disappointing

I had a chance to visit my local book shop and was looking through the collection of new science books. I had read several of the selections offered and saw several that caught my attention. One book was a thin, basic stuff-type book (probably written for the non-scientist) by Tom Bethell...

Revenge of the Nerds. I was for one thing expecting some real revenge involving blood, not some non-football-player callow youths finally getting laid and playing some lame rock guitar. What a disappoinment! :p Furthermore, callow youths cannot truly qualify as nerds. Not even if all their...

What book were you most disappointed with when you read it and why? I was disappointed with Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species. Clearly an important book in many ways, but tiresomely dull. I have The Descent of Man here, dare I read it?