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Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language - Page 3

These are the books mentioned in "Wretched Writing" (2013) by Ross and Kathryn Petras. I did not include the stories, articles, poems, and movies quoted.
Nos. 37-52 (as well as #164) are included for their titles alone. 179-184 are there for their blurbs. Some classics are there merely for an unfortunate word (such as "ejaculated") that has changed meaning somewhat over the years.
My favorite entry:
"There are some sounds in nature which are anathema to man. For most people they are confined to the strangled screaming of a vixen in heat, hideous and unearthly in the black voids of a sleepless night. The question you have to ask yourself here is, 'Am I most people?' "—#242
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-A Study of Hospital Waiting Lists in Cardiff, 1953-1954
-Who's Who in Barbed Wire
-Simple Hints for Mothers on the Home Sex-Training of Boys
-Sloppy Dingle
-Lawless Guns
-Come On Mom
-Where the Big Gun Rides
-A Voyage of Discovery
-Wind in the Cypress
-A Noose for the Marshal
-Future Tense
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Raiders of Gor (John Norman)
Raiders of Gor
81
John Norman
Red Rabbit (Tom Clancy)
Red Rabbit
82
Tom Clancy
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Thomas L. Friedman)
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
83
Thomas L. Friedman
Gun Lord of Silver River (Tom Roan)
Gun Lord of Silver River
84
Tom Roan
Merlin's Wood (Robert Holdstock)
Merlin's Wood
85
Robert Holdstock
Riders of the Rimrock Trail (Jackson Cole)
Riders of the Rimrock Trail
86
Jackson Cole
Prey (Michael Crichton)
Prey
87
Michael Crichton
Junior (Macaulay Culkin)
Junior
88
Macaulay Culkin
Trail of the Mountain Man (William W. Johnstone)
Trail of the Mountain Man
89
William W. Johnstone
Come on People (Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint)
Come on People
90
Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint
Guienne (Algernon Taylor)
Guienne
91
Algernon Taylor
Soldier, Ask Not (Gordon R. Dickson)
Soldier, Ask Not
92
Gordon R. Dickson
Colossus (D.F. Jones)
Colossus
93
D.F. Jones
Android (Lionel Fanthorpe)
Android
94
Lionel Fanthorpe
A Murder Too Many (E.X. Ferrars)
A Murder Too Many
95
E.X. Ferrars
The Greek's Million-Dollar Baby Bargain (Julia James)
The Greek's Million-Dollar Baby Bargain
96
Julia James
Death Begs the Question (Lois Eby, John Fleming)
Death Begs the Question
97
Lois Eby, John Fleming
William and Mary: A Tale of the Siege of Louisburg, 1745 (David Hickey)
William and Mary: A Tale of the Siege of Louisburg, 1745
98
David Hickey
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
99
Bram Stoker
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
100
H.G. Wells
Captain Caution (Kenneth Roberts)
Captain Caution
101
Kenneth Roberts
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
102
Louisa May Alcott
The Mysterious Mr. I (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Mysterious Mr. I
103
Harry Stephen Keeler
Left Behind (Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins)
Left Behind
104
Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
The Last Days of Pompeii (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
The Last Days of Pompeii
105
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Riddle of the Traveling Skull (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Riddle of the Traveling Skull
106
Harry Stephen Keeler
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
107
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
Live and Let Die
108
Ian Fleming
The Case of the 16 Beans (Harry Stephen Keeler)
The Case of the 16 Beans
109
Harry Stephen Keeler
Nighthawk's Gold (Kim Knight)
Nighthawk's Gold
110
Kim Knight
Murder at Horsethief (James O'Hanlon)
Murder at Horsethief
111
James O'Hanlon
Gun Hawk (Ed Earl Repp)
Gun Hawk
112
Ed Earl Repp
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
113
Dan Brown
The Garden of Last Days (Andre Dubus III)
The Garden of Last Days
114
Andre Dubus III
Delina Delaney (Amanda McKittrick Ros)
Delina Delaney
115
Amanda McKittrick Ros
Taboo (Kathleen Lawless)
Taboo
116
Kathleen Lawless
Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot (Walter Koenig)
Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot
117
Walter Koenig
Rustlers of Slabrock (W. Edmunds Claussen)
Rustlers of Slabrock
118
W. Edmunds Claussen
The Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain (Shepherd M. Dugger)
The Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain
119
Shepherd M. Dugger
The Duke's Children (Anthony Trollope)
The Duke's Children
120
Anthony Trollope
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