Bestsellers That Put You To Sleep

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    • Publish Date: May 27 2016 6:37PM
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Bestsellers That Put You To Sleep

I did not like New Moon from the Twilight series. When it was released, everyone was raving about it, but I felt the plot went overboard in a lot of places and so did the characters. The entire book was long-winded and could easily have been shortened. Another book was the Battle in the Labyrinth in the Percy Jackson series. I am a big fan of the series, but somehow this edition disappointed me.

Meghna Addi, class X, Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad


I am a voracious reader and love reading books of any genre, but The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is a book that even I could not bear. It was too stretched out for my liking and the filmi metaphors on every page were unnecessary. The story is predictable and the sugary romance way too idealistic. Yes, it touches your heart, but I feel, to say that it is the best book (very adaptation-worthy) of the year is absurd.
Priyanka Shankar, class XI, DPS North, Bangalore

Personally, I hated One Night at a Call Center by Chetan Bhagat. I found it boring, the plot line was over the top and highly unrealistic. What had a potential for a great story was butchered. The writing style, which most people found appealing seemed to me like trying too hard. It’s possible that I might be too harsh, but I think the novel has no redeeming qualities at all.
Reeti Chinoy, class XII, National Hill View Public School, Bangalore
 
I did not like the Twilight series, which all my friends enjoyed reading. I do not enjoy fiction based on vampires and supernatural phenomena with which I cannot relate. I prefer those which capture reality in all its essence.
Bhavna Kankaria, class XI, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Kolkata
 
The God of Small Things won the Booker Prize in 1997, and ever since has been critically acclaimed. It was set in India and therefore, I thought I would like it. I was quite intrigued by the author as well, and what a disappointment it was. Everything in the story was sad, depressing and awful.
Ayush Shah, class IX, St Joseph’s Convent, Mumbai
 
I’ve never liked the lord of the Rings series. Despite their critical acclaim, I find them a little too boring and slow for my taste. They’re not gripping page turners, to me at least.
Ayushee Arora, class XII, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh
 
Reading Harry Potter has been a coming-of-age ritual for every teenager. Whether you’re into fantasy fiction or not, the wizarding world has held an allure for all us muggles. However, after the action-packed, story-backed five books, the sixth in the series – Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince was kind of a low point. There was a slow plotline, which mostly concentrated on Harry’s love life.
Sania Mishra, class IX, APS, New Delhi

Dan Brown broke all thriller records with Da Vinci Code (to be honest, I preferred ‘Angels and Demons’), but I think the rest of his books have been sold on his name alone. One such is Digital Fortress. It combines all the plotlines from his earlier books, even the dialogues of the digital spy web; it seems too fictional.
Thingmanshu Gaur, class XI, Somerville School, N Delhi
 
Shakespeare is pervasive, we are told. But after studying Julius Caesar I’m hoping he wasn’t. It was lengthy and so taxing. After reading about the real history of Caesar and his patrons, I didn’t like both of them, let alone enjoy their misery. 
Ria Mukherjee, class XII, Tagore International School, New Delhi
 
Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf, speaks about the atrocities he committed on humanity. Understanding Hitler’s political methods, rhetorical techniques and organisational skills was not an easy job, and therefore took me long to complete it. Although many loved his book for personal reasons, I would never pick such an author.
Farheen, XI, Unity College, Lucknow

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