Is Twilight the worst book ever written?

**Hafke** · 26-02-2009, 07:25 PM

*Rant Warning*

I don't want to say it is, because there are a couple of million other books out there, but my god, it has to come close. Badly written with whiny characters, absolutely no plot other than "I love you, you're pretty" "No, I love you more, you smell nice", some of the creepiest subtexts EVER and entire chapters where nothing whatsoever happens. It was clearly the pathetic fantasies of Stephanie Meyer, who has even admitted that she can't write for shit.

If I hadn't been reading it for my book group (when did university students start reading ******** like this?) I would have burned it. (I may yet do so.) It was like rubbing my brain with a cheese grater.

This is about the film, not the book, but it made me laugh:

Twilight: The Abridged Script | The Editing Room

**My Winter Storm** · 27-02-2009, 05:16 AM

I haven't read it, but from what I have heard, it's dead boring.

Marxist Nutter · 27-02-2009, 02:02 PM

What about Mein Kampf, now that is a boring read, surely must be up there as the one of the worst books of all time.

**Hafke** · 27-02-2009, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Marxist Nutter

What about Mein Kampf, now that is a boring read, surely must be up there as the one of the worst books of all time.

Hmm, Mein Kampf at least has the benefit of showing the mind of one of the worst people in history. Twilight is the completely pointless wet drean witterings of some loser who has suddenly become really popul - oh, no wait, I see the paralels.

**DTE** · 27-02-2009, 02:09 PM

I would propose The Da Vinci Code as the worst book of all time. Imagine if Michael Bay and Barney the Dinosaur collaborated on a novel, that gives you some idea of what its like to read. I was amazed they made a film of it, but not suprised at all that it sucked. 2hours of people walking into various buildings. What a riot.

Okay rant over.

**JAMC** · 27-02-2009, 05:46 PM

Atlas Shrugged ?

**agentmancuso** · 02-03-2009, 06:47 PM

Straw Dogs by John Gray is the worst book I've ever come across.

**JAMC** · 04-03-2009, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by agentmancuso

Straw Dogs by John Gray is the worst book I've ever come across.

I think I have one of his somewhere (False dawn?

). From memory - lots of ideas, some of which had credence, some did not.

Have not read straw dogs

**agentmancuso** · 04-03-2009, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by JAMC

From memory - lots of ideas, some of which had credence, some did not.

Yes, I've read an article in some politics journal by the same bloke which seemed quiet sensible at the time. But the book infuriated me, and not in a good way. It's the only thing in a decade I haven't been able to see through to the end.

**Tantal** · 31-03-2009, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by JAMC

Atlas Shrugged ?

Atlas Shrugged is one of the BEST books ever written. As for the worst, I don't know if Twilight is it since I don't read such drivel. I can't imagine it being any worse than Chomsky though.

**JAMC** · 01-04-2009, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Tantal

Atlas Shrugged is one of the BEST books ever written. As for the worst, I don't know if Twilight is it since I don't read such drivel. I can't imagine it being any worse than Chomsky though.

Well you'll be pleased to hear that Hollywood are planning on adapting it for the big screen.

Wild horses couldn't drag me to the cinema for that one.

**Midas** · 01-04-2009, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by JAMC

Well you'll be pleased to hear that Hollywood are planning on adapting it for the big screen.

Wild horses couldn't drag me to the cinema for that one.

Quite a few Hollywood producers have considered making a film of 'Atlas Shrugged' over the years, but I can't really see how you can condense a book of over 1,000 pages of smaller than average print, and convey the whole concept behind the story, into even a 3 hour film without the script being so abbreviated as to be meaningless. John Galt's speech alone would take 3 hours!

A first-rate book that I've read several times, over the years it's one of the top sellers in the world apparently, but no, the film wouldn't be for me either.

**JAMC** · 01-04-2009, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Midas

Quite a few Hollywood producers have considered making a film of 'Atlas Shrugged' over the years, but I can't really see how you can condense a book of over 1,000 pages of smaller than average print, and convey the whole concept behind the story, into even a 3 hour film without the script being so abbreviated as to be meaningless. John Galt's speech alone would take 3 hours!

A first-rate book that I've read several times, over the years it's one of the top sellers in the world apparently, but no, the film wouldn't be for me either.

They'll chop it up into Atlas Shrugged, Atlas Shrugged 2 and Atlas Shrugged 3.

I pity any studio that releases a film full of objectivist BS during a worldwide depression. "Flop" wouldn't cover it, "car crash" might.

**Trouble43** · 01-04-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Dr The Evidence

I would propose The Da Vinci Code as the worst book of all time. Imagine if Michael Bay and Barney the Dinosaur collaborated on a novel, that gives you some idea of what its like to read. I was amazed they made a film of it, but not suprised at all that it sucked. 2hours of people walking into various buildings. What a riot.

Okay rant over.

Have to agree - Da Vinci Code is dire; along with the one that spawned it, 'Holy blood, Holy grail'. Both sets of writers take themselves WAY too seriously for my liking.

As for Barney the Dinosaur - I see that purple thing and I want to stab it in the eyes and cut it up for pig food.....sorry, but it just really annoys me.

**Midas** · 01-04-2009, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Trouble43

Have to agree - Da Vinci Code is dire; along with the one that spawned it, 'Holy blood, Holy grail'. Both sets of writers take themselves WAY too seriously for my liking.

Not read either book, nor seen the film of Da Vinci Code. But Tony Robinson presented a very interesting documentary on it a few years ago, both interviewing a somewhat coy Dan Brown and trying to find out how much 'truth' there was behind it. Like most semi-believable books there's some historical truth there, plus a lot more carefully crafted fiction (rather like the bible eh T43

). Apparently the first ever historical reference to 'the holy grail' was in a medieval novel written entitled 'Percival', by a French poet Chretien de Troyes, and the Priory of Sion was a spoof historical organisation invented by a French journalist whose name escapes me right now, sometime back in the 1950s or 60s. An amazing number of people still believe much of it's true though.

**Trouble43** · 01-04-2009, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Midas

Not read either book, nor seen the film of Da Vinci Code. But Tony Robinson presented a very interesting documentary on it a few years ago, both interviewing a somewhat coy Dan Brown and trying to find out how much 'truth' there was behind it.

I watched that; it was very good, but nothing I didn't expect. At the end of the day to believe that the code is real means you are seriously gullible - not surprisingly most people following the book's 'clues' are Americans.

Like most semi-believable books there's some historical truth there, plus a lot more carefully crafted fiction (rather like the bible eh T43 )

Yeah whatever.

Apparently the first ever historical reference to 'the holy grail' was in a medieval novel written entitled 'Percival', by a French poet Chretien de Troyes, and the Priory of Sion was a spoof historical organisation invented by a French journalist whose name escapes me right now, sometime back in the 1950s or 60s. An amazing number of people still believe much of it's true though.

The fact that so many do does flummox me sometimes. But then I suppose you could say that about anything. Some people just get sucked into things - look at the 'Harry Potter' phenomenon and the books aren't even that good, particularly the last one. But if someone even thinks there might some high level conspiracy (whether religious or governmental) then that gives even a fictitious book an air of 'reality' to them. That somehow there may be a code involved telling them the 'truth', hidden within the fictitious story. Of course the rest of us just yawn and move on.

Anyway if you aethiests are to be believed us religious lot are equally as deluded right? And we think the same about you.......