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The Worst/Most Overrated Books in the Literary World - Page 2

These books, in my opinion, do not merit the hype they receive from many fans and reviewers. The list ranges from "pretty overrated but generally harmless" to "genuinely and irredeemably awful".
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It (Stephen King)
It
41
Stephen King
Surviving High School (Lele Pons)
Surviving High School
42
Lele Pons
It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays (Shane Dawson)
It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
43
Shane Dawson
I Hate Myselfie (Shane Dawson)
I Hate Myselfie
44
Shane Dawson
This Book Loves You (Felix Kjellberg)
This Book Loves You
45
Felix Kjellberg
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On
46
Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
47
Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
48
Rainbow Rowell
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
49
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
50
Charles Dickens
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
51
Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
52
Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
53
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
54
Ernest Hemingway
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
55
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
56
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
57
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
58
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
59
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
60
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
61
J.K.Rowling
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
62
J.K. Rowling
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
63
J.K. Rowling
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (J.K. Rowling)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
64
J.K. Rowling
Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald (J.K. Rowling)
Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald
65
J.K. Rowling
Handbook for Mortals (Lani Sarem)
Handbook for Mortals
66
Lani Sarem
The Eye of Argon (Jim Theis)
The Eye of Argon
67
Jim Theis
Empress Theresa (Norman Boutin)
Empress Theresa
68
Norman Boutin
Trigger Warning (William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone)
Trigger Warning
69
William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Stones to Abbigale (Onision)
Stones to Abbigale
70
Onision
Reaper's Creek (Onision)
Reaper's Creek
71
Onision
This Is Why I Hate You (Onision)
This Is Why I Hate You
72
Onision
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
73
Stephenie Meyer
New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
New Moon
74
Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
Eclipse
75
Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
76
Stephenie Meyer
The Mister (E.L. James)
The Mister
77
E.L. James
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
78
E.L. James
Fifty Shades Darker (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Darker
79
E.L. James
Fifty Shades Freed (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Freed
80
E.L. James
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