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Books That Friends and Family Recommended . . . Unfortunately.

I always get a little nervous when someone close to me starts raving about a book. I know it won't be long before (s)he hands me a copy and tells me to read it. And 9 times out of 10, I'll hate it so much I can't get past the first chapter and instead of being honest enough to admit that, I'll start making mealy-mouthed excuses when the book's adherent asks me if I'm done yet and if it's changed my life as much as it's changed theirs. I'll admit, part of my negative response to these books is my contrarian nature which leads me to find fault in anything that someone tells me I should love. But sometimes, the books are just crap.
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Bengal Nights (Mircea Eliade)
Bengal Nights (Mircea Eliade)
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Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (Chuck Barris)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (Chuck Barris)
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Dragonsinger
Dragonsinger
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Dramatists' Toolkit (Jeffrey Sweet)
Dramatists' Toolkit (Jeffrey Sweet)
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Einstein's Dreams
Einstein's Dreams
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
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Lord Foul's Bane
Lord Foul's Bane
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Nausea
Nausea
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Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
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Nude Men
Nude Men
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A Short History of Decay (E.M. Cioran)
A Short History of Decay (E.M. Cioran)
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Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
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The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Wendell Barry)
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Wendell Barry)
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Vindication
Vindication
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Zombification (Andrei Codrescu)
Zombification (Andrei Codrescu)
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