20,000 Leagues Under the Sea


Jules Verne has written some of the best classical masterpieces the world has ever seen, including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Around the World in Eighty Days. Another one of his famous classics is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which is a classic, but not one of the better ones. The plot of the story is quite intriguing, and the characters are developed very quickly, but the book’s writing is the main deterrent from reading it. It is not written in modern language, and there are phrases and words that no one has said for a long while. The lifestyle was different then and some people were treated differently, which makes it hard to understand. Back in the day it probably would have been enjoyed and revered, but now it can’t be enjoyed as much as it should be.

by King Kong

Red Pyramid

In the history of awful books you can't get much worse than this. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan was a disappointment to many who enjoyed Rick Riordan's other books: The Percy Jackson series. There are several reasons for this. But what was really aggravating was the change of perspective. Every few chapters the perspective changes from one character to another. It became a nuisance to have to go back and check at the beginning of each chapter just to see which character was telling the story. This drew away from the one good part of the book: The plot. It was intriguing and carried the book for what it was worth. However, it wasn't enough. The Red Pyramid is not a book I'd recommend.