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It Was the Best of Books, It Was the Worst of Books - Page 5

A list of my favourite books by each of 100 authors, and also my least favourites by the same authors (odds are favourites, evens least).
But just because a book is my least enjoyed by a certain author, doesn't mean it was neccesarily bad. In fact, the overwhelming majority of the 'least' books, were ones I did also enjoy.
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Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
161
Anthony Bourdain
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Anthony Bourdain)
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
162
Anthony Bourdain
Sourdough (Robin Sloan)
Sourdough
163
Robin Sloan
Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Robin Sloan)
Ajax Penumbra 1969
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Robin Sloan
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
165
Julian Barnes
The Noise of Time (Julian Barnes)
The Noise of Time
166
Julian Barnes
Pawn of Prophecy (David Eddings)
Pawn of Prophecy
167
David Eddings
The Hidden City (David Eddings)
The Hidden City
168
David Eddings
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
169
Aldous Huxley
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
Crome Yellow
170
Aldous Huxley
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
171
Muriel Spark
A Far Cry From Kensington
A Far Cry From Kensington
172
Sinner (Sara Douglass)
Sinner
173
Sara Douglass
The Wayfarer Redemption (Sara Douglass)
The Wayfarer Redemption
174
Sara Douglass
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
175
Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
176
Ernest Hemingway
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
177
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
178
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
179
John Updike
Rabbit, Run (John Apdike)
Rabbit, Run
180
John Apdike
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
181
John Fowles
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
182
John Fowles
Frenchman's Creek (Daphne Du Maurier)
Frenchman's Creek
183
Daphne Du Maurier
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
184
Daphne Du Maurier
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
185
Angela Carter
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
186
Angela Carter
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
187
Edith Wharton
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
188
Edith Wharton
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
189
Kim Newman
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman)
The Bloody Red Baron
190
Kim Newman
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
191
Scott Lynch
The Republic of Thieves (Scott Lynch)
The Republic of Thieves
192
Scott Lynch
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
193
Ray Bradbury
We'll Always Have Paris (Ray Bradbury)
We'll Always Have Paris
194
Ray Bradbury
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
195
Dean Koontz
The Eyes of Darkness (Dean Koontz)
The Eyes of Darkness
196
Dean Koontz
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
197
Dan Simmons
The Rise of Endymion (Dan Simmons)
The Rise of Endymion
198
Dan Simmons
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
199
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Burning City (Larry Niven)
The Burning City
200
Larry Niven
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