Biggest Disappointments

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What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
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Catch-22
por Joseph Heller
39,996 membros
525 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 504
8 Members
aprille, amysisson, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, jeffza, Peace2, zottel, aspirit,Edward ,gilroy ,anglemark ,jain ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,WhatUsername , ,Charon07
Explicações
aspirit: Feels like insanity. Don't know why I should want to experience that voluntarily.
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Lord of the Flies
por William Golding
49,543 membros
745 críticas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 527
3 Members
Eowyn1, WhatUsername, Peace2, ,tottman ,martensgirl ,starbox ,kara.shamy ,Charon07
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Life of Pi
por Yann Martel
43,554 membros
1,013 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 503
7 Members
generalkala, mmignano11, edparks, dste, teeth, Peace2, Charon07,gennyt ,KimarieBee , ,sjmccreary ,EMS_24 ,Simone2 ,gypsysmom , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
: Painfully unrealistic: couldn't wait to give the book away hence it's not in my Lib Thing.
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Allegiant
por Veronica Roth
13,561 membros
515 críticas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 30
3 Members
gilroy, inge87, Peace2
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The Lovely Bones
por Alice Sebold
35,852 membros
939 críticas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 3
12 Members
Minthe, eshaw27, KimarieBee, mmignano11, sundancer, edparks, jasmaynard, martensgirl, mazzy7, kara.shamy, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,generalkala ,gypsysmom
8
Inkheart
por Cornelia Funke
17,961 membros
517 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 2
16 Members
aprille, generalkala, _Zoe_, foggidawn, Aerrin99, nancyewhite, Cecrow, loremistress, merrystar, ncgraham, souloftherose, briarhills, Luisali, ahef1963, Peace2, Brandy1411,gennyt ,1morechapter ,racergirl76 ,WhatUsername
Explicações
Cecrow: So much potential, so little happens. But the sequels are better.
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Round the Bend
por Nevil Shute
497 membros
14 críticas
3.8
Global Rank 268
Member
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20,000 Leagues under the Sea
por Jules Verne
18,382 membros
252 críticas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 481
2 Members
ahef1963, Peace2,merrystar ,gypsysmom ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
ahef1963: I like Verne so much but was put to sleep by this adventure.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
por John Boyne
14,958 membros
851 críticas
4
Global Rank 410
2 Members
Aquila, Peace2,sundancer ,gypsysmom
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
por Robert Louis Stevenson
17,119 membros
315 críticas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 409
2 Members
jain, Peace2,thecoroner ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
jain: Far more boring than it should've been.
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Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
por Neil Gaiman
9,837 membros
226 críticas
4
Global Rank 418
2 Members
Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda,jain ,gypsysmom
Explicações
jain : Includes "A Study in Emerald," which singlehandedly is enough to elevate this collection for me.
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Jamrach's Menagerie
por Carol Birch
1,019 membros
77 críticas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 213
Member
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The Da Vinci Code
por Dan Brown
70,213 membros
1,305 críticas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 10
19 Members
lquilter, Minthe, jain, stembrook, AnnaClaire, EmScape, nancyewhite, snurp, mmignano11, merrystar, suitable1, susiesharp, jasmaynard, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, mspixieears, Charon07,Edward ,gilroy , ,MsSomeday ,sjmccreary ,Samantha_kathy ,masiejames ,zenobia158 , ,Eowyn1 ,Simone2 , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Curran2
Explicações
jain: I couldn't read more than a couple of pages, the writing style was *so bad*.
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A Passage to India
por E. M. Forster
12,418 membros
142 críticas
3.8
Global Rank 533
4 Members
sturlington, al.vick, ahef1963, Peace2,gennyt ,aulsmith ,Cecrow ,merrystar ,gypsysmom ,kara.shamy ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Wuthering Heights
por Emily Brontë
51,903 membros
699 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 502
13 Members
generalkala, DaynaRT, aulsmith, mmignano11, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, ncgraham, jasmaynard, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, mazzy7, mspixieears,anglemark , ,jain ,keristars ,1morechapter ,EMS_24 ,souloftherose ,thecoroner ,Eowyn1 ,Simone2 ,gypsysmom ,starbox ,kara.shamy ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
aulsmith: Found it nearly incomprehensible.
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
por Helen Simonson
5,879 membros
459 críticas
4
Global Rank 121
2 Members
merrystar, MDGentleReader,Peace2
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If I Stay
por Gayle Forman
9,345 membros
554 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 420
2 Members
susiesharp, elainemberman,foggidawn ,Peace2
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Small Island
por Andrea Levy
3,994 membros
140 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 492
Member
Simone2,martensgirl ,Peace2
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Divergent
por Veronica Roth
25,328 membros
1,434 críticas
4
Global Rank 550
3 Members
_Zoe_, norabelle414, lilacwest,gilroy ,generalkala ,foggidawn ,masiejames , ,susiesharp , ,Peace2
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The Book Thief
por Markus Zusak
44,764 membros
2,121 críticas
½ 4.4
Global Rank 544
7 Members
edparks, souloftherose, Eowyn1, Tess_W, gypsysmom, hailsus, hollythepenguin,gennyt ,generalkala ,jain ,KimarieBee , , ,norabelle414 , ,MmeRose , ,martensgirl ,Peace2
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The Hobbit
por J. R. R. Tolkien
94,213 membros
1,187 críticas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 569
9 Members
ABVR, kageeh, keristars, lahochstetler, amysisson, aulsmith, Simone2, martensgirl, mspixieears,gilroy , ,gennyt ,generalkala ,anglemark , ,foggidawn ,absurdeist ,enrique_molinero ,1morechapter ,AnnaClaire , ,Cecrow ,loremistress ,merrystar ,EMS_24 ,ncgraham , ,tottman ,souloftherose ,Eowyn1 ,Bluewolf0411 ,gypsysmom , ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07 ,Curran2
Explicações
aulsmith: It just didn't grab me, especially after all the hype from my friends.
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The Big Over Easy
por Jasper Fforde
5,724 membros
180 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 536
2 Members
generalkala, pewterbreath,wdwilson3 ,souloftherose ,cej1027 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda