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Inspired by List Challenges – You Win Some, You Lose Some! - Page 2

List Challenges has inspired me to read books I might not otherwise have considered. This is a list of books in which I found little merit and/or that they did not live up to their hype. Many were formulaic or cliché (so much YA). Many were too long, even for serialized publications, and, hey, when did they invent editors? Some were preachy or toxically racist and sexist; no amount of context can excuse that. I am glad I read most of them. Only a few were a waste of time (Batuman's The Idiot; Possession). This led me to look at List Challenges about 'new classics' because, I agree, we really need some new ones.
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My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
41
Elena Ferrante
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
42
Jojo Moyes
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
43
Marilynne Robinson
The Witch of Bourbon Street (Susan Palmieri)
The Witch of Bourbon Street
44
Susan Palmieri
Kaui Flores (Sharks in the Time of Saviors) (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Kaui Flores (Sharks in the Time of Saviors)
45
Kawai Strong Washburn
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
46
John Green
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
47
Kathryn Stockett
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
48
Carson McCullers
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
49
Ian McEwan
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
50
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
51
Connie Willis
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
52
Maya Angelou
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
53
Alix E. Harrow
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
54
Ken Kesey
A Zoo in My Luggage
A Zoo in My Luggage
55
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
56
Dodie Smith
Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)
Truly Madly Guilty
57
Liane Moriarty
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
58
Rainbow Rowell
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
59
Katherine Dunn
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
60
Stephen Chbosky
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
61
Colleen Hoover
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
62
Jay Asher
Mistborn Trilogy
Mistborn Trilogy
63
The Well of Ascension (Brandon Sanderson)
The Well of Ascension
64
Brandon Sanderson
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
65
Raymond Chandler
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
66
Isabel Allende
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
67
Naomi Novik
The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
68
Enid Blyton
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
69
Arthur Miller
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
70
Zora Neale Hurston
Howls Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howls Moving Castle
71
Diana Wynne Jones
Uncle Vanya (Anton Chekhov)
Uncle Vanya
72
Anton Chekhov
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
73
Samuel Beckett
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
74
William Shakespeare
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
75
Tennessee Williams
Illywhacker (Peter Carey)
Illywhacker
76
Peter Carey
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
77
Sun Tzu
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
78
Italo Calvino
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
79
Lorraine Hansberry
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
80
William Faulkner
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