[ SECRET POST #3314 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3314 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Books you read recently that you hated.

[sadiesockmonkey]

I didn't hate it, but after reading Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes this summer, I realized that I couldn't tell you anything about the main character?

Granted, it's YA (which is 99% of what I read) and this was a book I'd been wanting to read since I was in the 7th grade, but wow. I probably should have read it then. The main character, Ginny, is just so nondescript. There's nothing unique or interesting about her. Rather than driving the plot, she just kind of drifts aimlessly, directed by other characters, events, and locations. Everything happens to her, not because of her, and that irritates me. Also, she has terrible taste in guys.

Given Maureen Johnson's fandom, I expected the book would be better than it was. In reality, it was just kind of meh. I still ended up buying the sequel for super cheap at a secondhand bookstore because I wanna know what that last damn letter says. Oh, and I also was totally rooting for her & the guy that turned out to be her uncle before that reveal. Disappointed.

One book I really, truly hated though was Ally Condie's Matched. Oh my God. That was horrific. I don't even want to get into it.

Re: Books you read recently that you hated.

[(Anonymous)]

I hated 13 Little Blue Envelopes because it made me so damn jealous and unable to worry for the MC about any of her "problems." You're getting paid to travel all over Europe, what more do you fucking need? I also found the Italy chapter in particular so full of cringeworthy stereotypes.

I read the sequel to make my friend happy, and luckily I found it easier to enjoy.

SA

[(Anonymous)]

As for Maureen Johnson, I do really recommend her Shades of London series. It's really fun and the main character is well-defined. All the other characters are great, too. My only complaint is that the first book is by far the best of the three out so far, so the other two are a slight downhill. Still good, though.