What’s the worst book you ever read? I ask that question of a lot of people and I get a different answer every time. Many tell me they’ve started plenty of bad books, but they’ve just never finished one, so maybe I should be more specific: What’s the worst book you ever read, whether you finished it or not? What made it so bad?
Archive for August, 2007
The Worst Book You Ever Read
August 11, 2007Why Not the Worst?
August 11, 2007Why Not the Worst?
Joe Queenan, New York Times, May 6, 2007
“Bad books are an essential weapon in the struggle against the tyranny of good taste.” What do you think of Joe Queenan’s article? When it was published, some readers were critical of it, arguing that life it too short to read a bad book. Who do you think is right?
