Hey Pandas, What's Your Controversial Opinion On A Popular Book Series? (Closed)

I ..... like the court of thorns and roses series. Mostly because I sense gay tension and its hilarious seeing them brush it off like it's just from the years of war

I like Dumbledore from Harry Potter. I know several potterheads loathe him but I think his actions were more or less justifiable. He gets a lot of hate for leaving Harry with the Dursleys but that was the only way Dumbledore could ensure that Lily's blood protection for Harry. Making sure he was alive to kill Voldemort in the future was the only way the wizarding world would be protected. He possibly couldn't have known that Voldemort would be regenerated much much later. And don't get me wrong I really feel bad for Harry and the fact that he had to grow up in a very abusive household but by doing so he ensured that Harry was safe and that there was a chance that he would defeat Voldemort and save the wizarding world.

I feel like the Percy Jackson books (at least the first one) were a little boring. I couldn't finish the second book. I love reading but I don't like Percy Jackson very much.

Twilight books are good. Especially New Moon is amazing. It's mostly about werewolves, the lore around them and Jacob's transformation. Sadly, for the movie they adapted only the scenes with Edward and Bella in it.

David Bramhall's "Greatest Cape" novels. Well written, but too long, too many characters with outlandish names, and the whole concept of the little isolated town with no name and virtually no contact with the outside world is slightly absurd. And what is it about the author and clergymen? Was he frightened by a vicar as a child, perhaps? And teachers, for that matter? ... still, I suppose we've all been threatened by a teacher at some time. His "Kitty" books are better.

Harry Potter is mid.

50 shades of grey, its abusive and completely gives the wrong impression on bdsm, what people may not realize, thanks to this badly written twilight fanfic, is that if a partner gives the "safeword" thats a sign that something isnt right and you need to stop, if you ignore that and carry on it becomes sexual assault/rape

also (braces myself for the "hate flood" of classic enthusiasts) romeo and juliet was rubbish and macbeth wasnt much better

The Hunger Games series. By book number 3 I had had enough of Katniss Everdeen. I wanted to send out killer wasps and murder her.

"Foundation" series by Isaac Asimov... brilliant concept ...but story is a bit c**p....

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has a great concept but the book itself really needed an editor. It almost feels like a joke how much pointless details are included in the story. You're introduced to a captain who is travelling across the artic, he's sending letters to his sister detailing his journey and eventually his encounter with Dr. Frankenstein who is chasing after a man or "Creature".

This is all just been a framing device for Dr. Frankenstein to tell his story, the actual story of the book. There was no need for this captain and his sister, they hold no relevance. At one point Dr. Frankenstein is talking to the monster and who then takes over the narrative and is telling the doctor and us about the time he went to live next door to a family and was helping them by collecting wood and stuff. It's actually the best part of the book but you now have a guy explaining to his sister, about the time he met a doctor who told him about the time the monster he created lived in the woods. It's like inception or something. Also lots of pages are wasted talking about hills and trees.

It's not a bad book, I mean it's still read 2 hundred years after it was written but like I side it could have benefitted with an editor.

Every single book of the Hunger Games ends flat. They're good books overall but when you get to the end they just end abruptly, like running headfirst into a brick wall. It's very odd.

Sword of Truth. I really wanted to like it. I was hooked since book one. But each subsequent book... Well...contained a summary of all the previous books. And the summary kept getting longer and longer. It was filler to make money on number of words written. I haven't read it in a while but just the thought of what Terry Goodkind did makes me want to cut out all the repetitive junk and have him sign that copy. Just write the story and if people like it go back and read the whole series (Sorry if my memories of it are skewed)

Pip and Flinx novels. Annoying money grab by Alan Dean Foster. Book one... Amazing... Book 2 set in the heros adult future good I think... Book 3 to 15, oh cr@p we have a popular series, let's back track and undo all the progress and stretch it out.
Literally the first book the young child hero pretty much understands almost all his psychic powers by the end, by book 3 he's basically back to square one. But that backtracking seems to repeat every book until#15 (audiobook so I listened to them all). Learn a great ability, forgets by next book so he's not too powerful... again and again. Really mad about this because I really wanted to enjoy it. Haven't been able to read it since I managed to trudge my way through it then never looked back. ( 2nd submission. I could do a dozen more but need sleep lol)

I’m talking about The Hunger Games, like many other posts here; straight to the point, most of Snow’s reasons for not killing or at least seriously threatening Katniss were b******t. Suzanne Collins attempted to cover up plot armor with some really bad “deep” lines between the two, and it threw me off so bad.

Harry Potter movies are better than the books.

Harry Potter isn't that good. Especially with all the s**t the authour has done, I don't really like it anymore. Also the way she had Dumbledore lie to Harry so much.
Honestly, the fanfiction is much better. I found some really great ones on ao3 called Hogwarts Bouquet and one called I'm Fine.
HB is about transfem Harry (Rose) (yay) and IF is about Harry with PTSD and depression and Remus is a therapist and also Wolfstar raises Harry and anyway I need to shut up

Honestly, I think the Cursebreakers series (by Brigid Kemmerer) is awesome but I really hate Lia Mara for inexplicable reasons. Harper is awesome and she and Rhen are pretty cute together. In my opinion. Feel free to disagree. (HAHAHA that rhymes)

Percy Jackson was bad for Greek mythology.

Little House on the Prairie. Contain(ed? s?) racist terms. (Note: Yes, I know it's outdated)