BORING BOOKS TO HELP YOU SLEEP

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Dana Jean

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I just found this little post about 11 Boring Books to Help Battle Insomnia.

Of the 11 mentioned above, I've read 4. Of those 4, I agree with the boring assessment on 3.

On The Road was the most overrated piece of crap ever. Not one thing about it is redeeming.

Moby Dick -- WTH. So many people think it's a masterpiece. Just like I wished the Joad's would've died in a fiery, aromatic ball of flames smashing into an orange tree, I wanted everyone in this book to 'poon each other during a drunken night of Yahtzee.

I can't even remember how boring Atlas Shrugged was.

Frankenstein was good. They got that one wrong in my opinion.

Have any of you read any of the 11 and do you agree? What others would you add to the list?
 
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I just found this little post about 11 Boring Books to Help Battle Insomnia.

Of the 11 mentioned above, I've read 4. Of those 4, I agree with the boring assessment on 3.

On The Road was the most overrated piece of crap ever. Not one thing about it is redeeming.

Moby Dick -- WTH. So many people think it's a masterpiece. Just like I wished the Joad's would've died in a fiery, aromatic ball of flames smashing into an orange tree, I wanted everyone in this book to 'poon each other during a drunken night of Yahtzee.

I can't even remember how boring Atlas Shrugged was.

Frankenstein was good. They got that one wrong in my opinion.

Have any of you read any of the 11 and do you agree? What others would you add to the list?
I gave up on Anna Karenina but finished Moby Dick. I do think the latter is a masteriece, but it tested my endurance and I wasn't interested in all the technical stuff. Depending on the reader, tedious content can be like a goldmine for one to permeate or it can be a long sludge up hill. I read Possession by A.S. Byatt, which is a lengthy intricate novel chock full of epistles, and loved it; it's not for everyone. Maybe subject matter plays a key role in whether readers want to turn the page or burn it.
 

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Any Panasonic mixer specification manual. Don't go near them. But not Kitchen-Aid. I hang on to every word of a Kitchen-Aid manual. One of my favourite quotes is "...next, remove the dough hook from the relevant packaging...". That one always makes me laugh. Especially on a re-read. Sheer genius in it's ability to take my breath away!
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Any Panasonic mixer specification manual. Don't go near them. But not Kitchen-Aid. I hang on to every word of a Kitchen-Aid manual. One of my favourite quotes is "...next, remove the dough hook from the relevant packaging...". That one always makes me laugh. Especially on a re-read. Sheer genius in it's ability to take my breath away!
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It seems i am in the minority here as i read Frankenstein but i found that pretty boring. whereas 3 of you thought it was good. Did i miss something in the book?
Probably not. How we take in a book has a lot to do with where we are in life when we read them. What experiences we've had. What age we are. Our beliefs, dislikes, loves. Were we able to sit and read for hours, or take in the story in quick sips? Were we feeling distracted, happy, sad, angry, silly -- just so many things influence us. So, your feelings are valid and unique to you.

I hated The Grapes of Wrath. Hated. It. Most people i know loved it. I read this when I was young and bitchy, sassy, full of myself, intolerant. Very immature. I'm going to read it again someday to see what my grown up head thinks about it. I've been kicked around by life so I might see those damn Joads a little different now.
 

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Any Panasonic mixer specification manual. Don't go near them. But not Kitchen-Aid. I hang on to every word of a Kitchen-Aid manual. One of my favourite quotes is "...next, remove the dough hook from the relevant packaging...". That one always makes me laugh. Especially on a re-read. Sheer genius in it's ability to take my breath away!
:lol:
 

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Probably not. How we take in a book has a lot to do with where we are in life when we read them. What experiences we've had. What age we are. Our beliefs, dislikes, loves. Were we able to sit and read for hours, or take in the story in quick sips? Were we feeling distracted, happy, sad, angry, silly -- just so many things influence us. So, your feelings are valid and unique to you.

I hated The Grapes of Wrath. Hated. It. Most people i know loved it. I read this when I was young and bitchy, sassy, full of myself, intolerant. Very immature. I'm going to read it again someday to see what my grown up head thinks about it. I've been kicked around by life so I might see those damn Joads a little different now.
Well said,Dana Jean . Exactly my take on time of an initial read, versus re read.
 

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And, let's face it, books from Edwardian and Victorian eras (for example) were written for audiences who had more patience than we do today. Readers of Dickens' day, and of Arthur Conan Doyle's day, ran to bookstores to learn of their hero's/heroine's fate; reading and music were two of the most common pastimes.
This is my opinion, I know, and doesn't explain other reasons, most of which you listed. :)
Dana Jean I quoted you. Not sure what happened.
 

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I gave up on Anna Karenina but finished Moby Dick. I do think the latter is a masteriece, but it tested my endurance and I wasn't interested in all the technical stuff. Depending on the reader, tedious content can be like a goldmine for one to permeate or it can be a long sludge up hill. I read Possession by A.S. Byatt, which is a lengthy intricate novel chock full of epistles, and loved it; it's not for everyone. Maybe subject matter plays a key role in whether readers want to turn the page or burn it.
And, let's face it, books from Edwardian and Victorian eras (for example) were written for audiences who had more patience than we do today. Readers of Dickens' day, and of Arthur Conan Doyle's day, ran to bookstores to learn of their hero's/heroine's fate; reading and music were two of the most common pastimes.
This is my opinion, I know, and doesn't explain other reasons, most of which you listed. :)
Dana Jean I quoted you. Not sure what happened.

You make great points in both these posts. Just so many reasons for people to love or hate something. And lots of room for middle ground feelings too.