The Results: 2015 Bottom of the Barrell

[Carol/Bonadie]

Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Crimson Shore: Preston/Child
Crossing Savage by Dave Edlund
double fudge brownie murder
go set a watchman
Hush: Laura Lippman
Keep Quiet: Lisa Scottoline
Prince Lestat by Anne Rice
Red Rain: RL Stine
River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz
Solitude Creek by Jeffrey Deaver
Such Men are Dangerous: Lawrence Block
The Martini Shot: A Novella and Stories by George Pelecanos
The Scam by Evanovich
The Stranger by Harlen Coben
The Taken by Vicki Pettersson
The Ultimatum by Dick Wolf

[BarryP]

I would ask how many 'l's in barrel, but your title tells me already.

[Carol/Bonadie]

Just trying to see if you're paying attention.

It makes it seem classier, somehow. Maybe next year I'll call it Le Bottom of Le Barrelle.

[Ann]

Thank Carol! While one person's trash is another person's treasure, I agree with several of these.
Go Set a Watchman is one I wouldn't have included, but I know why it was for some and agree in principle that Harper Lee probably still wouldn't have wanted it published. It sparked such good conversations and a more in depth look at Scout and other favorite characters so even with having gone against her wishes, and publishing something that wasn't edited as it might have been by the author, I am not sorry I read it .

[Shomeret]

Ann wrote: "Thank Carol! While one person's trash is another person's treasure, I agree with several of these.
Go Set a Watchman is one I wouldn't have included, but I know why it was for some and agree in pr..."

I also am not sorry I read Go Set a Watchman. For me, it wasn't the bottom of the barrel. I read some books that were far worse.

[Dan in AZ]

Sounds just like politicians.