Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Top 5 Books I will Never Read



I recently joined a goodreads group called Top 5 Wednesdays created by gingerreadslainey, and I love to read lists like these, so I thought I'd jump in and make my own.  This weeks topic was "Top 5 Books I Will Never Read."

There are many books in my life that I will never read.  Many of those will go unread because life just passed me by. I'm not generally one to outright avoid specific books, but I am selective when it comes to what I choose to read. I honestly believe that life is short, and we should read good books.  We should read the books that make us happy.  Who cares what other people think.






Fifty Shades of Gray Trilogy - Do I really need to explain this?  Fifty shades of never going to read these books.  EVER.

Twilight Series - No.  Just.  No.   I've read some of Meyer's other writing, and it hurts my brain.

A Tale of Two Cities - I can't get through anything Charles Dickens writes without throwing it against the wall.  I read some of his work in school, and while I liked most of what I read in my classes, Dickens never did it for me.  Sorry, Charlie, I'm not reading anything else you have written.  We're done.  It's not me, it's you.

Moby Dick - To be honest, I've never been interested in this one. I'm okay with that.  I heard there's a nice chunk of the book devoted to whale anatomy though.

Go Set a Watchman - This is a bit controversial.  The reason I'm not going to read this is because I'm not 100% sure that Harper Lee really wanted it released.  Until I can be certain that she agreed to this without coercion, I can't, in good faith, read it.  I'm sorry.



Honorable Mentions:

Harry Potter Series - This came out when I was 18 years old.  I read the first book, and it felt like a children's book. It wasn't a worldwide phenomenon at the time.  It was just a weird book that I picked up at the bookstore.  I never jumped on the bandwagon.  I understand the way a lot of young people feel about it, and sure, I'll let my kids read it, should I ever have children.  However, I will probably never read it myself.  I do enjoy the films and the stories.  Hate all you want, but it just wasn't part of my canon.

The Fault in Our Stars - The last time someone tried to get me to read this one of my friends was in Hospice dying from cancer.  Telling me to read a book about sick kids dying from cancer is NOT OKAY.  My friend's little sister was also battling a brain tumor at the time.  Telling me to read this book is NOT OKAY.    That being said, I don't want read a book about sick kids.  I just don't.  Okay? Okay.


That wraps up my very first Top 5 Wednesday!  Hoping that I keep my blog alive this time!