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October 15: Top Ten Books I Was "Forced" to Read (either by teachers, friends, other bloggers, book club) -- doesn't necessarily have to be a BAD thing. Could be required reading, yes, but also book club, or just super enthusiastic friends "making" you read something!
While I will not include textbooks, most books I read in high school I was given a choice on what to pick...still, I had to pick something from a list. My family used to listen to audiobooks a lot and many of them I just wanted to end. Some I read for the DAC last year and so I was the one that pretty much forced myself to read... At one point there were various Shelfari Book of the Month groups I was involved in. There are probably more I've forgotten to mention, but these following books were the most prevalent, and generally ones that I did not enjoy. *note: a majority of these I actually gave ★★★☆☆ on Shelfari but I've changed that since it no longer feels accurate. Just because I gave them ★★☆☆☆ doesn't mean they were awful...I, personally, just didn't enjoy them...
I pretty much forced myself to read this last year for the DAC (Debut Author Challenge). I really didn't enjoy it at all. It was steampunk so I had high hopes for it, but the writing, the plot, and the characters didn't meet my expectations.
I also read this last year for the DAC. I also did not enjoy it as much as I would have liked. I like this time period and I was interested in reading another take on Jack the Ripper. But it was short, and felt rushed, and I really never got into it.
Again, another book for the DAC. I guess I didn't have much luck last year...though, to be fair, there were a few debut author's books last year that I did enjoy. This one, though, felt a little bit dry. I really didn't expect the psychological plot twist ending, so there's that...but it wasn't even hinted at. It wasn't an awful book, just...okay.
This book my family decided to listen to the audio. To be fair, this was juvenile, and there aren't very many that can still keep my interest. True, I love children's fiction, but I just didn't like Grisham's approach or the straight forward plot. I might have liked it more if it wasn't obvious who the bad guy was, if there was back and forth plot twists, a little bit less lawyer mumbo jumbo. It might also have been the genre that I didn't enjoy, or the narration.
I read this for a Book of the Month group, and it really isn't something I would generally pick up on my own. I mean, the title alone is like...no. There were parts that were interesting, like all the info on France, for example...but I wasn't really interested as much in the characters or their relationships, and all the angsty drama...
I also read this for a Book of the Month, and yet again, it wasn't really something I would pick up on my own. The plot felt a little bit lacking and I guess it just wasn't really my thing...
I read this along with a friend for a Book of the Month. I don't even remember who picked it or why, but...it was interesting. Just very short, not too much depth to it. Seeing as how I can't remember much about it except that the Piper was a modern day rock star, it didn't really stick...
I was forced to listen to this and I hated it. I absolutely hated it. It was unbearable. If there was only one book I loathed, this would be it. I don't know if it was just the narration, but the plot just dragged on and on and didn't interest me in the slightest.
I decided to study the Middle Ages during my senior year, and I read alot of King Arthur type legends during that time. I can't remember how much this particular book was related to this, but not by much. I don't recall much of the plot, except that I wasn't really compelled by his writing style...
I read this my senior year of high school. Being homeschooled, I was able to pick my literature and I had always wanted to read about Tom Swayer and Huckleberry Finn. I really wanted to like it, too, but it was a struggle. I believe in the end I tried just listening to it instead of slowly trudging my way through it. It's a good story, it's just the vocabulary was tough...
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