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Popular Books I Didn't Like Part 5 (Last part for now!)

This will be the last of this series I will do in a while! Until I find more books I read in their entirety that I give one or two stars. The first four parts are here: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 1.  Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.  Goodreads summary  here . It was cool learning about Nigerian culture, but I hated the main character. The story overall was too sad. 2 stars. 2. Magic for Marigold by LM Montgomery. Goodreads summary here . Okay. For real. This book does not feel like LM Montgomery wrote it. The tone overall was mean-spirited and there were a lot of unlikable characters. Very few characters were likable, and there were some sweet moments but they don't last for very long. 2 stars. 3.  Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansbury.   Goodreads summary   here . In general, I found the story to be boring. The only scenes I remember were when one of the characters didn't want to eat eggs for breakfast, another character was singing and dancing...

WORST BOOKS OF 2022

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  These are books I read in their entirety this year. These are not books I DNF (did not finish). That will be it's own separate post. The best books of the year will come later this week. That will be more in list format since I read so many good books this year. This post and the DNF post which will also come later will be more detailed since I read very few books I didn't like this year. 1. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (pictured above) This book is about a girl named Mary Lennox who grew up in India and has been spoiled her whole life, but is also really lonely and craving company. After her parents die, she is sent to live with her rich Uncle Craven in the UK. There she meets a ton of new, friendly people and starts forming real human connections, and discovers a hidden garden that belonged to her late aunt that her uncle closed up after she died. Mary starts a mini project to tidy up the garden and make it look good, and forms more human connections thro...