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The 6 Worst Books I've Ever Read

Your book is bad, and you should feel bad.

I do not recommend these books.

Novels

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

My first thoughts upon finishing this: This was the dumbest freaking book ever. The whole book was showing Naomi in bullshit romantic relationships and then right when she finally gets to being with "the one" the book frickin' ends. (Read full review)


Emergency Contact Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This book had the worst start out of anything I've ever read, with chapter after chapter of girl-on-girl hate. The terribly clichéd main character acts as a secondary blow, and the high school level writing as a third just for those who remain barely hanging on. (Read full review)



Comic

Princess Princess Princess Princess by Katie O'Neill
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

This comic has absolutely zero value both as a story and in its failed attempt at trying to make some important points. (Read full review)




Manga

Can I Kiss You Every Day? Series Can I Kiss You Every Day? vol. 4 by Hatsuharu
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Don’t read this series, it is bad. It’s about a guy who sexually and emotionally abuses a really dumb girl who’s too naïve to know that he’s even doing anything wrong. The problem is that this is presented as being romance. Started off being 2-3 stars and went downhill from there. (Read vol. 4 review) or (Read vol. 1 review)


Monster Musume Vol. 1 Monster Musume Vol. 1 by OKAYADO
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I have three problems with this book: The story is shit, the characters are shit, and the nudity is way too obnoxious. (Read full review)



Tenjo Tenge, Vol. 6 Tenjo Tenge, Vol. 6 by Oh! Great
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I honestly have no idea what happened in these volumes. It was literally filled to the brim with overlaid thought bubbles of characters philosophising about shit like frickin’ samurai spirit, what constitutes a real warrior, the nature of life itself. Holy freaking shit, I DON’T CARE. This whole series is pretty not-great. (Read vol. 6 review) or (Read vol. 1 review)


Honorable Mentions


My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 1 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 1 by Hideyuki Furuhashi
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

If you shut your brain off and just read it for the thrills and detective aspects of it then you'll have an entertaining and fun read. Heck, even I mostly enjoyed myself while reading it. It's just that if you turn your brain back on during or after reading it, you'll realize it's actually pretty shit. (Read full review)


Fire Force Series Fire Force, Vol. 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Unfortunate, but this was an extremely mediocre, cliché and unoriginal first volume. Hm... Reminds me of another series... (Read full review)



BLACK TORCH 1 BLACK TORCH 1 by Tsuyoshi Takaki
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

To sum up this series: It’s a mediocre story that we’ve already seen hundreds of times before, but its saving grace is its extremely appealing art style. The ONLY reason I didn’t drop this series after the first chapter or two was because the art kept pulling me back. It’s just so so so nice to look at… (Read full review)



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