Is it normal to hate almost every single book i try to read?

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I was a huge reader as a kid, but growing up I began to read less and less frequently and now read next to nothing. I'm particular about food and what I want in a boyfriend as well, so books aren't the only thing I'm picky about, but every time I pick up a book I find something to hate about it.

I especially hate fantasy. Last year I tried to convince myself I was absolutely and totally in love with Lord of the Rings and Dragonlance, but the more I read, the more bored I became with them and in the end I decided I was sick of them. I did like the Harry Potter books a lot when I read them as a kid, but rereading them later in life I decided I couldn't stand them one bit. Crime fiction also really bores me, as does sci-fi, and romance stuff like Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey is terrible too.

Are there other non-readers out there, or am I the only one?

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  • Monkeybutts
    10 years ago

    I read wisdom books like The Secret. I read and research a lot of stuff on the internet but that is not consider books. If its not coming out in the movie theaters then it was obviously not worth reading. I tried to read the Hunger Games but I decided to just watch the movie online. That is what movies are made for.

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  • Shackleford96
    10 years ago

    Try reading something very old.

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  • poison_gummybears
    10 years ago

    well twilight,50 shades of grey,etc are terrible,so i'm not suprised you hated them. have you tried reading any classic novels? some of my favorite's are great expections, or to kill a mocking bird.:)

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    • oceankittie
      10 years ago

      Classics are just as bad... they're just too boring and everyone is named Jane and James and Elizabeth, if not something weird like Kitty-Lou... it's not just the names either, it's the fact that they're so Western (I prefer books set in Asia).

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  • zoffix
    9 years ago

    There's just lots of shyte books on the shelves. Recently, I started to find that books that are studied in schools are usually quite good. Other than that, there's always goodreads.com and just read the reviews and see the ratings :) And don't forget to leave your own rating and review when you encounter a crappy book!

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  • anonymous9250
    10 years ago

    I am a non reader i hate all those books but to insult 50 Shades is absurd i read the books because i finally got to curious about it and found the books to be amazing very good and who ever says differently have not really read the book and are only looking on the bad part of it they cant see anything els but that there opinion the book would not have been published if they weren't well written.

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  • kingofcarrotflowers
    10 years ago

    Try A boy's life by Robet Mcgammon

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    • kingofcarrotflowers
      10 years ago

      *Robert*

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  • howaminotmyself
    10 years ago

    Sadly, there are a lot of non-readers out there...

    Try non-fiction, or historical fiction, or adventure, or a classic, or art history, or a how to tie knots guidebook, or a travel book, or a guide to home brew, or biographies, etc.

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