Books I dislike...

[fajrdrako]

30-Day Book Meme: Day 05 - A book or series you hate

Hmm. I suppose there have been many I started and didn't like. "Hate" is rather too strong for most... Truth is, there are a lot of series I wouldn't want to read. Don't want to read. Most vampire series. Most urban fantasy, I'm afraid. I keep trying to read them, and just don't like them at all - the Harry Dresden series is a good example here, but you can name just about any of them.

But there are a lot of things that can turn me off a series. Unlikable or stupid characters, bad sex, boring passages, plots that don't make a lot of sense.

Often it's because there's too much humour in the book. But then, that's a matter of writing style, isn't it? My like or dislike of a book is much more likely to relate to the writer than the style or theme.

On the other hand, there are cases where I like one series by a writer much more than another. I love Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels; can't get into the Jesse Stone books. Sunny Randall is okay, but still not the treat Parker is.