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1	Besos entre líneas by May R. Ayamonte (Goodreads Author) 2.15 avg rating — 2,308 ratings score: 6,495, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Birth Control is Sinful in the Christian Marriages and also Robbing God of Priesthood Children!! by Eliyzabeth Yanne Strong-Anderson 1.81 avg rating — 316 ratings score: 4,721, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Joseph Nicolosi 1.89 avg rating — 823 ratings score: 4,149, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Coming Out Straight: Understanding and Healing Homosexuality by Richard Cohen 1.99 avg rating — 643 ratings score: 3,331, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard 2.75 avg rating — 4,008 ratings score: 2,697, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought by L. Ron Hubbard 2.60 avg rating — 1,062 ratings score: 2,490, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Handbook for Mortals (Handbook for Mortals, #1) by Lani Sarem (Goodreads Author) 1.30 avg rating — 982 ratings score: 1,968, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Authors vs. Goodreads by Zoe Desh 1.54 avg rating — 290 ratings score: 1,545, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success by Ivanka Trump 2.95 avg rating — 1,147 ratings score: 1,436, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Trigger Warning by William W. Johnstone 1.95 avg rating — 630 ratings score: 1,265, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Revealing Eden (Save the Pearls, #1) by Victoria Foyt (Goodreads Author) 1.99 avg rating — 997 ratings score: 1,079, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Reaper's Creek (Onision Books) by Onision 1.18 avg rating — 361 ratings score: 1,073, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Melanie's Marvelous Measles by Stephanie Messenger 1.34 avg rating — 193 ratings score: 1,066, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Behind the Bell by Dustin Diamond 2.38 avg rating — 785 ratings score: 1,040, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	I Wish My Kids Had Cancer: A Family Surviving the Autism Epidemic by Michael Alan 1.25 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 766, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	This Is Why I Hate You: The Tragic Story of Arthur Gale (Onision Books Book 2) by Onision 1.79 avg rating — 508 ratings score: 749, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	To Train Up a Child by Michael Pearl 2.84 avg rating — 1,947 ratings score: 747, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Stones To Abbigale (Onision Books Book 1) by Onision 1.84 avg rating — 741 ratings score: 718, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Kissing the Coronavirus (Kissing the Coronavirus #1) by M.J. Edwards (Goodreads Author) 2.32 avg rating — 3,796 ratings score: 699, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 2.73 avg rating — 40,223 ratings score: 679, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Star by Pamela Anderson 2.91 avg rating — 1,473 ratings score: 673, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Pride and Promiscuity: The Lost Sex Scenes of Jane Austen [Parody] by Arielle Eckstut 2.66 avg rating — 492 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Uninvited by Amanda Marrone (Goodreads Author) 2.95 avg rating — 4,347 ratings score: 598, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody (Barry Trotter, #1) by Michael Gerber (Goodreads Author) 2.79 avg rating — 2,595 ratings score: 592, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 2.99 avg rating — 30,595 ratings score: 587, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Bible Code by Michael Drosnin 2.88 avg rating — 2,140 ratings score: 585, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau 2.95 avg rating — 361 ratings score: 575, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Actors Anonymous by James Franco 2.56 avg rating — 2,012 ratings score: 568, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr. 2.66 avg rating — 351 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	I Want to Tell You: My Response to Your Letters, Your Messages, Your Questions by O.J. Simpson 2.30 avg rating — 298 ratings score: 475, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Maradonia and the Seven Bridges (Maradonia #1) by Gloria Tesch (Goodreads Author) 1.86 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 462, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Empress Theresa by Norman Boutin (Goodreads Author) 1.58 avg rating — 316 ratings score: 457, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Adam: A Scathingly Funny and Poignant LGBTQ Coming of Age Love Story of Identity by Ariel Schrag (Goodreads Author) 2.69 avg rating — 2,605 ratings score: 449, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Mask of Gold by Alan A. McLean 2.01 avg rating — 1,335 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns (The Devil Wears Prada, #2) by Lauren Weisberger 3.01 avg rating — 40,503 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	4 Blondes by Candace Bushnell (Goodreads Author) 2.85 avg rating — 26,070 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Wild Animus by Rich Shapero (Goodreads Author) 1.91 avg rating — 902 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey 2.96 avg rating — 4,236 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Eye of Argon by Jim Theis 2.64 avg rating — 749 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Batman: Fortunate Son by Gerard Jones 2.05 avg rating — 256 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz (Goodreads Author) 2.63 avg rating — 6,993 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling 2.07 avg rating — 314 ratings score: 356, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Healing Homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy by Joseph Nicolosi 2.52 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 337, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued by Emma Tennant 2.51 avg rating — 1,527 ratings score: 314, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Quinn (Undaunted Men, #1) by J.C. Cliff (Goodreads Author) 2.80 avg rating — 730 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles by Adèle Lang 2.75 avg rating — 806 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Suicide Ride: The Platinum Man (Suicide Ride, #1) by E. Llewellyn 2.82 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House by Melissa Sue Anderson 2.86 avg rating — 2,116 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs by Levi Johnston 2.80 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Crystal Keepers by J.M. Arlen (Goodreads Author) 1.50 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke 2.97 avg rating — 6,562 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail by Caitlin Kelly (Goodreads Author) 2.63 avg rating — 676 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Naked Truth: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewife of New Jersey--In Her Own Words by Danielle Staub 2.51 avg rating — 346 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Her by Harriet Lane (Goodreads Author) 2.80 avg rating — 10,603 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Superman: True Brit by Kim Howard Johnson (Goodreads Author) 2.80 avg rating — 576 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	NOT A BOOK by William Luther 2.95 avg rating — 1,389 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession by Julie Powell 2.48 avg rating — 4,679 ratings score: 267, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	American Nerd: The Story of My People by Benjamin Nugent (Goodreads Author) 2.96 avg rating — 1,435 ratings score: 264, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Doctor Who: The Bog Warrior by Cecelia Ahern 2.85 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Second Wave (Kissing the Coronavirus #2) by M.J. Edwards (Goodreads Author) 2.14 avg rating — 1,060 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Return to the Secret Garden by Susan Moody (Goodreads Author) 2.68 avg rating — 264 ratings score: 245, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Pride/Prejudice: A Novel of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, and Their Forbidden Lovers by Ann Herendeen (Goodreads Author) 2.63 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 226, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	A Desirable Residence by Madeleine Wickham 2.98 avg rating — 7,025 ratings score: 224, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Murder on the Eiffel Tower (Victor Legris, #1) by Claude Izner 2.94 avg rating — 2,004 ratings score: 211, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Him Her Him Again the End of Him by Patricia Marx 2.84 avg rating — 1,990 ratings score: 210, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch (Goodreads Author) 2.84 avg rating — 9,156 ratings score: 209, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Resurrectionist by James Bradley (Goodreads Author) 2.79 avg rating — 1,908 ratings score: 208, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	40 Love by Madeleine Wickham liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6,603 ratings score: 201, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Pamela by Samuel Richardson 2.78 avg rating — 11,018 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame 2.89 avg rating — 1,377 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie 2.83 avg rating — 16,189 ratings score: 200, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Feuchtgebiete by Charlotte Roche 2.87 avg rating — 11,919 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl: A Memoir by Susan McCorkindale (Goodreads Author) 2.78 avg rating — 1,301 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Spiders by D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance 2.10 avg rating — 1,172 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Adèle by Emma Tennant 2.33 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	El diseñador de esferas by Andrés Francel it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Garden (Into Shadow, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) 2.78 avg rating — 7,368 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The World Rose by Richard Brittain 1.52 avg rating — 566 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	برهان العسل by سلوى النعيمي 2.67 avg rating — 2,851 ratings score: 198, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	My Empire of Dirt: How One Man Turned His Big-City Backyard into a Farm by Manny Howard (Goodreads Author) 2.78 avg rating — 420 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry (Goodreads Author) 2.93 avg rating — 870 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches (Keeper Martin's Tales, #1) by Robert Stanek 2.75 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 2.56 avg rating — 1,748 ratings score: 196, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Wish Club: A Novel by Kim Strickland (Goodreads Author) 2.90 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	You Don't Love Me Yet by Jonathan Lethem 2.84 avg rating — 4,550 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Sunshine When She's Gone by Thea Goodman 2.79 avg rating — 917 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Twins of Tribeca by Rachel Pine 2.88 avg rating — 591 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 2.81 avg rating — 6,438 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud 2.98 avg rating — 21,491 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Quattrocento by Susana Fortes 2.80 avg rating — 807 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Boys of Blood & Bone by David Metzenthen 2.64 avg rating — 335 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	After Alice by Gregory Maguire 2.81 avg rating — 12,887 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	List of the Lost by Morrissey 2.32 avg rating — 989 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	A Wonderful Stroke of Luck by Ann Beattie 2.46 avg rating — 501 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Silence by Don DeLillo 2.66 avg rating — 14,984 ratings score: 186, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	One Night at the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat 2.54 avg rating — 61,406 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later by Francine Pascal 2.52 avg rating — 7,499 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Nothing by Annie Barrows 2.89 avg rating — 895 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Here's the Situation: A Guide to Creeping on Chicks, Avoiding Grenades, and Getting in Your GTL on the Jersey Shore by Mike Sorrentino 2.52 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	I Want to Be Organized: How to De-Clutter, Manage Your Time & Get Things Done by Harriet Griffey 2.77 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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539 books · 310 voters · list created August 18th, 2012 by Asa (votes) .

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message 1: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 20, 2012 12:49PM

I actually didn't think Sex and the City was all that horrible. The book was better than the TV show. It was okay as a beach read.

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message 2: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 20, 2012 12:57PM

And Collections of Nothing was pretty good. Four stars from me.

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message 3: by Asa (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:04PM

apparently you are in the minority though! lol...any thoughts on why people hate those 2 books?

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message 4: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:07PM

Yes -- this is one of those lists where people are bound to disagree whether the rating/inclusion is correct. For once, I'm only voting for books where I agree with the low rating ...

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message 5: by Asa (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:19PM

I just thought it would be interesting to see what kind of books get low ratings overall, not really trying to trash anything or anyone. It is however a wondrous thing to see that people can still disagree, even against overwhelming odds!

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message 6: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:31PM

I'm actually amazed the number of books in this category is so tiny. People on GR definitely rate up a lot of the time.

I'm voting for all the books that fit the category that I've read, whether I agree with the low rating or not. Only six so far! Who knew I'd read so much Candace Bushnell??

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message 7: by Lobstergirl (last edited Aug 20, 2012 01:33PM) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:33PM

Miquixote wrote: "apparently you are in the minority though! lol...any thoughts on why people hate those 2 books?"

I bet half the people who rated Sex and the City didn't even read it....they watched the TV show.

Collections of Nothing is an intelligent book, but a weird one. I'm actually surprised more people didn't like it. A lot of reviewers liked the subject matter but thought the writing style was self-indulgent.

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message 8: by Asa (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:43PM

seem to be 2 books at opposite ends of the intellectual scale... am I wrong?

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message 9: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:46PM

No. Collections of Nothing was published by a university press, and was reviewed by the New Yorker (that's how I heard about it) and the NYT!

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message 10: by Asa (last edited Aug 20, 2012 01:55PM) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:52PM

I was suggesting that collections of nothing is an academic work. or rather written by what appears to be an intellectual-type. usually university press publishes works of intellectual merit, or try to? I was suggesting that Sex and the City was the less intellectual, more populist literature.

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message 11: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:56PM

I know, I'm agreeing. I said "No" in response to your question "Am I wrong?"

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message 12: by Asa (new)

Aug 20, 2012 01:58PM

ah, ok! silly me, lol.

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message 13: by Ben (last edited Aug 20, 2012 02:12PM) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 02:07PM

It saddens me to see The Finkler Question (a Booker-prize winning novel no less!) ranked as low as books by Snooki, Pamela Anderson and O.J. Simpson. It's not the best book I've ever read, but it certainly deserves better than that!

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message 14: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 21, 2012 05:40AM

Ben wrote: "It saddens me to see The Finkler Question (a Booker-prize winning novel no less!) ranked as low as books by Snooki, Pamela Anderson and O.J. Simpson. It's not the best book I've ever read, but it certainly deserves better than that!"

Yes there are several books on this list that are rated atrociously low -- because they showed up on people's school curricula (e.g., Melville's Billy Budd, I suppose), or for whatever other reason that causes them not to be appreciated. There IS a list for Books That Deserve a Higher Average Rating, too, though ... you could add The Finkler Question there as well?

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message 15: by Ben (new)

Aug 21, 2012 07:07AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Ben wrote: "It saddens me to see The Finkler Question (a Booker-prize winning novel no less!) ranked as low as books by Snooki, Pamela Anderson and O.J. Simpson. It's not the best book I've ever re..."

Thanks Themis! I knew that list existed but I forgot what it was called.

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message 16: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 21, 2012 08:10AM

Glad to be of help!

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message 17: by Asa (new)

Sep 04, 2012 04:25AM

Deleted for hitting 3.00 average:

Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination

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message 18: by Asa (new)

Sep 04, 2012 04:30AM

Unfortunately I had to Delete this book for not hitting 1oo reviews:

The Clansmen

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message 19: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Sep 04, 2012 05:40AM

Miquixote wrote: "Unfortunately I had to Delete this book for not hitting 1oo reviews:

The Clansmen"

(Sigh.) Well, should it still have a below 3.0 average by the time it hits 100 ratings, it'll go right back on this list ...

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message 20: by Asa (new)

Sep 04, 2012 05:42AM

It does look like an excellent candidate for worst book ever though (lol)!

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message 21: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Sep 04, 2012 05:49AM

And "Dealbreakers" -- and plenty of other lists along these lines ...

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message 22: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Sep 04, 2012 09:39AM

Thomas Dixon, author of The Clansman, was in the database twice; but it's still not 100 ratings. (Currently 53.)

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message 23: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 01, 2013 08:22PM

sex and the city and hannah montana should be removed since they are over 3.0. And the O'reilly Factor for Kids and Ghostwalk and Confessions of a Video Vixen.

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message 24: by Hades-uftg (new)

Oct 08, 2013 05:56AM

I've just finished Mrs. God. It was a truly awful experience. The whole thing. At first, I found the premise of this novella so promising that I tried to ignore the stilted writing and the cardboard characters but then it became so monotonous, I started skipping chunks of descriptions, especially the ones to do with the house, trying to find something mildly interesting and cohesive.

I felt the author was trying too hard at coming up with something literary and create ambience by trying to imitate some of the literary writers mentioned in the book. It didn't work. Good writing and story telling shouldn't show strain and this book is strenuous in every respect. I think I've just lost 10 years of my life reading it.

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message 25: by Sophie (new)

Nov 03, 2013 10:04AM

Deleted for reaching 3.00:

Billy Budd, Sailor
The Mile High Guy

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message 26: by Sophie (new)

Dec 18, 2013 08:58PM

Deleted for being over 3.00:
The Host
Matched
Evermore
Marked
Betrayed
Chosen
Untamed
Betsy Red Hoodie
Nieuwe Buren

I think someone mistook this for a general "worst books" list, because there were a bunch that were way over 3.00.

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message 27: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Dec 18, 2013 09:08PM

The Clansman, not up to 100 ratings (though 81 is closer than 53), but its average is still making it thoroughly viable when it gets there (about 2.4 at present).

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message 28: by Sophie (new)

Dec 19, 2013 07:05AM

Ugh, who keeps adding that book?

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message 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Dec 19, 2013 09:36AM

Some of us were forced to read it... ugh.

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message 30: by Sophie (new)

Jan 10, 2014 02:33PM

Removed, again, sigh:

The Host
Twilight
Matched
Evermore
The Goddess Test
Fallen
Silence

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message 31: by Sophie (new)

Jul 29, 2014 05:22AM

Removed:

Confessions of a Guidette 3.06
The Jane Austen Book Club 3.00
Swimsuit 3.61
Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe 3.00
Himmlische Juwelen 3.00
Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know about 3.00
All Souls 3.00
How to Analyze People on Sight 3.00
The Prince of Homburg 3.00
The Third Brother: A Novel 3.00
His Voice, His Command 3.00

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message 32: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 29, 2014 12:59PM

With another 4 ratings The Clansman will be eligible! And I will vote for it, yes I will.

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message 33: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 04, 2015 09:13PM

And it has passed 100 ratings, and on it goes!

The Clansman, you suck.

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message 34: by Mike Briggs (last edited Apr 02, 2015 08:43AM) (new)

Apr 02, 2015 08:36AM

Having reached 3.0, Hitler's book should be removed, eh? I do not wish to remove it. So I'll leave it to someone else do to so.

If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by O.J. Simpson has also reached a 3 rating.

ETA: Other books hitting 3.0 exactly.
The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey - 3.00 avg rating — 643 ratings
Ist Mein Hintern Wirklich So Dick? Tagebuch Einer Empfindsamen Frau by Arabella Weir - 3.00 avg rating — 599 ratings
The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman - 3.00 avg rating — 2,226 ratings
Miss Timmins' School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy - 3.00 avg rating — 825 ratings

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message 35: by Mike Briggs (new)

Apr 02, 2015 08:42AM

Removed for reaching a rating over 3.0:
Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight by M.E. Thomas - 3.01 avg rating — 3,531 ratings
The Evil Guest by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - 3.01 avg rating — 166 ratings
The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld by Tom Folsom - 3.01 278
The After Party by Wynter Daniels - 3.02 338

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message 36: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 03, 2015 04:51AM) (new)

Apr 03, 2015 04:43AM

Mike wrote: "Having reached 3.0, Hitler's book should be removed, eh? I do not wish to remove it. ..."

The description clearly says "less than 3.00 average", so I've removed Mein Kampf, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer, The Late Great Planet Earth, Ist Mein Hintern Wirklich So Dick? Tagebuch Einer Empfindsamen Frau and Miss Timmins' School for Girls as they've all reached an average of 3.00 or more.

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message 37: by Jessica (new)

Feb 04, 2016 01:23PM

Removed for reaching an average of 3.00 or above:

The Wind Done Gone
Palo Alto
The Man of Feeling
Songs Without Words
The Manny
Still Life With Husband
The Magdalene Cipher
Thunderbolts, Vol. 1: No Quarter
Wolverine, Vol. 1: Hunting Season

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message 38: by Jessica (new)

Feb 05, 2016 10:33AM

Removed for having fewer than 100 ratings: High Season (5 ratings)

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message 39: by Jessica (new)

Mar 04, 2016 04:11PM

Removed for reaching 3.00 average: Better Late Than Never

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message 40: by Keith (new)

Apr 14, 2016 08:46AM

One day, Maradonia and the Seven Bridges will have 100 votes, and it can join this illustrious list with its current 1.56 average...

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message 41: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

May 09, 2016 12:58PM

It's got a pretty bad average rating, but I can't tell why, as all the reviews I can see are in Spanish. I'm very curious, though!

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message 42: by Keith (new)

May 09, 2016 01:19PM

Emm ☿ wrote: "Whoa, something actually got HIGHER on the list than BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL!??? How? That book must be genuinely bad to get that kind of "achievement"."

Google Translate informs me that the title is "Kisses Between The Lines" and the plot summary just sounds like that of a standard-issue romance book about a lonely, bookish young woman who meets a hot bad boy with a ~dark past~. From translating the highest-rated review, it sounds as if it's just badly written with some questionable elements like anorexia being instantly cured.

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message 43: by Lobstergirl (last edited May 17, 2016 07:55PM) (new)

May 17, 2016 07:55PM

When a book has that many ratings and a ridiculously low rating, it usually means there's a "campaign" involved. Word about the book or the author spread on social media. 713 ratings with a 1.86 overall rating doesn't happen "organically." Which isn't to say that the rating is not deserved.

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message 44: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

May 17, 2016 08:07PM

Yep.

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message 45: by Keith (new)

Aug 10, 2016 12:47AM

Besos entre lineas has now gone up to a slightly higher average of 1.98, suggesting that the campaign against it may have ended and more recent reviews have been kinder. However, it remains at the top of this list with more than twice as many votes as the next one (the Birth Control is Sinful book).

Here is a long and angry-looking review (in Spanish) by one of the people who voted for it on this list, which may shed some light: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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message 46: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Aug 10, 2016 05:51AM

Removed, for at this moment having a average rating of 3.00: Wendy

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message 47: by Mike Briggs (last edited Jan 27, 2017 02:13PM) (new)

Jan 27, 2017 02:07PM

Removed for having a too high rating:

Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016-) #1
by Nick Spencer
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 282 ratings

Codex
by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author)
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5,710 ratings

Girl in the Arena
by Lise Haines
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4,804 ratings

Schneesturm und Mandelduft
by Camilla Läckberg
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1,747 ratings

Steamed
by Katie MacAlister (Goodreads Author)
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2,590 ratings

Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles
by Michael Moorcock
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 841 ratings

Chinatown Beat (A Detective Jack Yu Investigation #1)
by Henry Chang
3.01 avg rating — 638 ratings

Admit One: My Life in Film
by Emmett James (Goodreads Author)
3.04 avg rating — 358 ratings

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message 48: by Jessica (new)

Feb 14, 2017 04:43PM

Removed:
The Druid Party Manifesto by Richard Brittain - 6 ratings
Catwoman, Vol. 4: Gotham Underground by Ann Nocenti - 3.00
and Falling, Fly by Skyler White - 3.00
Sugarbabe by Holly Hill - 3.00

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message 49: by Greg (new)

Jun 18, 2017 02:28PM

Lobstergirl wrote: "When a book has that many ratings and a ridiculously low rating, it usually means there's a "campaign" involved. Word about the book or the author spread on social media. 713 ratings with a 1.86 ov..."

Lobstergirl, you've made some great observations. I did a statistical analysis on the data for all the votes for goodreads best books of the year for 2015, when "Go Set A Watchman" was voted Best of the Year: it received over 30, 000 votes while the second in line received about 15,000 votes. I'll put it simply: that's impossible. Can I prove it? No. Does it really matter? Not really.

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message 50: by Greg (new)

Jun 18, 2017 02:31PM

Lobstergirl wrote: "I'm actually amazed the number of books in this category is so tiny. People on GR definitely rate up a lot of the time.

I'm voting for all the books that fit the category that I've read, whether I..."
Absolutely, readers rate up! I don't understand what the problem is with a 3-star rating. That means we like it! What's with all the 5-star ratings and then reviews like "I didn't finish this but it's a classic so I guess it's great."?

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