I read all of Chuck Palahniuk's books up until Snuff. After that I decided to give him away. It was Invisible Monsters that I fell in love with and I should have left it at that. After too many you realise he's using virtually the same formula, novel after novel. It's all very repetitive and eventually you numb to the shock factor.
American Psycho, I think scarred me for life...one of those books I couldn't stop reading, but it was very traumatic for me. I had nightmares for months after wards. Very graphic and not for sensitive souls. I think I burnt it (and I don't believe in censorship and burning of books) after wards, I felt so dirty and impure after reading it. Really needed a few more warnings on the cover or in the synopsis. And yes I know it was a metaphor, but still...
Agreed! Also, the plot twist made me LOL. (Even more so in the movie.)I was pretty disappointed with The DaVinci Code; for all the hype i found it pretty poorly written, especially at the end. It read to me like he forgot his deadline and finished it up in about an hour.
I found 'American Psycho' terribly boring.
I have to agree. I tried to like him, but I just can't get into his writing.Everything I've read by Ernest Friggin' Hemingway. RRRGH!
I cannot really tell. I disliked its style, the (intended) phoniness, and I did not see any sense in reading it: it offered me nothing. Granted, I saw the film before I started reading the book, but that usually does not ruin the book for me.Really? Why?
'The Stand' was all right, but I feel like it could have been much shorter and still had the same effect.
I was pretty disappointed with The DaVinci Code; for all the hype i found it pretty poorly written, especially at the end. It read to me like he forgot his deadline and finished it up in about an hour.
dan clown is nothing more than a petty airport-novel author.
i didn't read the davinci code because i read angels and demons first and decided that the author is a spineless hack, thusly his books deserve no attention from me.
Everything I've read by Ernest Friggin' Hemingway. RRRGH!
I have to agree. I tried to like him, but I just can't get into his writing.
Wicked.
(Most disappointing first 15 pages.)
The style of writing was just too awful.
*Grumbles about the waste of money and how I should start beginning books before I buy them, regardless of its status as a NYT Bestseller*