Worst book I've ever read is...

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<p>“Flowers in the Attic” - V. C. Andrews</p>

<p>I read it out of curiosity and realized later that I shouldn’t have.</p>

<p>“Heart of Darkness” was also pretty frustrating to me- although I’d hardly call it the worst book I’ve ever read- because there was absolutely nothing enjoyable about it. It was mildly interesting, but I’ve never read a hundred page book that felt so horribly long. There were four or five very interesting, poignant, even creepy scenes, and a whole lot of riding on a boat.</p>

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<p>bookannelida, A Separate Peace examines both the feelings and consequences of jealousy. There’s your philosophical point and it’s achieved in a relatively short, stimulating read.</p>

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<p>^exactly. it manages to explore a lot of ideas without being contrived. it’s simply written but that gets the point across better; i think you have to be in the right place to really absorb it, but it’s an amazing read.</p>

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<p>^^^Crap. I have to read Heart Of Darkness by Thursday. T___T</p>

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<p>Paradise Lost by John Milton 800 pages of this cocky ahole telling us how awesome he is.</p>

<p>heart of darkness was bad, but PL wins just by virtue (?) of being in poetic form and being eight times as long</p>

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<p>ummm… wow. John Milton is like the Jesus of the English Language. You need to reread Paradise Lost once you’ve gained some maturity.</p>

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<p>@manarius – never heard of The Alchemist but thoroughly relished your review. :)</p>

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<p>^^^About Heart of Darkness: I just started reading it, and I have to be honest, I think it’s pretty damn fantastic. Contrary to what everyone else has said, I actually really, really like it so far.</p>