Where is Divergent on that list? That is one of the worst books I've ever tried to read. Much worse tripe than the Davinci Code, which while stupid is at least it's entertaining. Divergent not only has a stupid plot, but insipid one dimensional characters, bad dialog, and a main character that I not only didn't care about, but actively hated and wanted to die by the end I don't even know how I finished reading it. It was a gift, and I felt obliged to try, I suppose.
There is another called Red Rising that's nearly as bad. It's just another clone of the current YA dystopian future genre. Again, the main character is just soooo dull, and the setting so repetitive. It's only saving feature is the author has some decent prose, so I was able to picture the settings pretty well. I didn't want to stab my own eyes out quite as badly as when reading Divergent.
I admit I haven't read most of the books on the list, but the two I am familiar with, To Kill a Mockingbird and Davinci Code, do not belong on there. There are way, way worse things that could be there instead.
There is another called Red Rising that's nearly as bad. It's just another clone of the current YA dystopian future genre. Again, the main character is just soooo dull, and the setting so repetitive. It's only saving feature is the author has some decent prose, so I was able to picture the settings pretty well. I didn't want to stab my own eyes out quite as badly as when reading Divergent.
I admit I haven't read most of the books on the list, but the two I am familiar with, To Kill a Mockingbird and Davinci Code, do not belong on there. There are way, way worse things that could be there instead.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
