Things I Hate

I love books, but there are times I hurl books across the room. What makes me go a'hurling?

• When every character is rich and attractive, and the author constantly tells me how rich and attractive they are;
• Blocks and blocks of uninteresting, flat dialogue that reek of cliche and deft of wit;
• When character descriptions read like text in Saks Fifth Avenue catalogs. Describing every stitch of clothing your rich and attractive character wears? Really?;
• Adverb abuse coupled with 'said'. In other words: "...," she said moronically. "..." he said amusedly. "..." I said laughingly.

What are your reading pet-peeves?