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Why So Low? - Frequently Misunderstood, or Rightfully Maligned

Years ago, I noticed how books with a less than 3.7 rating on Goodreads often got the short end of the stick, so I decided to create a shelf delineating that particularly beleaguered lot should I ever be in the mood to focus on it. Plenty of the ones I've read from that selection have proven to be absolute gems, while others could have, in my opinion, afforded an even lower estimation in the public view. Here are the works that continue to labor under a less than optimal first impression on my TBR, for better or worse. The ones nearer the end have very few ratings and thus can be easily wildly skewed in either direction, which should serve as an invitation to some of you to check them out and see what's up for yourself.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1
James Joyce
Cleopatra: A Life (Stacy Schiff)
Cleopatra: A Life
2
Stacy Schiff
Serena (Ron Rash)
Serena
3
Ron Rash
The Woman Upstairs (Claire Messud)
The Woman Upstairs
4
Claire Messud
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
5
John Banville
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
6
Jo Walton
Tampa (Alissa Nutting)
Tampa
7
Alissa Nutting
The Other Typist (Suzanne Rindell)
The Other Typist
8
Suzanne Rindell
Story of the Eye (Georges Bataille)
Story of the Eye
9
Georges Bataille
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
10
Marlon James
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
11
Edmund Spenser
Say You're One of Them (Uwem Akpan)
Say You're One of Them
12
Uwem Akpan
The Pox Party (M.T. Anderson)
The Pox Party
13
M.T. Anderson
The Testament of Mary (Colm Toibin)
The Testament of Mary
14
Colm Toibin
Turn of Mind (Alice Laplante)
Turn of Mind
15
Alice Laplante
The Empathy Exams: Essays (Leslie Jamison)
The Empathy Exams: Essays
16
Leslie Jamison
The Pigeon (Patrick Süskind)
The Pigeon
17
Patrick Süskind
Justine (Marquis De Sade)
Justine
18
Marquis De Sade
Lady Oracle (Margaret Atwood)
Lady Oracle
19
Margaret Atwood
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
20
James Joyce
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
21
Henry James
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Böll)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
22
Heinrich Böll
The Widower's Tale (Julia Glass)
The Widower's Tale
23
Julia Glass
Divisadero (Michael Ondaatje)
Divisadero
24
Michael Ondaatje
Venus in Furs (Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch)
Venus in Furs
25
Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch
Pigeon English (Stephen Kelman)
Pigeon English
26
Stephen Kelman
Handling the Undead (John Ajvide Linqvist)
Handling the Undead
27
John Ajvide Linqvist
The Immoralist (André Gide)
The Immoralist
28
André Gide
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb (Melanie Benjamin)
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
29
Melanie Benjamin
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures (Vincent Lam)
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
30
Vincent Lam
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
White Tears
31
Hari Kunzru
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus (Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy)
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
32
Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy
The Dress Lodger (Sheri Holman)
The Dress Lodger
33
Sheri Holman
Parrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey)
Parrot and Olivier in America
34
Peter Carey
The Blazing World (Siri Hustvedt)
The Blazing World
35
Siri Hustvedt
The Confessions (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
The Confessions
36
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Dud Avacado (Elaine Dundy)
The Dud Avacado
37
Elaine Dundy
Sex With Kings (Eleanor Herman)
Sex With Kings
38
Eleanor Herman
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners
39
Sam Selvon
Blue Asylum (Kathy Hepinstall)
Blue Asylum
40
Kathy Hepinstall
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