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Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language - Page 3

These are the books mentioned in "Wretched Writing" (2013) by Ross and Kathryn Petras. I did not include the stories, articles, poems, and movies quoted.
Nos. 37-52 (as well as #164) are included for their titles alone. 179-184 are there for their blurbs. Some classics are there merely for an unfortunate word (such as "ejaculated") that has changed meaning somewhat over the years.
My favorite entry:
"There are some sounds in nature which are anathema to man. For most people they are confined to the strangled screaming of a vixen in heat, hideous and unearthly in the black voids of a sleepless night. The question you have to ask yourself here is, 'Am I most people?' "—#242
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-A Study of Hospital Waiting Lists in Cardiff, 1953-1954
-Who's Who in Barbed Wire
-Simple Hints for Mothers on the Home Sex-Training of Boys
-Sloppy Dingle
-Lawless Guns
-Come On Mom
-Where the Big Gun Rides
-A Voyage of Discovery
-Wind in the Cypress
-A Noose for the Marshal
-Future Tense
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Raiders of Gor (John Norman)
Raiders of Gor (John Norman)
82
Red Rabbit (Tom Clancy)
Red Rabbit (Tom Clancy)
83
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Thomas L. Friedman)
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Thomas L. Friedman)
84
Gun Lord of Silver River (Tom Roan)
Gun Lord of Silver River (Tom Roan)
85
Merlin's Wood (Robert Holdstock)
Merlin's Wood (Robert Holdstock)
86
Riders of the Rimrock Trail (Jackson Cole)
Riders of the Rimrock Trail (Jackson Cole)
87
Prey (Michael Crichton)
Prey (Michael Crichton)
88
Junior (Macaulay Culkin)
Junior (Macaulay Culkin)
89
Trail of the Mountain Man (William W. Johnstone)
Trail of the Mountain Man (William W. Johnstone)
90
Come on People (Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint)
Come on People (Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint)
91
Guienne (Algernon Taylor)
Guienne (Algernon Taylor)
92
Soldier, Ask Not (Gordon R. Dickson)
Soldier, Ask Not (Gordon R. Dickson)
93
Colossus (D.F. Jones)
Colossus (D.F. Jones)
94
Android (Lionel Fanthorpe)
Android (Lionel Fanthorpe)
95
A Murder Too Many (E.X. Ferrars)
A Murder Too Many (E.X. Ferrars)
96
The Greek's Million-Dollar Baby Bargain (Julia James)
The Greek's Million-Dollar Baby Bargain (Julia James)
97
Death Begs the Question (Lois Eby, John Fleming)
Death Begs the Question (Lois Eby, John Fleming)
98
William and Mary: A Tale of the Siege of Louisburg, 1745 (David Hickey)
William and Mary: A Tale of the Siege of Louisburg, 1745 (David Hickey)
99
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
100
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
101
Captain Caution (Kenneth Roberts)
Captain Caution (Kenneth Roberts)
102
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
103
The Mysterious Mr. I (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Mysterious Mr. I (Harry Stephen Keeler)
104
Left Behind (Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins)
Left Behind (Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins)
105
The Last Days of Pompeii (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
The Last Days of Pompeii (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
106
The Riddle of the Traveling Skull (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Riddle of the Traveling Skull (Harry Stephen Keeler)
107
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
108
Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
109
The Case of the 16 Beans (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Case of the 16 Beans (Harry Stephen Keeler)
110
Nighthawk's Gold (Kim Knight)
Nighthawk's Gold (Kim Knight)
111
Murder at Horsethief (James O'Hanlon)
Murder at Horsethief (James O'Hanlon)
112
Gun Hawk (Ed Earl Repp)
Gun Hawk (Ed Earl Repp)
113
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
114
The Garden of Last Days (Andre Dubus III)
The Garden of Last Days (Andre Dubus III)
115
Delina Delaney (Amanda McKittrick Ros)
Delina Delaney (Amanda McKittrick Ros)
116
Taboo (Kathleen Lawless)
Taboo (Kathleen Lawless)
117
Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot (Walter Koenig)
Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot (Walter Koenig)
118
Rustlers of Slabrock (W. Edmunds Claussen)
Rustlers of Slabrock (W. Edmunds Claussen)
119
The Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain (Shepherd M. Dugger)
The Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain (Shepherd M. Dugger)
120
The Duke's Children (Anthony Trollope)
The Duke's Children (Anthony Trollope)
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