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Worst Books ever

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I primarily read fantasy, so that is what you'll see on my list.

1. The 5th sorceress by Robert Newcomb. I just don't know how to describe this other beyond worthless.
2. Terry brooks - Sword of Shanara trilogy. A complete rip of of LotR, and poorly done to boot.
3. The veil of a thousand tears - Eric Van Lusterbaden. The characters are so transparent as to be annoying. They all have their niche in the storyline and when the author tries to explain the reason behind their emotion I just laugh as it's always a juvenille explanation. I have never related less to any character than those in this book.

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King of Shadows. It's about a boy who travels back in time *snort* to become Shakespeare's friend. *giggle*. We had to read it for English. Worst book I have EVER read.

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_The Atlantic Abomination_, by John Brunner. Possibly the worst SF paperback ever issued by Ace Books.

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My school books were pretty bad.

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Paretti, This Present Darkness
LaHaye and Jenkins, Left Behind and all the sequels

and almost every book that sells well in the USA


Originally posted by rhb
My school books were pretty bad.

Certainly, almost every textbook ever published in any subject is only marginally better than the Left Behind series.

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Anything by Ayn Rand.

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The "wheel of time" series by Robert Jordan.
That such a pile of crap can ever be sold is beyond me.

Okay. The first book is okay...but after that...holy hell...

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
Paretti, This Present Darkness
LaHaye and Jenkins, Left Behind and all the sequels

and almost every book that sells well in the USA


Originally posted by rhb
[b]My school books were pretty bad.


Certainly, almost every textbook ever published in any subject is only marginally better than the Left Behind series.[/b]
Hmmm... I meant my note books, but now you mention the texts the French books I had to study from - all based around the happenings around La Rochelle - were pretty cringeworthy.

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The bible.

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Originally posted by adramforall
The bible.
nah man i have to disagree - thats a great fantasy story - not as good as LOTR but certainly entertaining 😉


[EDIT: ok the ".. begat ... begat ... begat" gets a bit annoying but after that it does pick up a bit]

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Originally posted by znsho


2) Tolkein's Lord of the Rings - Gandolf, a wise wizard? Yer gotta be joking. He really is a pompous asshole.
Nutter alert, nutter alert, anybody who doesn't like LOTR has got to be a nutter!

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Originally posted by Jay Peatea
Nutter alert, nutter alert, anybody who doesn't like LOTR has got to be a nutter!
Bored of the Rings, morelike. 'Oh, and she was the fairest of the fair, blah, blah, blah.......'. What a load of sop.