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Bad Books by Good Authors

As any avid reader can tell you, just because an author has written great books doesn't mean everything they do is guaranteed to be good. After all, world-renown authors are still human, and, in turn, prone to the occasional slip-up. Allow your trusty Complex bookworms to make sure those narrative misfires don't end up in any poor sucker's stocking this year with the following list of 20 Bad Books By Good Authors.
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The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
The Tommyknockers
Stephen King
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The Broom of the System
The Broom of the System
3
Across the River and Into the Trees
Across the River and Into the Trees
4
Vineland
Vineland
5
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
J. K. Rowling
6
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
7
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Michael Chabon
8
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
Toni Morrison
9
Woman (Richard Matheson)
Woman
Richard Matheson
10
The Name of the World (Denis Johnson)
The Name of the World
Denis Johnson
11
Sag Harbour (Colson Whitehead)
Sag Harbour
Colson Whitehead
12
Tell-All
Tell-All
13
I Am Charlotte Simmons
I Am Charlotte Simmons
14
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
Hermann Hesse
15
The Seven Days of Cain (Ramsey Campbell)
The Seven Days of Cain
Ramsey Campbell
16
Glamorama
Glamorama
17
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus
18
The Body Artist
The Body Artist
19
The Breast
The Breast
20
Divisadero
Divisadero
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