Biggest Disappointments

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What books were so much worse than you expected them to be?
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Prozac Nation
by Elizabeth Wurtzel
3,996 members
55 reviews
½ 3.4
Global Rank 45
3 Members
ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, Bluewolf0411
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Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
9,898 members
619 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 417
3 Members
ijustgetbored, norabelle414, AnneGerring,brewergirl ,1morechapter ,nancyewhite
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All Clear
by Connie Willis
2,277 members
151 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 523
3 Members
aulsmith, bjappleg8, souloftherose,brewergirl ,ijustgetbored ,merrystar ,suitable1 ,gypsysmom
Explanations
aulsmith: Needed serious editing.
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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
34,394 members
1,405 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 546
7 Members
KimarieBee, auntSteelbreaker, Eowyn1, CGlanovsky, starbox, jeffza, elainemberman,gennyt ,anglemark ,DaynaRT ,ijustgetbored ,absurdeist ,1morechapter ,edparks ,tottman ,Simone2 , ,Bluewolf0411 ,gypsysmom
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Running with Scissors
by Augusten Burroughs
14,644 members
308 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 12
9 Members
brewergirl, sunqueen, norabelle414, mmignano11, racergirl76, Bluewolf0411, sparemethecensor, mazzy7, Alphawoman,ijustgetbored ,aulsmith ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
ahef1963 : Somehow I was led to believe that this book was amusing; I don't find child neglect and abuse funny so I hated it.
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Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
27,130 members
631 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 556
5 Members
brewergirl, ursula, aulsmith, masiejames, ahef1963,ijustgetbored ,absurdeist ,1morechapter ,snurp ,Crypto-Willobie ,edparks ,Simone2 , ,gypsysmom ,kara.shamy ,Charon07
Explanations
aulsmith: Expecting an interesting book on intersexuality--there was a lot of interesting stuff, but not on gender.