You Couldn't Pay Me to Read That (Take 2)

Beschrijving: List books you never intend to read. Thumb down books you've read or that you intend to read someday. (Books you read but would never read again are you're choice. I've added them to my list). Add books as you see fit.
Gebaseerd op trefwoord: Status - Will Not Read

Ulysses

door James Joyce

24,069 leden

377 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 155

7 Members: dara85, cpg, chgstrom, rretzler, kceccato, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,eromsted , , ,thorold ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears ,chwiggy
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Much better than Finnegin's Wake. I'm not a big fan, but I do re-read parts from time-to-time.
kceccato: I don't dispute Joyce's importance to literature, but his style is not to my taste. If I have to read him, I'll read his short stories.

De 120 dagen van Sodom

door Marquis de Sade

1,304 leden

25 besprekingen

3.1

Algemene Rangorde 23

13 Members: Edward, mlfhlibrarian, cpg, foggidawn, countrylife, Cecrow, merrystar, Dilara86, Dehinde, kceccato, annus_sanctus, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, , ,auntSteelbreaker ,ahef1963
Verklaringen: annus_sanctus: The name of the author says it all

Heer der vliegen

door William Golding

49,571 leden

745 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 180

4 Members: smcwl, merrystar, SylviaC, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,bookwoman84 ,eromsted ,liamfoley ,Morphidae , ,aulsmith , ,EmScape ,elkiedee ,marq ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears
Verklaringen: aulsmith : This was a pretty interesting read. Of all the books about messed-up adolescents I was forced to read, this one I actually got something out of.

De kracht van Atlantis

door Ayn Rand

22,417 leden

397 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 10

18 Members: hipdeep, pammab, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, KimarieBee, aulsmith, sundancer, auntSteelbreaker, susiesharp, elkiedee, Dilara86, Dehinde, MissJessie, Lyn5r, saintjamesluther, chwiggy, SFF1928-1973, ManWithAnAgenda, ,Morphidae , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,rretzler ,Bretzky1 ,ahef1963 ,
Verklaringen: SFF1928-1973: What bankers read when they get tired of fleecing honest citizens.

Onderweg

door Jack Kerouac

27,925 leden

386 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 179

2 Members: bookwoman84, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted , ,aulsmith , ,EmScape ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 , ,mspixieears
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Not the great American novel, but a fun read.

Vijftig Tinten Grijs

door E L James

12,022 leden

837 besprekingen

2.9

Algemene Rangorde 1

45 Members: timspalding, Edward, bookwoman84, gilroy, hipdeep, schmootc, pammab, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, cpg, liamfoley, foggidawn, ghilbrae, KimarieBee, smcwl, Mithalogica, countrylife, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, chgstrom, sjmccreary, sundancer, merrystar, MmeRose, Percevan, elkiedee, Dilara86, katie4098, dste, michigantrumpet, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Tess_W, kceccato, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Hanneri, ElOsoBlanco, fiesta_fredelyn1220, annus_sanctus, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA, ,dara85 ,Morphidae , , , ,
Verklaringen: aulsmith: I've read enough fanfic to last a lifetime.
EGBERTINA: abuse disguised as romance

Vijftig Tinten Vrij

door E L James

7,360 leden

251 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 3

35 Members: timspalding, Edward, bookwoman84, gilroy, hipdeep, pammab, cpg, liamfoley, foggidawn, ghilbrae, KimarieBee, smcwl, countrylife, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, chgstrom, sjmccreary, merrystar, MmeRose, Percevan, Dilara86, katie4098, michigantrumpet, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, Tess_W, kceccato, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Hanneri, fiesta_fredelyn1220, annus_sanctus, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda,Morphidae , , , ,

Vijftig Tinten Donkerder

door E L James

7,981 leden

313 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 4

35 Members: timspalding, Edward, bookwoman84, gilroy, hipdeep, pammab, cpg, liamfoley, foggidawn, ghilbrae, KimarieBee, smcwl, countrylife, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, chgstrom, sjmccreary, merrystar, MmeRose, Percevan, Dilara86, katie4098, michigantrumpet, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, Tess_W, kceccato, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Hanneri, fiesta_fredelyn1220, annus_sanctus, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, ,Morphidae , , , ,

De jongen die in de hemel was

door Todd Burpo

5,114 leden

227 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 19

15 Members: bookwoman84, gilroy, hipdeep, foggidawn, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, amysisson, aulsmith, merrystar, MmeRose, Percevan, susiesharp, souloftherose, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda,dara85 ,sjmccreary ,sundancer ,eclecticdodo ,ahef1963 ,annus_sanctus
Verklaringen: aulsmith: Can you say: Unreliable witness?

Metamorfoses

door Ovid

13,187 leden

102 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 189

2 Members: MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,eromsted ,Morphidae , , ,smcwl ,aulsmith , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,marq ,kceccato ,chwiggy
Verklaringen: Morphidae : I was pleasantly surprised with how good this was.
aulsmith : On my backlog.

Zen en de kunst van het motoronderhoud

door Robert M. Pirsig

18,787 leden

283 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 148

3 Members: dara85, Dehinde, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted , , , ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,

De weg roman

door Cormac McCarthy

34,409 leden

1,406 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 80

8 Members: bookwoman84, hipdeep, dara85, smcwl, SylviaC, auntSteelbreaker, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Morphidae ,aulsmith ,ncgraham ,Bretzky1 , ,chwiggy ,SFF1928-1973
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Sounds interesting.

Advocaat van de duivel

door John Grisham

11,489 leden

111 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 92

5 Members: hipdeep, Morphidae, merrystar, SylviaC, ManWithAnAgenda,gilroy , ,dara85 , ,sjmccreary

God als misvatting

door Richard Dawkins

16,920 leden

366 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 104

9 Members: liamfoley, foggidawn, SylviaC, auntSteelbreaker, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, kceccato, annus_sanctus, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward , ,lahochstetler , ,thorold ,EmScape ,Percevan ,Bretzky1 ,chwiggy ,
Verklaringen: annus_sanctus: Dawkins delusion

Marley & ik

door John Grogan

11,313 leden

372 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 87

6 Members: aulsmith, EmScape, SylviaC, eclecticdodo, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,dara85 ,Morphidae , , ,

Alles over baby's eerste jaar

door Heidi Murkoff

2,483 leden

22 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 82

5 Members: ghilbrae, aulsmith, justablondemoment, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,sundancer ,ncgraham ,eclecticdodo

Justine, of de tegenspoed der deugdzaamheid

door Marquis de Sade

2,041 leden

35 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 56

3 Members: annus_sanctus, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda

Chicken Soup for the Soul

door Jack Canfield

2,888 leden

20 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 65

10 Members: pammab, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, amysisson, aulsmith, MmeRose, susiesharp, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda,dara85 ,Morphidae , , ,sundancer ,eclecticdodo ,ahef1963 ,

De Macht van Het Geld

door Donald J. Trump

1,266 leden

23 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 53

5 Members: gilroy, hipdeep, mlfhlibrarian, elkiedee, ManWithAnAgenda,annus_sanctus
Verklaringen: annus_sanctus: I rather read 100 books by Trump than one by any Democrat from the USA

De Duivel draagt Prada

door Lauren Weisberger

11,704 leden

227 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 68

7 Members: mlfhlibrarian, aulsmith, SylviaC, susiesharp, Luisali, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda, ,sundancer ,elkiedee ,ahef1963 ,

Dear John

door Nicholas Sparks

8,296 leden

214 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 57

5 Members: bookwoman84, EmScape, MmeRose, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,dara85 ,

De eeuwige bron

door Ayn Rand

19,198 leden

261 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 40

12 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, KimarieBee, aulsmith, jasmaynard, elkiedee, Dilara86, MissJessie, Lyn5r, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda, ,Morphidae ,EmScape ,sjmccreary ,merrystar ,rretzler ,Bretzky1 ,

Finnegans wake

door James Joyce

5,333 leden

58 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 48

9 Members: thorold, aulsmith, Cecrow, ncgraham, suitable1, dste, rretzler, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward , ,eromsted , , ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,chwiggy
Verklaringen: aulsmith: I admit to liking to hear bits and pieces of this read by Sioban McKenna, but I'll never read it myself.

Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans

door Rush Limbaugh

1,210 leden

13 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 34

8 Members: gilroy, hipdeep, mlfhlibrarian, aulsmith, merrystar, MmeRose, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda

De bruggen van Madison County

door Robert James Waller

6,459 leden

101 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 31

12 Members: smcwl, countrylife, ncgraham, susiesharp, Dehinde, rretzler, kceccato, John_Vaughan, ahef1963, MissJessie, Lyn5r, ManWithAnAgenda,dara85 , , ,sjmccreary ,Bretzky1 ,

Vijf ontmoetingen in de hemel

door Mitch Albom

18,707 leden

394 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 27

14 Members: gilroy, pammab, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, amysisson, EmScape, sjmccreary, merrystar, ncgraham, susiesharp, souloftherose, 4leschats, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda, ,dara85 ,Morphidae , , ,ahef1963

The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland

door Glenn Beck

179 leden

2 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 25

11 Members: gilroy, hipdeep, ghilbrae, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, merrystar, MmeRose, Dilara86, kceccato, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda

Het boek van Mormon

door Joseph Smith

7,258 leden

90 besprekingen

3.2

Algemene Rangorde 13

18 Members: gilroy, schmootc, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, KimarieBee, amysisson, countrylife, aulsmith, SylviaC, Percevan, susiesharp, rretzler, kceccato, Jarandel, saintjamesluther, chwiggy, annus_sanctus, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward , ,pammab ,cpg , ,ahef1963 ,
Verklaringen: aulsmith: I tried. Nothing would make me try again.

If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

door O. J. Simpson

522 leden

24 besprekingen

½ 2.7

Algemene Rangorde 15

13 Members: timspalding, Edward, lahochstetler, amysisson, aulsmith, sjmccreary, sundancer, merrystar, SylviaC, susiesharp, rretzler, MissJessie, ManWithAnAgenda,ahef1963
Verklaringen: aulsmith: I got the general gist on the news.

De Celestijnse belofte

door James Redfield

6,675 leden

121 besprekingen

3.2

Algemene Rangorde 12

14 Members: timspalding, hipdeep, lahochstetler, smcwl, Mithalogica, aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, susiesharp, Dilara86, michigantrumpet, ahef1963, Lyn5r, ManWithAnAgenda,EmScape ,marq

De Hobbit

door J. R. R. Tolkien

94,314 leden

1,189 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 202

2 Members: dara85, martensgirl,Edward ,gilroy ,eromsted ,cpg ,Morphidae , ,AnnaClaire , ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,Percevan ,elkiedee ,marq ,eclecticdodo ,rretzler ,kceccato ,cej1027 , ,MissJessie ,mspixieears ,chwiggy ,annus_sanctus , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : It was okay. Not a favorite, but worth a try.
annus_sanctus: One of the best books ever, read it at least 10 times or more
: This has been on my to-read list for a long time.

Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd

door Margaret Atwood

42,254 leden

1,138 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 201

3 Members: liamfoley, aulsmith, MissJessie, ,bookwoman84 , ,eromsted , ,Morphidae , ,thorold ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape , ,SylviaC ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,eclecticdodo ,Jarandel ,Bretzky1 ,cej1027 ,chwiggy ,annus_sanctus ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith: Once was enough.
annus_sanctus : Though the hype from democrats and woke people is unbelievable, I did read it and it was not a bad book at all.

Oorlog en Vrede

door Leo Tolstoy

28,836 leden

457 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 198

2 Members: SylviaC, MissJessie,eromsted ,cpg ,Morphidae , , ,smcwl ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,elkiedee ,marq ,kceccato ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: Morphidae : Still trying to get this started.
aulsmith : On my TBR list.

De woeste hoogte

door Emily Brontë

51,946 leden

703 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 199

2 Members: gilroy, aulsmith,Edward ,eromsted , ,cpg , , ,smcwl ,thorold , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 , ,mspixieears ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith: Once was enough.

De jaren van onschuld

door Edith Wharton

13,892 leden

300 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 197

Verklaringen: AnnaClaire : I read this one, and without the incentive of cash and/or assignment. (Oh, and I don't normally read a lot of fiction, either.)

De wind in de wilgen

door Kenneth Grahame

23,705 leden

330 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 190

3 Members: SylviaC, auntSteelbreaker, mspixieears,hipdeep ,eromsted ,Morphidae , ,smcwl , ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: : Aw, c'mon, they're adorable
aulsmith : I like Mole and Water-Rat.

Bleak House

door Charles Dickens

13,690 leden

248 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 193

3 Members: SylviaC, eclecticdodo, MissJessie,eromsted ,cpg , , ,smcwl ,thorold ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : My best friend thinks this is the best Dickens, so it's on my TBR list.

Middlemarch

door George Eliot

17,707 leden

330 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 188

Member: SylviaC,eromsted ,cpg , ,smcwl ,thorold , ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda

De schaduw van de wind

door Carlos Ruiz Zafón

27,873 leden

1,039 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 182

1q84

door Haruki Murakami

8,921 leden

354 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 177

Member: MissJessie,Edward , ,amysisson , ,aulsmith , ,Jarandel ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : On my backlog, though it's a little long to read without being paid.

De kleur paars

door Alice Walker

19,714 leden

335 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 170

2 Members: John_Vaughan, annus_sanctus, ,eromsted ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler , , ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: Morphidae : Really? Wow. It's one of my all time favorites.
annus_sanctus: The reason being Oprah Winfrey .....

Het leven van Pi

door Yann Martel

43,579 leden

1,013 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 169

5 Members: smcwl, aulsmith, Dilara86, MissJessie, mspixieears,gilroy ,Morphidae , , , ,EmScape ,sundancer ,merrystar ,SylviaC ,souloftherose ,marq ,eclecticdodo ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: gilroy : I pearl ruled this after just a few chapters. It isn't worth the read from what I could tell.
aulsmith: The movie was schlocky enough.

Lolita

door Vladimir Nabokov

31,698 leden

563 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 167

7 Members: countrylife, aulsmith, SylviaC, ncgraham, cej1027, chwiggy, annus_sanctus,gilroy , ,eromsted , ,Morphidae , , ,smcwl ,thorold , , ,EmScape ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith: No.

Mevrouw Dalloway

door Virginia Woolf

20,622 leden

329 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 176

3 Members: SylviaC, ncgraham, mspixieears,Edward ,eromsted , , ,thorold , ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda

De Hongerspelen

door Suzanne Collins

64,448 leden

3,484 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 181

6 Members: smcwl, aulsmith, merrystar, MmeRose, Bretzky1, cej1027,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape , ,sundancer ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato , ,ManWithAnAgenda

Het portret van Dorian Gray

door Oscar Wilde

39,465 leden

633 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 172

Member: eclecticdodo,gilroy ,Morphidae , , ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,chwiggy , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: Morphidae : It was incredibly painful.
: I reread passages frequently... though I feel there should be free therapy sessions or support groups that focus on the consequences of reading this book the first time. It really does hurt.

Een loflied voor Leibowitz

door Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,741 leden

308 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 171

Member: EmScape,Edward ,eromsted ,Morphidae , ,aulsmith , , , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: Morphidae : How about you couldn't pay me to read it again?
aulsmith : I liked this.
: I've already read it twice. Will likely read again.

Mannen die vrouwen haten

door Stieg Larsson

43,182 leden

1,748 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 159

10 Members: aulsmith, SylviaC, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, John_Vaughan, Luisali, MissJessie, lisamunro, Lyn5r, mspixieears,bookwoman84 ,gilroy ,schmootc ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler , , , ,sjmccreary ,souloftherose ,rretzler ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,cej1027 , , ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda

Het hart is een eenzame jager

door Carson McCullers

10,717 leden

243 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 160

3 Members: smcwl, aulsmith, susiesharp,eromsted ,Morphidae , ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda

De Da Vinci Code

door Dan Brown

70,252 leden

1,307 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 139

17 Members: eromsted, liamfoley, foggidawn, rajukv, ghilbrae, smcwl, thorold, countrylife, aulsmith, Cecrow, sundancer, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, cej1027, MissJessie, saintjamesluther, annus_sanctus,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , , ,schmootc , ,dara85 ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler , ,AnnaClaire ,EmScape ,sjmccreary ,merrystar ,Percevan ,souloftherose ,rretzler ,Bretzky1 , , ,mspixieears ,chwiggy ,SFF1928-1973 ,-pilgrim- ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: AnnaClaire : I won't pretend I'd recommend reading it, but it was painless enough.
aulsmith: I already read the book he used as his starting place and that was a bad enough time waster.
annus_sanctus: Never understood people believing all the lies in that book
-pilgrim- : It is fun to read in the "so bad it's hilarious" category

Candide of Het optimisme

door Voltaire

20,545 leden

307 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 146

Member: dara85,AnnaClaire , , ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: : I got all the way through it at least once, and it's not that long

Roget's International Thesaurus

door Peter Mark Roget

3,801 leden

27 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 122

2 Members: Dehinde, Jarandel,AnnaClaire ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Okay, you can't read it cover-to-cover, but it's fun in the old one that's arranged by topic to look through the classification system and read through some of the topics. Maybe you have to be a librarian.