Books We Think Are Real Turkeys

As much as we love all things storytelling, even we can acknowledge that all books are not for everyone, especially those books that are considered classics or (gasp!) required reading. Here are a few of the books that have a not-so-soft spot in our hearts.

(**Opinions expressed are solely those of the editor, who should have been cut off after two cups of coffee, and do not express the views or opinions of Audible.)
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  • War and Peace Audiolibro Por Leo Tolstoy arte de portada

    • War and Peace

    • De: Leo Tolstoy
    • Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
    • Duración: 61 h y 6 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-21-05
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4,863 calificaciones
    • While I adore most of Tolstoy’s 60-hour master class on fancy Russian parties, cloak-and-dagger schemes, and battlefield heroics, it’s the epilogue that makes this book a real turkey in my eyes. After more than 50 dazzling, action-packed hours, it jumps of a cliff of crushing boredom where Tolstoy decides to launch into all his rambling crazy-uncle philosophies one last time… for 5 hours. What a turkey. —Rachel

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  • The Last of the Mohicans Audiolibro Por James Fenimore Cooper arte de portada

    • The Last of the Mohicans

    • De: James Fenimore Cooper
    • Narrado por: Larry McKeever
    • Serie: Leatherstocking Tales, Libro 2
    • Duración: 15 h y 27 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 07-07-99
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 557 calificaciones
    • Full disclosure, I haven’t listened to this one, and I never will. Because reading it for a high school history class almost broke me, I found it so mind-numbingly boring. But if this is your cup o’ tea, more power to you. It’s a confirmed “classic” so clearly some people love it! —Emily

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  • Moby-Dick Audiolibro Por Herman Melville arte de portada

    • Moby-Dick

    • De: Herman Melville
    • Narrado por: Frank Muller
    • Duración: 21 h y 11 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-27-08
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 6,478 calificaciones
    • I really, really wanted to like Moby-Dick. I liked the broad strokes, the imagery, and the philosophical notes of Moby-Dick. I even have many favorite takeaways lines from Moby-Dick. But that’s because I forced myself to trudge through the countless pages of nautical details and deep dives on whale parts and boiling blubber (eck, I just gagged a little). It’s been called "the most ambitious book ever conceived by an American writer,” and yet all I could think was that Melville could have used a better editor. —Abby

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  • The Fountainhead Audiolibro Por Ayn Rand arte de portada

    • The Fountainhead

    • De: Ayn Rand
    • Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
    • Duración: 32 h y 5 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-02-07
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,025 calificaciones
    • Obviously, Ayn Rand has an enormous fan base, but her writing style is just not for me. Every time something interesting starts to happen in The Fountainhead, it dives into a 17-page lecture on the philosophy of individualism. As a text, it’s terrifically boring, and I finished it purely out of stubbornness. —Michael

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  • Oliver Twist Audiolibro Por Charles Dickens arte de portada

    • Oliver Twist

    • De: Charles Dickens
    • Narrado por: Simon Vance
    • Duración: 16 h y 7 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 07-29-08
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,759 calificaciones
    • I have a lot of self-imposed classics guilt. In my post-collegiate years, I've taken it upon myself to finish the rare few timeless works that weren't assigned to me in school. After all, what kind of book nerd am I if I can't speak to the foundations of contemporary literature? Enter Oliver Twist. Let's just say it's the first book I've ever given myself permission to not finish. —Katie

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