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The Most Overrated Books of All Time

These books are either overhyped or just overexposed.These overrated books prove that you can't judge a book by its cover(or reputation?😝) and I want to make sure that you don't waste your time on books that are not worth it.Make sure to leave a comment if you liked my list.Enjoy!
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Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
1
E.L. James
Twilight Series
Twilight Series
2
The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)
The Secret
3
Rhonda Byrne
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
4
Dan Brown
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
5
Elizabeth Gilbert
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
6
Ayn Rand
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
7
James Frey
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
8
Robert James Waller
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
9
Ayn Rand
What Colour Is Your Parachute?
What Colour Is Your Parachute?
10
Divergent Series (Veronica Roth)
Divergent Series
11
Veronica Roth
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
12
Paulo Coelho
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
13
Anonymous
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
14
John Green
Wild; From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild; From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
15
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth
16
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
17
Dale Carnegie
7 Habits Family Collection (Stephen Covey)
7 Habits Family Collection
18
Stephen Covey
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
19
Alice Sebold
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
20
Jane Smiley
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
21
M.L. Stedman
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
22
Yann Martel
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
23
Jack Kerouac
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
24
J.D. Salinger
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
25
Robert M Pirsig
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
26
Muriel Spark
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
27
Richard Bach
The Last Templar
The Last Templar
28
Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal Rising
29
Thomas Harris
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
30
Salman Rushdie
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
31
Gillian Flynn
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
32
Bret Easton Ellis
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
33
Henry Miller
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
34
Barack Obama
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
35
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Das Kapital (Karl Marx)
Das Kapital
36
Karl Marx
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
37
Herman Melville
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
38
Barack Obama
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
39
Margaret Mitchell
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
40
James Joyce
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