Bad Books

I didn’t finish reading any books this week. I’m in the middle of a few books now. It’s a bad habit, I know. I should read one at a time. But, I think I have a fairly interesting post for today…books that are so bad I didn’t finish them. You see, I have an Amazon box next to my bookshelf full of books I either want to sell back or give away. Here’s what’s in the box:

• The Picture of Dorian Gray: Required reading from high school…I think I only read the first 30 pages since a bookmark is still on that page.
• Anything You Want: The story of CD Baby and Derek Sivers. See my blog post on this book. I gave it 0 stars.
• Cutting for Stone: I’ve heard this is really good, I just couldn’t get into it. I struggled at the beginning (reading a few pages put me to sleep multiple times) and never went back to it.
• Coming Back Stronger: A memoir by Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees. I received this as a Christmas gift and I did read it because I'm a Saints fan. It was okay. I dislike when people write about themselves in the middle of their careers though.
• Linchpin: Once again, see my post on this one. I will say that I do like Seth Godin’s blog way better than his books.
• Reefer Madness: Required reading in college. This looked at many social issues in the U.S. marketplace. It was actually very good. The only reason it’s in the box is because the book is really beat up.
• The Profession: Only made it to page 23 (that's where the book flap is). It’s a futuristic military strategy story. Not sure what I was thinking with this one.

Maybe all these books aren’t bad (clearly someone thought they were good enough to be published), I just had a hard time getting into the story / didn’t like the story.

P.S. If you want any of these books, let me know. I'd give them away for free.