Overrated Authors

[Alexz7272]

I cannot stand E.L. James, she wrote Fifty shades of Grey..... I could write you a whole paper on my dislike if anyone would ever read it
I love the classics though! I may have been the only person that enjoyed reading Crime and Punishment but I did read it in Russian, not the English translation, I am sure there were some variants.

 

[AClark]

Yeah that's true, but it could be a more joyful experience than reading stuff you'll never use again...like algebra, lol.

Charlaine Harris - love the story line of her books, but my God the writing is so elementary.

 

[Alexz7272]

Except it's far less useful in the real world. And it makes reading for fun impossible .

That is why I decided against pursuing a Literature degree, I could not imagine ruining my love of reading and writing! My best friend in Serbia has the Serbian version of a PHD in English and he has such a hard time enjoying it!

 

[NH homesteader]

I was originally a music major. I changed because I knew it was going to ruin my favorite thing !

 

[AClark]

I'm similar, I started out in IT, and learned that I couldn't stand trying to walk people through very basic procedures (like modem cycling) - so I changed to pharmacy.

 

[Alexz7272]

I do have to say I LOVE Ken Follett, specifically World Without End & Pillars of the Earth. I got in trouble a lot in 7th grade because I read the 800+ page books in class instead of paying attention

Also Mitch Albom. My teacher made us read 'The five people you meet in heaven' and I was instantly hooked. Every one of his books is a masterpiece.

 

[Southern by choice]

@Alexz7272 I don't know anything about the Shade of Grey book but I get the sense it is pretty raunchy and more "porn" than anything.
It is the NO 1 donated book. There are warehouses full of them and stacks and stacks apparently lots of people read it but don't want to be caught having it in their possession.

I love to read. Just love it! I wish I had more time to read for enjoyment. Often it is research, articles, theory ... all useful but just not the same.

Some of my favorites are books no one has heard of.

First They Killed My Father
There Are No Children Here

another I cannot remember the name of is a true story of a Moroccan Princess -very tragic

I really like CS Lewis - the children's books were great too!

Also Mitch Albom. My teacher made us read 'The five people you meet in heaven'

I remember something like this... now I want to go look it up, I think I read this.
My memory is terrible now

 

[Alexz7272]

@Southern by choice If I could eradicate one book from existence, it would be that book. It also has very abusive tendencies in it as well and as someone who has been through a domestic abuse relationship I cannot believe people enjoy that stuff. Also her writing is just SOOOOO bad, my 12 year old cousins who barely speaks English could write a better story

You'll definietly have the check out Mitch Albom again! He has had several more books since that one. Tuesdays with Morrie, For one more Day (another two of my favorite).
There is a website called Goodreads, it is the best for finding new books and/or reading about books before purchasing them. I use to easily read 50 books a year but now all I have time for is reading Case Studies for my Paralegal courses. I need to get back to reading, haha