Every year there are a few books we weren't as fond of... and perhaps could have skipped over. That's not to say they were bad books or that you won't find something redeeming in them -we all have different tastes.
Here's what Jenn could have done without:
- Claim of Innocence by Laura Caldwell
- Cinder and Ella by Melissa Lemon
- Children of Paranoia by Trevor Shane *
- Blue by Lou Aronica
- Revolution
by Deb Olin Unferth
- The Tiger's Wife
by Tea Obreht
- The Other Queen
by Philippa Gregory
- The Gate House
by Nelson Demille
Is there any book you could have done without?
Oh dear, I have The Tiger's Wife yet to read, and I've always wanted to read Gregory. I've read the Caldwell, and though it was "meh", but not shocking.
ReplyDeleteI often have issues with crime novels (I find the misogyny offputting), and anything that has out-of-the-blue Christian themes and Bible quotes gets on my nerves.
Probably the biggest disappointment for me this year was Murakami's 1Q84. I was just expecting so much more.