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100 Disappointing Books

It's totally personal opinions. Some of these books were written by authors whom I loved previous work but hated one novel (Son of Rosemary, Cleaving). Some I didn't even finished (Augie March, Death in the family) and others were just okay (Mexican Gothic, A room with a view). I know there are classics on this list appreciated by almost everyone, but as I said, it's my personal opinions and good for you if you enjoyed them!
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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
1
Aimee Bender
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
2
A.S. Byatt
Motherthing (Ainslie Hogarth)
Motherthing
3
Ainslie Hogarth
The Ivies (Alexa Donne)
The Ivies
4
Alexa Donne
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me (Anna Mehler Paperny)
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me
5
Anna Mehler Paperny
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
6
Anthony Burgess
Scattershot (Bernie Taupin)
Scattershot
7
Bernie Taupin
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
8
Bret Easton Ellis
The Horse and His Boy (C.S. Lewis)
The Horse and His Boy
9
C.S. Lewis
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
10
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Torch (Cheryl Strayed)
Torch
11
Cheryl Strayed
Bonnie (Christina Schwarz)
Bonnie
12
Christina Schwarz
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
13
Chuck Palahniuk
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
14
Dale Carnegie
Deception Point (Dan Brown)
Deception Point
15
Dan Brown
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (David Levithan)
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
16
David Levithan
Innocence (Dean R Koontz)
Innocence
17
Dean R Koontz
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series) (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series)
18
Douglas Adams
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
19
E.M. Forster
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
20
Elizabeth Bowen
Stern Men (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Stern Men
21
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
22
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Guest (Emma Cline)
The Guest
23
Emma Cline
Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
24
Erich Segal
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway - 1929)
A Farewell to Arms
25
Ernest Hemingway - 1929
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
26
Flannery O'Connor
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
27
Françoise Sagan
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
28
Frank Herbert
Notes From the Underground (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Notes From the Underground
29
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
30
Grace Metalious
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
31
Grady Hendrix
The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes (Greil Marcus)
The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes
32
Greil Marcus
The First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
33
H. G. Wells
She (H. Rider Haggard)
She
34
H. Rider Haggard
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
35
Harper Lee
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient 1) (Helen Hoang)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient 1)
36
Helen Hoang
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
37
Herman Melville
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
38
Hermann Hesse
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
39
Holly Jackson
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
40
Hubert Selby Jr.
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