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Popular doesn't always equal good. Therefore let's see your controversial opinions on popular book series.
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#1
I wish Anne Frank's real diary was released without being edited at all. I want to read the FULL authentic one. Apparently they cut out quite a lot of it before it's release.
Final score:
43points
phoenix_rising 3 years ago
Apparently her father edited out passages relating to Anne's sexuality and snarky comments about her parents
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Buren 3 years ago
I don't think it should though. It's her personal thoughts, and she wrote it for herself, never intended it to be published
Fadhuwa Hussain (Submission author) 3 years ago
And this is why my idea is controversial. It's okay to have different opinions. And while I do somewhat agree with you, it would be really interesting to read the original either way.😊
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cadena kuhn 3 years ago
They did release it unedited. Because of the sexual stuff in the unedited version people are trying to have ur banned
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 years ago
I am full with you on this one. Also because the edition to the full version have raised a lot of claims by Holocaust denial conspiracionist about the whole thing being a forgery.
Magnifico Giganticus 3 years ago (edited)
I just recently became aware of this. I can see why it was bowdlerized but I think it has been long enough that it should probably be read in its entirety now. This is an opinion besed on what I read about it so take it with a grain of salt.
UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
To the best of my knowledge, much if not all of this has been published. Shortly before his death in 1980, Otto Frank released five pages that he had removed from her diary prior to initial publication, and in 2018 more pages that had been hidden by Anne herself were discovered. I think this has all been published now.
Claire Nasa 3 years ago
I don't agree, they were here private thoughts and should not have been published
H.L.Lewis 3 years ago
I agree in principle, but only in the circumstance that it had been stolen from her and she had still been alive when it was published. But I Strongly believe that what she wrote lets girls know that the feelings they have are normal. That they are not alone, and do not have to be ashamed of their thoughts and feelings. We never would have read her words if she hadn't been murdered by the 3rd Reich.
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#2
Twilight. The entire series was like watching a train wreck and I don't see why people love it so much. Admittedly, I've never been a big vampire fan but it was dreadful, especially in comparison to other authors I read at the time.
Final score:
42points
Blitzø 3 years ago
Read them, they were... on the bad side of meh, watched the movies and actually loved them! Not because they were good, but because I got to watch them with my mom, who usually never likes anything I like, but she watched the movies as they came out with my older sisters. It was nice to have quality time with my mom, which is the only reason I cared for them at all.
actaeon cross (Submission author) 3 years ago
I can't fault you if it's a memory with a loved one! I never watched all the movies since I disliked the books. I still haven't watched Helluva Boss though I just rewatched Hazbin Hotel. I need to, I like the character designs.
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Mömö Kö 3 years ago
There's a literature review of Twilight that counts the number of assaults and violence towards women. It's horrifying!! https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dianne-Carmody/publication/254075080_Deadly_Love_Images_of_Dating_Violence_in_the_Twilight_Saga/links/5501a6490cf2d60c0e5fa034/Deadly-Love-Images-of-Dating-Violence-in-the-Twilight-Saga.pdf
Hales M 3 years ago (edited)
It's a train wreck and that's what makes it funny. I distinctly remember one chapter where they established over and over the colour of Charlie's shirt and then, in one sentence, they call his shirt a different colour. Like clearly no one edited this book. I love it for the lols.
Kerry Bullen 3 years ago
Absolutely awful...I stuck with it through the oh so boring end though.... really really bad.
Blitzø 3 years ago
Hmm... A stalker 100+ vampire who literally climbs in her window to watch her sleep or a wolf who imprints on an infant and only loved her because he was drawn to her daughter when said daughter was literally an egg... 🤔🤔🤔
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#3
Severus Snape does not deserve all the love he gets from the HP Fandom. He's a problematic Nice Guy who abused Harry during his school years.
Final score:
38points
Blitzø 3 years ago
Agree- why worship him when we have Prof. Mcgonnagal right there? She's amazing tbh. Honestly though him loving Lily was not enough to redeem him and honestly made it worse when you think about it- he verbally abused her, probably stalked her, attacked her husband, and WALKED OVER HIS DEAD BODY AND IGNORED HER SCEAMING INFANT to hold her dead body. Ffs man. Plus he bullied Neville for no reason at all.
Poh_tatoes (Submission author) 3 years ago
This is exactly it. McGonagall is an amazing badass.
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Enuya 3 years ago
I don't glorify Snape but honestly, I think that movies make him look worse than the books. Starting with the fact that in books Snape wasn't present at Godric's Hollow during or after Potters' deaths, let alone stepping over James's body. He was immature and there were many situations (especially in the first few books) where he could do things better but in the books 5-7 imho he did everything he could to do as much good as he was able to without showing to Voldemort his true loyalties. At this point he couldn't openly be good toward Dumbledore or Harry's allies without risking his life. I see him as a overly-jaded bullying victim who never got a proper closure when it comes to his victims since they all were either dead or imprisoned very shortly after school.
Enuya 3 years ago
Also, remember that book-Snape is significally younger than movie-Snape. At the beginning of the first book he's only 31. Given that he never received proper help (let's be honest, Dumbledore sort of s***ed his life too) or had opportunity to work over his many problems, there's no wonder he's still riled up by his past and trauma. Worth glorifying? No. But definitely doesn't deserve hate too.
Load More Replies... H.L.Lewis 3 years ago
It was part of his deception of Voldemort. He could never be seen as being nice, or fair to the one Voldemort viewed as his rival. Remember the profacy. V tried to kill Harry. And never stopped wanting him dead. Snape could not risk showing kindness to his "leaders" no.1 enemy.
Gemma Shanks 3 years ago
He was vile to all bar the Slytherins, countless times.
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Gemma Shanks 3 years ago
Agree. And there is NO WAY Harry should have namesaked one of his kids after him. Utterly disbelievable.
#4
I.... actually liked twilight. I know, very unpopular, but I enjoyed the books and the movies.
Final score:
36points
Enuya 3 years ago (edited)
Here, an upvote for you. There's nothing wrong with enjoying any genre/book that you like. Of course, not everybody has to like it but you shouldn't be forced to be ashamed of your choices because of this. I was reading "Twilight" series when I was 13-14 or so and I actually enjoyed it at the time. As years passed I noticed some plot holes or writing flaws I had not noticed as a teenager but it doesn't make me regret reading the series because this way I am at least aware of the content and able to formulate my opinion about it. Also, I enjoyed it at the time of the reading and that's what matters the most.
Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago
I loved those books too as a teenager. But as an adult I do see the plot holes and the unhealthy relationships. But at the same time, this was the series that got me to turn reading into my favorite hobby.
Wren Hard (Submission author) 3 years ago
Exactly, right now i AM a member of the target audience lol, but I'm sure in a few years I will probably look back and laugh at myself for this
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#5
The Lord of the Rings book series is so boring! I don't need 50 pages to describe what a forest looks like!
Final score:
33points
Vira 3 years ago (edited)
I think people misunderstand that "classic" doesn't necessarily mean "good" or "enjoyable." Works which are labeled as classics, or foundational, are there because they did something really new, for the first time. It also means it can probably be done better, and we should appreciate it as a piece of history, not the epitome of literary enjoyment. Lord of the Rings was terrible. I tried so hard to like it. It was truely tedious. It was unique because of its in-depth structure, history, language, and world-building. That doesn't mean it was *well written.* A structurally sound building, which reaches new heights, doesn't guarantee it's aesthetically pleasing.
Lorraine R 3 years ago
I'm guessing that most people who thought LOTR was boring were too young when they read it. I was 18, and even at that age there were aspects of the book that I didn't get until my third or fourth reading. The films were beautiful to look at but the content showed that Peter Jackson missed a lot of the deeper themes that were essential to the understanding of the book.
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Wintermute 3 years ago
I want to disagree, but I remember the first time I read them it took me half the book to realize that Sauron and Saruman were different people. Not just cuz of the spelling, but because I kept losing track of stuff. Granted, I was 13, but still XD
Dave Hinckley 3 years ago
No. You're wrong. Try reading the story of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion
Luke Branwen 3 years ago
Yes. Like, I greatly respect Tolkien as a writer (since I write myself) and for everything he created, but for me, his style is impossible to chew through.
Wayne Gossman 3 years ago
Different people like different things. I read LOTR first, starting in 6th grade. I have read it 6-10 times. Have read it out loud to my wife and my three oldest kids. I have the audiobooks now and have listed to them more than 5 times. I love the extra special details that make me feel like I am there.
Lytha Hawkeye (Submission author) 3 years ago
I love that I upset someone so much that they down voted me 😂
Jeffery 3 years ago
I think The Lord of the Rings has a lot of depth as long as you have the stomach to get through it. It’s easier watching the movies first. I found it impossible to get through until I watched the movies. Now it’s a well loved series, though I do need to make sure I have more than my usual amount of brain cells at hand when I want a reread. Honestly, though, Tolkien is a genius, and if you know what’s going on, the series can be very enjoyable. It’s quite well written over all, but definitely not to everyone’s taste. Which is why the movies are there! Which…I think I already mentioned. Oops.
#6
Fifty Shades of Grey is terrible. There, I said it.
Final score:
33points
Gemma Shanks 3 years ago
Horrific!! I preferred the series written from CGs perspective as he was far more interesting in terms of psychology that Ana. It also did a lot of damage to the BDSM community.
Toothpaste guy 3 years ago
Mr. Grey literally uses the same steps of indoctrination that cults use in order to seduce the main character.
Solar Raven Echo Arson Phoenix Null 3 years ago
Hey, this thread is for controversial opinions, not the truth!
#7
That the Divergent series is a rip off of the Hunger Games and has sub-par world building.
Final score:
32points
Sardonyx_3 3 years ago
And the ending... What the F##K were the author(s) thinking? Not the *best* ending, btw
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#8
The Bible is an overhyped work of fiction.
Final score:
28points
Sean Robertson 3 years ago
It said an unpopular opinion, not a disrespectful and bigoted one. It's not ok to denigrate anybody's religious text, regardless of the religion or your personal beliefs
Big John 3 years ago
the bible is sexist racist abusive etc. It states that slavery is ok but wearing multicoloured cloth is not? It also contradicts itself many times. If you believe in certain aspects of it then that's fine. Fully believing the bible is inherently bad as it supports the above negative aspects
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Ted B 3 years ago
I am Jewish, but I think this is rude because in my personal opinion you shouldn't mock people because of religion, that's how the holocaust happened. I could be misunderstanding, and if so let me know, but this seems like it was a snarky comment meant to discriminate against Christians, all of who are not bad.
Vira 3 years ago
LOL True, but it can be hilarious read if you go through it like it's fiction.
No 3 years ago
You guys seriously need to stop downgrading people who beleive in that. It’s okay to think that but let other people beleive what they want.
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love u 3 years ago
Can you please shut the actual f**k up and let people believe what they want to believe?? You're only really embarrassing yourself here
D Na 3 years ago
I don't think the source of religion is overhype. People who read and understand it love it and devoted to it. Some people don't read nor believe in it, doesn't mean its wrong or overhype. It's not nice to downgrading some religion and beliefs just because you don't believe it
Chich 3 years ago (edited)
Many of the stories were "borrowed" from older works, verbal stories. For example - a virgin birth was nothing new.Apollonius, Mars, Chrishna, Zoroaster and many others.
Aunt Messy 3 years ago
Except that "virgin" was not mentioned in the Greek. The word best translates as "maiden", which at the time meant "unmarried woman".
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Sardonyx_3 3 years ago (edited)
Numbers 31: 14-18: Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle. “Have you allowed all the women to live?” he asked them. “They were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the LORD in the Peor incident, so that a plague struck the LORD’s people. Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man. Tell me how is that good and teaches you good?
#9
I love Harry Potter, like so much. But it drives me crazy that the whole story is based on the lazy old trope of all of the conflict being a huge misunderstanding because people just don’t share information with each other. What’s worse is that the adults just shut the kids down before hearing them out, even though they’ve been right and basically saved all their asses like a million times. Or they don’t tell the kids important information because they’re “too young”. They seem to think that they’re not too young to be in mortal danger over and over but sure, let’s preserve their childhood innocence. I started using it in reference to other books and shows. I call it “doing a Harry Potter”. I do something similar with The Flintstones but that’s another story for another day lol. It’s just now occurring to me that this is probably how kids perceive how adults treat them so maybe it is actually valid, because yeah, it’s a book FOR KIDS. But when Harry’s like “Guys, Draco is totally a Death Eater” and even his best friends are like “Impossible! Don’t be ridiculous!” I want to scream!
Final score:
28points
B Jones 3 years ago
The thing that pis$ed need of the most is the time Harry learned the summon object spell. Then later he's sneaking around Hogwarts with did cloak and gets his leg stuck in the stairs and drops the maurader keep. Does he use the summon spell? No he keeps trying to reach for it. I always feel like Harry want smart ir very talented, just lucky.
#10
I've read books since I was 5. And I love mysteries and stuff. I'm gonna get killed, but sorry, I can't stand Twilight Saga more then once. Either watching or reading. I found it ridiculous. Because I grown up with nosferatu and Bram stoker's dracula. So it's kinda disappointing
Final score:
26points
K- THULU 3 years ago
Cause vampires should be dark, gothik and bloodsoaked....not glittery bloody emos....
alias D. 3 years ago
Like why are we trying to romanticize the corpse that literally rose from the grave just a feed on our blood? same thing goes with everything else that we’re trying to romanticize in the modern era seriously Disney the relationship between Hera, Zeus and Heracles was seriously f***ed up man why the hell did you make it into a family friendly movie with a not very family friendly story
Load More Replies... Lene 3 years ago
To me vampires are really scary and horrible beasts but they also have a very sexual (predator-like) vibe. Vampires are not pretty/handsome and sexy in the "I wanna f*** that vampire". I love vampires because they scare me and fascinate me.
D Na (Submission author) 3 years ago
So am I. I guess I'm used to the evil, dark, dangerous but seductive type. Lestat or that Gerald Butler in Dracula 2000. Suddenly got the Cullens. that's why I kinda like the Volturi, was it correct??, more cause they kinda vampire that I know
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Lorna Lay 3 years ago
Agreed. It’s basically a storyline about a hundred year old, controlling narcissist preying on the emotions of an innocent teenage girl that he lured in with glitter and then ending her life at 18. Do we really want young girls to think that’s what love should be like?
#11
Game of Thrones has done an irreparable damage on the fantasy genre. It set a trend that everything must be "dark, mature and realistic" which usually means "extremely bleak with lots of graphic, senseless violence and tasteless erotica". I find it sad to see fantasy / sci-fi losing its magic and escapism in favor of "realism".
Final score:
23points
Dutchman Callypso 3 years ago
There are countless dark, mature and realistic old fantasy works, including The Witcher, for example (the books are full of very disturbing stuff). Game of Thrones just happened to make it to the top.
alias D. 3 years ago
I mean I want my fantasy to have some form of dark realism to it but I don’t want it’s whole personality to be the goth kid in the corner who wants gut you. That’s why it’s called fantasy because we have enough of that b******t in the real world
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Magdaléna Palánová 3 years ago
I'm a bookworm and with every book and every information you know about autor, you see that autor "project" something from himself in his work. If i ever meet autor of this series i will get far away from him because there is nothing good in The game of trones
#12
Percy Jackson is amazing and I can explain the whole plot to you in 5 hours, and also the Harry Potter books are good because you can make everything gay and p**s off J.K. Rowling.
Final score:
22points
Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago
Omg yes! My favorite thing about Harry Potter is that it's so adaptable to fan fiction. Like there is literally a story for every single thing.
Solar Raven Echo Arson Phoenix Null 3 years ago
the fanfics are better than the og lmao
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Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano 3 years ago
We can discuss the plot of Percy Jackson in depth in 10 hours!!
Toothpaste guy 3 years ago
Dang you can do it in 10 hours? You a professional speedrunner or something?
Load More Replies... TheHalloweenTeen 3 years ago
I love the fanfics (okie, yeah I read them on Wattpad...) but I love them as a fantasy. It wouldn't work out in book reality... Unlesssssss *hastily scribbles down a fanfic plot*
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#13
That the Maze Runner series sucked after the first book That the third book of Hunger Games it confusing
Final score:
20points
TheHalloweenTeen 3 years ago
Ending of Hunger Games made me so annoyed... I don't even know why, main character was happy right? But it just made me sad and mad at the same time.
Kimberleia 3 years ago
Mockingjay is super confusing! I never really understood anything about them going through the capitol until the movie came out, and I had to re-read the scene where *spoilers* Finnick dies because it's worded strangely.
An Unpopular Opinion. 3 years ago
I've been thinks about reading the maze runner again (It's a new friends favorite.. might as well) and what I remember most is that the first book was by far the best
#14
Only the first two or three arcs of the Warriors Cats series were really needed. They kept on creating more arcs, and that led to the decline of the series for me. It got confusing, and of course you could never figure out exactly how to read all of them in order (unless you're a billionaire with money on your hands). Also, they began to focus more on churning them out than actually putting content. (Also- there is no Erin Hunter. It's six writers who make some amazing books on their own, but they do need to let this plot line go.)
Final score:
18points
Wintermute 3 years ago
I'm kinda glad to hear this. I nearly bought a set for my daughter, but saw the sheer amount of them and decided that there was no way they could keep the quality consistent through all of them. Settled on Redwall instead.
Sydnie Laney 3 years ago
true, but I still love the super editions and the first series along with dawn of clans, oh and broken code seems exciting!
Your Local Ravenclaw 3 years ago
The original Warriorcats series (set of 6 books) was the only good one in my opinion. It went downhill really quick after that.
oddly_informed_raven 3 years ago (edited)
I literally quit reading after Firestar died, the plot lines sound so out there. original Super Editions for the win
#15
I love really long book series. Like the longer the better. I have a hard time with stories ending. This might not be controversial or unpopular, but since I am probably the biggest reader I know, it seems like I'm in the minority. My favorite long series includes: Harry Potter (of course) The Chicagoland Vampires, House Of Night series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Soul Screamers, and so many others. Other unpopular opinion: as an adult (31 years-old), I prefer to read YA novels instead of adult books. YA is just more fun in my opinion.
Final score:
18points
Lene 3 years ago (edited)
I am completely with you on that last point! YA stories are usually great reads! :) and I'm 38 😊
alias D. 3 years ago
Percy Jackson and the Olympians as a masterpiece which the first time reading it I loved it but the second time reading it I know it’s all these little details like how chorion said let’s not get into the metaphysical/hints towards other mythologies from the get-go that Rick Roydon was planning something much bigger and that type of world building and planning never ceases to amaze me
Ann Mohrmann 3 years ago
Riffing off of #12, I think YA is better because it hasn't (yet) succumbed to the idea that fantasy needs to be gritty and dark to feel 'real'.
#16
Hunger Games: Story was good, but IMO Peeta was useless and didn't need to be in the series, also I didn't like the forced love triangle between Katniss, Peeta, and Gale Maze Runner: Never liked Teresa's character, also didn't like how Thomas seemed to get special treatment for being The Main Character (scorch trials: tons of gladers die and WICKED doesn't care, he gets shot in the shoulder and WICKED fusses over him?!?)
Final score:
17points
Blitzø 3 years ago
I've never read Maze Runner- but I somewhat agree with the Hunger Games. I think Peeta had great bones for a character- being the more pacifist person to Katniss's fighter, a thinker to her impulsiveness, and the planner and speaker. I do like him, he does seem to have more personality than Gale (again, IMO.) We got more time with Peeta and most of what we see of Gale is him being a slightly less feisty male Katniss- honestly he feels more like her brother, or, as their cover is, a cousin. Idk though
Solar Raven Echo Arson Phoenix Null 3 years ago
guys let's get Katniss with Johanna
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Harry Potter is a pass
Final score:
16points
#18
How "The Pillars of the Earth" became a reference for historical fiction is beyond my comprehension. The writing style is poor, the characters one-dimensional. And don't get me started on historical accuracy.
Final score:
14points
#19
I found Earagon (can’t spelll) to be one of the most boring books I’ve ever read but I’ve heard people defend it with their lives. Maybe the books after the first were good? Never got that far
Final score:
13points
phoenix_rising 3 years ago
I'm reading Eragon right now, and it's really good, but yeah it is hard to read
Charlotte m (Submission author) 3 years ago
Yeah that’s what I meant. It’s a really fun idea I just cant handle 7 paragraphs of different ways of saying the mountains were tall
Load More Replies... Enuya 3 years ago
Next books were better, as the author grew up and polished his writing style. Let's remember he was only 15 when he wrote "Eragon". Given his age, it's an impressive work anyway.
Emma Nixon 3 years ago
I loved Eragon, but you're right, the books (especially the first one) are not the kind of thing you sit down and read in one sitting. It's a really dense, almost academic writing style. Took me a while to get used it it too, but I really enjoyed the storyline.
Begum Sumiya 3 years ago (edited)
Eragon was boring, and it seemed the characters never really achieved what they set out for. Eragon started great, but then he just went meh. All the characters, they were good, but they didn't feel real. But it had something, like a spark. It could have been great.
Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago
I loved those books when they came out. I thought the world building was amazing and yeah they're long but they were great for when I was waiting for the next Harry Potter book to be released. If you like big hardback door stopper books these are the books for you! That being said, I have yet to read them again after the second read through of the series.
Ines Olabarria-Smith 3 years ago
Thinking that the author was around 18 years old when he wrote it, they’re ok. I liked the plot.
#20
I REALLY VERY STRONGLY dislike the Hunger Games. Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, sit back and enjoy this Caffeine-Fuelled Two-Thirty-AM scathing rant about why I hate this overrated, pathetic series: Firstly, the writing. In my opinion, the writing is absolutely horrendous. Multiple lines make zero sense and I have no idea why they weren't cut during editing as there is no point to them being there. The series is not very fast-paced and it took over half the book to get to the actual Games during the second book. As well as this, whilst it's slow-paced, it just doesn't explain certain aspects of the story or fleshes out scenes / actions properly which leaves the reader confused + the dialogue is especially bad. Secondly, the main character herself. Katniss is an EXTREMELY unlikeable protagonist, she's riddled with self-doubt and whilst usually this would give the character an opportunity to grow and expand in their confidence, Katniss stays SO PATHETIC throughout the entire series. I know this may be to exemplify the horror of what she's are living through but it simply unenjoyable for a reader to have to read page after page about how the protagonist hates herself, feels she is useless, always messed up, will fail her family, etc. I STRONGLY dislike her character. Thirdly, the rest of the character & the pathetic attempt at a love triangle. Almost every character is NOT expand on character's motives, flaws, ambitions, etc. (quick example: Prim. We know she's Katniss's innocent younger sister, but we have zero insight to what she wants in life, her inner struggles, anything. It's just "oh look her Katniss has a cute sister you need to like her because we're going to kill her off later so YOU MUST BE SAD!!) I have taken zero liking to ANY characters, although in the first book I grew fond of a few but they just ended up getting killed off and no new likeable characters were introduced throughout the rest of the series. EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER (sorry for caps!) is extremely one-dimensional and I feel the author made no attempt at writing relatable, or even remotely LIKEABLE characters. Also, the love triangle is extremely poorly written and it was obvious what was going to happen right from the start. Next, there is too much focus on the politics and far too little on the Hunger Games themselves. As I said earlier, it takes over half the book for them to start in the second one, and THERE ISN'T EVEN A HUNGER GAMES in the third!! What I came to read about is a dangerous, high-stakes, kill-or-be-killed death game between intelligent, skilled, and yet VULNERABLE young people who will use their wits to outsmart the others and struggle with the morality of killing throughout their journey; to make allies and enemies and to end up learning a greater lesson in the end. But NOPE, instead we get long, droning, bland, tasteless political garbage that I could barely stay awake reading. And this is all that was happening during the third book, I HATED that one with a burning, fiery passion. Lastly, expanding on my previous point, there is SEVERE lack of inner torment for the characters involved with the games. This is probably my greatest gripe with the series. There is ZERO, and I mean ZERO, inner troubles about having to literally KILL CHILDREN. I wish Katniss had set a trap, caught a defenseless child, and had to kill them, probably while they begged for mercy. THAT would give her something to feel bad about. But NO, all we have is ruthless murderers and psychopaths, reading to slit the throats of toddlers. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLDS. Surely at least ONE of them would feel bad? But of course, no! Each character, despite seemingly being very young, seems to have the mental age of twenty. This is incredibly unrealistic and believable. The ONE THING that could VASTLY improve the entire series is to GIVE YOUR CHARACTERS A DAMN CONSCIENCE. There are no redeeming qualities to this book. Overrated and Horribly Written.
Final score:
11points
Himory TheDreamer 3 years ago
I liked the story but I agree with you about tge characters. Katniss is straight up why I dropped the third book.
Éowyn The Detransitioner (Submission author) 3 years ago
Yep! I wish her character had been more confident, the mental health issues, although potentially interesting, was a real dampener - and, as you said, it got way worse in the third book!
Load More Replies... Toothpaste guy 3 years ago
Upvote for the sheer amount of effort put into this. Also the fact that I agree with all of it.
phoenix_rising 3 years ago
I agree with this, I considered putting the series down at multiple points (I didn't because my mom and sister begged me to finish because it was supposedly good) I also really like what you said about Prim. It never really occurred to me that she WAS just there to draw pity from the reader. It would have been great if we learned more about Katniss' family including her dad through the eyes of her mom and Prim (because Katniss just makes him out to be some hunter guy she inherited her skill from)
Phryne 3 years ago
Ummm...all of the winners had PTSD. I'd argue that means they had a conscience.
Cynthia Plath 3 years ago
I'm assuming she meant, like, Katniss and the other main characters. I didn't mind the Hunger Games but I too noticed that Katniss didn't show any signs of regret for killing people, nor did any of the other Tributes. It's not very realistic since they're all just kids.
Load More Replies... Aunt Messy 3 years ago
Verbosity is not a virtue. Good writers could have written your post in three sentences.
Kona 3 years ago
I dare say it was quite interesting to read however, personally
Load More Replies... Solar Raven Echo Arson Phoenix Null 3 years ago (edited)
There's a Hunger Games Crossmare fanfic on Wattpad, it's much better. Does have some 😳 in it tho
#21
Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas. It's WAY too overrated to be considered good, and I picked it up thinking it would be a good fantasy book. The first book in the series was good, but it quickly became more and more erotic as the stories went on. I know a lot of people enjoyed it, but I found it dull and simplistic.
Final score:
10points
Luna 3 years ago
Reading another one of her series rn (on book 2 of crescent city) and omigod the erotic stuff is over-the-top. Written a lot like bad fan fiction. Honestly I’m probably not going to finish it as I’m not as invested as I was with the first one, which I only finished because I was super invested.
The Radio Demon (Submission author) 3 years ago
It's honestly worse than Twilight, the erotica, I mean.
Load More Replies... Booklover<3 3 years ago
In love with acotar but I get your point the second and fourth book aren't really great. The third was kinda nessacary but the last ones great imho
#22
Gale is better than Peeta!
Final score:
9points
Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano 3 years ago
I agree. I think a lot of people agree. Peeta is fine, I like bread and all, but Gale is better :)
#23
War and Peace, so overly detailed that I wanted to scream. Would read a few chapters and then read something else before trying again. Favorite two books:. Catcher in the Rye and Crime and Punishment. Life changing reads for me. Keep reading, it's so good for you 😊.
Final score:
8points
Ann Mohrmann 3 years ago
A lot of older books had that problem, and I think it was because at the time, writers were paid by the word/line. So they had to add tons of detail to make money. If they were able to write what they wanted, those books would probably be quite different.
Ines Olabarria-Smith 3 years ago
Couldn’t stand Catcher in the Rye. I guess I was already too old. Couldn’t stand the protagonist.
PattyK 3 years ago
No, older books like “War and Peace” and “Crime and Punishment” are long and detailed because when they were written, there was no TV, no computers, no movies. Readers wanted to be entertained for hours or even days, and they were. They had much longer attention spans back then.
#24
Wings of Fire is amazing! But she can work on more explanations, and getting to the point
Final score:
8points
Rachel Reynolds 3 years ago
Never read it, but I know all about it. My kids personality is 90% Wings of fire lol
Sydnie Laney (Submission author) 3 years ago
that litterally goes with me, you should! it does sympothise things that shouldn't be but its amazing!
Load More Replies... #25
OK go for the lowest hanging fruit. Harry Potter is derivative of just about every other successful fantasy book series. J.K liberally nicks from everyone else like C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, Tolkein, Jill Murphy (particularly Jill Murphy, the worst witch series predates HP by a good 20 years or so yet Hogwarts is basically a rip-off of Miss Cackles Academy for Witches). So it's weirdly satisfying to see her popularity dwindle away now she's turned out to be a weird TERF / transphobic
Final score:
7points
Vira 3 years ago (edited)
I separate works from authors. If I didn't, I would read nothing. There are a LOT of homophobic, and terrible people, who make enjoyable artworks. That said, I also don't think it makes a work bad just because it's a derivative work, or "steals" from predecessors. I actually like when people use the experience of others to write a new adventure. For example, game-writers have a habit of jumping into a genre without knowing anything about it, or ever having played the genre...it just makes poor games, and every "new" game repeats the same mistakes. Authors can work the same way. It's okay not to like something that others like. Also while I liked Harry Potter, as a kid, it's not my favourite series, and I am weirded out by the fandom.
Peej Maybe (Submission author) 3 years ago
Very sensible - and despite what I wrote above she did a hell of a job character and world building, which is no mean feat in a genre where 'borrowing from others' is pretty much the norm. It's also v sensible to assess the works on their own merit and distance them from the creator but the more you pick at something...(personally I've been disappointed by the number of creatives I always had huge respect for that have ended up as BREXIT-supporting gammons so it's definitely not limited to JK)
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Tina Hugh 3 years ago
What did she say that’s transphobic? An actual quote, please, not someone’s interpretation of her words
phoenix_rising 3 years ago
This should help, they include direct tweets: https://www.glamour.com/story/a-complete-breakdown-of-the-jk-rowling-transgender-comments-controversy
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Jade Bubblesnail 3 years ago
Not to mention Wizard's Hall (1991) by Jane Yolen, featuring a school-age wizard named Henry.
Blivious Mitch 3 years ago
Oh for f*ck's sake ENOUGH of the ridiculous "ooOooOohhHH jK rOwLiNg iS a tErF" sh*t. Have you actually read what she f*cking said? I don't understand how standing up for Women's Rights WHILST RESPECTING TRANS PEOPLE constitutes as "tRaNsPhOBiA"
Travis Maraj 3 years ago
The HP series requires way too much suspension of disbelief after a while. I mean imagine a parent going “So Mr Dumbledore last year you hired a dude who received a life sentence for torture, kidnapped another dude for a year, killed people AND had a magic eye which he would regularly use to see through children’s clothes? And not only are you still headmaster, but you want me to send my kid to your school? Well damn! Sign me up bro.”
Gemma Shanks 3 years ago
She isn’t a TERF or transphobic. She just doesn’t want biological women to be erased.
Ryan Bogdansky 3 years ago
I like harry potter but I'll never be able to look at those books the same after this information
Amanda Brokaw 3 years ago
HP sank in quality as the books went on, a direct result of editors laying off. Rowling is a master at foreshadowing, good at plotting, decent at characterization but not that great at exposition. Not to mention being pretty awful at being a decent person. Who attacks a marginalized, prone-to-suicide population?
Blivious Mitch 3 years ago (edited)
I don't understand what you mean when you say she "attacks a marginalized, prone-to-suicide population"? The things she has said includes "I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives" and "I respect every trans person’s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them. I’d march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans. At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it’s hateful to say so" - please tell me how this constitutes "attacking" trans people?
Load More Replies... #26
My boyfriend is reading Dracula to me, we're still in the begging but damn I think dude (Jonathan) is overreacting, like, dude, chill, Dracula hasn't done anything yet.
Final score:
7points
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
We had to study Dracula (for some reason in play format) in year 7 and I just found it so dry and there were no likable characters.
#27
Heartstopper is underrated, it needs more love!
Final score:
7points
ace lesbian demigirl(she/they) 3 years ago
*upvote 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000*
#28
I don't see people talking about this much but The Selection series was only good until The Heir book, then it took a turn into incredibly boring. I really enjoyed hungar games and Divergent and I think Katniss and Tris were really interesting characters except for the last books of those series which I had to force myself to finish. Also I love Twilight, the movies are terrible but the books are fun and filled with diolague, maybe not the best written love story in the world but I found it to be a light and enjoyable read.
Final score:
5points
I love eggos 3 years ago
Yessss, the first three were amazing but then it got so bad that I didn't even bother reading the crown. In my opinion, the selection would have been better off as a trilogy.
#29
LotR as a book contains long sentences explaining things that don’t need to be said. I don’t need 17 sentences saying how round the ring is(an exaggeration)
Final score:
5points
Rival Hydra (Submission author) 3 years ago
I posted this as soon as I saw the title as I just wanted to get it off my chest. I don’t mean to make the posts about LotR less important than mine.
#30
Hunger Games - what an idiotic series. It takes people 75 years to get angry and rise up against getting their kids killed. And why did the president snow just kill her? The other victors talked about how their loved ones where killed or after they won, they were forced to sleep with other rich people...but he just lets her go about her business with just vague threats.
Final score:
4points
phoenix_rising 3 years ago
That's true, I think because she was The Main Character she didn't get as bad of treatment from Snow
#31
Sorry to all of the LOTR fans, but the books and movies are way overated
Final score:
4points
#32
Not the book series (The entirety of my childhood)itself just the two failed attempts I’m trying to turn it into a movie cough Percy Jackson
Final score:
4points
#33
Honestly I love the first book of the hunger games, but I hate after that.
Final score:
4points
#34
The Sword of Truth series after 9/11. I love the series, the characters, the story, but after 9/11 it was a bit too on the nose on (American) patriotisms and libertarian ideas.
Final score:
3points
Richard Nenoff 3 years ago
This. I really enjoyed them at first, but they got so preachy! Like, each chapter you just expected a 3-page long monologue. It got so bad that I started skipping ahead until Richard shut up and it got back to the plot. It was unfortunate, too, because I think Goodkind created some really cool characters. I remember picking up each book and having a list of characters I was so afraid would get killed off and being so relieved when they survived, but eventually I just got tired of how sanctimonious it got and gave up.
Phryne 3 years ago
Yes! But I listened to them on CD so I had to listen through Richard's droning on and on and on. I've seriously wondered how Goodkind got away with thinking his readers needed to be lectured ad nauseum on every topic imaginable...or does he just think women are stupid since he was always lecturing Kahlen and Cara?
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The Wheel of Time. The people all suck. It is said that Robert Jordan must have hated women because of the way he wrote them. The men any better in their own ways. And on top of the frustration of shitty, bickering, manipulative jerks/idiots you have the boredom of hundreds of pages of nothing good. I only read three books and about 200 pages of the fourth book. There may be a good story in there somewhere but haven't the time nor inclination to mine the petrified poo in which it is encased.
Final score:
3points
Candy Cane 3 years ago
"Petrified poo in which it is encased". Describes so many things. I'm going to have to steal that phrase!
Jeffery 3 years ago
Everytime he writes women it’s like: “She crossed her arms underneath her breasts.” “She had a large chest.” Like… dude?? Brandon Sanderson did a good job with trying to save the last few books, though. Love him. Anyone here a Cosmere fan??!
Magnifico Giganticus (Submission author) 3 years ago
Sanderson is awesome.
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#36
I find it dumb how in the Harry Potter series the young wizards have so many different teachers for the defense against the dark Arts class. What's the point of the class if half the teachers turn to the dark arts
Final score:
3points
Enuya 3 years ago (edited)
There is a reason why they have so many teachers of this class - position of the DADA teacher is cursed, so nobody is able to stay there for more than year. Also, there was only one teacher who actually turned to dark arts - Quirrell. As for the rest: Lockhart was simply stupid and ended incapacitated. Lupin was fired because public opinion learned about him being werewolf. Moody - well, Crouch impresonating him definitely was a Death Eater but Moody (who was actually hired) was a good guy. Umbridge was totally evil - no dark magic though. Snape - reformed. During 7th book Hogwart was occupied by Death Eaters so this year doesnt matter
Solar Raven Echo Arson Phoenix Null 3 years ago
1. Umbitch did attempt to use the Cruciatus Curse on Harry. 2. Dark Eathers lmao
Load More Replies... #37
House Of Leaves is a beautiful, mediocre, overrated, gimmicky piece of s**t.
Final score:
3points
#38
I'm a professional reader so I read ~a book a day with some exceptions. Like right now I'm reading a school book and it will probably take me a week to finish it. Sometimes I read smaller books in between. I'm going to start with Marie Kondo. Not a series per se but she has 2 related books and I gave her a very long 2-star review on Amazon. She's inappropriate and thinks she's better than thou. Believe me, she's not. And my review will show why. Ann Omasta/Callie Love Man of the Month Club. Phoebe's apps doesn't work that well and the error is mostly human; if she wants to keep clients, she has to do things right. She has bad news every single month; I don't think it's fair for anyone. It's also unprofessional. All the ladies at the table never get their chance. It's mostly the last one in that gets the guy. I read 6/12. Autumn Macarthur Love in Store series. Maddie is supposed to be a "practicing" "devoted" Christian, and yet, she divorces her husband Brad because she's not happy. She's not happy because she expected things to happen, never shared them with Brad, and of course, they didn't happen. Then she takes the advise of someone she barely knows and divorces her husband who has no clue what happened. Then he goes after her and apparently the whole town knows "he didn't treat her well", except Brad doesn't know, who's the main one who should know. Don't you think? I read 2/9. Wendy H. Jones Cass Claymore Investigates. The end got me face-palming. During the story we are told many times that young Theo cannot sleep without his teddy bear and his mother and sister are not sleeping either because of that. Everyone is on the brink of going mad. When Cassandra finds the teddy, she has a choice of calling the mother to get the teddy so everyone can have a wink or go get a bite. Guess what she chose? The whole book is worst than the end. I read 1/1. Whitney Dineen/Melanie Summers An Accidentally in Love Story. Worse love stories ever. A lot of hidden abuse. I read 2/4. Jonas Jonasson The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared and The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man. These were excellent books and I gave both a 5-star review. I thought it was over-the-top funny with unbelievable adventures, interesting politics and history bits. Funny, sad, awful, with fun name-dropping included but always entertaining. I'm going to finish off with Agatha Christie. I've read all her books in High School, now I'm going through them again because they appear on Prime. The editing is awful. Missing words, wrong words, etc., many repeats. Also, it's almost impossible to find the culprit so we get a full chapter to explain what happened. Those are not fun mysteries. I'm not sure I'm going to finish.
Final score:
3points
Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano 3 years ago
PROFESSIONAL READER?! THAT IS A JOB??????? SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!
Hey! (Submission author) 3 years ago
LOL. Yes it's a real job. I get that a lot.
Load More Replies... #39
Harry potter... not a great series. I didn't read it as it came out, I read it in high school after the hype... it... was just okay, nothing special. Take away the nostalgia and I think you would agree. Ftr I was an Artemis fowl and hitchhiker's guide kid when Harry potter was becoming big.
Final score:
3points
Sportsgal 3 years ago
I know this will be blasphemous, but as an adult, I have no interest in reading these. Sounds like a kids only series...
Hales M (Submission author) 3 years ago
To be fair like the "final" book came out when i was in highschool so highschoolers who grew up with it were reading it and still enjoying it. I do readings at libraries and can enjoy to some extent the books I read for the kids... I can enjoy reading kids books as an adult because I don't expect them to be masterpieces... but even with that expectation Harry Potter was pretty terrible.
Load More Replies... #40
Red Queen. I guess I can see why people liked it, but it's slow paced and not very descriptive at all. I couldn't get attached to any of the characters, either. I nearly couldn't finish the series.
Final score:
2points
#41
I ..... like the court of thorns and roses series. Mostly because I sense gay tension and its hilarious seeing them brush it off like it's just from the years of war
Final score:
2points
#42
I like Dumbledore from Harry Potter. I know several potterheads loathe him but I think his actions were more or less justifiable. He gets a lot of hate for leaving Harry with the Dursleys but that was the only way Dumbledore could ensure that Lily's blood protection for Harry. Making sure he was alive to kill Voldemort in the future was the only way the wizarding world would be protected. He possibly couldn't have known that Voldemort would be regenerated much much later. And don't get me wrong I really feel bad for Harry and the fact that he had to grow up in a very abusive household but by doing so he ensured that Harry was safe and that there was a chance that he would defeat Voldemort and save the wizarding world.
Final score:
2points
Khara Mei 3 years ago
That is not the main criticism that I have ever observed of Dumbledore. Most people that I have seen/spoken to state that they are much more angry at Dumbledore for playing the houses against each other, and lying to and manipulating Harry into getting purposely killed by Voldemort while knowing Harry had PTSD. I provide no personal opinion here, but leaving Harry with the Dursleys is much more understood by people than the other stuff done to Harry.
Solar Raven Echo Arson Phoenix Null 3 years ago
No one Literally no one Dumbledore- "Oh, hey, Harry, 50 points to Gryffindor for existing
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Ryan Bogdansky 2 years ago
I think dumbledore is cool because he doesn't care about the slytherins. Quirrell, "TROLL IN THE DUNGEONS" dumbledore go to common room. Slytherins:....
#43
I feel like the Percy Jackson books (at least the first one) were a little boring. I couldn't finish the second book. I love reading but I don't like Percy Jackson very much.
Final score:
1point
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
I personally never even got into Percy Jackson, but my best friend is totally into it. We found a musical on YouTube if you're interested. It's just the first books story, and I love it. Sorry it can be a little choppy, and it subtitled in Portuguese lol. https://youtu.be/v8HyI-NjnXo
Blitzø 3 years ago
The musical is AH-MAY-ZING. It got me into musical theatre and I was blessed enough to see it live with a friend and oh my gosh it was stunning.
Load More Replies... Sydnie Laney 3 years ago
it was entertaining but I agree its boring, if they changed protagonists then it would be alot more exciting!
Blitzø 3 years ago
Okay yes but like I'm hyped for the new show and Solangelo book coming out- Also, try the Magnus Chase series! It's really funny and has a lot of the wit and sass that makes Percy Jackson amazing but it's also really fast paced! Plus, you don't have to read the other, what, 15 or so books to understand what's happening, though there are characters mentioned, you get no spoilers if you ever do decide to go back.
Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago
To be fair, the Percy Jackson series was meant originally for kids. Meant for tweens and teens. Probably couldn't include much to make it interesting for anyone older.
Black Pearl (Submission author) 3 years ago
I am currently a teen and I was like 11 when I tried to read it
Load More Replies... #44
Twilight books are good. Especially New Moon is amazing. It's mostly about werewolves, the lore around them and Jacob's transformation. Sadly, for the movie they adapted only the scenes with Edward and Bella in it.
Final score:
1point
Sardonyx_3 3 years ago (edited)
Plus they WEREN"T EVEN WEREWOLVES. WTF (READ THE LAST BOOK) Edit: Added the Parentheses.
Enuya 3 years ago
Definitely The New Moon wast the best from the whole series. I enjoyed that it wasn't so focused on the romance between Edward and Bella and parts with werewolves were entertaining and interesting. I also liked how it portrayed Bella's depression - that she was actually functioning in school and at home even though for everybody it was obvious that there's something wrong. We still live in a world where people think that every depression looks the same and it was refreshing to see someone portraying it another way. Shame that it was so shallowed in the movie.
Hales M 3 years ago
I actually kind of liked how they translated the month pages to the movie... as far as what they could have done and given how much they cut/changed I was glad they kept it in. That feeling of looking outside and seeing the world going on with their lives while you are stuck in a cycle that you don't want to be in I can really relate to.
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David Bramhall's "Greatest Cape" novels. Well written, but too long, too many characters with outlandish names, and the whole concept of the little isolated town with no name and virtually no contact with the outside world is slightly absurd. And what is it about the author and clergymen? Was he frightened by a vicar as a child, perhaps? And teachers, for that matter? ... still, I suppose we've all been threatened by a teacher at some time. His "Kitty" books are better.
Final score:
1point
#46
Harry Potter is mid.
Final score:
1point
#47
50 shades of grey, its abusive and completely gives the wrong impression on bdsm, what people may not realize, thanks to this badly written twilight fanfic, is that if a partner gives the "safeword" thats a sign that something isnt right and you need to stop, if you ignore that and carry on it becomes sexual assault/rape
Final score:
1point
#48
also (braces myself for the "hate flood" of classic enthusiasts) romeo and juliet was rubbish and macbeth wasnt much better
Final score:
1point
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I really liked Macbeth (probably helped that we did a play- Living with lady Macbeth- based on it the year before I read it). I really didn't like Romeo and Juliet though, even knowing it was meant to be a tragedy it just seemed so unlikely and I couldn't connect with any of the characters.
ace lesbian demigirl(she/they) 3 years ago
Honestly, *i'm not going to downvote you* Romeo and Juliet is my favorite shakespeare play but I found the others boring.
#49
The Hunger Games series. By book number 3 I had had enough of Katniss Everdeen. I wanted to send out killer wasps and murder her.
Final score:
1point
#50
"Foundation" series by Isaac Asimov... brilliant concept ...but story is a bit c**p....
Final score:
0points
#51
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has a great concept but the book itself really needed an editor. It almost feels like a joke how much pointless details are included in the story. You're introduced to a captain who is travelling across the artic, he's sending letters to his sister detailing his journey and eventually his encounter with Dr. Frankenstein who is chasing after a man or "Creature". This is all just been a framing device for Dr. Frankenstein to tell his story, the actual story of the book. There was no need for this captain and his sister, they hold no relevance. At one point Dr. Frankenstein is talking to the monster and who then takes over the narrative and is telling the doctor and us about the time he went to live next door to a family and was helping them by collecting wood and stuff. It's actually the best part of the book but you now have a guy explaining to his sister, about the time he met a doctor who told him about the time the monster he created lived in the woods. It's like inception or something. Also lots of pages are wasted talking about hills and trees. It's not a bad book, I mean it's still read 2 hundred years after it was written but like I side it could have benefitted with an editor.
Final score:
0points
Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago
To be fair, Frankenstein was written and published back when publishers paid by the amount of words. The more words, the bigger the payout. That might be why there are so many pointless details.
anarkzie (Submission author) 3 years ago
I honestly did not know that was a thing. It does explain a lot.
Load More Replies... anarkzie (Submission author) 3 years ago
Oh no! You cannot edit once you post. I too need an editor.
#52
Every single book of the Hunger Games ends flat. They're good books overall but when you get to the end they just end abruptly, like running headfirst into a brick wall. It's very odd.
Final score:
0points
#53
Sword of Truth. I really wanted to like it. I was hooked since book one. But each subsequent book... Well...contained a summary of all the previous books. And the summary kept getting longer and longer. It was filler to make money on number of words written. I haven't read it in a while but just the thought of what Terry Goodkind did makes me want to cut out all the repetitive junk and have him sign that copy. Just write the story and if people like it go back and read the whole series (Sorry if my memories of it are skewed)
Final score:
0points
#54
Pip and Flinx novels. Annoying money grab by Alan Dean Foster. Book one... Amazing... Book 2 set in the heros adult future good I think... Book 3 to 15, oh cr@p we have a popular series, let's back track and undo all the progress and stretch it out. Literally the first book the young child hero pretty much understands almost all his psychic powers by the end, by book 3 he's basically back to square one. But that backtracking seems to repeat every book until#15 (audiobook so I listened to them all). Learn a great ability, forgets by next book so he's not too powerful... again and again. Really mad about this because I really wanted to enjoy it. Haven't been able to read it since I managed to trudge my way through it then never looked back. ( 2nd submission. I could do a dozen more but need sleep lol)
Final score:
0points
#55
I’m talking about The Hunger Games, like many other posts here; straight to the point, most of Snow’s reasons for not killing or at least seriously threatening Katniss were b******t. Suzanne Collins attempted to cover up plot armor with some really bad “deep” lines between the two, and it threw me off so bad.
Final score:
0points
#56
Harry Potter movies are better than the books.
Final score:
0points
#57
Harry Potter isn't that good. Especially with all the s**t the authour has done, I don't really like it anymore. Also the way she had Dumbledore lie to Harry so much. Honestly, the fanfiction is much better. I found some really great ones on ao3 called Hogwarts Bouquet and one called I'm Fine. HB is about transfem Harry (Rose) (yay) and IF is about Harry with PTSD and depression and Remus is a therapist and also Wolfstar raises Harry and anyway I need to shut up
Final score:
0points
#58
Honestly, I think the Cursebreakers series (by Brigid Kemmerer) is awesome but I really hate Lia Mara for inexplicable reasons. Harper is awesome and she and Rhen are pretty cute together. In my opinion. Feel free to disagree. (HAHAHA that rhymes)
Final score:
-1point
#59
Percy Jackson was bad for Greek mythology.
Final score:
-3points
Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano 3 years ago
Could you elaborate? Greek mythology is literally fictional, and it was passed down orally a lot before it was written down, so there have been probably hundreds of versions of each story. The Percy Jackson books aren't meant to contradict Greek mythology, but add a modern twist to the original myths. It's not completely accurate to mythology, but it didn't take anything away from it either, in my opinion.
TheHalloweenTeen 3 years ago
I actually learned a lot from Percy Jackson about Greek mythology, and before I get told that I obviously didn't learn anything from a fantasy series... Percy Jackson inspired me to get books on mythology (the real versions), to research it, and learn a heck lot of it. I think Percy Jackson was bad if you read it alone and then thought that it was all accurate and everything, but if you keel reading about Greek Mythology and stuff it's good... ish. Does that make sense?
Ryan Bogdansky 2 years ago
It is literally the only greek mythology series that anyone but the author knows of. Please shut the f up
#60
Little House on the Prairie. Contain(ed? s?) racist terms. (Note: Yes, I know it's outdated)
Final score:
-4points
Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers 3 years ago
It's also based on the authors real life. Of course we consider it racist now.
Joldeneye 3 years ago
This is a tricky one. On one hand, it’s really uncomfortable to read about racism. On the other hand, it’s representative of how white people really felt about Native Americans and not including it would be a disservice to Native Americans. When it comes to racism, I think it’s important for white people to experience that discomfort. As with all problematic art and banned art (and most things in general) the way forward is to talk about it and allow ourselves to recognize that sometimes terrible things happen or we might not personally like the way characters behave. Art is meant to spark conversation and emotion. Unfortunately, American society currently values outrage far more than thoughtful discourse (thanks, reality tv) and parents continue to avoid talking to their children about sensitive issues. (I say Americans because I can’t speak for other cultures.) And now I will hop off my soapbox. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts!
Eliza 3 years ago
Where is the opinion? This is a statement of fact not an unpopular opinion. (I cannot speak of the veracityof the fact as i have not read it but that's irrelevant)
Sardonyx_3 (Submission author) 3 years ago
Hmm you make a good point Eliza. IDK I've just heard people defending the racism in it (incorrectly, not like the ppl in here!) i.e. "Well it's just In-juns hur hur hur"
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Danish Susanne 3 years ago
A lot of this criticism makes me happy that I am still childish enough to enjoy Percy Jackson, Harry Potter and severel og Asimovs books (though I liked the series about the robots starting with The Caves of Steel best). A book need not be a masterpiece for me to enjoy an involving story.
Danish Susanne 3 years ago
A lot of this criticism makes me happy that I am still childish enough to enjoy Percy Jackson, Harry Potter and severel og Asimovs books (though I liked the series about the robots starting with The Caves of Steel best). A book need not be a masterpiece for me to enjoy an involving story.
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