What's up with all these Hidden Object games?

[Evoman]

I've been gifted with an iTunes card or two and I've had a pretty fun time perusing the casual gaming market. I'm about as hardcore gamer as you can get, but I do like the occasional casual game.

I love cut the rope. I love the Tin Man adventure Game Books. Angry birds is alright, Anodia is perfect, and Quell is a relaxing fun game. There are also some great tower defense games like geodefense and Plants vs Zombies (not my cup of tea, but good for the occasional boring afternoon)

But I just don't get the hidden object games..downloaded a demo for one, and its like the worst aspect of old adventure and distilling into pure where's Waldo crap. I find them almost as terrible as those zygna Facebook games. Boring. Monotonous. Kind of slimy.

Any of you like them.? What other casual games do you like?