We all have this problem (or at least those of us with non-existent determination). You know that book that you bought, and was all gung-ho about reading? That one that seemed really interesting on amazon.com, or that every time you saw it on your shelf you swore "this summer, I'm gonna read you, and then I'm going to be super proud of myself? But then summer rolled around and you never did read it, or every time you picked it up you decided to re-read a favorite book instead? Or you read the first 20 pages, and then just forgot about it?
Those are the books I call the "bleh" books- the ones that, however hard you try, you never can finish them, or even start them! I've had my fair share of bleh books, and decided to list a couple, just because this is a struggle I have daily.
(Oh, and I'm not bashing these books or authors at all- I'm sure they're great, I just had a hard time reading them)
The bleh-est books I've ever read- er, tried to read:
1. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
I've been at work at this one for around 2 months. At first I was super excited, I was like "yeah, creepy old lady, awesome!" but then I started reading another book, and well, I forgot about good ol' Miss. Havisham and Pip. Then I tried again. Got to around halfway through, then stopped. I swear, the day I finish this book i am going to have a party.
2. Deeper by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
I read this book about...3 years ago? But let me tell you, it took me FOREVER to read. I literally had it checked out from the library for 3 months (resulting in a HUGE fine). Finally finished it and realized it was awesome. Who knew.
3. Live From New York: An Uncensored History Of Saturday Night Live As Told By It's Stars, Writers, and Guests
This is the book I'm currently wrangling with. I don't see why it's taking so long, I mean come on, I love SNL. But I just can't seem to get into it. Hm, maybe that's because the one time I tried reading it was during English when I was talking to my friends. Have to think about that.
4. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
We were going to read this in 8th grade history (I was in the GT class) but then my teacher realized that, oh yeah, Walden is like a college level book. Maybe- just maybe, 8th graders shouldn't try to tackle it yet. Sadly, he realized this after we had bought the book, so now I have a copy of Walden that I say I'm going to read this summer. I can already assure you that I won't, based solely on the fact that I made this same promise last summer, and never read it.
5. Timeline by Micheal Crichton
I don't even want to explain this one, I'm so disappointed in myself. The thing is, I started reading it in 7th grade, then stopped halfway through. Didn't pick it up again until this summer. How could I have ignored such genius for so long!!?? Timeline is one of my favorite books, and no, I cannot say that I fell in love with it the first time I read it. I can say that I read the first half then waited a whole TWO YEARS to finish it. For shame Mia, for shame.
So that's it. I could have added more, but this list is getting long. So, what have been your bleh books? Tell me in the comments below!
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