10 Books That Make Us Want to Quit Reading

Recently a Redditor asked, “What is the worst book you've ever read? I've read some great books based on suggestions here, and now I want to have fun. What is the most garbage book you've ever come across?”

They elaborated, “Something so terrible. Bordering on being laughable, you couldn't believe something like this got published. I want to laugh at some terrible writing tonight!” The internet responded to deliver this book list of the worst books of all time. 

Solace143 responded, “Evermore by Alyson Noel. It'sIt's your basic late 2000s Twilight rip-off, but worse. There's not much of a plot until the end, the characters are bland, and the supernatural aspects feel clunky.”

Evermore by Alyson Noel

Redditor jelaireddit answered, “Eat, Pray, Love. Anyone who can see all the poverty in India but still be intent on finding themselves is way too self-indulgent for me."

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert

Another Redditor said, “I couldn't get into One Hundred Years of Solitude. It was so painful, slow, and just dull.”

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

KatyOneEighty named “Untamed by Glennon Doyle. It's written like she wants people to take inspirational quotes from it to put on their Instagram over a moody landscape picture.”

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Redditor kristicuse stated, “I wholeheartedly agree. However, after hearing so many people rave about it, I was almost convinced I read an entirely different book—pseudo-philosophical garbage. How this book consistently makes people's top ten lists is beyond me.”

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

Rylikes9 answered, “Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. It was awful. I managed to finish it, but it's the book that made me realize I don't have to finish books I don't like. It is a terrible book.”

Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

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