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Books That Do Not Live Up to the Hype

I try to finish all books I start. Some of these were a struggle & one or two I just could not complete.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
2
Margaret Atwood
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
4
Joseph Heller
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
6
William Golding
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
7
Kurt Vonnegut
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
9
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
10
Margaret Mitchell
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
11
Roald Dahl
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
12
Ray Bradbury
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
13
Douglas Adams
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
14
Charles Dickens
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
15
John Steinbeck
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
16
Diana Gabaldon
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
17
Anthony Burgess
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
18
Helen Fielding
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
19
Alexandre Dumas
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
20
Barbara Kingsolver
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
21
Liane Moriarty
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
22
Bret Easton Ellis
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
23
Sara Gruen
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
24
Khalid Hosseini
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
25
John Irving
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
26
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
27
E.L. James
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
28
Hilary Mantel
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
29
D.H. Lawrence
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
30
J.D. Salinger
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
31
Anne Rice
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
32
Neil Gaiman
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
33
Oliver Sacks
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
34
Terry Pratchett
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
35
Haruki Murakami
New Moon (Stephanie Meyer)
New Moon
36
Stephanie Meyer
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
37
John Steinbeck
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
38
Terry Pratchett
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
39
John Grisham
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling - 2007)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
40
J.K. Rowling - 2007
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