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Popular, Classical and Commonly Acclaimed Books That Didn't Impress Me, Take 2

As in the title: these are some popular, awarded or classical books that I didn't like. Sometimes because I think they are simply bad, sometimes because I just weren't for me. Which one falls into which cathegory is yours to guess.
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Amora: Stories (Natalia Borges Polesso)
Amora: Stories
Natalia Borges Polesso
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Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
Antony and Cleopatra
William Shakespeare
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Arab Jazz (Karim Miské)
Arab Jazz
Karim Miské
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Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
R. F. Kuang
5
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
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Batman: The Killing Joke (Alan Moore)
Batman: The Killing Joke
Alan Moore
7
The Blood of Olympus (Rick Riordan)
The Blood of Olympus
Rick Riordan
8
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
9
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
Henry Roth
10
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
11
Cathedral of the Sea (Ildefonso Falcones)
Cathedral of the Sea
Ildefonso Falcones
12
Chicken With Plums (Marjane Satrapi)
Chicken With Plums
Marjane Satrapi
13
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
Cassandra Clare
14
Claudine at School (Colette)
Claudine at School
Colette
15
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
16
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith
17
Devil's Island (Einar Kárason)
Devil's Island
Einar Kárason
18
Die My Love (Ariana Harwicz)
Die My Love
Ariana Harwicz
19
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
Veronica Roth
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English Passengers (Matthew Kneale)
English Passengers
Matthew Kneale
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The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
22
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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Five Little Indians (Michelle Good)
Five Little Indians
Michelle Good
24
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
Olga Tokarczuk
25
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
Lauren Groff
26
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
Frankenstein in Baghdad
Ahmed Saadawi
27
God Help the Child (Toni Morrison)
God Help the Child
Toni Morrison
28
The Gospel of Loki (Joanne Harris)
The Gospel of Loki
Joanne Harris
29
Grass (Sheri S Tepper)
Grass
Sheri S Tepper
30
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
J.K. Rowling
31
Hell Followed With Us (Andrew Joseph White)
Hell Followed With Us
Andrew Joseph White
32
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado
33
The Hidden Life of Trees (Peter Wohlleben)
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
34
How to Train Your Dragon Series (Cressida Cowell)
How to Train Your Dragon Series
Cressida Cowell
35
In the Distance (Hernan Diaz)
In the Distance
Hernan Diaz
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Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
Cornelia Funke
37
The Jungle Books (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Books
Rudyard Kipling
38
Killing Commendatore (Haruki Murakami)
Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami
39
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Cho Nam-Joo
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Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree
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