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15 Overrated Classics

This is the list of the classics that I read that I felt were overrated. Some are horribly dated, boring, or just disappointing.
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avg. score: 7 of 15 (48%)
required scores: 1, 4, 6, 8, 11 
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
1
J.D. Salinger
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
2
William Shakespeare
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
3
Franz Kafka
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
4
Daniel Defoe
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
5
George Orwell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
6
William Golding
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
7
John Steinbeck
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
8
Homer
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
9
Virginia Woolf
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
10
Joseph Conrad
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
11
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
12
Lewis Carroll
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
13
Ernest Hemingway
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
14
Stephen Crane
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
15
P.D. James
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