont even get why this booked was so hyped up, wanted a refund for the internet i wasted in downloading this book
This was actually a really good book. Not the best I've ever read and not the worst, but a good one that has a lingering memory.
Load More Replies...I literally just finished this book yesterday. I am shocked that I know many of these books...with these terrible reviews.
Cuz then how could anyone be ✨️dramatic ✨️ about it
Load More Replies...Same, pretty good series and worldbuilding! I've read almost al her series so far :D
Load More Replies...It's called "A *Noun* of *Noun* and *Noun*". That's a recipe for disaster.
Totally agree with this review, I don't think I lasted much more than the first chapter.
The book wasn't terrible, but like so many others on this list, she had the potential for better. I've read others just like it. And I feel like she was forcing herself to write poetically and suspense fully just to make it seem more well-written than it was. She can do better.
Now the site and its catalog are so large that Goodreads has its own “librarians” to curate, sort, and keep track of all the literature being added to it. While this is of little interest to the average user, it’s a pretty good representation of just how large the platform is these days, with over 50 million reviews and 90 million users as of 2019. Of higher interest to many users is the ability to follow verified author accounts and see what they are reading and reviewing.
I trust Arwen, elves are generally pretty good at this sort of thing.
I haven't read this particular one, but I've read lots by Christina Lauren! They are my fave duo authors when it comes to lovey dovey!!!
This book is not like the others I have read from them. All of which I read so quickly as they are very engaging. This one I never finished.
Load More Replies...Idk. *shrugs* I'm in my late 30s and I still say "holy moly" and "holy freakin' cannoli"
actually this series is so good! the first book is very lighthearted, the second one is a bit darker, and the third one is kinda disturbing.
I think they've made a film of this... But then again, they made films out of the 50 shades of grey and twilight books, so there's that, I suppose
They also made a film out of The Notebook, which is the most toxic, disturbing relationship I've ever had the misfortune of coming across
Load More Replies...There's quite a lot of 1star reviews regarding colleen hover books?... makes me curious:)
I'm starting to get the feeling that the general consensus of opinion is that Hoover... (wait for it!) ... Sucks.
Load More Replies...It's more of an inside joke. The two characters loved finding nemo and bonded over their love for the movie, even adopting the catchphrase "Just keep swimming" when they feel bad or have a bad event.
Load More Replies...Actually I start getting curious about what's Colleen hoover's secret to getting so many people to read and dislike her books: ist she a marketing genius? Are the book's premisses so original that you just can't help being hooked? What is it?
I don't know- I actually quite love her books. I own quite a few. Perhaps 12 at least?It might have to do with the fact that they're bittersweet stories(in a way.) the main heroine always has something bad happen that occurs in her life and makes it difficult for her to properly live or find happiness until the end of the book. A lot of people thinks he relationships are toxic. And I can kind of see that to be honest. But it's all about interpretation. I just see it as realistic as not everyone woman can get a perfect happily ever after like a fairy tale. Most relations are gritty. They're messy. They aren't perfect, and you have to struggle. That's why I love her books.
Load More Replies...I think a lot of people dwell too much on the fact that a vook didnt turn out the way THEY wanted it to, and then tag it bad. Yall say colleen hoovers books are bad and rncourage toxic relationships... but look around you. How may of your friends and family STILL remain in toxic love and find a way to romanticize it? How many people STILL date people with huge red flags? How may people STILL date people with unchecked trauma... MOST PEOPLE DO. And thas what she writes about... THEIR perspective of life. It may not fit into your 'he changes for her' or 'he becomes better ' perspective, and ITS OKAY. The world is messed up, her vooks just depicts EXACTLY what it is. People with numerous messed up minds walking the streets. It is you who wants to read about a false reality from the couch in your room that needs to wake up and real see what the world is... EVERYONE is someone else's idea of messed up. And what your read, is ACTUALLY how the world works. So simply because it doesnt fit into YOUR standard of a happy relationship, dosent make the book bad. Shes an authkr, she did her research and believe it or not, what you read is a PRODUCT of her research on the deep emotions humans carry. I am a copywriter, and believe ,e when i tell you human emotions are so nastyytt, you would NEVER believe. People hide the most sickest things mehn
Of course, humans are pretty ingenious creatures and we will find all sorts of ways to entertain ourselves in a pinch. One-star reviews are a good example, but a lot of people do actively like seeing the “fail state” of something. Whether it’s a car crash or “Kitchen Nightmares,” there is something exhilarating about learning the nitty, gritty, horrible details as an observer.
Now I'm curious. Headed to the used book store to find one of her books to read on vacation next week.
Load More Replies...Is this book really bad? I've seen at least 3 reviews of it on here, and another few by the same author.
I kinda liked it, but, as many of Coleen Hoover's books are, it's quite f****d up
Load More Replies...Developing an allergy for this person desperately attempting to write books.
If the entire plot can be undone with one straightforward conversation is always give it the lowest rating oossible
I feel compelled to read one of her books now!!! Maybe she started this post for that exact reason. Plot twist???
I actually love many of her books, I have no idea why I keep subjecting myself to them though because they often makes me cry and breaks my heart. But I don't have to agree with the type of persons the book is about to find them good, or be able to identify myself with the characters to feel a rollercoaster of emotions while reading. I feel bad for the people who have to find the characters believable in their eyes or that the relationships in the book needs to be correct with their views or its not good. This book could have been shorter if they talked better with each other, but that's the thing with it, bad communication leading to heartbreak. And sometimes books are frustrating when you yourself knows the solutions but the characters don't act like you would or as you think they should, but it's a book, often a made-up thing and then it doesn't matter whats wrong or right.
Load More Replies...Colleen Hoover sounds a lot like the Kevin Fiege on the BBLU (Bad Book Literary Universe)
I've been reading on the Kindle app and found where I can send grammatical/mechanical edit suggestions to the publishers. It's made me so happy!!
Yes, honestlysophie, and the first word of a sentence also starts with a capital letter. 😉
To be fair there's a big difference between the expectations for a published book and a comment online
Load More Replies...Evidently the reviewer didn't know what a question mark was... so.... :D
Let's not try to capitalize on someone who doesn't know how to use punctuation.
In other words, we love to hate, but most people also realize that just hating stuff is boring, unappealing, and often pretty unhealthy. So particularly bad books and most of the ones on this list qualify, are a safe target, as they can be hated, mocked, and made fun of without that little voice inside wondering if this is perhaps an ugly look.
I've only heard good reviews for AGGGTM, I'm kinda curious to know why people dislike it
It's like another review said, they realized they were too old. This book is pretty good if you're reading it as a teen/young adult (or still have those types of story preferences), but when you read it as an older adult it's just.....silly. Like how 15 year old me thought Twilight was a good book but 30 year old me just kind of cringes.
Load More Replies...Dorothy Parker, a book reviewer in the last millennium (1940s I think), wrote of a book "This is a book which should not be put down lightly. It should be thrown with great force!"
Oh, Dorothy Parker! She was so messed up, but such a great quipper! She was like a less subtle Oscar Wilde. Or a gloomier Nöel Coward.
Load More Replies...I desperately need to see how this Colleen Hoover looks like...
It's entirely possible that she's not a real person, but a team of staff writers at the publisher churning out schlock to boost revenue. A lot of writers aren't real people nowadays, even the ones with faces.
Load More Replies...How does this person has so much time to write so many bad books? Do they have an automatic story generator?
I'm a fat girl. White bread is my jam! Wait, is there jam too?
On this basis, many authors who would have and perhaps should have remained unknown rose to prominence. Twilight and its film adaptations had large fan bases but were equally well known for a large, very vocal group of critics who attacked it at every turn. If you happen to be a Twilight hater, even one who never read the book in the first place, bad reviews are no doubt a great source of entertainment.
First one I disagree with. It's not a literary masterpiece imo, but the setting is novel and the story is nice.
I take it a maid witnesses something bad through a ridiculously large, old timey, keyhole?
Hey, I loved this book! I’ve just bought the follow up book, “The Housemaids Secret” I loved all the twists on the plot.
I just bought Housemaids Secret also (impulse buy for a flight). I'm hoping for the best!
Load More Replies...Now now, let's not judge all AI writers based on one. And btw, could someone help me with a picture quiz about recognizing all the pictures with a cat? thx! 😂
i mean it is dark romance, there were TWs veryyyyy clearly given all along, but still a little over the top, i agree, with a gun?? seriously????
Cat and mouse duet would have done it and this would have remained shelved
In the present day, this use of infamy to garner attention has become a relatively popular method to sell books, as some segment of the population will inevitably buy it just to see what all the fuss is about. As you scroll through, note which authors' names come up frequently. At this stage in digital marketing, the one-star review might be only second in value to a five-star review.
Alright, I agree with this. Maybe not burn the characters alive - just force feed them raisins.
Okay but this book had way too much smut for absolutely no reason
This book had me thinking about it for weeks after I read it. There was one major plot hole that kind of brought me out of the story, but I could look past it
I started it but wasn't as intrigued as I thought I'd be and forgot about it
There's a podcast based on the midnight library and I love the heck out of it. Understandably though it is not vor everyone. Still to harsh of a review, in my opinion.
That's actually the one I have read by him. Had to google if I was mistaken cause I didn't know he wrote fiction.
Load More Replies...I’m fully in support of that ban. I’m half tempted to go through this post again and take a shot each time I see a bad review of one of her books.
Load More Replies...this is the most accurate review to ever exist. ryle literally begs a girl he's met like twice to have sex with him and basically stalks her THEN SHE MARRIES HIM.
So, nonfiction? She can CHANGE him, if she get pregnant.
Load More Replies...Can we talk about "If-she-has-no-haters-i-am-dead"?? Cuz I luv it
Aaah, there it is, this is the one where a woman with one lonely brain cell is in a relationship with an abusive ahole - but because he is hot and the sex is great, she stays with him. Colleen please. Get out of the nineteenth century and actually give your female characters a few more braincells and a BACKBONE
Just read the synopsis for this last night, in looking for something to read on the plane and vacation. Even *that* seemed pointless.
That may not be a bad thing in a book. Some of the best books out there are deeply disturbing.
Has peaked my curiosity as well! Sometimes that's NOT a good thing.
Load More Replies...Whoever looked at this title and thought "hey, that's gonna be a good read"
They sound like a YouTuber trying to include as many keywords as possible so it shows up when other things are searched
Load More Replies...maybe cuz it's a teen romance 1st love type of book and you read it well into your adult age?
Wona can't be bothered to write 'thank you' correctly. How can we trust them to provide an accurate review of an actual book?
Don’t worry, the book is brilliant! It’s one of my favourites, thought it can feel a bit heartbreaking at times, happy reading!
Load More Replies...Mixed feelings about this series... I am currently reading it and I will say some parts are very good while others weren't necessary
I think it’s like that for a lot of people. I got through the first two books and gave up on reading it, but I’ve had friends who loved it.
Load More Replies...Was a pretty good series, these would be easier to take seriously if they actually gave reasons for why they hate it
for me it was because it was extremely bland, absolutely nothing to get me hooked on the characters, and they barely followed the main plot point
Load More Replies...STRAIGHT CULTURE IS HOW I CAN SUM UP WHY I HATE SO MANY BOOKS
Honest review: the book overall is actually really nice and the way its written and its actually pretty sad LIKE VERY SAD it gets to u and leaves u traumatized like fr. BUT i feel like it could've been way shorter as i found my self skipping so many boring pages that have no effect or reason to be in the book. So instead of it being 700 smth pages it could've been max 400
If you were skipping pages out of boredom, it is a terrible book. 1*
Load More Replies...They finished a c.1,000 page book so that they could avoid recommending it. Surely they could have achieved that in 50 pages. Also, this book is incredible.
I agree! It was traumatic, granted, and I probably ugly-cried for about 10 minutes straight after finishing it, but I still thought it was fantastic.
Load More Replies...This is a book with a actual good characters, unlike the cishet nonsense of these other books.
Currently rereading this book and guess what? It’s still fuckjng incredible. As are all of this authors books
I thought this was a good book. Some of these are legitimately terrible romance novels, others are just a matter of preference.
Hopefully it also ends with the Colleen-vibe now. She's getting on my nerves.
Hey I just turned 50 and I'll pee in my yard if one of the kids is in the bathroom or I'm in the middle of yard work. Then again I have a 3 acre yard and no neighbors soooo.....
Last time I peed outside. I was in my parents woods. When I was done, I realized I had peed on old chicken bones. I felt that was a bad omen and haven't since, lol.
Load More Replies...They make this sound like the person could have chosen anywhere in the world to p**s. P**s in queen elizabeths grand louvre, and they "decided" to p**s in their own backyard instead lol
Noticing a trend of stupid trilogies trying to be the next "big thing"
I am 39 and we only have one toilet in my house so when my hubby is taking a 4 hour s**t break sometimes I have to go in the garden, ok?
Is that the same girl who created a global bestseller by changing names in a Rey / Kylo Ren fanfiction?
Hey, if I thought I could get away with doing that, I'd do it too! Except my fanfics are all about weird things that involve transporter malfunctions or parasitic symbiotes or pon farr or aliens that suck your life out of you, etc etc. There's no way I could change them enough to disguise the source material (and it's not all Star Trek despite what it may seem like)!
Load More Replies...I think it's actually the 4th or 5th for me at this point. I lost count and I'm only about halfway down.
Colleen again?????? *Tries to knock herself out with the full uncut hardcover edition of Stephen Kings' 'The Stand'
Just look at the stereotypical cishet white couple on the couple and decide against reading it.
I thought this book was good, but I get what they're saying. She tried to steer it in one direction but it just kinda got stuck in the mud(to me that's good for this book. Any other ending would have made the book a pile of dirt and micro-plastics)
I thought it was pretty good, not amazing but good. The rest of the series went downhill in my opinion.
Load More Replies...That’s what I’ve heard as well, but I haven’t read it yet.
Load More Replies...That's not the fault of the book. Can reviewers not give themselves one star?
I appreciate the honesty of this review 🤣 Also, I know a lot of people on here are defending (SOME OF) the books, but everyone has different opinions about books. This thread is supposed to be about funny 1-star reviews.. i haven't read a single of the books on here though. I guess if I had a favorite here I would also try to salvage it just in case people decide not to give it a try.
It just means that the book cover is significantly better than the book itself
Load More Replies...Ok but from how I can see it shrunk version, looks like something in Episode, the game I get too many ads about
Personally I actually enjoyed Caraval, maybe 3.5-4 stars. Definitely deserves more than one.
She did say please. Out of respect for politeness in general you should come after her with a scythe instead.
Load More Replies...I don’t have any beef with the book or show. The only thing I have beef with is the a*****e company that is Netflix. Believe me, this would’ve never been a show if any of the main two kids weren’t white. They approved of it because white women like it, just look at the treatment of lesbians of color by Netflix. F**k Netflix.
The books are amazing …. But (don’t come after me) the show kinda sucked imo
In her defense she had her reasons and it was broken down very well
Load More Replies...Or it wasn't to her taste? Maybe it was a genre/style she didn't like?
Load More Replies...Girl, you just sold that book. We get to read about a hedgehog? You should ask for a commission.
I got bored around the middle. I don't even know why I read up until then, but The Love Hypothesis(same author) was awesome so I gave this a try and found out it was one of those books where the whole thing could have ended in 30 seconds if they had a proper conversation.
Just goes to show, there are always going to be one stars and you have to look at the aggregate of all the reviews, not just the best and the worst.
Load More Replies...I love this book and am proud to say it's the only one on this list I read.
I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR YOU BARRY, IF WE BURN, YOU BURN WITH US. *huffs in mockingjay*
Not a YA here but bought and read all 3 books and watched the movies. Don't believe Barry...
So this person found out the author is a red head, gave the author a one star review based entirely on that fact, and then declared this? Why? For other people with this ridiculous prejudice?
in my country some areas just really hate gingers 🤷♀️ like for example my friends ginger and on the first day of school she got chased with sticks
Load More Replies...Really wondering just HOW OFTEN people are review bombing things just because prejudice!!! There needs to be a way to fix that.
That's not a great reason for a 1 star review but I read the book and it deserves a maximum of 2 stars imo
Giving a book a bad review because you don't like the book is fine, but doing so because you don't like the author's "kind" is all kinds of wrong.
Load More Replies...I'm starting the ginger protection association or GPA yes and I recruit everyone against these people who say this
That IS some Twisted Hate I don't get this redhead hate. They were literally born that way. How sad is that. Pointless. What about people who dye their hair red? Eh?
A deeply unsettled sadistic side of me kind of wants to read one just to see how bad they are, but I also feel like it might be better for the world if I didn't. Edit: Ok maybe not I just saw a review of one of her "books" that basically said: "The only person I would finish this book for is my dog... if you held him at gunpoint."
Load More Replies...Just remember guys, people have different tastes. Just because someone found the book to be bad doesn't mean u will think so too ❤
Yep. Also, every review has one stars, this just happens to be a collection of the people who hated these books. Though, I admit, I was relieved to see the one I just bought last night wasn't on it!
Load More Replies...I saw the name Colleen Hooper scroll by so often that I had to google it. The "People also ask" section has, "Why is Colleen Hoover books so good?" I now know enough. "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" - President GW Bush (R).
I did too. She's primarily self published. Editors exist for a reason.
Load More Replies...Colleen Hooper is the perfect author for you if you want: sloppy writing with gigantic plot holes, the marginalising of domestic violence because everything else in the relationship is so great, women with mindsets from the 1800s and with no backbone what so ever, on the nose character names (like Lily Blossom Bloom?! Who owns a flower shop. Seriously) et cetera.
I was surprised when I saw someone ask if people prefered a book that was badly written/edited but the overall story was good, or a well written book with a boring storyline, and most people would rather read the badly written book. I feel like that explains a lot about why I'm so often disappointed when I read a super popular book, I'm the kind of reader that would happily read a dishwasher manual if it was particularly well written, but can't do badly written/edited books.
Oh my gods SAME. Bad writing takes me out of the flow 😭 probably why I struggle with fanfic too 😅
Load More Replies...Favorite negative book review : "The covers of this book are too far apart." - Ambrose Bierce. Second favorite : "This is not a book to be put down lightly. It should be thrown with great force." - Dorothy Parker.
Honestly, if you read this kind of books, what do you expect?
Colleen Hoover seems to be this generation's Danielle Steele. I remember looking at a huge stack of Steele novels at a charity rummage sale I was volunteering for and asking another volunteer "What should we do with these? Can we offer them by the kilogram as kindling for fireplaces and charcoal barbecues?"
A deeply unsettled sadistic side of me kind of wants to read one just to see how bad they are, but I also feel like it might be better for the world if I didn't. Edit: Ok maybe not I just saw a review of one of her "books" that basically said: "The only person I would finish this book for is my dog... if you held him at gunpoint."
Load More Replies...Just remember guys, people have different tastes. Just because someone found the book to be bad doesn't mean u will think so too ❤
Yep. Also, every review has one stars, this just happens to be a collection of the people who hated these books. Though, I admit, I was relieved to see the one I just bought last night wasn't on it!
Load More Replies...I saw the name Colleen Hooper scroll by so often that I had to google it. The "People also ask" section has, "Why is Colleen Hoover books so good?" I now know enough. "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" - President GW Bush (R).
I did too. She's primarily self published. Editors exist for a reason.
Load More Replies...Colleen Hooper is the perfect author for you if you want: sloppy writing with gigantic plot holes, the marginalising of domestic violence because everything else in the relationship is so great, women with mindsets from the 1800s and with no backbone what so ever, on the nose character names (like Lily Blossom Bloom?! Who owns a flower shop. Seriously) et cetera.
I was surprised when I saw someone ask if people prefered a book that was badly written/edited but the overall story was good, or a well written book with a boring storyline, and most people would rather read the badly written book. I feel like that explains a lot about why I'm so often disappointed when I read a super popular book, I'm the kind of reader that would happily read a dishwasher manual if it was particularly well written, but can't do badly written/edited books.
Oh my gods SAME. Bad writing takes me out of the flow 😭 probably why I struggle with fanfic too 😅
Load More Replies...Favorite negative book review : "The covers of this book are too far apart." - Ambrose Bierce. Second favorite : "This is not a book to be put down lightly. It should be thrown with great force." - Dorothy Parker.
Honestly, if you read this kind of books, what do you expect?
Colleen Hoover seems to be this generation's Danielle Steele. I remember looking at a huge stack of Steele novels at a charity rummage sale I was volunteering for and asking another volunteer "What should we do with these? Can we offer them by the kilogram as kindling for fireplaces and charcoal barbecues?"
