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Why So Low? - Frequently Misunderstood, or Rightfully Maligned - Page 3

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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The Free World (David Bezmozgis)
The Free World
81
David Bezmozgis
Border Crossing (Pat Barker)
Border Crossing
82
Pat Barker
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue
83
Basma Abdel Aziz
Fatale (Jean-Patrick Manchette)
Fatale
84
Jean-Patrick Manchette
From the Mouth of the Whale (Sjón)
From the Mouth of the Whale
85
Sjón
Whore (Nelly Arcan)
Whore
86
Nelly Arcan
The Mussel Feast (Birgit Vanderbeke)
The Mussel Feast
87
Birgit Vanderbeke
Painter of Silence (Georgina Harding)
Painter of Silence
88
Georgina Harding
Kind (The Good Neighbors Book 3) (Holly Black)
Kind (The Good Neighbors Book 3)
89
Holly Black
In Praise of Hatred (Khaled Khalifa)
In Praise of Hatred
90
Khaled Khalifa
Astragal (Albertine Sarrazin)
Astragal
91
Albertine Sarrazin
Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream (Denis Diderot)
Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream
92
Denis Diderot
The Towers of Trebizond (Rose Macauley)
The Towers of Trebizond
93
Rose Macauley
"There Are Things I Want You to Know" About Stieg Larsson and Me (Eva Gabrielsson)
"There Are Things I Want You to Know" About Stieg Larsson and Me
94
Eva Gabrielsson
Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities (Martha C. Nussbaum)
Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
95
Martha C. Nussbaum
White Truffles in Winter (N M Kelby)
White Truffles in Winter
96
N M Kelby
The Getting of Wisdom (Henry Handel Richardson)
The Getting of Wisdom
97
Henry Handel Richardson
Solo (Rana Dasgupta)
Solo
98
Rana Dasgupta
The Interrogative Mood (Padgett Powell)
The Interrogative Mood
99
Padgett Powell
Foreign Gods, Inc. (Okey Ndibe)
Foreign Gods, Inc.
100
Okey Ndibe
Zazen (Vanessa Veselka)
Zazen
101
Vanessa Veselka
Deliver Us From Evie (M.E. Kerr)
Deliver Us From Evie
102
M.E. Kerr
Old in Art School (Nell Irvin Painter)
Old in Art School
103
Nell Irvin Painter
The Book About Blanche and Marie (Per Olov Enquist)
The Book About Blanche and Marie
104
Per Olov Enquist
The Pope's Daughter (Dario Fo)
The Pope's Daughter
105
Dario Fo
Hawthorn & Child (Keith Ridgway)
Hawthorn & Child
106
Keith Ridgway
The Translator (Nina Schuyler)
The Translator
107
Nina Schuyler
Pierre (Herman Melville)
Pierre
108
Herman Melville
Hot Pink (Adam Levin)
Hot Pink
109
Adam Levin
The Sacred Night (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
The Sacred Night
110
Tahar Ben Jelloun
The Story of Mary MacLane (Mary MacLane)
The Story of Mary MacLane
111
Mary MacLane
The Emperor of Lies (Steve Sem-Sandberg)
The Emperor of Lies
112
Steve Sem-Sandberg
The Story of Zahra (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
The Story of Zahra
113
Hanan Al-Shaykh
Constantine's Crossing (Dejan Stojiljković)
Constantine's Crossing
114
Dejan Stojiljković
Call Me Zebra (Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi)
Call Me Zebra
115
Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi
We Who Are About To... (Joanna Russ)
We Who Are About To...
116
Joanna Russ
The Tempering of Men (Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear)
The Tempering of Men
117
Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear
Middle C (William H. Gass)
Middle C
118
William H. Gass
Aurorarama (Jean-Christophe Valtat)
Aurorarama
119
Jean-Christophe Valtat
Orkney (Amy Sackville)
Orkney
120
Amy Sackville
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