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Don't waste your time on these stinkers
A Listmania! list by NorthVan Dave (BC, Canada)

1. The Polished Hoe by Austin Clarke

The list author says:
	"Wow was this book ever bad. Slow moving, terrible plot...It's amazing it won a literary award!"

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2. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The list author says:
	"An interesting idea, but the author just can't sustain interest in the subject for very long"

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3. How to Be Good by Nick Hornby

The list author says:
	"A dissapointing outing from an author who usually turns in good work. Save your time for one of his better novels."

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4. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen

The list author says:
	"Not funny, not interesting, and just not an entertaining read. I'd like the time I wasted reading this book back please."

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5. The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy

The list author says:
	"Just because Oprah liked it, doesn't mean that it's good. Terribly depressing novel."

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6. Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist by William R. Maples

The list author says:
	"If you can get past this guy's big head, and his "I'm great" attitude, then probably ok. I couldn't so the book is on my avoid list."

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7. The Castle in the Forest: A Novel by Norman Mailer

The list author says:
	"A good premise for a novel, yet Mailer fails to deliver the goods."

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8. Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest by Beck Weathers

The list author says:
	"Does not deal with Everest at all, and a very dull dull read"

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9. A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel by Haruki Murakami

The list author says:
	"Couldn't get in to the plot. The description is interesting, but the book was too slow moving for me"

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10. Red Dog, Red Dog by Patrick Lane

The list author says:
	"Not fast moving and a dull plot don't help this book too much. Take a pass"

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11. A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer's Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium by Joe Parkin

The list author says:
	"Here's hoping author Joe is a better rider than writer"

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12. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The list author says:
	"Ugh. Dull. Slow moving. Hardly a page turner."

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13. World Without End by Ken Follett

The list author says:
	"Bad plot. Poor storyline. Best avoided."

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14. Asylum by Andre Alexis

The list author says:
	"Slow moving story set in a government town. Small wonder the story is slow eh!"

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15. The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale

The list author says:
	"Dull. Dull. Slow moving. Did I mention Dull?"

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16. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins

The list author says:
	"Good arguments but a slow moving book kill any interest in reading it"

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