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Books I Start But Can Never Finish
War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics)War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
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Every year I drag this book out and try again, to no avail. Too much angst & tragedy with no levity to lighten the bits inbetween.
Independence DayIndependence Day by Richard Ford
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Like wading through semolina pudding.
The Years (Penguin Modern Classics)The Years (Penguin Modern Classics) by Virginia Woolf
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Why oh why can't I get on with Virginia Wolfe? The total absence of humour just makes for a tiringly depressing read.
Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics)Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics) by Charles Dickens
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I generally love Dickens but this book was ruined for me when it was set for my A levels. I've never finished it.
LabyrinthLabyrinth by Kate Mosse
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Unnecessarily long with characters I just couldn't care less about.
HannibalHannibal by Thomas Harris
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Boring, unbelievable drivel.
The Professor (Penguin Popular Classics)The Professor (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charlotte Bronte
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I cannot believe this was written by the author of Jane Eyre!
The Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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This book started so well.............................. then dragged itself slowly to the end.
Middlemarch (Wordsworth Classics)Middlemarch (Wordsworth Classics) by George Eliot
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Maybe I have no taste but I found this book just plain Dull.
My Sister's KeeperMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
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Predictable from the first page onwards.