BTT: Worst "best" book

This week's question over at Should Be Reading is:

"What the worst 'best' book you've ever read - the one that everyone says is so great but you can't figure out why?"

This is easy because it happened to me recently: Catch-22. I talked about this a few times on here and it's time to admit to everyone that....I did not finish the book. I'm sorry to everyone out that thinks this is the most wonderfully, hilarious book ever. I didn't think so. Yeah it was funny but I simply didn't care what happened to Yossarian or any of the characters in that book. After I got about a third of the way through I stopped making myself pick it up.

Another is The Catcher in the Rye. I thought Holden Caulfield was simply a spoiled, rich brat who was bored with life and trying to make things a little more interesting for himself. Of course, I guess that premise does sound pretty interesting. I didn't like him and can't explain any better than that why! Maybe it was because he reminded me of other entitled, arrogant man-boys I've known. I finished this one but by sure will.

BTT: Authors

Today's Book Through Thursday over at Should Be Reading asks the following:

1. Do you have a favorite author?
I have many different favorite authors but for this questionaire I'll say Neil Gaiman

2. Have you read everything he or she has written?
Not really, only because I can't get into graphic novels. I tried, I really did because someone said if I was going to read any his were the best and since I already loves his novels I thought I would try. Still not for me.

3. Did you LIKE everything?
Of novels, very much so. He is a very talented writer and his imagination seems to know no bounds.

4. How about a least favorite author?
This hard because often if I don't like something I won't finish the book. I figure it's just not worth my time to continue reading something I'm not enjoying. However, I have recently read a couple book in a certain series that was made into a movie that I felt very strongly against! :))

5. An author you wanted to like, but didn’t?
Terry Brooks. I thought the ideas for his books were wonderful but the writing fell kind of flat for me and the plots were too cliche. It's all been done before, and better.

Booking through Thursday

Here's the latest question at Booking:

“Name a favorite literary couple and tell me why they are a favorite. If you cannot choose just one, that is okay too. Name as many as you like–sometimes narrowing down a list can be extremely difficult and painful. Or maybe that’s just me.”

This is a hard one. I'm gonna be predictable and start with Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. There's a reason why this a cliche'. They aren't the typical couple that meets, falls in love, has some kind of traumatic experience, and then gets to love happily ever after. No, in fact she can't even stand him at first and is completely amazed when he professes his love. That scene where he proposes is my favorite in the book. Even though he's such a jerk when he does it and she's so nasty when she refuses, it still seemed romantic!

Next I would pick Dominick and Thomas, the twins in I know this much is true. This is another that's not your typical love story because the love story here is brotherly love, which can be just as heartbreaking. Thomas may be the one is the hospital dealing with his schizophrenia but Dominick is more messed up in some ways. It's not an easy read but I felt like I had been through an amazing experience after reading it.