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Bad Books by Good Authors

As any avid reader can tell you, just because an author has written great books doesn't mean everything they do is guaranteed to be good. After all, world-renown authors are still human, and, in turn, prone to the occasional slip-up. Allow your trusty Complex bookworms to make sure those narrative misfires don't end up in any poor sucker's stocking this year with the following list of 20 Bad Books By Good Authors.
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The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
The Tommyknockers
1
Stephen King
The Broom of the System
The Broom of the System
2
Across the River and Into the Trees
Across the River and Into the Trees
3
Vineland
Vineland
4
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
5
J. K. Rowling
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
6
Suzanne Collins
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
7
Michael Chabon
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
8
Toni Morrison
Woman (Richard Matheson)
Woman
9
Richard Matheson
The Name of the World (Denis Johnson)
The Name of the World
10
Denis Johnson
Sag Harbour (Colson Whitehead)
Sag Harbour
11
Colson Whitehead
Tell-All
Tell-All
12
I Am Charlotte Simmons
I Am Charlotte Simmons
13
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
14
Hermann Hesse
The Seven Days of Cain (Ramsey Campbell)
The Seven Days of Cain
15
Ramsey Campbell
Glamorama
Glamorama
16
Hocus Pocus (Kurt Vonnegut)
Hocus Pocus
17
Kurt Vonnegut
The Body Artist
The Body Artist
18
The Breast
The Breast
19
Divisadero
Divisadero
20
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