What book have you read that wasn’t subjectively “bad” but you regrets reading all the same?

For me, Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter. The book was engaging and it kept me on my toes, but I just with I hadn’t “poisoned my head” with all the graphic gore that was in there. I years later i still think about this and how I really wish I had never read it.

Question inspired by a comment /u/PrincessOfWales made in another thread :)

  • tyr0n3slothrop@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I love the Stand in spite of the ending. It’s more about the journey than the destination, or whatever.

    But yeah, the ending was super lame. Almost literal deus ex machina. King is known for struggling with ending his stories, and this one was the worst offender for me. I’ll never understand how a writer of his caliber could choose to end his epic tale with an conclusion that completely amateur.

    • jenorama_CA@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The Stand was my first Stephen King. It was the extended rerelease and I read it when I was 15, I think and it super blew my mind as I hadn’t encountered an author that would make you love a character and then kill them. I agree with you about the endings, but for me,the worst offender is Under The Dome. He’s so good at characters, though.

      • jedi_master99@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Under the Dome’s ending is infuriating! I loved that book so much, I absolutely devoured it, but after reaching the ending I was like “wat” and then I had a bad book hangover for like two weeks

    • Craftyprincess13@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yeah it was good but i don’t like the scene (i had the redo ver. From the 90s that added in stuff) that he has trashcan man more abused like seriously we get his life sucks leave him alone it was unnecessary and added nothing to it