Books that Were Not as Good as I Hoped

1.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,301 ratings
2.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,071 ratings
3.
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 41,352 ratings
4.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,874 ratings
5.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,510 ratings
6.
The Hobbit
The Hobbit 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,880 ratings
7.
'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,668 ratings
8.
The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1)
The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1) 3.33 avg rating — 84,712 ratings
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 415,402 ratings
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The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree 3.77 avg rating — 36,319 ratings
10.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,592 ratings
12.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,881 ratings
13.
The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3)
The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 213,312 ratings
13.
Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right
Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right
by: Ken Stern
3.74 avg rating — 560 ratings
13.
Secret Daughter of the Tsar
Secret Daughter of the Tsar 3.62 avg rating — 2,062 ratings
13.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,789 ratings
13.
Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free
Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free 3.55 avg rating — 1,958 ratings
18.
The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
by: Meg Cabot
3.81 avg rating — 260,725 ratings
18.
The Tsarina's Daughter
The Tsarina's Daughter 3.39 avg rating — 2,618 ratings
18.
Hidden Bodies (You, #2)
Hidden Bodies (You, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 87,827 ratings
18.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,302 ratings
22.
The First Four Years (Little House, #9)
The First Four Years (Little House, #9) 3.87 avg rating — 43,909 ratings
22.
The Last Romanov
The Last Romanov 3.24 avg rating — 2,499 ratings
22.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,579 ratings
22.
We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists 4.40 avg rating — 320,734 ratings
26.
The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 474,652 ratings
26.
How It Feels
How It Feels 3.31 avg rating — 694 ratings
28.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 114,922 ratings
29.
The Sleeper and the Spindle
The Sleeper and the Spindle 3.87 avg rating — 53,628 ratings
29.
Eleanor's Secret
Eleanor's Secret 3.55 avg rating — 291 ratings
29.
The Selection (The Selection, #1)
The Selection (The Selection, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,716,316 ratings
32.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist 4.21 avg rating — 259,253 ratings
32.
The House of Secrets
The House of Secrets 4.07 avg rating — 1,535 ratings
34.
The Loney
The Loney 3.27 avg rating — 17,526 ratings
34.
The House Between Tides
The House Between Tides 3.78 avg rating — 9,555 ratings
36.
Ensnared (Splintered, #3)
Ensnared (Splintered, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 21,693 ratings
36.
Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, #1)
Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 7,410 ratings
38.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,845 ratings
38.
Gould's Book of Fish: a Novel in Twelve Fish
Gould's Book of Fish: a Novel in Twelve Fish 3.70 avg rating — 5,774 ratings
40.
The Lake of Dreams
The Lake of Dreams 3.19 avg rating — 14,498 ratings
41.
The Fireman
The Fireman
by: Joe Hill
3.92 avg rating — 63,566 ratings
41.
The Stopping Place
The Stopping Place 3.37 avg rating — 126 ratings
43.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,271 ratings
43.
Indelible Ink
Indelible Ink 3.37 avg rating — 929 ratings
43.
The Keeler Migraine Method: A Groundbreaking, Individualized Treatment Program from the Renowned Headache Clinic
The Keeler Migraine Method: A Groundbreaking, Individualized Treatment Program from the Renowned Headache Clinic 4.07 avg rating — 57 ratings
46.
I Let You Go
I Let You Go 4.04 avg rating — 152,060 ratings
46.
Unsinkable
Unsinkable
by: Dan James
3.09 avg rating — 43 ratings
46.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,511 ratings
49.
The Watchers
The Watchers 3.53 avg rating — 970 ratings
49.
Suicide Forest
Suicide Forest 3.68 avg rating — 8,798 ratings
49.
The Widow of Ballarat
The Widow of Ballarat 3.86 avg rating — 759 ratings
52.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,497 ratings
52.
Unmasking Narcissism: A Guide to Understanding the Narcissist in Your Life
Unmasking Narcissism: A Guide to Understanding the Narcissist in Your Life 4.06 avg rating — 654 ratings
52.
Psalm at Journey's End
Psalm at Journey's End 3.93 avg rating — 942 ratings
55.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4.02 avg rating — 650,397 ratings
55.
Ben Behind His Voices: One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope
Ben Behind His Voices: One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope 4.06 avg rating — 510 ratings
57.
The Call of the Wild and White Fang
The Call of the Wild and White Fang 4.12 avg rating — 78,578 ratings
58.
Salem Witch Society
Salem Witch Society 3.33 avg rating — 627 ratings
58.
Life Between Heaven and Earth: What You Didn't Know About the World Hereafter and How It Can Help You
Life Between Heaven and Earth: What You Didn't Know About the World Hereafter and How It Can Help You 4.11 avg rating — 187 ratings
58.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating — 475,397 ratings
61.
First Frost
First Frost 3.98 avg rating — 38,513 ratings
61.
Harvesting the Heart
Harvesting the Heart 3.65 avg rating — 59,923 ratings
61.
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan 3.90 avg rating — 16,721 ratings
64.
Migraine
Migraine 3.78 avg rating — 2,707 ratings
64.
Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow
Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow 3.65 avg rating — 605 ratings
66.
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
by: Jen Waite
3.52 avg rating — 14,742 ratings
66.
Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss
Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss 3.82 avg rating — 4,644 ratings
68.
Marina
Marina 4.14 avg rating — 90,768 ratings
68.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,689 ratings
68.
Facing the Torturer
Facing the Torturer 3.22 avg rating — 98 ratings
71.
Falling to Ash (Moth, #1)
Falling to Ash (Moth, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 570 ratings
71.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,913 ratings
71.
Touched by the Sun
Touched by the Sun 3.33 avg rating — 2,306 ratings
74.
The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque du Freak, #2)
The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque du Freak, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 46,567 ratings
74.
Black Sunday
Black Sunday 3.61 avg rating — 9,373 ratings
74.
Adeline
Adeline 3.42 avg rating — 433 ratings
77.
Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque du Freak, #1)
Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque du Freak, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 62,987 ratings
77.
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 54,920 ratings
77.
The Girl in the Picture: Don’t miss this haunting, historical mystery fiction in 2024
The Girl in the Picture: Don’t miss this haunting, historical mystery fiction in 2024 4.19 avg rating — 5,475 ratings
80.
The Lying Game
The Lying Game
by: Ruth Ware
3.52 avg rating — 207,664 ratings
80.
The Palace of Curiosities
The Palace of Curiosities 3.43 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
82.
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 79,064 ratings
82.
The Silk Merchant's Daughter
The Silk Merchant's Daughter 3.90 avg rating — 5,547 ratings
84.
Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
by: Lee Child
4.12 avg rating — 138,168 ratings
84.
The Hidden Beach
The Hidden Beach 4.01 avg rating — 5,677 ratings
86.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,778 ratings
87.
Animal Farm / 1984
Animal Farm / 1984 4.30 avg rating — 211,259 ratings
88.
The End of Eddy
The End of Eddy 3.94 avg rating — 35,569 ratings
89.
The Postmistress
The Postmistress 3.36 avg rating — 45,252 ratings
90.
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes 3.99 avg rating — 47,417 ratings
91.
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge 3.94 avg rating — 44,697 ratings
92.
Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives
Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives 4.07 avg rating — 3,127 ratings
93.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,579 ratings
94.
Truth & Beauty
Truth & Beauty 3.97 avg rating — 46,418 ratings
95.
The Eternal Dawn (Thirst, #3)
The Eternal Dawn (Thirst, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 20,091 ratings
96.
Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever (Thirst, #2)
Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever (Thirst, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 30,934 ratings
97.
The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak to Us
The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak to Us 3.21 avg rating — 146 ratings
98.
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
by: A.J. Finn
3.94 avg rating — 862,277 ratings
99.
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops 3.74 avg rating — 30,077 ratings
100.
The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)
The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)
by: Lee Child
4.20 avg rating — 91,173 ratings
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