3.94 avg rating — 2,522,652 ratings

"I sometimes wonder if the world fell under some kind of mass hypnosis...i read a couple of chapters and couldn't take anymore. It was so badly written and the i didn't find the characters or story compelling enough to continue."

3.54 avg rating — 22,247 ratings

"Just the most despicable, self indulgent book i have ever read. "

3.66 avg rating — 186,221 ratings

"I forced myself to read two thirds of this piece of rubbish. I eventually watched the film to find out the ending...that was bloody awful as well.
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4.14 avg rating — 395,398 ratings

"This has been on my shelf longer than any of these others.
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3.95 avg rating — 563,203 ratings

"loved the first 30 pages or so and then Wham...suddenly lost interest."

3.72 avg rating — 51,703 ratings

"Just filled with despicable people."

3.83 avg rating — 24,242 ratings

"This is the book i most wanted to like and most disliked of all of these books."

3.99 avg rating — 886,461 ratings

"This is the one I've had the most attempts to read before giving up."

4.15 avg rating — 220,061 ratings

"Wanted to like this, sort of did but eventually defeated by the bleakness.
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,035,852 ratings

"Kind of enjoyed this, even though it was hard going (as I've found all of his books)...then decided to give up and watched the film...which was very good."

3.88 avg rating — 152,577 ratings

"Tried several times but just couldn't get into the rhythm of it."

4.24 avg rating — 337,067 ratings

"Defeated by a book from one of my favourite authors. I've either loved or at least enjoyed every other one of his novels i have read but couldn't for the life of me get into this and disliked the main character so much i'm surprised i got as far as i did."

4.19 avg rating — 212,702 ratings

"Been halfway through for 3 years...i might finish one day.
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3.99 avg rating — 98,068 ratings

"Unreadable and full of unpalatable characters. Teach me to buy a book everybody was talking about!"