For me it was Gerald’s Game by Stephen King. I think it’s a fantastic novel with amazing character development. The main character is extremely realistic and well written. Despite the seemingly silly premise, I was invested throughout the entire thing. The main character’s development is really what sells it for me.
That being said, I am absolutely not reading it again anytime soon. There are two scenes in particular(if you’ve the book I’m sure you know) that managed to make extremely uncomfortable, mortified, and disgusted. My biggest fear is being trapped and helpless, so this book really got to me. Fantastic book, I’m never picking it up again.
Either that or Lord of the Flies… Dear God.
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Fahrenheit 451 - great book but it was also really depressing.
I used to re-read books all the time when I was in middle and high school. But now I’m not a re-reader at all. I just don’t have the urge to anymore. I always wanna read something new. So, all of them.
Most of them
A Song of Ice and Fire books. I loved it. Finished the last book in 2011? I think. Waited for book 6 for a while, finally gave up. They weee very good but at this point I have forgotten most of the story and characters and even in the off chance Martin finished that series, I couldn’t bring myself to reread that gargantuan series just so I could remember everything before continuing.
The troop by nick cutter, really amazing book but there is some really harsh animal violence that really fucked me up.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
i mean yes it was important in german literature and it sparked a wave of suicides and it was the first book that sold merchandise….
BUT THE BOOK IS SO BORING!!! man i know the history and all that… but god the book sucks. it
But: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is actually awesome. Its very feminist and shows alot of issues we actual still deal with today.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
i mean yes it was important in german literature and it sparked a wave of suicides and it was the first book that sold merchandise….
BUT THE BOOK IS SO BORING!!! man i know the history and all that… but god the book sucks. it
But: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is actually awesome. Its very feminist and shows alot of issues we actual still deal with today.
I used to re-read books all the time when I was in middle and high school. But now I’m not a re-reader at all. I just don’t have the urge to anymore. I always wanna read something new. So, all of them.
From
Never Going to Read it Again
to
Not reading it again anytime soon
That’s quite a difference
Where the Red Fern Grows and Ole Yeller.
Reasons should be obviousThe last book in the Clan of the Cave Bear series, The Land of Painted Caves. I have re-read the series multiple times, but the final book was dark and overall it ended horribly for the characters I was invested in.
The last book in the Clan of the Cave Bear series, The Land of Painted Caves. I have re-read the series multiple times, but the final book was dark and overall it ended horribly for the characters I was invested in.
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, amazing book but I couldn’t live through that again
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, amazing book but I couldn’t live through that again
Not a book but a short: I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison.
It still feels like a story that was meant to hurt people. Every once in a while I’ll have flashes of the story cross my mind and I’ll get a thousand yard stare for a few seconds.