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The Lamest Authors of All Time

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There are always going be writers (and books) some folks just don't like. Books, and the skills of the people who write them, are definitely at the mercy of a person's subjective opinion. However, there are some writers whom most of us can pretty much agree are just not very good writers. Sure, the writers on this list have attained popularity and success (somehow), but for a lot of people that fact is one of the mysteries of the universe. This is a list of the people whose qualities as writers are hotly debated... the people who wrote books that may have been published and sold in large quantities... but whose talents seem questionable. Vote for your most hated and rank them as you see fit. Make sure to add anyone you think deserves to be listed here.
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Rank     Name
  1. 1
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    1911
  2. 2
    Up 142
    Down 20
  3. 3
    Up 78
    Down 29
    1964
  4. 4
    Up 49
    Down 21
    1965
  5. 5
    Up 49
    Down 46
    1905
  6. 6
    Up 17
    Down 13
    1948
  7. 7
    Up 21
    Down 17
    1958
  8. 8
    Up 29
    Down 21
    1947
  9. 9
    Up 11
    Down 5

    Jerry B. Jenkins

    1949
  10. 10
    Up 33
    Down 34
    1941
  11. 11
    Up 6
    Down 3

    James Redfield

    1950
  12. 12
    Up 14
    Down 20
    1931
  13. 13
    Up 19
    Down 18
    1949
  14. 14
    Up 26
    Down 29
    1955
  15. 15
    Up 23
    Down 20
    1945
  16. 16
    Up 25
    Down 9
    1950
  17. 17
    Up 20
    Down 13
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    1917
  18. 18
    Up 7
    Down 10

    John Knowles

    1926
  19. 19
    Up 3
    Down 2

    Isabel Allende

    1942
    added by: Onirica
  20. 20
    Up 12
    Down 16
    1948
  21. 21
    Up 1
    Down 0
    No image

    Beverly Jenkins

    1951
    added by: DionneDenise
  22. 22
    Up 26
    Down 36
    1947
  23. 23
    Up 10
    Down 4
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    1952
  24. 24
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1939
  25. 25
    Up 16
    Down 12

    V. C. Andrews

    1923
  26. 26
    Up 14
    Down 18
    1964
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    1. Paul Cutty
      The Lamest Authors of All Time at 3/16/2012 8:20 PM
      Hey what about Dr. Adam Ireland, his books really suck. they are offensive and just terrible. Why isn't he on this list?

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