Some books I don't want to read or maybe will never read:
They said it's like a prequel or sequel or whatever to To kill a mocking bird but it sounds very much like a first draft. I wish not to ruin the original book by reading this so, nope.
There seems to be some changes to characters/story that I don't think I'll like. Plus, this wasn't written by L.M. Montgomery. I've never liked when authors write other author's characters/books, it never seems right and most of the time, it seems like fan fiction.
03 | Romeo and Juliet retellings
I have no love for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I've always find Romeo's way of dying a bit cowardly and also, both of them dying is just stupid to me considering they are just teens and why are they being so dramatic? I guess I just don't get the book. Retellings of Romeo and Juliet are usually kind of annoying to me, I'm not sure why. It may be teenage love never appealed to me especially the kind that involves suicides or it could be that I just hate love stories that involves opposing families, I don't know, I just know whenever a book is said to be a Romeo and Juliet retelling, I immediately want to avoid it.
I'm not drawn to the story at all. I don't know why. Maybe seeing all those movie adaptations has sort of spoiled the book for me but I simply have no desire to read it. I might change my mind and read it some day but just not now. Nor would I like to read any Alice retellings either.
The movie really kind of spoils it for me. I doubt I would like the book. Like Alice in Wonderland, I find having watched the movie, I simply don't want to read the book.
I don't know why but I just don't like Peter Pan but maybe I just don't like how he seems a bit creepy because he's neither a child nor an adult, more like an overgrown man disguised as a young boy and luring young children out of their homes. It's one thing to be a child but it's another to be a child who seems perhaps to be a hundred years old, much like a vampire, someone who never matures to be an adult - it's just not appealing to me. Plus, I read samples of the book and the writing is just so oddly, unendearing, I just didn't like it. I think the Disney movie is really the one thing I can tolerate about that character but even then, he's just weirdly creepy for no reason.
And Peter Pan retellings kind of annoys me as well. And whenever they try to make Wendy and Peter a couple, it creeps me out. Or when they make Tinkerbell and Peter a couple, that's just as bad.
07 | Beauty and the Beast Retellings
So maybe I'll probably still read some Beauty and the Beast retellings as the story appeals to me a lot. The many retellings that I read were quite disappointing with a few exceptions. I really wish people would stop referring to any books as a Beauty and the Beast retelling whenever the man is a bit beastly. It would only be a true retelling if the beast was a man that got turned into a beast and actually became a better person at the end. I guess the Disney movie (the animated version) sort of sets my standard for a Beauty and the Beast retellings minus the singing.
I really like Brenda Blethyn as Vera Stanhope in the tv series and somehow I can't see anyone else playing that character and if I read the books, I think that character will sort of get ruined. Maybe it's a silly reason not to read the books but I have read reviews and I'm pretty certain I would hate the books.
The books aren't like the the movies. So maybe I prefer the movies. It's hard to see the characters in a different way after I have seen the movies. Plus I don't like that the books are written in first person - it's not a good way to get to know the other characters.
10 | Books that have fictional versions of authors
I have read some of these types of books and they weren't bad but I just don't like reading about authors doing things they would never do such as fighting zombies and vampires or solving murders or living a life that they never had - it's just not something I like anymore.
How about you? Are there any books or type of books you would not read?
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I will read most things - but rarely read horror. And I refuse to read books where violence or cruelty is glorified.
ReplyDeleteI have read Peter Pan. Once. And will never reread it. I have read about the author too - and I don't like him any better than his book.
Same here. I don't like horror, violence, and cruelty in books.
DeleteElephant's Child: No horror for me either nor glorification of violence and cruelty but I suppose it's hard to avoid those as they are part of our lives.
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Yeah, I feel you on GO SET A WATCHMAN. TKAM is my favorite book of all time and I don't want anything to ruin it for me. Ever. That being said, I didn't hate WATCHMAN. I didn't love it, but I didn't despise it like I thought I would either. What is interesting is to contrast Scout's outlook as a child versus as an adult. The book will change how you see certain characters, though, so you're probably right to avoid it.
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Susan: You may be right, I probably don't want to read it because I don't want to see these characters change or written differently.
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Interesting list.
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I am not a fan of scary books. At all. And I don’t read non—fiction, but I’m hoping to find the right book to change that.
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Lori: No scary/horror books for me either. I don't read a lot of non-fiction but if there is a particular book that interest me, I might give it go.
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I don't usually like it when authors take over other/ earlier works.
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Greg: For me, I guess it would have be how it was done but I still don't quite like that idea because it's never the same as when authors write their own thing.
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I'm with you on Peter Pan. I love the Disney version, but the book? no-no!
ReplyDeleteI read all kinds of fantasy, I do not like books with sex - or even too much romance - in them. I do not, now where I can decide for myself (looking at you, school), read books like Lord of the Flies and The Outsiders. I like books to lift me out of mundane life, not drag me down. Fan fiction can be good, when the tackle minor persons and not the main characters. I would not ever read Marilla of Green Gables, but maybe tales of Miss Lavender or Captain Jim's book?
Charlotte: I'm with you on romance and sex books. I do like books that life me out of mundane life. I do fine the more I like a character, the less I would like them being written by other people than the original author. Miss Lavender, Captain Jim, well, I'm not quite a fan of theirs but we all have our favorites.
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I agree with you list, especially Marilla, it would only be accurate if L.M. Montgomery wrote it.
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While the movie version of The Wizard of Oz is good, it's not true to the book. I remember reading the book years ago and thinking wow this is so different from the movie.
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Pam: Some might say the book is better but I don't know. I suppose I could try to read The wizard of of one day just to see how different it is from the movie.
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I always liked Peter Pan because of Wendy, (my name) and I thought the book was special because it could be about me. But, yes, it's very creepy now as an adult!
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I won't read Go Set A Watchman for the same reason. Also, I'm not convinced the author actually wanted it published. I think her family just wanted to profit off it. I have read Alice, Wizard of Oz, and Peter Pan. I never really liked Peter Pan, but the other two are childhood favorites. I reread them many times.
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The Wizard of OZ book is a lot darker compare to the movie.
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LOL, I agree with all of them, more or less. Authors who write other author's characters/books is a huge no-no for me. Your take on Romeo and Juliet made me laugh (in a good way). I think I read Alice as a kid, but I don't remember much...anyhow, I hate retellings. I don't think I've ever read Peter Pan though, and from an adult's POV, I agree with you. I read The Wizard of Oz quite recently, and...well, it shows its age. Like you, I love the TV version of Vera, so I don't think I would be interested in reading about her (though without the books, there would be no character for Blethyn to play).
ReplyDeleteI mainly don't like high fantasy/straight-up fantasy and books with sex and romance (though I can tolerate a dose of it if it serves the plot).
Roberta: For Romeo and Juliet, I suppose in those days, the lifespan is quite short so perhaps at that age, they are indeed like adults and are allowed to be dramatic but it just comes off as a bunch of teenagers making stupid decisions when read in this modern age.
DeleteIt's true, without the books, there would be no show but who says we have to read the original work? I'm just not going to read the Vera books, I see no good reason to.
Our reading taste is certainly different so you've probably not read a lot of romance in your books but it seems to be constant in fantasy book - it's easier to avoid curse words as most people seem to think that's worst than a love triangle.
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I also don't want to read Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee because To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favourite books and I don't want it to ruin the plot or the characters for me.
ReplyDeleteI can't recall if I knew about Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy, but I don't think I want to check it out because L.M. Montgomery didn't write it!
Romeo and Juliet is one of the most annoying stories of all time!!! There isn't a single character that I like in that play. I think Peter Pan is creepy, too...
I think The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum is great! I remember reading it in one sitting when I was younger. It's different from the movie.
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Lectrice Vorace: Perhaps I might read The wizard of oz one day. I don't know, not sure I want to spoil the movie by reading this.
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