Anonymous
Post 11/13/2023 12:19     Subject: Re:What do you do with a book you hated so much
Anonymous wrote:Ha ha, this is how I felt after I read my first Colleen Hoover book.


SAME!!!!

I actually paused and wondered if I had written your post.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2023 11:41     Subject: Re:What do you do with a book you hated so much
Anonymous wrote:Ha ha, this is how I felt after I read my first Colleen Hoover book.


Me too! I don’t get all the hype. The guys are sexy in a “I’m 13, have never had a boyfriend, and don’t recognize red flags” type of way. I know plenty of people who rave about these books.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2023 11:27     Subject: Re:What do you do with a book you hated so much
return to the library!
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2023 11:24     Subject: Re:What do you do with a book you hated so much
I hated Heidi Julavits's "Mineral Palace" so much that, even though I was reading it on the beach at Playa del Carmen, I stuffed it in the restroom trashcan.

I mean, I haaated that book. It was like Cormac McCarthy on steroids: every time an infant or small animal entered the narrative, you knew it was about to meet a grisly, drawn-out fate, to no narrative purpose.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2023 10:56     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
This is how I felt about Pineapple Street

Usually with truly terrible books (that I actually finish; I don't bother reviewing DNFs) I leave a review on Amazon to warn others from sharing the same fate as me. I don't buy physical books much anymore but if I happened to have a physical copy, I'd probably try donating it to Second Story Books (in MoCo) or leaving it in a Little Free Library.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2023 09:59     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That you’d actually feel bad if someone else unwittingly picked up your copy at a used book store or little free library. It feels wrong just throwing it out, but I feel as though the cover is very deceptive and someone else might think they’re getting a fun little read. Post-it note warning inside the cover?


So curious now - what’s the title?

I think you can leave a bad review on Goodreads and donate the book.


OP here. There are two books. One is called Earthlings. I picked it up before a long plane ride, thinking the cute little stuffed animal on the cover indicated a light, fun read, and I had read and enjoyed the author’s first book. It was anything but light and fun—just incredibly dark and twisted, with a gruesome ending that I don’t even know what to say about.

The second is called One’s Company. I read a blurb about it in the New Yorker and was really looking forward to it. Again, sounded quirky and fun, and ended up being very, very dark and messing with my head a bit.


Oh gosh, Earthlings - I LOVED that author's previous book but when I read some details about Earthlings I decided not to pick it up. But someone will definitely want to read it. You could even do your LFL users a solid by attaching a note to the front cover that says something along the lines of: this book is darker and more disturbing than the cover implies. read at your own risk!


This is a good idea
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2023 08:47     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That you’d actually feel bad if someone else unwittingly picked up your copy at a used book store or little free library. It feels wrong just throwing it out, but I feel as though the cover is very deceptive and someone else might think they’re getting a fun little read. Post-it note warning inside the cover?


So curious now - what’s the title?

I think you can leave a bad review on Goodreads and donate the book.


OP here. There are two books. One is called Earthlings. I picked it up before a long plane ride, thinking the cute little stuffed animal on the cover indicated a light, fun read, and I had read and enjoyed the author’s first book. It was anything but light and fun—just incredibly dark and twisted, with a gruesome ending that I don’t even know what to say about.

The second is called One’s Company. I read a blurb about it in the New Yorker and was really looking forward to it. Again, sounded quirky and fun, and ended up being very, very dark and messing with my head a bit.


Oh gosh, Earthlings - I LOVED that author's previous book but when I read some details about Earthlings I decided not to pick it up. But someone will definitely want to read it. You could even do your LFL users a solid by attaching a note to the front cover that says something along the lines of: this book is darker and more disturbing than the cover implies. read at your own risk!
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 19:21     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
If paperbacks, I would tear off the cardboard covers and then throw both the covers and the pages into recycling.

If hardbacks, I guess I would tear off the covers and then recycle the pages.

If really feeling feisty, I may use the paper to do something like start a fire, line a cat litter box, line a planter (so I can throw dirt over it), etc.!
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 19:06     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
Recycle.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 18:51     Subject: Re:What do you do with a book you hated so much
I threw one out. Only time in my life I have ever thrown a book out. I hated it SO MUCH! "The Guest" by Emma Kline. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! PURE TRASH!
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 17:00     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That you’d actually feel bad if someone else unwittingly picked up your copy at a used book store or little free library. It feels wrong just throwing it out, but I feel as though the cover is very deceptive and someone else might think they’re getting a fun little read. Post-it note warning inside the cover?


So curious now - what’s the title?

I think you can leave a bad review on Goodreads and donate the book.


OP here. There are two books. One is called Earthlings. I picked it up before a long plane ride, thinking the cute little stuffed animal on the cover indicated a light, fun read, and I had read and enjoyed the author’s first book. It was anything but light and fun—just incredibly dark and twisted, with a gruesome ending that I don’t even know what to say about.

The second is called One’s Company. I read a blurb about it in the New Yorker and was really looking forward to it. Again, sounded quirky and fun, and ended up being very, very dark and messing with my head a bit.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 15:27     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
Recycle bin?
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 14:51     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
Books are paper, they can usually be recycled.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 14:39     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
Used book donation. I have hated books but never been so arrogant that I thought my opinion was the one true way.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2023 13:31     Subject: What do you do with a book you hated so much
It's paper. You throw it into the recycling or burn it in your outdoor fire pit.