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Goodreads "Abandoned Books"

"I am usually reluctant to not finish a book, but as my time becomes more precious, there are some I just don't get involved in. I'm interested to see what others give up on [and why]" (Goodreads)
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Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
1
Gregory Maguire
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
2
Yann Martel
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
3
Ian McEwan
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
4
Gabriel García Márquez
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
5
Leo Tolstoy
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
6
Dave Eggers
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
7
Stephenie Meyer
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
8
Joseph Heller
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
9
Ayn Rand
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
10
Gabriel García Márquez
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
11
Elizabeth Gilbert
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
12
Susanna Clarke
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
13
J.R.R. Tolkien
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
14
Dan Brown
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
15
James Joyce
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
16
Azar Nafisi
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
17
Leo Tolstoy
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
18
Audrey Niffenegger
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
19
John Kennedy Toole
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
20
Joseph Conrad
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
21
Elizabeth Kostova
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
22
Ken Follett
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
23
Cornelia Funke
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
24
Charles Dickens
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
25
Vladimir Nabokov
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
26
Jeffrey Eugenides
Labyrinth (Kate Mosse)
Labyrinth
27
Kate Mosse
The Dante Club (Matthew Pearl)
The Dante Club
28
Matthew Pearl
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
29
Anne Rice
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
30
Cormac McCarthy
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
31
Louisa May Alcott
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
32
Seth Grahame-Smith
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
33
Christopher Paolini
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
34
Khaled Hosseini
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
35
Augusten Burroughs
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
36
William S. Burroughs
Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson)
Three Cups of Tea
37
Greg Mortenson
The Hobbit (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
38
J. R. R. Tolkien
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
39
Diana Gabaldon
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
40
J.D. Salinger
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