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Books That Do Not Live Up to the Hype

I try to finish all books I start. Some of these were a struggle & one or two I just could not complete.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
8
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
9
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
10
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
11
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
12
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
13
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
14
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
15
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
16
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
19
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
20
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
21
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
22
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
23
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
24
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
25
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany
26
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring
27
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
28
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
29
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
31
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
32
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book
33
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
34
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
35
1Q84
1Q84
36
New Moon (Stephanie Meyer)
New Moon (Stephanie Meyer)
37
East of Eden
East of Eden
38
Guards! Guards!
Guards! Guards!
39
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm (John Grisham)
40
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling - 2007)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling - 2007)
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