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100 Terrible Books (IMO)

This is a list of books that, in my opinion, are terrible. Either absolutely terribly written, mind numbingly boring, or massive let downs. I know some are controversial and, for many, you'd include others but these are the books I couldbt
Stand or couldn't be bothered to finish.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
Stephen King
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AFTERWARDS (ROSAMUND LUPTON)
AFTERWARDS
ROSAMUND LUPTON
3
All but My Life (Gerda Weissmann Klein)
All but My Life
Gerda Weissmann Klein
4
Amber Spyglass
Amber Spyglass
5
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6
April in Paris (Michael Wallner)
April in Paris
Michael Wallner
7
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
8
Bad Debts (Peter Temple)
Bad Debts
Peter Temple
9
The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman)
The Bullet That Missed
Richard Osman
10
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
11
BFG (Roald Dahl)
BFG
Roald Dahl
12
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
Connie Willis
13
The Butterfly Tattoo
The Butterfly Tattoo
14
Call for the Dead (Lecarre)
Call for the Dead
Lecarre
15
Captivated by You (Sylvia Day)
Captivated by You
Sylvia Day
16
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
Kate Atkinson
17
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
J. K. Rowling
18
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
19
Chicken Soup for the Soul*
Chicken Soup for the Soul*
20
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
Cassandra Clare
21
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
22
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
John Fowles
23
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
Alexander Dumas
24
Crimson Petal and the White (Http://Acommonreader.Org/Wp-Content/Uploads/2010/0)
Crimson Petal and the White
Http://Acommonreader.Org/Wp-Content/Uploads/2010/0
25
Darker (E L James)
Darker
E L James
26
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
Veronica Roth
27
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells
28
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
Elizabeth Gilbert
29
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
Stephen King
30
Fallen (Lauren Kate)
Fallen
Lauren Kate
31
Freed (EL James)
Freed
EL James
32
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Fowles
33
Girl Meets Boy
Girl Meets Boy
34
The Glass Lake
The Glass Lake
35
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
36
Grey (E.L. James)
Grey
E.L. James
37
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
38
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
39
Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal Rising
Thomas Harris
40
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
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