Most boring/difficult books you've ever read.
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Finding Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
Worst assigned reading ever. I was supposed to read this in 6th grade.
12 pages in and I attempted Hari Kari with a plastic spork. True story.
Worst assigned reading ever. I was supposed to read this in 6th grade.
12 pages in and I attempted Hari Kari with a plastic spork. True story.
David Copperfield. It was SO boring. *sighs* but thats just me, I read it on a dare.
But recently... I'd say maybe the book I'm reading now. Its called Under the Banner of Heaven and its all about this murder of a 15 month old and her mother by (two of) their husband/father's brothers in a Fundamentalist Mormon City back in the 1980s. I'm only about 50 pages in,a nd so far everyhting I've read is about how the Fundamentalist Mormons are all just psycho pedophile bastards, where quite litrally one of the laws of their religion is that if you (they're all white), are seen with a black person, its punishable by death, for both of participants, ON THE SPOT!!!
I'm sorry. I'm not trying to flame bait or start a religious bashing, but come on... I dread turning each page cause i might see another story about a 15 month old bbaby being killed or 13 year old being raped against her will because its, quote, "God's heavenly orders to the men that commit the crimes as justification."
But recently... I'd say maybe the book I'm reading now. Its called Under the Banner of Heaven and its all about this murder of a 15 month old and her mother by (two of) their husband/father's brothers in a Fundamentalist Mormon City back in the 1980s. I'm only about 50 pages in,a nd so far everyhting I've read is about how the Fundamentalist Mormons are all just psycho pedophile bastards, where quite litrally one of the laws of their religion is that if you (they're all white), are seen with a black person, its punishable by death, for both of participants, ON THE SPOT!!!
I'm sorry. I'm not trying to flame bait or start a religious bashing, but come on... I dread turning each page cause i might see another story about a 15 month old bbaby being killed or 13 year old being raped against her will because its, quote, "God's heavenly orders to the men that commit the crimes as justification."
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, so i'll go ahead and say it. Tolkiens Silmarillion is quite LOTR and The Hobbit. It contains a creation story that is.. well.. creative. There are many subtle but deep implications of said story. For instance, he supposes that evil is an inherant component of Eru (God). This stands in stark opposition to the creation tale involving the Judeo/Christian God, which suggests that human beings are "born in sin" while God is perfect in addition to being all knowing and all powerful. This in addition to relatable characters and a compelling narrative.
Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien
Second/Last/The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
Duncton series - William Horwood
Now please understand that I enjoyed all of these books, but there was the occasional struggle to get to the end (or beginning in some cases).
Second/Last/The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
Duncton series - William Horwood
Now please understand that I enjoyed all of these books, but there was the occasional struggle to get to the end (or beginning in some cases).