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Goodreads "Books You Wish You Had Never Read"

After seeing the first page of this challenge for herself, I bet Stephenie Meyer will be crying all the way to the bank.
Goodreads users were asked to vote for "Books that [you] finished for whatever reason but think were an utter waste of time, looking back."
These are all the books that received at least 3 votes.
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required scores: 1, 24, 37, 50, 65 
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Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
1
Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
2
Stephenie Meyer
New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
New Moon
3
Stephenie Meyer
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
4
Dan Brown
Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
Eclipse
5
Stephenie Meyer
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
6
E.L. James
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
7
Paulo Coelho
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
8
J.D. Salinger
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
9
Christopher Paolini
Marked (P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast)
Marked
10
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Wicked (Gregory MacGuire)
Wicked
11
Gregory MacGuire
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
12
Elizabeth Gilbert
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
13
Suzanne Collins
Fallen (Lauren Kate)
Fallen
14
Lauren Kate
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
15
Cassandra Clare
Evermore (Alyson Noël)
Evermore
16
Alyson Noël
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
17
Audrey Niffenegger
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
18
Alice Sebold
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
19
William Golding
Hush, Hush (Becca Fitzpatrick)
Hush, Hush
20
Becca Fitzpatrick
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
21
Stieg Larsson
Fifty Shades Darker (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Darker
22
E.L. James
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
23
Stephenie Meyer
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
24
Ernest Hemingway
Beautiful Creatures (Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl)
Beautiful Creatures
25
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
26
John Steinbeck
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
27
Veronica Roth
Matched (Ally Condie)
Matched
28
Ally Condie
Fifty Shades Freed (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Freed
29
E.L. James
Eldest (Christopher Paolini)
Eldest
30
Christopher Paolini
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
31
Helen Fielding
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
32
Ayn Rand
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
33
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol
34
Dan Brown
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
35
Dan Brown
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
36
Thomas Hardy
Wizard's First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
Wizard's First Rule
37
Terry Goodkind
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
38
Vladimir Nabokov
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
39
Nicholas Sparks
Betrayed (P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast)
Betrayed
40
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
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