I Don't Understand All That Fuss
Books that everybody seems to love... but you can't figure out why.
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Vlodka
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Jul 30, 2011 01:42PM
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True that. 1984 is life changing, same with the Hunger Games. The first ten books are right though.
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I'm tottally agree with you. Inheritance is awesome. Sorry for my bad english
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Some people don't. I didn't find them to be that great, personally I couldn't connect with the main character, Katniss Everdeen and everything in the books seemed entirely too convenient. Besides, there was absolutely little to no world building.
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Some people don't. I didn't find them to be that great, personally I couldn't connect with the main character, Katniss Everdeen ..."
I second that.
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If they suck so badly why did you read the other ones?
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this list should be deleted -.-
but you can keep twilight and fifty shade :D
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I agree!!! I was really surprised when I saw it on the list!!
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True that. 1984 is life changing, same with the Hunger Games. The first ten books are right though."
Meh, The Hunger Games was definitely not life changing. It was mediocre, I guess.
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me too!!"
I know, right? It was truly amazing.
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me too!!"
I know, right? It was truly amazing."
Definitely my all time favorite classic :)
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me too!!"
I know, right? It was truly amazing."
Definitely my all time favorite..."
Same!
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Thanks Tacuazin :-) I respect other people's opinions, even though I do sometimes wonder... :-0
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this list should be deleted -.-
but you can keep twilight and fifty shade :D"
OMG I totally agree! And you can keep Matched too. ;D
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Cause most people only read the books after the movie. Which changes their view on the book when it should've been the other way around.
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I totally don't get Tolkien or Terry Pratchett - couldn't even finish "The Colour of Magic". My brother reads almost nothing else. That's the point - isn't it?
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Absolutely. For me it was The Catcher in the Rye and Fifty Shades of Grey (and it seems I'm not the only one, as currently these books are in the top three). People were (are) absolutely raving about both books, and I didn't like either. It's just like my earlier comment :-)
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Cause most people only read the books after the movie. Which changes their view on the book when it should've been the other way around. ."
I read the books first and haven't bothered with the movie. I liked the world so I kept reading hoping for more world-building; instead I got romance, world-breaking, and more romance. Not a fan.
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I don't get Tolkien either! And if you want to try Terry Pratchett again I recommend starting with one of his later ones like "Going Postal" or "The Truth". I don't think I would have been able to finish "The Colour of Magic" either if I hadn't already liked the world.
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I'm sorry, but I've voted for Fifty Shades of Grey (#2) and I can't for the life of me see the important message and theme... But I get your meaning, as there are some truly great books on this list.
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