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Twilight by Stephenie MeyerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
MOST BORING BOOK EVER!
881 books — 468 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Most overrated books ever
138 books — 154 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books You Could Have Written Better
233 books — 62 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George OrwellEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books I Never Want to Read Again.
201 books — 58 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyNot Okay by Brett Axel
Dark Literary Fiction
131 books — 51 voters
Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneMatched by Ally CondiePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane Austen
The Most Boring Books I've Ever Read
88 books — 37 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerMatched by Ally Condie
Books that will make you want to stab your eye out
148 books — 30 voters
The Hydra by Bernard EvslinOff-Topic by G.R. ReaderThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayNon Censure (Memoires - Temoignages - Biographies) by Ute LemperThe Goodreads Killer by Dave Franklin
Books I Wish I Hadn't Experienced
203 books — 26 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldPaper Towns by John GreenThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldYou by Caroline KepnesThe Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson
Wanted to Like But Didn't! I Am Disappointed!
185 books — 23 voters
Sebastian by Anne BishopA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Pearl by John SteinbeckBelladonna by Anne BishopBanewreaker by Jacqueline Carey
The Books You Hate By The Authors You Love
43 books — 19 voters

The Life Of Death Show by Mary Torre KellyFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldAlice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
Books That Should BURN!!!
110 books — 17 voters
Half-Blood by Jennifer L. ArmentroutRed Queen by Victoria AveyardWinter by Marissa MeyerA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasZodiac by Romina Russell
Glorious Cover, Horrible Synopsis
57 books — 16 voters

Inkspell by Cornelia FunkeIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellTunnels by Roderick GordonArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferScience and Sanity by Alfred Korzybski
Books I Never Finished Because I Fell Asleep
76 books — 14 voters
It Ends with Us by Colleen HooverVerity by Colleen HooverIt Starts with Us by Colleen HooverA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasNovember 9 by Colleen Hoover
Worst of BookTok
34 books — 14 voters

The Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellFoods That Fight Pain by Neal D. BarnardElphie by Gregory MaguireBlack Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
Abandoned in 2025
82 books — 14 voters
Rabbit, Run by John UpdikeThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Fountains of Silence by Ruta SepetysGhost Story by Peter Straub
Abandoned in 2020
91 books — 13 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe World According to Garp by John IrvingWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyShirley by Charlotte BrontëOur Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
That Guilty-couldn't-finish Feeling
17 books — 10 voters
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. RowlingThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezInto the Water by Paula HawkinsLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Books you have abandoned this year in 2018
93 books — 10 voters

今日、恋をはじめます 1 [Kyō, Koi wo Hajimemasu 1] by Kanan MinamiKare Kano by Masami TsudaStrawberry Marshmallow, Volume 2 by BarasuiUltra Maniac, Vol. 03 by Wataru YoshizumiCherry Juice, Vol. 04 by Haruka Fukushima
Boring Manga
100 books — 9 voters
The Secret by Rhonda ByrneWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboUna historia de ayer by Sergio Cobo
Just as Boring as It Looks
63 books — 9 voters

Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsRough Magick by Kenny Soward
Books I Could not get into but I did try reading at least 100 pages!
71 books — 5 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyDon't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff by Richard CarlsonMud by Michèle RobertsThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Boring Covers
56 books — 5 voters

Crown of Starlight by Cait CorrainNo Going Back by Kristi NoemThe Little Shop of Grand Curiosities by Iris LakeFaebound by Saara El-ArifiHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi Najjar
Worst Books of 2024
7 books — 5 voters
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan StradalLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottGift From the Sea by Anne Morrow LindberghThe HAB Theory by Allan W. EckertThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Most Boring Book I Ever Read
21 books — 4 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradGreen Darkness by Anya SetonVerity by Colleen HooverInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceEternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Books that start out so depressing you cannnot continue on!
10 books — 4 voters
Celine by Peter HellerCousin Henry by Anthony TrollopeThe Companion by Katie AlenderRed, White and Blue by Susan IsaacsA Tramp Abroad (1880) by Mark Twain
Writers who repeat themselves over and over
5 books — 2 voters

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. GibsonBreaking the Chain by Stacie WebbThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Depressing and boring non-fiction
3 books — 2 voters
Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechStone Wizard by Margaret StoreyThe Peanut Allergy Epidemic by Heather FraserThe Visitor by Josephine PooleWho Am I? by Martyn Iles
Great Books with Boring Covers
10 books — 2 voters

These Family Ties by Yolanda OlsonPunisher Kills the Marvel Universe #1 by Garth EnnisIt All Began With Jane Eyre by Sheila GreenwaldFuture History 2050 by Thomas HardingThe Fun Family by Benjamin Frisch
Books I Regret Finishing
40 books — 1 voter
The Magic Shoes and the Riddle of the Pyramids by Uğur ÇetinJacob and his Magic Boots by Tracey HughesMila’s Magic Backpack by M CMilo's Magic Backpack by Lambert LanThe Time-Travelling Toothbrush by Finn Flash
AI slop about boring magical items
31 books — 1 voter

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