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Books With the Worst Ending

This is a list compiled by the users of goodreads.com of the books they believe have the worst endings.
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from goodreads.com · made by Karen Menzies
avg. score: 24 of 198 (12%)
required scores: 1, 13, 20, 26, 33 
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Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
1
Stephenie Meyer
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
2
Katherine Paterson
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
3
Suzanne Collins
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
4
Jodi Picoult
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
5
William Shakespeare
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
6
Alice Sebold
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
7
Lois Lowry
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
8
Jerry Spinelli
The Sweet Far Thing (Libba Bray)
The Sweet Far Thing
9
Libba Bray
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
10
J.K. Rowling
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
11
Ian McEwan
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
12
Audrey Niffenegger
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
13
Wilson Rawls
Dear John (Nicholas Sparks)
Dear John
14
Nicholas Sparks
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
15
William Golding
The End
The End
16
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
17
Suzanne Collins
Bliss
Bliss
18
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
19
J.K. Rowling
New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
New Moon
20
Stephenie Meyer
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
21
Fred Gipson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
22
J.K. Rowling
Handle With Care (Jodi Picoult)
Handle With Care
23
Jodi Picoult
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
24
Elizabeth Kostova
Stuart Little (E.B. White)
Stuart Little
25
E.B. White
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
26
Victor Hugo
Midnighters Blue Noon
Midnighters Blue Noon
27
Specials (Scott Westerfeld)
Specials
28
Scott Westerfeld
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
29
John Green
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
30
David Wroblewski
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
31
John Steinbeck
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
32
Cormac McCarthy
Among the Hidden (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Among the Hidden
33
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
34
Charles Frazier
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
35
Stephen King
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
36
Suzanne Collins
Gone
Gone
37
In the Woods
In the Woods
38
It (Stephen King)
It
39
Stephen King
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Carrie Ryan)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
40
Carrie Ryan
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