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Goodreads Users Read These in School - Would Have Preferred a Root Canal - Page 6

This list consists of books that Goodreads users voted as the most painful to read during their school days. But I'm sure many of you would have since grown to appreciate these same books.
Only books that received 3 or more votes were included.
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Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
201
Ray Bradbury
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
202
John Wyndham
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
203
Daphne Du Maurier
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
204
James Fenimore Cooper
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
205
H.G. Wells
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
206
Louis Sachar
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
207
Margaret Atwood
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
208
Jodi Picoult
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.)
Cheaper by the Dozen
209
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
210
Toni Morrison
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