For me, the most recent book regret is Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Predictable from the get-go, bland, boilerplate sci-fi ideas, too many of these way-too-convenient plot devices just to push the story forward. I frankly don’t get the hype, and I am a pretty big science fiction guy.
Another one is Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I read this in college and this whole book should have been a one-page essay. It was too repetitive, and the whole premise of “trust in your snap judgments and gut reactions” is way too simplistic and honestly stupid. Like all Gladwell books, it was anecdotal, superficial, and a waste of time.
The whole Game of thrones series. I felt like GRRM was just putting all his dirty fantasies out there. A lot happened, but the story didn’t progress.
The story might not be going anywhere concrete, but I’m not sure how you can say it goes nowhere.
Impressive discipline to stick with a 5000 page series you didn’t enjoy. I have trouble finishing a 200 page book I don’t like
I listened to it on Audible while running. With how everyone talked about it, I kept thinking the next book had to be the good one. When I got to the end I was so angry.