The problem with a forgettable books list is I’ve forgotten a lot of the books that I want to put on here. Never fear- goodreads is here! After trawling through some books I read years ago and documented on there, I was able to find at least some books that I don’t remember reading at all.
Wolf Brother– I *wish* I could remember this- I know that I loved it and I have a vague sense of the characters and story- but not enough to continue the series (and I only had one book to go as well!) It’s been driving me nuts that I can’t think of enough of the plot, because I feel like I’d have to reread the rest of the series to finish it and I can’t be bothered to do that.
Across the Nightingale Floor– even reading the synopsis, I don’t remember it at all. It sounds very different and like something I’d enjoy- apparently I did as well.
The Merrybegot– reading the summary I have vague memories of this and apparently I liked it.
Goddess of Yesterday– I seem to recall once reading a loose YA version of the Iliad that was decent… could this be that book?
Unwind– apparently I hated this, so it can’t be such a bad thing that I can’t remember this- apparently time heals some wounds!
Odin’s Voice– I do remember parts of this, but I’ve blotted out huge amounts, cos for ages it was my least favourite book. It starts off as an interesting take on slavery, takes some weird turns (I don’t remember what they were thankfully) and then they go into space for no reason. Yeah this book sucked. It’s no wonder I don’t want to remember it.
Sepulchre– this was part of the series and I liked the first one and can picture some of the scenes, but I cannot for the life of me think what happened here.
The Savage Garden– I actually remember two things about this: really overlong, up itself descriptions of the garden and an awkward sex scene. Kind of explains why I thought of it as pretentious and didn’t like it at all.
The Pledge Series– I can recall that this was really generic and not much else. I know that the girl had powers that made her *super special* and there was *romance*. But yeah, this was the height of the whole dystopian YA phase- I don’t know why I should even be worried that I don’t know what was in it. She saves the world and defeats the baddie. That’s it.
The Testing– one thing I remember from this incredibly mediocre dystopian story is how often we were told the mc was *the smartest smarty pants among all the super smart people!* and how rarely that was actually shown. Other than that it’s a blank slate. I think there was some sort of Hunger Games style contest?
See this whole list is why I do reviews! I don’t think I’d have forgotten nearly as much of these books (a lot of which I apparently liked) if I’d just written something down about my impressions! It’s a little frustrating! Then again, some things are better left forgotten…
Do you know any of these books and can you fill in the gaps for me? And do you have any books that you know you’ve read, but can’t remember? Let me know in the comments!
This post is actually quite amusing. I’m afraid I can’t help fill in any gaps in these for you. I hate looking at books, knowing I read them and just can’t figure out what they were about. It happens… Lol
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Thank you!! hehe fair enough! And yeah, it’s such a pain lol!
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The Testing is where Divergent and Hunger Games went to die. I didn’t get more than a hundred pages in, maybe, but I couldn’t do any more. I used to have a pile of TBC books that I needed to finish at some point, but no more. And thank God, because I don’t think I could have done it.
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hehe too true! I don’t know how I made it through the whole thing tbh. And yes that makes sense- I’m the same about that a lot.
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I used to HATE leaving books, but now I’m like . . if it ain’t working, it just ain’t working.
And as far as books go, I think if you’re going to be derivative, you really must bring something interesting to the story . . or else.
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Yeah it’s taken me ages, but I’m slowly slowly learning my lesson!
Absolutely!
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When I actually started reading e books, I had to start leaving behind the ones I wasn’t really into.
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I think that makes a lot of sense!
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With more books . . the inevitability was a bigger pile. I can’t be having that . . . 🙂
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hehehe true 😉
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Bahahahaha the first line of this post made me laugh more than necessary lol!
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hehe I’m glad! 😉
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Never seen any of these. Goddes book has an interesting cover tho
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Well, I did apparently like it, so it could be good 😉
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Never heard of any of these so I can’t help you there lol. But I can relate to forgetting a book. It bothers me when it’s one I actually enjoyed lol
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hehe ah shame!! hehe yeah for sure!!
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Well, I haven’t read ANY of these.. And most sound like it was for a reason! Lol! I do hate when there’s something you enjoyed, but didn’t finish the series and you think you WOULD HAVE. That’s where I like to recruit others to read them and explain them to me so maybe I’ll get enough from that to continue without Re-reading all of them! (I mean, what are friends for??). Also… A book about slavery that somehow winds up in space?? ….now THAT sounds like interesting progression! Lol!
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hehehe yes (though I can’t say for sure, since I don’t remember them lol!) Oh yes I know right!! That’s such a pain!! hahaha so true lol!! I remember it being… out of place and therefore odd lol- though when you say it like that it doesn’t sound so bad (but still a bit random 😉 )
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DEFINITELY random! Lol! But, I won’t say that I’m not a little intrigued. 😉😅
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hehehe well maybe you’ll like it better than I did 😉
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I don’t think I’ve read any of these. Then again, I might have and like you, completely forgotten them. And now I suppose I’ll never know.
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hehehe that’s a good point! 😉
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I never heard of these books so I can’t help you. I’ve loads of books that I’ve forgotten what it’s all about but I do remember loving them. The good thing is you can you can fall in love with them once again if you re-read books.
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hehe fair enough 😉 Ah that’s a great point and a wonderful way of looking at it!
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Are you going to forget about the post about forgotten books?
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hahahaha most definitely 😉
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Forgetception
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hahahahaha
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I read the whole Tales of the Otori series that starts with Across the Nightingale Floor. Enjoyed them and ended up buying them all in hardcover 🙂
I read this one back in ’05, so it’s been a little while. Heck, I was looking through my site for it and it doesn’t even have its own post, just part of my 2005 Review post, which has all my reviews of ’05 in one post. Sigh. I wish I had done things differently back then.
Anyway, do you have any kind of review for it? Or just that you read it?
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Brian JUST put up a review:
http://booksofbrian.com/on-the-nightstand-across-the-nightingale-floor-4-21-2018/
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Ooh thank you for that!! That was fun to read and it makes sense to me now why I gave it a high rating- definitely want to give it another go as well!
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Oh well that’s cool- I guess I’m not the only one to have both enjoyed it (but not remember it).
hehe I can relate- the reason I know I’ve read it is cos I marked it on my goodreads when I first got the site, so it must’ve been sometime then (though I don’t know the date cos I didn’t used to put that) Other than that I used to occasionally write down notes for books I read somewhere… but I’d never find it again 😉
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I took a required New Testament Survey class in seminary that was so forgettable I had to go in to the registrar’s office and ask whether I had taken it or not…upon being informed that I had, I had a vague memory of reading dozens of journal articles whose content completely escapes me.
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hehehe gosh that’s funny!! But some things just really are that forgettable!
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I remember Sepulchre as being one I gave up on. Not because I didn’t like it, but because I’d just broken up with my French boyfriend and I couldn’t bear to read about a love story involving anyone from Paris 😄
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Ah that’s such a shame- I remember thinking it was forgettable too tbh.
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I think there’s a sequel called ‘Labyrinth’ but since I never finished the first one I didn’t get round to it.
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Yeah I don’t know if it’s the first or second, but I did like that one more.
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Paahahaa what a great post! Thankfully, it seems, I’ve never read any of those a d not heard of them so can’t help 😁
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Thank you!! hehehe that’s probably a good thing lol 😉
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Ahahaha I’m so glad it’s not just me. I read Labyrinth by Kate Mosse and can’t remember anything about it except for it being set in France (or at least having lots of French place names in it) and being heavy (I carted it to work and back for weeks) – although I think I was quite disappointed in it.
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hehehe I do remember that one a bit better- I remember the romance, alternate time periods and the setting (it made me want to go to Carcassonne) But the second one was a total blank in comparison (and it’s not like I remember the first one so well lol 😉 )
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Oh yeah – it’s all coming back now! Yeah I really didnt like it, although you’re right the setting did sound beautiful.
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Yeah I totally get that!
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I’ve only ready Unwind. I read it because I liked Scythe, but it wasn’t at the same level, so I didn’t read any of the sequels.
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Ah fair enough- good to know, cos I want to try Scythe!
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Unwind felt very much like a generic YA and the characterization wasn’t particularly compelling. And I thought the plot premise was a little ridiculous. Scythe still has a few YA tropes, but it feels far more original and has much more nuanced characterization.
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Oh God! Your opening gave me a fit of the giggles!🤣 I vaguely remember trying The Testing, but found it to similar to Divergent and The Hunger Games. I also remember reading Labyrinth and Sepulchre but all I can recall is that they were set in France.🤷🏻♀️
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hehehe I’m glad!! And yeah I totally get that- it was derivative for sure. hehe yes, I remember a bit more about Labyrinth, but Sepulchre is a total blank!
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Ah! Oh no! I adored Unwind!!! *cries* Hahaha
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hehehe well it could have been great- I’ve no idea cos I don’t remember it lol!
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Haven’t read any of these… I guess you’ve saved me some time!
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Haven’t read any of these! I have a terrible memory and thank god for goodreads, because I barely remember what I read two books ago!
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I can’t fill in the gaps for you, but I have a lot of books I’ve read and can’t remember either! 😉
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I really have no idea about the books you’ve mentioned above, never even heard of them, what a shame. Well I’m a forgetful person, I even forget about the books that I love so I have to re read them again 😦
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I haven’t read any of the books on your list. In my case, I can’t remember any of the John Grisham, Agatha Christie, Richard Gordon, Georgette Heyer and Wodehouse that I have read. Except that I terribly enjoyed reading them once upon a time. I would probably reread them as if for the first time. And lol, that has happened often enough.
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This post makes me feel a little better, thank you. I often wonder if it’s just getting older or what but I find myself forgetting a lot of ones I’d actually liked when I’d read them. But then again there’s some that I can tell you step by step and I’d hated so I guess it has degree of enjoyment has nothing to do with will it stick with you years to come.
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I’ve read Sepulchre (in fact all of the series) and I’d be happy to discuss it with you. I have forgotten so many books I can’t even remember now! It happens when the book is just nice without something special to set it apart from the rest similarly themed books.
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Not sure about Savage Garden the book, but Savage Garden the band isn’t too bad.
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Hahaha I don’t know ANY of those books, but there are definitely a couple like it on my list as well. For example, I have very few books that I rated with one star on Goodreads, but there is one called Chocolate Run that I gave the one star to and for the life of me, I cannot remember what it was even about. Just that the character at one point maybe contemplated social media stalking of her potential love interest before a date? It’s VERY blurry.
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hehehe I so get that!! And yeah I totally get that one very specific thing coming back to you as well 😉
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I’ve never heard of any of these!! Sometimes it’s good to forget a book but only if you know you loved it because you get to experience it all over again! 😋
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Ah yes that’s very true- and there’s a couple of those here, so I want to give them another go!
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I haven’t actually read any of these books myself, and seeing them on your list for this topic isn’t making me want to pick them up either. Although I do have Unwind on my to-read list, and I’ve heard good things about Neal Shusterman so I may give that a go one day still, but I get what you mean about forgettable books. 🙂 If I go far enough back on my Goodreads there are more than a few books I have no memory of picking up at all, and even reading the blurb doesn’t give me any clue as to what the book was about either.
Makes me wonder if I hallucinated and blacked out while reading it or something. 🙂
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ah fair enough!
I have heard good things about Shusterman- some mixed ones for Unwind though (I don’t actually remember it to be fair!) hehe yes!
I know right!!
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I have Scythe by him on my to-read list too and I’ve heard amazing things about that one. Maybe I’ll start with that series then. 🙂
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ah yes me too! 🙂
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I can’t say I’ve read any of these books, but I remember looking up the Testing and not being all that impressed with the premise, but that might be because I rarely read dystopia anymore haha.
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hehe totally get that- I think I read it when I first got my kindle and was very much enamoured by the concept of *cheap books* 😉
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Unfortunately too true about Across the Nightingale Floor… I read it too and can’t remember much though I liked it at the time…. Hated The Testing as well… me and the mc did NOT get along. I tend to really forget books so yeah this would be a super hard list …even with goodreads! 😉
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haha, i don’t know any of those 😀 Savage Garden… that’s a band, right??:D
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I have not read any of these! But Unwind is on my list. I hope it leaves a more lasting impression?😂😉
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I haven’t heard of any of these books, but I guess there’s a good reason why? 😉
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I tried Across the Nightingale Floor, but couldn’t get through it. It didn’t seem to have much substance at all. So, my apologies, but I can’t be much help on that one…
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I feel a little sad for the poor, forgettable books, like they’re little sad orphans or something. 🙂 I need to stop anthropomorphizing books, but I can’t help it. 🙂 I want them all to be loved. If only…
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I read quite a few Shusterman books when I was younger and I remember liking them but yeah – I cannot remember them! For Unwind, I remember being terrified for one particular scene and thought it was well written, but the premise itself was just so simplistic and contrived. And I read a review that completely changed my mind about a character and his inaction when a female character was being threatened – which I completely forgot about! And that’s just so problematic… I probably won’t pick up one of his books again.
Fab post! I recently read Bonfire by Krysten Ritter and it was okay and I was thinking as I read it… I’m not gonna remember this, am I? lol (which is a shame, I do really like the actress still and her knitting skillz are great and her pup is adorable, her writing – not so much)
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Ah fair enough- it seems to be the only one I’ve read and don’t remember it at all! Ah well that’s good to know!! I guess I didn’t like it for a reason then at least!
Thank you!! Ah fair enough hehehe! I heard that was pretty forgettable to be fair!! 😉
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I really liked Wolf Brother when I was younger, I have also completely forgotten what it is about. But I was planning on rereading it and continuing with the series, I remember really enjoying it.
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Haha I love this list – Goodreads really is great for remembering all the stuff you forgot you read! Unfortunately I haven’t read any of these so can’t fill in any blanks… though some of them sound like they are better left forgotten.
You’re so right about reviews – I only occasionally write reviews (brief ones) but I often think if I did jot down a few impressions for every book it would help me to remember more. I don’t think I’ll have the time or patience for it though… so I guess I’ll have to rely on Goodreads and other people’s reviews 🙂
Btw this summary: “really overlong, up itself descriptions of the garden and an awkward sex scene” really made me smile – that sounds like exactly the right description to make me not want to touch a book with a ten foot pole 😂
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hhehe so true 😉 Ah that’s a shame- but yeah, I’m not too bothered I can’t remember most of these.
And yeah, I do think that makes such a difference to how I remember books to how I used to remember them.
hehehehe yeahhh I don’t remember liking that book lol 😂😂
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I feel the same way about Across the Nightingale Floor and this type of novel is one of my main genres!
I think I read Sepulcher but not sure lol
I really appreciate Goodreads for this reason (as a non blogger).
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I haven’t read any of the ones on your list but some books I’ve read that I’ve forgotten are The Winterhaven series by Kristi Cook. I remember hating the last book and being disappointed but I couldn’t tell you why. The Lightworld/Darkworld series by Jennifer Armintrout is another one. I read those forever ago and I remember nothing about them. Lastly, The Immortals series by Allyson Noel. I couldn’t tell you anything at all about these books if I tried, haha.
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Fair enough! Oh I totally get that- when I hate books I think I want to erase them from my mind too. And I get that haha!
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