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Ranker's 101 Most Overrated Books of All Time

"This list of bad books not to read is ranked by literature fans worldwide. Anyone can vote on this list of the worst books, which makes it a trustworthy resource for finding out which books just don't live up to their hype. You can even add your own list of bad books to these rankings, and save other people from the pain of having to read them. From the over-hyped to the just plain overexposed, these overrated books prove that you can't judge a book by its cover...or its reputation." - ranker.com
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Fifty Shades (Series) (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades (Series)
1
E.L. James
Twilight (Series) (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight (Series)
2
Stephenie Meyer
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
3
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)
The Secret
4
Rhonda Byrne
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
5
James Frey
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
6
Dan Brown
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
7
Ayn Rand
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
8
Stephen Covey
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
9
Robert James Waller
What Color Is Your Parachute? (Richard Nelson Bolles)
What Color Is Your Parachute?
10
Richard Nelson Bolles
Divergent Series (Veronica Roth)
Divergent Series
11
Veronica Roth
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
12
Ayn Rand
7 Habits Family Collection (Stephen R. Covey)
7 Habits Family Collection
13
Stephen R. Covey
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
14
John Green
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
15
Paulo Coelho
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
16
Richard Bach
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
17
Dale Carnegie
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
18
Barack Obama
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
19
J. K. Rowling
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
20
Bret Easton Ellis
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
21
Audrey Niffenegger
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
22
Barack Obama
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
23
Alice Sebold
Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
24
Elizabeth Wurtzel
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming (Al Gore)
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming
25
Al Gore
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
26
Margaret Mitchell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
27
J.D. Salinger
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
28
Gillian Flynn
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
29
Yann Martel
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
30
Jack Kerouac
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
31
James Joyce
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
32
Jonathan Franzen
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
33
Emily Bronte
Go Ask Alice (Beatrice Sparks)
Go Ask Alice
34
Beatrice Sparks
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
35
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
36
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
37
Salman Rushdie
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
38
George Eliot
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
39
Jane Smiley
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
40
William Styron
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