What was your most disappointing read of 2016?

It happens. It is going to happen. Especially if you are an avid or constant reader.

You get hyped about a book, only for it to disappoint your terribly.

I am not talking about a story going in a direction that was unexpected, or you wishing the Author hadn’t killed off one of your favorite minor characters.

I am talking about a book that completely fell flat and you were horribly disappointed.

What book was it for you?

For me, it was this one.

This is the first full-length look at Zapple—the Beatles’ label for experimental music and spoken word recordings and the most ambitious expression of the group’s determination to be leading members of the counterculture movement in the late 1960s. Barry Miles, the acclaimed author, was the Zapple label manager and has written an engaging and slightly gossipy you-arethere review of this fascinating period in Beatles history. The book provides insight into the lives and working methods of leading literary and cultural figures of the time, including Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, William Burroughs, and Frank Zappa. The Zapple Diaries is the fascinating story of an ill-fated experimental venture and a revealing account of the little-known last chapter of Beatles history.

MY THOUGHTS:

Why was I so disappointed? Because it fell totally flat. I would not consider this a full-length look at Zapple at all, and I feel the Beatles’ was used as a selling point, as it covered very, very little specific to the Beatles.

Even the photos were grainy and disappointing.

I like to promote books. Sometimes I come across a book that just doesn’t hit the spot for me, but I feel others will enjoy it, so I share it.

But sometimes, a book just fails me completely.

What book or books disappointed you in 2016 and what books are you waiting to read in 2017?

Thoughts?

1 Comment (+add yours?)

kenchireads
Dec 30, 2016 @ 14:20:09

probably Shug by Jenny Han. I was super disappointed that I thought making a review on it would be a waste of time. of course I don’t blame Jenny Han at all. since I’ve read her books from latest to oldest. so the expectations were really high after reading to All the boys I loved before series. also a novella that I reviewed for a blog tour. it was just not well written.

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