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Ranker's 101 Most Overrated Books of All Time - Page 2

"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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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
41
Stieg Larsson
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
42
M.L. Stedman
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
43
Donna Tartt
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
44
Herman Melville
Sex & Travel & Vestiges of Metallic Fragments (Cole Coonce)
Sex & Travel & Vestiges of Metallic Fragments
45
Cole Coonce
The Last Templar (Raymond Khoury)
The Last Templar
46
Raymond Khoury
Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal Rising
47
Thomas Harris
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
48
Cheryl Strayed
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
49
Suzanne Collins
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
50
Khalid Hosseini
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
51
Anne Rice
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
52
Alice Walker
The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
The Natural
53
Bernard Malamud
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
54
Augusten Burroughs
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
55
James Joyce
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
56
Muriel Spark
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
57
Kiran Desai
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
58
John Green
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
59
Tom Wolfe
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
60
Ernest Hemingway
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
61
Charlotte Bronte
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
62
Ransom Riggs
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
63
E.L. Doctorow
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
64
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Liberal Fascism (Jonah Goldberg)
Liberal Fascism
65
Jonah Goldberg
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
66
Robert M Pirsig
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
67
Ernest Hemingway
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
68
Henry Miller
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
69
Mark Twain
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
70
Charles Dickens
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
71
Stephen King
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
72
Tim Winton
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
73
Jeffrey Eugenides
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
74
William Golding
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
75
Arundhati Roy
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
76
Lev Grossman
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
77
Mark Haddon
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
78
Edith Wharton
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
79
John Knowles
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
80
Stephen Chbosky
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