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yoteachcaniborrowpen t1_izwwrc9 wrote

Reply to comment by Sandi_T in What fictional books will make you even dumber instead of making you smarter? by oreominiest

I have to sheepishly admit that I read all three. I kept hearing how great the series was and finally decided to give it a whirl.

I truly read all three out of confusion. I just kept saying to myself - surely it gets better? Everyone says it’s good?!

It does not. It is not.

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Sandi_T t1_izwxek1 wrote

Oh no, lol.

I don't remember what the exact phrase was anymore (thank goodness), but my friend said, "If you take out everything except the phrase 'he ran his hand through his dark hair,' you'd still have most of the book left," and that convinced me that my early dislike of it was right, lol.

Yikes. :P

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Thornescape t1_izx0g29 wrote

I was talked into reading them as well. The most shocking thing was that the "Grey" book from the author and universe isn't nearly as painful (written from his perspective). It just made all the rest of the books look even worse.

They were bad, but I've honestly read worse books.

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