Books that seriously piss you off

Books that surprised you but yet totally pissed you off.
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942 books · 1,098 voters · list created September 5th, 2012 by Erin Westlund (votes) .
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message 1: by Bernarda (new)

Bernarda I get 50 Shades of Grey, but how could ANYBODY add The Mortal Instruments series? Or the Infernal devices? HOW?? If anybody can explain that to me,


message 2: by Allan (new)

Allan Why isn't Anne Coulter's book #1?


message 3: by Linh (new)

Linh The Little Prince? Seriously!?


message 4: by karma (new)

karma Crow's row? WHAT IN THE WORLD?


message 5: by Erin (new)

Erin Westlund Janica wrote: "Crow's row? WHAT IN THE WORLD?"
Hm. I don't know, maybe the end? The end kind of pissed me off..but not nearly as bad as other books. lol


message 6: by Cristy (new)

Cristy Emmnm Of all the Goodreads lists in existence, this is the one that reminds me that the world isn't a terrible place filled with horrible people who I just want to shake until they understand whatever it is that they're not getting that's so obvious it's infuriating.

Thank you, whoever created this list. THANK YOU. Favorite list ever.


message 7: by Erin (new)

Erin Westlund Cristy wrote: "Of all the Goodreads lists in existence, this is the one that reminds me that the world isn't a terrible place filled with horrible people who I just want to shake until they understand whatever it..."

hah. you're welcome. :)


message 8: by Trisha (new)

Trisha GAHD YES THANK YOU FOR THIS LIST.


message 9: by [deleted user] (new)

wuthering hights? really? ok... critics all over the world twist and turn at this one


message 10: by Cristy (new)

Cristy Emmnm Wuthering Heights is frustrating, not because it isn't an incredibly well-written, iconoclastic book that deserves all the adulation in the world (it is fantastic and the Bronte sisters have done more for women's lit than can be quantified), but because everyone thinks it's this amazing "love story" when it is anything but. It is a book about horrible people doing horrible things and it's an expression of misplaced piety, racism/ class-ism, and obsession with lily-white feminine beauty. It's incredibly infuriating. Worse, the movie versions with the happily ever after nonsense and the "tall, dark, and handsome" romantic hero characterization of Heathcliff. ::vomit::


message 11: by [deleted user] (new)

You are saying that Wuthering Heights may be on this list because people don't know what it stands for? it seems to me it's not the "love books that piss you off". :)
i don't agree with Nietzsche philosophy, he was a misogynistic demented man who lived in his mom's basement and had a profound hatred towards God. As a Christian i should say he is pissing me off. that doesn't mean i cant appreciate the value of his writing. he created a whole new philosophical avenue.
such as him, Bronte dared of speaking about all those bad things you mentioned.
i don't approve that this is a romantic book but i wouldn't put it on such list.

sorry i got a little carried away:)


message 12: by Cristy (new)

Cristy Emmnm That's OK. I think people do know what it stands for...at least some people and, like me, it pisses them off. It pisses me off that people think it's a love story but, for me at least, it's bigger than that. I love the book but I hate the characters. I hate the narrator even though she's pious, kind, and simple. I hate Catherine, even though she's a product of her rearing. I hate Linton because he's so damned naive and posh and bigoted. I hate Heathcliff because he never morally rose above the way the Hinley abused him. It's a fantastic novel about horrible people. It pisses me off. But I love it anyway. I love discussing it and arguing about it and I see the value in it as a classical work of literature.

There are some books on here that piss me off because they're just terrible books. Some of those books are loved, others aren't. I think we can all love/ hate books for a variety of reasons. Considering my profession, I think I'm in a position to hate books because they are misunderstood on a widescale, though. Particularly classics that everyone reads and is taught.


message 13: by ~♡annie♡~ (new)

~♡annie♡~ Linh wrote: "The Little Prince? Seriously!?"

My thoughts exactly. Little Prince is one of the best books out there. Sheesh.


message 14: by Rose (new)

Rose Bernarda wrote: "I get 50 Shades of Grey, but how could ANYBODY add The Mortal Instruments series? Or the Infernal devices? HOW?? If anybody can explain that to me,"

some people don't have the same tastes in books as you.


message 15: by Monica (new)

Monica Taking chances deserves that spot!


message 16: by Ariis (new)

Ariis Oh My! I just realized that I want to read or read almost all the first 20 books XD Myabe I'm cursed after all xD


message 17: by Helen (new)

Helen Rhys Left Drowning should be number 1...


message 18: by Erin (last edited Jun 27, 2014 03:17PM) (new)

Erin Westlund Monica wrote: "Taking chances deserves that spot!"
Totally!


♫✯Em loves Hollenstein✯♫❤the summertime and butterflies all belong to your creation❤ Insurgent ! And totally city of bones and eclipse (twilight) and hush hush


message 20: by Ternessa (new)

Ternessa Jeez, this last has 22 of books I want to read or have read. To each their own! ;)


Marija *Why you mad, why you sad* Where are The Vampire Diaries books?!


message 22: by Shadowjac (last edited Dec 02, 2015 05:00AM) (new)

Shadowjac Lick the Razor makes me so mad. The author thankfully already added it to this list.


message 23: by Shadowjac (new)

Shadowjac Rudri wrote: "Bernarda wrote: "I get 50 Shades of Grey, but how could ANYBODY add The Mortal Instruments series? Or the Infernal devices? HOW?? If anybody can explain that to me,"

Or the Hunger Games Or Matched..."


Personally I hate matched with a passion, I was enticed by the cover and got an awful romance. Hunger Games makes me mad because it changed all of the YA genre into dystopia. I've never read The Fault in our Stars maybe someone else can tell you why they voted for it.


message 24: by Kathleen (new)

Kathleen Bernarda wrote: "I get 50 Shades of Grey, but how could ANYBODY add The Mortal Instruments series? Or the Infernal devices? HOW?? If anybody can explain that to me,"

I agree completely...and the Divergent series should be at the very top of this list.


message 25: by Jeffrey (new)

Jeffrey Gao Kathleen wrote: "Bernarda wrote: "I get 50 Shades of Grey, but how could ANYBODY add The Mortal Instruments series? Or the Infernal devices? HOW?? If anybody can explain that to me,"

I agree completely...and the D..."

Nah that spot’s for A Million Random Digits or The Fall of Western Man(oh that bumblheaded, no good, rotten, alt-right SNOTFACE Marc Collett!)


message 26: by Jeffrey (new)

Jeffrey Gao More one star ratings for The Fall of Western Man! Keep 'em comin'!
#beantiracist


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