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The Most Overrated Books of All Time
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This list of bad books not to read is ranked by literature fans worldwide. Anyone can vote on this list of the worst books, which makes it a trustworthy resource for finding out which books just don't live up to their hype. You can even add your own list of bad books to these rankings, and save other people from the pain of having to read them. From the over-hyped to the just plain overexposed, these overrated books prove that you can't judge a book by its cover...or its reputation.
Why Ultimate?- 1Dan BrownFiction, Mystery, Thriller, Speculative fiction, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Detective fiction, Conspiracy fiction MoreMost Listed
- 2Ayn Rand1957-10-10Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia
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King James Version of the Bible
James I of England1611Non-fiction - 4Rhonda Byrne2006-11Non-fiction, Self-help
- 5Stephenie Meyer2005-10-05Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature, Romance novel, Vampire fiction More
- 6Stephenie Meyer2006-09-06Fiction, Horror, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature, Romance novel, Vampire fiction More
- 7Stephenie Meyer2007-08-07Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature, Romance novel More
- 8Elizabeth Gilbert2006-02Biography, Memoir
- 9James Frey2003-04-15Fiction, Speculative fiction, Memoir
- 10Ayn Rand1943-12Fiction
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Sex & Travel & Vestiges of Metallic Fragments
Cole Coonce - 12Jack CanfieldChildren's literature, Humour, Inspirational
- 13Stieg Larsson2005Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction
- 14J. D. Salinger1951-07-16Novel, Fiction, Bildungsroman, First-person narrativeControversial
- 15J. K. Rowling1997Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction
- 16Don DeLillo1985-01-21Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Postmodernism
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Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul
Jack CanfieldInspirational - 18
The Devil's Own Day
Cole Coonce - 19Jonathan Franzen2001Fiction
- 20Beatrice Sparks1971-03-05
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- 21Edith Wharton1911Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Horror, Romance novel
- 22Zora Neale Hurston1937Novel, Fiction
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Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul
Jack CanfieldInspirational - 24F. Scott Fitzgerald1925-04-10Novel, Fiction
- 25E. B. White, William Strunk Jr.
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Chicken Soup for Veteran's Soul
Mark Victor HansenBiography, Inspirational - 27
Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul
Mark Victor HansenSociology, Inspirational - 28
Chicken Soup for Single's Soul
Mark Victor HansenPhilosophy, Inspirational - 29
What Color is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles1970 - 30Emily Brontë1847Novel, Fiction, Gothic fiction
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The Lost World
Michael Crichton1995-09Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Suspense, Techno-thriller More - 32J. K. Rowling1998-07-02Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative fictionControversial
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A Thousand Acres
Jane Smiley1991-10-23Novel, Fiction, Children's literature - 34Nathaniel Hawthorne1850Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Historical novel, Romance novel, Reference More
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz2007-09-06Novel, Fiction - 36
Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul
Jack CanfieldInspirational - 37Isabel Allende1982Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Magic realism, Autobiographical novel More
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
David Foster Wallace1999Fiction, Short story, Anthology - 39
7 habits Family Collection
Stephen CoveyInspirational - 40Jack Kerouac1957Novel, Fiction, Roman à clef
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- 41Herman Melville, Gary Gianni, Edward Phillips, William Hootkins, Rosamund Fowler, Pablo Marcos Studio, Elaine Kirn, George Kennedy, Willi Glasauer, David Mairowitz, Elizabeth Renker, Don-Oliver Matthies MoreMost Passionate
- 42Jeffrey Eugenides2002-10-07Novel, Fiction, Transgender and transsexual fiction
- 43Stephen CoveyPsychology
- 44Yann Martel2001-09Novel, Fiction
- 45J. R. R. TolkienFantasy, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Adventure novel, Chivalric romance, High fantasy More
- 46Chinua AchebeNovel, Poetry, Fiction, Children's literature
- 47E. M. Forster1924Novel, Fiction, Romance novel
- 48Robert James Waller1992
- 49James Joyce1939-05-04Novel
- 50John Irving1989-03Novel
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The Most Overrated Books of All Time at 4/27/2011 9:20 AM
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Twilight at 3/03/2011 7:28 AM
The Catcher in the Rye at 5/20/2012 1:53 PM
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The Da Vinci Code at 12/29/2010 5:23 PM
Now, give the same author and producer a story about the cure for cancer that has already been discovered since shortly after Terry Fox (passed on to Ron Howard in 1993), or the subtle takeover of American culture by the snake-in-the-grass 'Islamic/Muslim faith' and it's self-proclaimed prophet (identified in his own book, the Quran, as an apostle), with his pre-Islamic moon god, Allah, and you might have peoples attention; rave reviews by the naive and beheadings of those involved in said production by the so-called peaceful Muslims who are busy fooling the masses as such 'peaceful and loving' people, verses the cultish monster and Imperialistic system it truly is.
The Most Overrated Books of All Time at 2/27/2012 9:52 AM
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