Books I wish I had never read

Books that I finished for whatever reason but think were an utter waste of time, looking back. Since I haven't read all the books in the world, this is by no means an exhaustive list yet, feel free to add your favourites!

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1	Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.64 avg rating — 6,123,215 ratings score: 37,516, and 377 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	Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) by Stephenie Meyer 3.73 avg rating — 1,595,050 ratings score: 23,158, and 234 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	New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer 3.58 avg rating — 1,796,108 ratings score: 20,197, and 206 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	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,238,994 ratings score: 17,541, and 178 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	Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) by Stephenie Meyer 3.72 avg rating — 1,692,575 ratings score: 16,480, and 169 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	Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 2,419,194 ratings score: 15,590, and 159 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	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,767,791 ratings score: 9,168, and 93 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	The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.81 avg rating — 3,296,798 ratings score: 8,000, and 82 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	Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 1,667,795 ratings score: 7,183, and 74 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	Marked (House of Night, #1) by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 475,772 ratings score: 6,880, and 70 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	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire 3.54 avg rating — 588,512 ratings score: 6,877, and 70 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	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 1,672,824 ratings score: 6,001, and 61 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	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.07 avg rating — 2,918,482 ratings score: 5,805, and 60 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	Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 563,383 ratings score: 5,251, and 54 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	City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,906,703 ratings score: 5,028, and 52 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	Evermore (The Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 284,161 ratings score: 5,004, and 51 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	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,731,540 ratings score: 4,807, and 49 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	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.84 avg rating — 2,260,483 ratings score: 4,577, and 47 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	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson 4.16 avg rating — 3,017,870 ratings score: 4,214, and 43 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	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.69 avg rating — 2,722,378 ratings score: 4,167, and 43 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	Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 674,846 ratings score: 3,992, and 41 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	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.85 avg rating — 975,121 ratings score: 3,883, and 40 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	Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 857,677 ratings score: 3,846, and 40 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	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.80 avg rating — 1,052,497 ratings score: 3,710, and 38 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	Allegiant (Divergent, #3) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 989,501 ratings score: 3,477, and 36 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	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.88 avg rating — 2,380,661 ratings score: 3,402, and 35 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	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 746,623 ratings score: 3,337, and 35 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	Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 814,118 ratings score: 3,326, and 35 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	Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 583,671 ratings score: 3,298, 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
30	Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 413,687 ratings score: 3,206, and 33 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	Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 950,315 ratings score: 3,105, and 32 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	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 379,521 ratings score: 3,020, and 31 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	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.93 avg rating — 4,803,483 ratings score: 2,817, and 29 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 Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 585,178 ratings score: 2,799, and 29 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	Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 3,062,235 ratings score: 2,513, 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
36	Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 3.82 avg rating — 270,742 ratings score: 2,460, and 25 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
37	Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) by Terry Goodkind 4.12 avg rating — 241,739 ratings score: 2,343, and 24 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	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.88 avg rating — 789,282 ratings score: 2,328, and 24 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 Notebook (The Notebook, #1) by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 1,588,131 ratings score: 2,317, and 24 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	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,682,802 ratings score: 2,297, and 24 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	Betrayed (House of Night, #2) by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 259,310 ratings score: 2,292, and 24 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	American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3.81 avg rating — 285,660 ratings score: 2,145, and 22 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	The Pearl by John Steinbeck 3.51 avg rating — 221,338 ratings score: 2,097, and 22 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	The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.01 avg rating — 1,460,380 ratings score: 2,027, and 21 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	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 728,200 ratings score: 2,012, and 21 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	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 3.79 avg rating — 258,644 ratings score: 1,949, 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
47	Chosen (House of Night, #3) by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 237,374 ratings score: 1,884, 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
48	The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 3.99 avg rating — 267,079 ratings score: 1,851, and 19 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
49	Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 54,542 ratings score: 1,830, and 19 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	Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 634,681 ratings score: 1,829, and 19 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	The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 93,560 ratings score: 1,810, and 19 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	Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.85 avg rating — 1,458,197 ratings score: 1,573, 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
53	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.12 avg rating — 1,353,733 ratings score: 1,567, 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
53	The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.98 avg rating — 835,800 ratings score: 1,567, 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
55	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.88 avg rating — 1,672,750 ratings score: 1,544, 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
56	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1) by Seth Grahame-Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 136,070 ratings score: 1,535, 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
57	Torment (Fallen, #2) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 228,514 ratings score: 1,524, 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
58	She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 337,782 ratings score: 1,464, 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
59	Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 3.43 avg rating — 483,612 ratings score: 1,452, 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
60	Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice 4.01 avg rating — 555,216 ratings score: 1,440, 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
61	Emma by Jane Austen 4.04 avg rating — 817,097 ratings score: 1,404, 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
62	Moby-Dick or, the Whale by Herman Melville 3.53 avg rating — 532,951 ratings score: 1,356, and 14 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	Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) by Tim LaHaye 3.85 avg rating — 224,238 ratings score: 1,348, and 14 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	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.33 avg rating — 7,901,605 ratings score: 1,293, and 14 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	Deception Point by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 648,972 ratings score: 1,251, 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
66	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 860,099 ratings score: 1,248, 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
67	Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks (as "Anonymous") 3.75 avg rating — 264,322 ratings score: 1,246, 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
68	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.85 avg rating — 226,185 ratings score: 1,242, 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
69	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.30 avg rating — 1,176,047 ratings score: 1,235, 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
70	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.09 avg rating — 1,296,153 ratings score: 1,158, and 12 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
71	Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer 3.86 avg rating — 535,478 ratings score: 1,153, and 12 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 Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 576,439 ratings score: 1,150, and 12 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
73	Love Story (Love Story, #1) by Erich Segal 3.64 avg rating — 58,589 ratings score: 1,146, and 12 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
74	Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 617,356 ratings score: 1,131, and 12 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
75	The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 219,568 ratings score: 1,126, and 12 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
76	The Seventh Plague (Sigma Force, #12) by James Rollins (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 12,866 ratings score: 1,100, 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
77	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.26 avg rating — 867,121 ratings score: 1,073, and 12 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	Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson 3.86 avg rating — 445,404 ratings score: 1,061, 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
79	The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 590,886 ratings score: 1,060, 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
79	Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 348,475 ratings score: 1,060, 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
81	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,234,116 ratings score: 1,056, 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
82	The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1) by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 248,764 ratings score: 1,055, 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
83	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 302,462 ratings score: 956, and 10 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
84	Miles to Go by Miley Cyrus 3.52 avg rating — 9,516 ratings score: 950, and 10 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	Vampire Kisses (Vampire Kisses, #1) by Ellen Schreiber 3.73 avg rating — 51,344 ratings score: 944, and 10 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
86	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3.74 avg rating — 2,455,270 ratings score: 936, and 10 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	Tempted (House of Night, #6) by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 162,471 ratings score: 929, and 10 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 Nanny Diaries (Nanny, #1) by Emma McLaughlin (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 376,827 ratings score: 870, and 9 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
89	The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 129,373 ratings score: 869, and 9 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
90	The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C.S. Lewis 4.01 avg rating — 259,341 ratings score: 863, and 9 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
90	A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 3.81 avg rating — 303,421 ratings score: 863, and 9 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	Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 3.43 avg rating — 120,923 ratings score: 857, and 9 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	Need (Need, #1) by Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 62,750 ratings score: 850, and 9 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 Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 3.85 avg rating — 906,206 ratings score: 805, and 9 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
95	Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues (Darcy & Elizabeth, #1) by Linda Berdoll 3.41 avg rating — 11,414 ratings score: 769, 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
96	Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice (Thirst, #1) by Christopher Pike 3.85 avg rating — 34,894 ratings score: 748, 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
97	For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 3.98 avg rating — 279,302 ratings score: 690, 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
98	The Shack by William Paul Young 3.81 avg rating — 616,674 ratings score: 681, 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
99	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.86 avg rating — 77,684 ratings score: 674, 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
100	The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.28 avg rating — 3,634,454 ratings score: 671, 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

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message 1: by Doris (new)

Aug 28, 2009 05:41AM

maybe I should have also said "other than Twilight"... c'mon people, there's gotta be more bad books out there than that...

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message 2: by Maurizio (matemati) (new)

Jul 17, 2010 07:54AM

Really, I shouldn't 'wish I'd never read' anything: it's all part of reading experience...but I surely regret the time wasted on them.

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message 3: by Rhonda (new)

Dec 11, 2010 10:34PM

I was most surprised at "Push" by Sapphire. I had been forewarned about the language and graphic nature of the book but still wanted to read it. Unfortunately, the storyline was extremely depressing along with the graphic content..about halfway through the book, I found myself in a personal funk.

The book was just too heavy for me.

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message 4: by Tpnct (new)

Jan 13, 2011 09:31PM

Arrgg... Valley of the dolls... No doubts.

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message 5: by Alice (new)

Feb 04, 2011 06:52PM

Matemati wrote: "Really, I shouldn't 'wish I'd never read' anything: it's all part of reading experience...but I surely regret the time wasted on them."

Exactly. Even the bad books contribute to my palate and knowing what to stay away from in the future... but I sure wish I hadn't wasted my time on some of these.

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message 6: by Lee (new)

Mar 15, 2011 07:49PM

Odd that you wished you had never read Twilight nad Eragon yet you read all the sequels. Masochist?

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message 7: by Danna (new)

Apr 28, 2011 04:12AM

I wish I had NEVER EVER read twilight - the biggest bullshit on earth!

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message 8: by Sillyfann (new)

Jul 09, 2011 07:34PM

I don't understand this list at all. If I don't like something I'm reading, I just stop reading it. There are too many I want to read for me to spend time reading something that doesn't interest me. Obviously I'm not in a class or a reading group.

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message 9: by Tim (last edited Jan 08, 2012 11:42AM) (new)

Jul 17, 2011 11:54AM

One book for me that I wish I never read was 'Mein Kampf'. It's still in my library, as a warning to myself and others.

On the other hand, The De Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, to me, were abysmal dreck. I read the first and hoped the second would be better but...

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message 10: by Emezie (new)

Sep 02, 2011 04:33AM

Realy interesting animal farm

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message 11: by Lauren (new)

Sep 28, 2011 09:35PM

....Frankenstein? Really? That was a waste of someone's time? And Dorian Gray? What? I shudder to think what books would have been considered "worth" your time...

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message 12: by Nawfal (new)

Sep 29, 2011 10:56AM

@Tim - you made it through all of Mein Kampf? Woot! Rambling crazy!

@Lauren - Yes. Shuddering here, too.

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The biggest surprise I see is Foucault's Pendulum.

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message 13: by ♫♫RiTA♫♫ (new)

Sep 30, 2011 09:35PM

i wish i never bought and read the twilight series.......i wasted a month on it..!!!.....i can't believe eat pray love is in this list....it was a good book...on my opinion....

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message 14: by Emily (new)

Nov 09, 2011 10:26AM

There are quite a number of books on here that I think people say they wish they never read it, just because other people did. If you wish you had never read it, that means you didn't like it, and normally at least by the middle of a book, you figure out if you don't like it or not. So why wouldn't you put the book down?
Putting shame on some fine authors names, that's uncalled for.

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message 15: by Doris (last edited Nov 10, 2011 01:20AM) (new)

Nov 10, 2011 01:02AM

The Picture of Dorian Gray was horrible. Badly written with a moral idea that was so transparent that I "got it" within the first 10 pages (and I was 14 at the time). Still, had to finish the damn thing for school. I read The Importance of Being Earnest and actually quite liked it. Hated Dorian Gray though.

Some books though, they're not that bad while you're reading them, only afterwards you realize: what the hell just happened? A great example of this is the Da Vinci Code. I think the reason for this is that it's actually pretty well written, it's pacy and exciting and easy to read. But! the content of the book... to call it delusional idiocy would be putting it mildly.

Then there's the category of books that have a good premise and you keep hoping that they pick up pace (or content) as they go along... but they don't. They get worse and worse and worse and end with a sad little whimper. Like For Whom the Bell Tolls and Emma.

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message 16: by Timo (new)

Nov 24, 2011 02:51PM

Why did you read Twilight part two when you didnt like the first part?

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message 17: by Sheridan (last edited Jan 07, 2012 09:14AM) (new)

Jan 07, 2012 09:13AM

Wishing you never read something is not the same as hating a book!!!!!!!

I wish I never read any of the Eragon books for the simple reason that the author stuffed us around so much and then when he brought out sequels they simply weren't that good!

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message 18: by Crysta (new)

Jan 29, 2012 10:56PM

I like how (right now) there are 326 books and 329 voters. Almost one book per voter!

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message 19: by [deleted user] (new)

Apr 22, 2012 12:29PM

Your title makes me laugh. Is it all the rage now for hipsters to feign dislike for well praised mainstream and classic literature? Perfectly acceptable to decide certain books don't live up to the hype... but this list is like you practically goggled "most popular books of all time" and the put them into a dislike list just to seem enigmatic...

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message 20: by Amy (new)

Apr 23, 2012 10:52PM

The Da Vinci code. I think i've said enough.

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message 21: by Amy (new)

Apr 24, 2012 10:36PM

Beth wrote: "Your title makes me laugh. Is it all the rage now for hipsters to feign dislike for well praised mainstream and classic literature? Perfectly acceptable to decide certain books don't live up to ..."

Wow, thats a bit presumptuous of you. I for one am not a hipster and I wouldn't presume that people are only making choices based on which books are most popular. Some people actually have an honest opinion and are not feigning our dislike of the books we voted on, because that is why this was created.

If you didn't pick that up and somehow came to the conclusion that the people who made and have voted on this list are only doing it to seem "enigmatic" then you really have missed the point. It's absolutely alright not to agree with someones opinion but you shouldn't go around labelling people and insulting them based on their views.

This is goodreads and it should be a place where book lovers like myself can learn about and give our opinions on books without being patronised.

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message 22: by Doris (new)

Apr 25, 2012 02:14AM

for those books on my list that I wish I'd not read it's more... I wish I'd spent the time doing something worthwhile. Reading a GOOD book, for example.

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message 23: by Rabbitambulance (new)

Nov 16, 2012 07:14AM

How is it possible that The Princess Bride is on here?

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message 24: by Tim (new)

Nov 24, 2012 02:24PM

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message 25: by Danna (new)

Nov 25, 2012 06:10AM

Rabbitambulance wrote: "How is it possible that The Princess Bride is on here?"

Yes, W-H-Y?

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message 26: by Crysta (last edited Nov 25, 2012 02:31PM) (new)

Nov 25, 2012 02:31PM

I'm guessing The Princess Bride would be on the list because someone's friends raved about it like crazy, and then when the person read it he didn't find it to his taste. The disappointment of reading an overly hyped up book and finding it lacking can make you regret ever reading it, even if it wasn't necessarily a bad book.

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message 27: by Crysta (new)

Nov 25, 2012 02:33PM

(i.e. The Da Vinci Code, which I personally really enjoyed, but understand other people finding very disappointing - and Emma, which is a FANTASTIC book if you like that kind of book, but is boring to people who don't)

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message 28: by Kelley (new)

Apr 11, 2013 06:39AM

The Secret Garden. Please explain its presence. Too childlike for some cynical adult reader, I'm guessing.

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message 29: by Emily (new)

Nov 28, 2013 01:32PM

Wicked... I was definitely not prepared for that book when I was 13. I thought it would be far more along the lines of the musical, and I was so shocked i almost threw it across the room, which I never do

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message 30: by Danna (new)

Nov 29, 2013 02:50AM

The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman

The Pillars of the Earth (The Pillars of the Earth, #1) by Ken Follett

? Why?

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message 31: by Danna (new)

Nov 29, 2013 02:52AM

On second thought, I don't wish I hadn't read these books - I'm sort of glad I picked them up and threw them away quickly - because there are less crappy books for me to avoid. And I've already read The Crappiest (ehmsparkievampehm)

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message 32: by Alliah (new)

Dec 28, 2013 07:15PM

twilight? why?

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message 33: by Sandi (new)

Jun 02, 2014 07:03AM

If I dislike ebooks, they're deleted! Paperbacks are given away or donated. Decent and good ones are recommended, and given to friends. Great ones, well, I keep those. I've read quite a few books that were "yawners", but any book read is not a waste of time. Even if you improve your vocabulary by one word, or learned what not to do when writing, you've learned something. Learning is never a waste of time.

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message 34: by Feli (new)

Jun 29, 2014 12:54PM

Creo que depende de los gustos. A mi no me gustó Crepúsculo, en cambio me encantó Hush, Hush, y no por ello estoy indignada por que esté en esta lista.

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message 35: by ~☆~Autumn♥♥☔ (new)

Jun 10, 2015 02:27PM

Doris wrote: "maybe I should have also said "other than Twilight"... c'mon people, there's gotta be more bad books out there than that..."

I almost didn't vote on this list as I am so tired of people trashing Twilight. It gets to be very boring and used to upset me when I first got on goodreads. I carefully avoid the Twilight haters.

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message 36: by Maureen (new)

Jun 10, 2015 08:11PM

Autumn♥♥ wrote: "Doris wrote: "maybe I should have also said "other than Twilight"... c'mon people, there's gotta be more bad books out there than that..."

I almost didn't vote on this list as I am so tired of peo..."

It is so, so easy to hate though! Easily one of the worst written series in the history of books! I only voted for the first in the series and stopped myself at 11 books that I wish I had never read and most of those I added to the list myself. This list is pretty banal. Go on being a Twi-hard! Don't let haters like me stop you from loving your jam!

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message 37: by Samuel (new)

Jun 22, 2015 06:42PM

I'm not really agreeing with the list . .

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message 38: by Tim (new)

Jun 25, 2015 09:09PM

Samuel wrote: "I'm not really agreeing with the list . ."
So suggest books!

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message 39: by Samuel (new)

Jun 26, 2015 07:08AM

Tim wrote: "Samuel wrote: "I'm not really agreeing with the list . ."
So suggest books!"

Lol, okay. The Wanderer's Tale, by David Bilsborough. That is a book I desperately wish I hadn't read.

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message 40: by Abhilash (new)

Jul 21, 2015 01:26AM

@Lauren Seems to me this list is inspired by the internet memes. If you don't like it, it's made fun of. Never mind that it is a pillar of Victorian Gothic literature.
Notice how he seems to think everyone should add on to one common list of "worthless" books. Gives away all I need to know.

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message 41: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Aug 22, 2015 07:58AM) (new)

Aug 22, 2015 07:35AM

Doris wrote: "maybe I should have also said "other than Twilight"... c'mon people, there's gotta be more bad books out there than that..."

I've only voted for four titles, I'm afraid: Fifty Shades of Grey, Speel met mij, Verslaafd aan genot and Freedom... And to think I have two more books of the Avalon trilogy on my shelves.. But we all know the saying about a gift horse :-)

No vote for Twilight, as I haven't read the book (watched the film on television a little while ago and decided it was definitely not worth my time).

Ah, just remembered a fifth one. I'm glad I was given all of the books I voted for; at least they didn't cost me anything :-)

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message 42: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Aug 22, 2015 07:36AM

Maurizio (matemati) wrote: "Really, I shouldn't 'wish I'd never read' anything: it's all part of reading experience...but I surely regret the time wasted on them."

Agreed. Which is why I finished the books I thought were a waste of my time :-)

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message 43: by Karen (last edited Aug 29, 2015 02:29PM) (new)

Aug 29, 2015 02:27PM

I wish I had never read

. Self-absorbed drivel, or so it seemed to me.
I call it Eat, Buy, Love as she sells enough copies for another trip around the world, and here I sit in the USA, savin' my pennies.

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message 44: by annie (new)

Sep 05, 2015 04:56PM

WHATS WRONG WITH YOU HANNAH MONTANNA IS THE BESTEST ROLE MODEL EVER SHES SO INSPIRATIONAL

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message 45: by annie (new)

Sep 05, 2015 04:57PM

sorry i did it for the vine

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message 46: by Feli (new)

Sep 06, 2015 02:33AM

Annie wrote: "sorry i did it for the vine"

Casi me lo creo.

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message 47: by annie (new)

Sep 06, 2015 11:25AM

Felicitas wrote: "Annie wrote: "sorry i did it for the vine"

Casi me lo creo."
thanks for writing that. now i know that google translate can detect the language. technology has gone far

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message 48: by Sarah (new)

Jul 13, 2016 07:53AM

I started reading The Da Vinci Code back in the spring of 2006 (after reading Angels and Demons)....I have yet to finish it!

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message 49: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 14, 2016 11:39AM) (new)

Jul 14, 2016 11:27AM

Sarah wrote: "I started reading The Da Vinci Code back in the spring of 2006 (after reading Angels and Demons)....I have yet to finish it!"

With me, not finishing a book I don't like isn't the problem. Like someone said, even books you don't like can teach you something. It's just that sometimes (though rarely, fortunately), after finishing a book, I can't seem to escape thinking "Well, that certainly was a waste of my precious time!" :-) But more often I either like or don't like a book, and if I don't like one, I rarely feel like I've wasted my time reading it.

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message 50: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 31, 2016 12:25PM) (new)

Jul 31, 2016 12:24PM

Lee wrote: "Odd that you wished you had never read Twilight nad Eragon yet you read all the sequels. Masochist?"

Good point, so funny. I know a person who hates Twilight and yet went to see all the movies - all 4 of them.

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