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I agree entirely with this!! It constantly blows my mind how many movies are "based on" his novels and I've never seen a trailer that convinced me that maybe the book seemed like something I wanted to read!
^^^^ this.Melissa Katherine wrote: ↑26 Apr 2023, 10:53 Colleen Hoover. I keep seeing her recommended and talked about in all of the bookish Facebook groups I'm in. I read Verity because of how widely recommended it was and it sounded like something I'd like. I'm not a big romance fan, so I haven't been remotely interested in her other books, but Verity is also a thriller, so I figured I'd read it to see what all the hype was about. I did not enjoy it. I liked the story enough to continue reading, but the writing style was juvenile in my opinion. I was more just intrigued by the mystery and suspense of the story, but none of the characters were even likeable. I will not be reading another book by Colleen Hoover.
Definitely have a love-hate relationship with Stephen King. His writing style doesn't bother me so much (probably because I read them translated into French for the most part). I also have the fond memories factor, since It and Pet Sematary were the first 'adult' books I ever read.Kaylyn_Marie wrote: ↑13 Jul 2023, 13:54 Unpopular opinion: Stephen King.
I think his writing style is bland and he's too over-hyped to the point that other horror authors don't get a turn in the spotlight for some amazing works.
Yuppp same! I didn't even bother reading her after all that hype.anais_ wrote: ↑28 Jul 2023, 00:50^^^^ this.Melissa Katherine wrote: ↑26 Apr 2023, 10:53 Colleen Hoover. I keep seeing her recommended and talked about in all of the bookish Facebook groups I'm in. I read Verity because of how widely recommended it was and it sounded like something I'd like. I'm not a big romance fan, so I haven't been remotely interested in her other books, but Verity is also a thriller, so I figured I'd read it to see what all the hype was about. I did not enjoy it. I liked the story enough to continue reading, but the writing style was juvenile in my opinion. I was more just intrigued by the mystery and suspense of the story, but none of the characters were even likeable. I will not be reading another book by Colleen Hoover.
I've also tried Verity out of curiosity. I disliked all the characters, I found the twists very predictable and I felt so bored. (Don't even get me started on the countless, useless sex scenes...)
Besides the general hype, I've also read that a lot of her books are problematic and romanticize abuse. Big no no for me.
I used to be her fan. Then slowly change happened. I learned about the same plagiarism everyone was speaking about. And her works were becoming more like cheap dramas. Just recently, after Chain of Thorns, I was converted.Bandersnatch wrote: ↑05 Jan 2017, 10:07 Cassandra Clare. I simply don't like her writing, but then there was also all the drama about possible plagiarism and stuff and yeah, not a big fan of hers.
I agree with you, but so many of my friends are potterhead so I can never talk about it! I think through the Harry Potter series her writing definitely improved, but I tried reading the first few and just couldn’t get into them. I found her writing style boring and her characters flat. I think a lot of what there is to enjoy about that series is the imagination that the fans can put into it, not necessarily JK Rowling’s writing. When I read them I was honestly surprised those books are so universally popular. They’re alright, not the worst I’ve read by far, but I’ve read many better series.
I love horror, but I have to roll my eyes when people recommend his books