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Twenty Million Readers Can't Be Right: "Commonly Loved Books We Hate" Per Goodreads - Page 2

Why is Stephenie Meyer smiling? Because her books routinely top both the "most-loved" and "most-hated" lists on Goodreads. The latter distinction may not sound particularly flattering, but if millions of people hate your books, it means millions of people have bought your books. That can soften the blow.
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Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
41
Scott Westerfeld
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
42
John Kennedy Toole
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
43
Sue Monk Kidd
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
44
Patrick Suskind
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
45
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Ersatz Elevator
The Ersatz Elevator
46
The End (Lemony Snicket)
The End
47
Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
48
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
49
J.K. Rowling
Extras (Scott Westerfield)
Extras
50
Scott Westerfield
Specials (Scott Westerfeld)
Specials
51
Scott Westerfeld
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
52
Donna Tartt
The Reptile Room (Lemony Snicket)
The Reptile Room
53
Lemony Snicket
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
54
Gabriel García Márquez
The Wide Window (Lemony Snicket)
The Wide Window
55
Lemony Snicket
The Miserable Mill (Lemony Snicket)
The Miserable Mill
56
Lemony Snicket
The Slippery Slope
The Slippery Slope
57
The Winner Stands Alone (Paolo Coelho)
The Winner Stands Alone
58
Paolo Coelho
How to Be Good
How to Be Good
59
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
60
Mark Haddon
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
61
Richard Bach
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
62
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Something Borrowed (Emily Giffin)
Something Borrowed
63
Emily Giffin
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
64
Roald Dahl
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
65
J.K. Rowling
The Austere Academy
The Austere Academy
66
The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital
67
The Vile Village
The Vile Village
68
The Carnivorous Carnival
The Carnivorous Carnival
69
The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril
70
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
71
Bram Stoker
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
72
John Steinbeck
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
73
Glenn Beck's Common Sense
Glenn Beck's Common Sense
74
The Grim Grotto
The Grim Grotto
75
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
76
Steig Larsson
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
77
Arundhati Roy
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
78
Mary Shelley
Blue Moon
Blue Moon
79
Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
80
Ian McEwan
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