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20 Books Todd Would Rather Have Avoided (Whoops)

I am not sure that this list is the best idea. I have trouble being negative. And I do try to read a lot partially so that the risk of reading something I don't like has less of an impact. I dislike most of these because of the writing more than the content or the stories. I listened to The Bomber Mafia and didn't like that it was produced as a podcast. I like audiobooks to be reading clearly and in a way that does not impose any particular meaning other than what is in the text itself. If you don't like this as a corollary to the 20 books that stayed with us idea, then please don't take it up. But it might be nice to develop a comprehensive list of avoidable books so that more time can be dedicated to the really good ones. Happy reading and Thanksgiving!
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
1
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Wolfwatching (Ted Hughes)
Wolfwatching
2
Ted Hughes
Mindfulness for Beginners (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
Mindfulness for Beginners
3
Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Conscience of a Conservative (Barry Goldwater)
The Conscience of a Conservative
4
Barry Goldwater
Imperial Bedrooms (Bret Easton Ellis)
Imperial Bedrooms
5
Bret Easton Ellis
The Enormous Room (E.E. Cummings)
The Enormous Room
6
E.E. Cummings
The Bomber Mafia (Malcolm Gladwell)
The Bomber Mafia
7
Malcolm Gladwell
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
8
Amor Towles
Dragon Tears (Dean Koontz)
Dragon Tears
9
Dean Koontz
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
10
Penelope Fitzgerald
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
11
Robert A. Heinlein
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (Sun-Mi Hwang)
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
12
Sun-Mi Hwang
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
13
Mitch Albom
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
14
Matt Haig
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
15
Paulo Coelho
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
16
Hilary Mantel
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
17
Jeff Vandermeer
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
18
Stephen King
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
19
Andrew Sean Greer
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
20
Kazuo Ishiguro
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