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Twilight by Stephenie MeyerFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Guilty Pleasures - Crap You're Embarrassed to Love
401 books — 420 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Mighty Storm by Samantha TowleFutures and Frosting by Tara SivecThis Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
DNF
307 books — 26 voters

Junkyard Planet by Adam MinterSave the Ocean by Bethany StahlHandbook for Mortals by Lani SaremWaste and Want by Susan StrasserGone Tomorrow by Heather Rogers
Garbage syllabus
47 books — 24 voters
The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney SheldonValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannScruples by Judith KrantzQueenie by Michael KordaMaster of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
Pure Trash that I Love
35 books — 22 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!!!
119 books — 18 voters
Waste Wars by Alexander ClappPlastic by Susan FreinkelJunkyard Planet by Adam MinterGarbology by Edward HumesRubbish! by William L. Rathje
Waste, Recycling, and Material Consumption
53 books — 16 voters

Stig of the Dump by Clive KingThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanThe Rent Collector by Camron WrightA Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch by Linda HaywardTrash by Andy Mulligan
What Rubbish! Trashy (?) Fiction set in a Dump or in Garbage
139 books — 14 voters
Goodbye, Janette by Harold RobbinsLovers and Gamblers by Jackie Collins79 Park Avenue by Harold RobbinsValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannPrincess Daisy by Judith Krantz
The ultimate in trash/pulp/lurid fiction*
35 books — 12 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboAngels of Hell by Felix CipherOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonMatched by Ally Condie
Utter TRASH!
188 books — 11 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboUna historia de ayer by Sergio Cobo
BOOKS I HATE WITH A BURNING PASSION
170 books — 10 voters

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannPeyton Place by Grace MetaliousI'm with the Band by Pamela Des BarresFanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John ClelandThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
"Classic Trash" from The Awl
12 books — 9 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly EricksonFifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesWorking Through This by Matt LydonThe Girls by Emma Cline
why did I read this
159 books — 8 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonI Wish My Kids Had Cancer by Michael AlanMichael Jackson Was My Lover by Victor M. GutiérrezMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerMotorman by David Ohle
Sick trash!
105 books — 8 voters
Peyton Place by Grace MetaliousReturn to Peyton Place by Grace MetaliousThe Valley of the Squinting Windows by Brinsley MacNamaraAgain Peyton Place by Don TracyCarnival in Peyton Place by Don Tracy
What Will the Neighbors Say?
14 books — 5 voters

Love by L.A. CaseyThe Selection by Kiera CassAngels - Wings of Light by Gioia De BonisDelina Delaney by Amanda McKittrick RosMy Dilemma is You by Cristina Chiperi
So Bad, It's Good
11 books — 5 voters
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareFallen by Lauren KateRed Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Trash YA
52 books — 5 voters

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Trashy Young Adult Novels
56 books — 4 voters
Histoire d'O | Story of O by Pauline RéageLove Story by Erich SegalForever Amber by Kathleen WinsorLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. LawrenceFrom Russia with Love by Ian Fleming
Trash I Read in College as it was Fashionable to read it
24 books — 4 voters

Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. HeBurger Wuss by M.T. AndersonThe Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David HutchinsonSophia of Silicon Valley by Anna YenConfessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman
Disposable Cups
31 books — 4 voters
The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason DeaverThe Factory by Hiroko OyamadaThe Story of Stuff by Annie LeonardThe Pursuit of Grouchiness by Julie KrautWaarom vuilnismannen meer verdienen dan bankiers by Rutger Bregman
Trash Covers
7 books — 3 voters

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen LevineWhen Thunder Comes by J. Patrick LewisLa Causa by Dana Catharine De RuizWhite Water by Michael S. BandyWangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter
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54 books — 2 voters
Make Your Own Damn Movie! by Lloyd KaufmanHollywood Babylon by Kenneth AngerMexploitation Cinema by Doyle GreeneScreening Space by Vivian SobchackHigh Camp by Paul Roen
KHLOARIS 99 film books
100 books — 2 voters

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