30 Days of Books Meme - Day 5
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uberreinigerDay 5 - A book or series you hate.
I know I'm going to catch hell for this one but The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I was told again and again before reading that "OMG this is the FUNNIEST book you will ever read! And if you like Monty Python you'll LOVE this book!" Maybe people hyped it up too much for me but I tried reading it and didn't find it funny at all. The humor was so dry it crumbles to dust as you read it. It was British alright, but not laugh-out-loud funny the way Python is. The main reason I didn't like it is because I kept waiting for the plot to get going and it just wouldn't. I disliked another literary favorite, Catch-22, for the same reason: they don't really have plots that go forward. They're just episodic exercises in absurdity. I really enjoy movies that are like that but books that are like that just bore me and make me impatient. Unless you're Kafka. I found THGttG to be too tedious to finish so maybe it gets better later and I don't know it. Maybe some day I'll try again on it but I'm in no hurry.
Day 1 - A book series you wish had gone on longer, OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you've read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your comfort book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
I know I'm going to catch hell for this one but The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I was told again and again before reading that "OMG this is the FUNNIEST book you will ever read! And if you like Monty Python you'll LOVE this book!" Maybe people hyped it up too much for me but I tried reading it and didn't find it funny at all. The humor was so dry it crumbles to dust as you read it. It was British alright, but not laugh-out-loud funny the way Python is. The main reason I didn't like it is because I kept waiting for the plot to get going and it just wouldn't. I disliked another literary favorite, Catch-22, for the same reason: they don't really have plots that go forward. They're just episodic exercises in absurdity. I really enjoy movies that are like that but books that are like that just bore me and make me impatient. Unless you're Kafka. I found THGttG to be too tedious to finish so maybe it gets better later and I don't know it. Maybe some day I'll try again on it but I'm in no hurry.
Day 1 - A book series you wish had gone on longer, OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you've read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your comfort book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
