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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 (Elena Ferrante)
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Me Before You
Me Before You
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
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The Witch of Bourbon Street (Susan Palmieri)
The Witch of Bourbon Street (Susan Palmieri)
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Kaui Flores (Sharks in the Time of Saviors) (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Kaui Flores (Sharks in the Time of Saviors) (Kawai Strong Washburn)
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
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The Help
The Help
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
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Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout (Connie Willis)
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
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A Zoo in My Luggage
A Zoo in My Luggage
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I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
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Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)
Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)
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Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
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It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
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Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
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Mistborn Trilogy
Mistborn Trilogy
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The Well of Ascension (Brandon Sanderson)
The Well of Ascension (Brandon Sanderson)
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
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Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
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The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
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Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Howls Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howls Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
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Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
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Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
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Hamlet
Hamlet
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The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
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Illywhacker (Peter Carey)
Illywhacker (Peter Carey)
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The Art of War
The Art of War
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
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A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
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The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
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