30 Days of Books Meme - Day 11

[uberreiniger]

Day 30 - A book that disappointed you.

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Because it is an AWESOME book with maybe the most anti-climactic climax ever laid to paper. Dracula has not taken part in such a lackluster ending since, well... since Dracula.

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?

Comments

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Heh. By the time I got to the ending, I was so 'meh' about the book that I was perfectly happy just to see it end. The timing and pacing in that one just didn't do it for me. I kept thinking, "What kind of person is going 'ZOMG YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER!' and then thinking 'And the best thing I can do about it is make you spend several months listening to a fragment of my life story which will make no sense to you.'?

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Well, he did leave on the sensible assumption that him going right to Dracula would keep Dracula's attention off his daughter. But he could have probably saved everyone a great deal of trouble by starting his letter with "Off to fight Dracula. In case you're interested, here's the story of how I know him..."

[cherith.livejournal.com]

AMEN. It might not be the most disappointing book I've EVER read, but it's pretty high on the list. Although I do give it some props for being well written enough that I actually finished it. Typically, I loathe epistolary novels and can't finish them.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

I think epistolary works best in the suspense/horror genre and that's why the book worked. But all those suspenseful journal entries were writing checks the ending could not cash.