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Books That Didn't Live Up to Their Reputation

A list of books that I read but didn't rate (some I just couldn't finish). They all have great reputations, but for one reason or another, I just didn't click with them. As a result, they seem more than a little over rated.
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Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
1
William Gibson
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
3
Richard Condon
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
4
Truman Capote
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
5
E.M. Forster
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
6
Voltaire
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
7
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
8
Leo Tolstoy
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
9
Franz Kafka
Screwjack (Hunter S. Thompson)
Screwjack
10
Hunter S. Thompson
Black Elk Speaks (Black Elk)
Black Elk Speaks
11
Black Elk
Mythos (Stephen Fry)
Mythos
12
Stephen Fry
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
13
Agatha Christie
Behind Closed Doors (B a PARIS)
Behind Closed Doors
14
B a PARIS
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
15
Invisible Monsters (Chuck Palahniuk)
Invisible Monsters
16
Chuck Palahniuk
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
17
Jack Kerouac
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
18
Washington Irving
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages (Christopher Berry-Dee)
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages
19
Christopher Berry-Dee
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
20
Alice Sebold
The Dead (James Joyce)
The Dead
21
James Joyce
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
22
Veronica Roth
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
23
Richard Dawkins
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
24
Rudyard Kipling
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider
25
Albert Camus
His Bloody Project (Graeme MacRae Burnet)
His Bloody Project
26
Graeme MacRae Burnet
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
27
Richard Matheson
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
28
Bret Easton Ellis
Wasp Factory
Wasp Factory
29
Lockdown (PETER MAY)
Lockdown
30
PETER MAY
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