You could (mis)quote Henry

'...I take no pleasure in you. You never gave me a chance to scold you, to correct you. I bargained for that; I expected to enjoy it. But you won't do anything dreadful, you are dismally inoffensive. It is very stupid; there is no excitement for me; I might as well be {reading} some one else.'

from The American, by Henry James

...if you're reading a very dull book, and you need some help finding words to express your disappointment; you would only have to change one word!  {I'm not experiencing this problem, at the moment, so please help yourselves.}

{Georges Croegaert (1848-1923), found here}

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